November 29‚ 2008 Introduction There have recently been a number of significant accounting changes due to FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) making modifications for the accounting treatment of business combinations in SFAS 141(R) and IFRS 3. Business combinations have implemented the newly created accounting treatment called the “acquisition method.” It will replace of the current “purchase method” strategy effective January 1‚ 2011. The major changes in the acquisition
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The Debate Between Libertarianism and Hard Incompatibilism 2‚062 Words Philip Samaan 1000634986 PHL105‚ 30/03/2014 Prof. J. Brunning Mark Schranz Robert Kane argues for the existence of free will and for the existence of a deep connection between free will and moral responsibility. Kane firstly establishes that individuals possessing surface freedoms‚ such as buying what they will at a convenience store or watching what they will on a television set‚ do not necessarily indicate
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companies‚ several goals are met such as tax reductions‚ growth and diversification‚ a larger financial base‚ and increase profits. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) does not require separate financial statements of the companies merged. SFAS No.
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Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services 20 (2013) 400–407 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jretconser A model of consumer’s retail atmosphere perceptions Steven W. Rayburn 1‚ Kevin E. Voss n Spears School of Business‚ Oklahoma State University‚ Stillwater‚ OK 74078‚ United States a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Available online 12 February 2013 The authors propose a new model of
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losses. We find no evidence that the firm-years that have seemingly moved from having a small scaled loss to a small scaled profit using changes in the net deferred tax asset have greater expected future taxable income to support this change under SFAS 109. Our results also suggest that firms that increase earnings through the net deferred tax asset have relatively lower costs to managing earnings to avoid a loss‚ that is‚ these firms have a smaller pre-managed loss. _________________________
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Nextel Case Analysis 1. How much goodwill impairment charge did Sprint Nextel report in 2007? During 2007‚ Sprint Nextel recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $29.7 billion in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards‚ or SFAS‚ No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. 2. Why did Sprint Nextel write down their goodwill in 2007? What are some other indicators for goodwill impairment in general? Sprint Nextel wrote down their goodwill in 2007 primarily due to the
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Treatment Doxycycline is the first line treatment for all adults‚ and for children with severe illness. Treatment should be initiated immediately whenever Q fever is suspected. Use of antibiotics other than doxycycline or other tetracyclines is associated with a higher risk of severe illness. Doxycycline is most effective at preventing severe complications from developing if it is started early in the course of disease. Therefore‚ treatment must be based on clinical suspicion alone and should
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Accounting and Business Research‚ Vol. 40. No. 3 2010 International Accounting Policy Forum‚ pp. 259-273 259 The pros and cons of regulating corporate reporting: a critical review of the arguments Robert Bushman and Wayne R. Landsman* Abstract — In this paper‚ we distil essential insights about the regulation of financial reporting from the academic literature. The key objective is to synthesise extant theory to provide a basis for evaluating implications of pressures on the regulation of
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I. Current Situation (roughly one page) A. Current Performance 1. ECOMERCE RETAIL INDUSTRY 2. Amazon.com‚ Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)‚ a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle‚ opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth’s Biggest Selection. Amazon.com‚ Inc. seeks to be Earth’s most customer-centric company‚ where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online‚ and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Currently evaluating Amazons fourth
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