not recognize any income on a sale until the cost of the item sold has been fully recovered through cash receipts. Once the seller has recovered all costs‚ any subsequent cash receipts are included in income. The cost recovery method is used when the uncertainty of collection of the sales price is so great that even use of the installment method cannot be justified. Under the cost recovery method‚ both revenues and cost of sales are recognized at the point of sale‚ but the related gross profit
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HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY School of Accounting and Finance Intermediate Accounting 1 Assignment The implication of HKFRS 15 Submitted by WU Haoye Student number: 13102758D Word count: 1115 SEM Group: SEM001 Written by William WU (13102758D) The implication of HKFRS 15 Revenue is the gross inflow of economic benefits during the period arising in the course of business of the ordinary activities of the entity‚ other than increases relating to contributions from equity
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Wrong Number: Telecom Tricks The telecommunications industry had its own bizarre take on revenue recognition during the boom. From 1997 to 2000‚ Global Crossing took on over $7 billion of debt to lay 1.7 million miles of fiber-optic cable to transport data via the Internet. When completed in summer 2001‚ the network spanned 27 countries and 200 major cities around the globe. The company’s debt load didn’t seem to faze investors—Global Crossing’s market capitalization reached $40 billion in 1999
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DATE: September 9‚ 2010 SUBJECT: Biovail Concerns This report discusses the concerns regarding the Biovail pharmaceutical company and the causes‚ implication and ramifications of its recently released quarterly earnings guidance. Specifically‚ this report covers Biovail’s reasons for missing previous expectations for quarterly earnings and an analysis of the validity of these reasons. The focus will be on the assertion that a recent truck accident containing a major shipment of Wellbutrin®
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the company recognize revenue based upon the two possible FOB structures mentioned in the case? According to GAAP‚ four conditions must be met in order to recognize revenue: 1. Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists: although the case does not provide extra information on this aspect‚ it seems clear that there is an ongoing relationship between Biovail and the Distributor and that certainly there was a bill‚ purchase order and/or invoice in order to support this sale. 2. Seller’s price
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ending work in process inventory and the total cost of units transferred to the Packaging Department. 4. Prepare a cost reconciliation report for the mixing department for June. CASE STUDY Cost Structure;Break-Even Point;Target Profits Marston Corporation manufactures disposable
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1. How many truckloads of product are actually required to carry $10 million of product? Show your calculations. A) Find the volume of the truck: Interior dimensions of the truck = Interior volume of the truck = = B) Find the manufacturer price (Biovail) for one tablet: Wholesale price for one tablet = $2.83 Distributor price for one tablet = Producer price for one tablet = [Since Wholesale margin is 35%] [Since Distributor mark-up is 400%] = $0.3679 C) Find
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CHAPTRE ONE: ACCOUNTING THEORY Need for accounting ( as an introduction) 1-1Book keeping and accounting. Meaning and definition of book keeping Definition of accounting Differences between book keeping and accounting 1-2 accounting concepts and conventions and basis Accounting concepts Accounting conventions Basis of accounting 1-3the role of accountant in society and its relation ship with other disciplines relationship of accounting with other disciplines role of accountant in society
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Revenue recognition is a very important component of financial accounting and reporting. The accounting principles governing revenue recognition can have a big impact on corporate accounting and the way contracts are structured with customers. As a part of ongoing discussions to converge U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ some proposals to change revenue recognition have been discussed. The following will discuss revenue
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Recently in June 2010‚ the International Accounting Standards Board and the Financial Accounting Standard Board initiated a joint project and released an exposure draft named Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This exposure draft emphasizes the status of revenue in assessing financial statements and states that revenue is conclusive in assessing a company’s operating situation and developing prospects. This statement has a profound influence on accounting industry and has lead to a wide range of
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