Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX): This was a regulation passed by the government to prevent immoral corporate behavior. Balance sheet: A balance sheet is a financial statement that shows the assets‚ liabilities and stockholder’s equity. Income Statement: An income statement is a financial report that shows the net income or net loss by reporting the revenues and expenses. External user: External users of accounting information are investors or bankers that need accounting reports see whether they
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The Income Statement Special Items: If an item is unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence‚ but not both‚ and if it is material‚ then it must be shown separately on the income statement (usually as part of income from continuing operations). This special item will not be reported net of tax. Extraordinary: These are items that are material and are both infrequent in nature and unusual in occurrence. Extraordinary items should be very rare. Appear after net income from discontinued operations
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activity occurs. The first factor an auditor should consider is how the occurrence effects the financial statement and the penalty‚ if any‚ for the issue. The second factor to be considered is the integrity of the management staff and their reaction to the illegal occurrence. The last factor for an auditor to consider when an illegal occurrence happens is the internal controls over the financial reporting. “Smuggling” money into the US can result in fines. “Smuggling” from the Caribbean could
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Stakeholders’ and Financial Statements Carol Watts Intermediate Accounting I ACC305 In today’s day and age there is no easy way of telling which companies are doing well and which are almost down in the dumps. Banks‚ lending facilities‚ and/or external stakeholders are greatly interested in seeing where companies are in the market compared to their competitors. These companies take the most risk by investing their monies into entities that are not started‚ maintained‚ or organized by
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1/20/2013 MACC 594: LECTURE NOTES‚ MODULE I: INTRODUCTION TO ANALYSIS AND REVIEW OF BASIC CONCEPTS PART I. A. REVIEW OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYZING THE BALANCE SHEET • The balance sheet lists the firm’s assets‚ liabilities and equity accounts and their balances at the end of the period. • What does the balance sheet reveal about a firm? • Size of the company (total assets or net assets) • Major assets owned and proportion of current vs. noncurrent assets: - Is the mix of assets consistent
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….....1 1.1 Relationship between Holding/parent company- subsidiary………………………….2 2.1 Consolidated Financial Statement…………………………………………………….4 3.1 The concept of Goodwill……………………………………………………………...5 3.1.1 Computation of Goodwill…………………………………………………………...6 3.1.2 Computation of negative Goodwill………………………………………………...7 4.1 The recommendation of the IASB……………………………………………………8 5.1 IFRS 36 Impairment of Assets………………………………………………………..9 6.1 IFRS
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Problem sET A Problem 4-1A (40 minutes) Aug. 1 Merchandise Inventory 6‚000 Accounts Payable—Abilene 6‚000 Purchased goods on credit. 4 Accounts Payable—Abilene 100 Cash 100 Paid freight for Abilene. 5 Accounts Receivable—Lux 4‚200 Sales 4‚200 Sold goods on credit. 5 Cost of Goods Sold 3‚000 Merchandise Inventory 3‚000 To record the cost of August 5 sale. 8 Merchandise Inventory 5‚540
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Financial Statements Paper John Doe ACC/290 January 3‚ 2013 Introduction In this paper it will go through: Identify the four basic financial statements‚ describe the purpose of each of the four financial statements‚ discuss how the financial statements would be useful to internal users such as managers and employees‚ and discuss how the financial statements would be useful to external users such as investors and creditors. Identify the
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Medtronic ’s Ratings Earning Power I would rank Medtronic ’s earning power at a 9 on a scale of 1 (very weak) to 10 (very strong). Medtronic has successfully demonstrated their ability to grow and provide substantial return to their owners. Medtronic ’s net earnings have steadily increased from $984.0 million in 2002‚ to $1599.8 million in 2003‚ to $1959.3 million in 2004. Their total assets have increased 13.7% from $12‚405.5 million in 2003 to $14‚110.8 million in 2004. These measures show
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expenses 7‚500 5‚000 Accounts payable 12‚000 18‚000 Income taxes payable 1‚600 1‚200 Instructions Prepare the cash flows from the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows using the indirect method. Exercise 2: The income statement of Haslett Company is shown below: HASLETT COMPANY Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31‚ 2008 Sales $8‚000‚000 Cost of goods sold 5‚400‚000 Gross profit 2‚600‚000 Operating expenses Selling expenses $500
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