ACCT 4022 – Advanced Accounting Notes Chapter 1: Intercorporate Acquisitions and Investments in Other Entities The Development of Complex Business Structures By expanding into new markets or acquiring other companies already in those markets‚ companies can develop new earnings potential and those in cyclical industries can add greater stability to earnings through diversification. A subsidiary is a corporation that is controlled by another corporation‚ referred to as a parent company. Control
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FASB 160 (NonControlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements) are as follows: a. to improve the relevance‚ comparibility‚ and transparency of financial information related to business combinations. b. to eliminate the amortization of Goodwill. c. to facilitate the convergence project of the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board. d. a and b only 5. A business combination in which the boards of directors of the potential combining companies negotiate mutually agreeable
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Rewards Network Inc. (11-14-2002): The company classifies franchise rights to goodwill. Because according to SFAS Nos. 141‚ which indicates that intangible assets not specifically identified and inseparable from the business as a whole (SFAS 141). Most of its business combination is reacquiring franchising rights. In 2002‚ the company decides that reacquired franchise rights can no long be separable from goodwill by the new standard. The rights are not amortized (SEC Government‚ 2002‚ para 7)
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Case 10-2 Eagle Impairment Case Question #1 Under IFRS’ International Account Standard No.36^15 an asset must be assessed for indicators of impairment at the end of each reporting period. The information provided for the commercial building in Italy does not say whether there are is an event or change in circumstances that indicate that book value of the asset may not be recoverable. Since there is no indicator mentioned‚ one possibility would be that no investigation of impairment take place and
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Tiny has been having financial troubles and recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Fuzzy is interested in Tiny’s manufacturing facility‚ location and capabilities. Tiny’s manufacturing equipment is operational; they don’t have any goodwill‚ but have some intangible assets. Since‚ Fuzzy is holding so much cash they decided to buy Tiny’s and are in the final stages of the transaction. The Company is not certain in how to use Tiny’s facilities. They will either: a. continue to use the
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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 method involve variations to fair value measurement‚ goodwill recognition‚ and non-controlling interests. Purchase method The purchase method was recommended for all business combinations as per Section 1581 of the CICA Handbook in July 2001. Under this method‚ the parent company reported the net
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incurred in the formation of a corporation. 8. Operating losses incurred in the start-up of a business. 9. Training costs incurred in start-up of new operation. 10. Purchase cost of a franchise. 11. Goodwill generated internally. 12. Cost of testing in search for product alternatives. 13. Goodwill acquired in the purchase of a business. 14. Cost of developing a patent. 15. Cost of purchasing a patent from an inventor. 16. Legal costs incurred in securing a patent. 17. Unrecovered costs of a
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CHAPTER 1 INTERCORPORATE ACQUISITIONS AND INVESTMENTS IN OTHER ENTITIES ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Q1-1 Complex organizational structures often result when companies do business in a complex business environment. New subsidiaries or other entities may be formed for purposes such as extending operations into foreign countries‚ seeking to protect existing assets from risks associated with entry into new product lines‚ separating activities that fall under regulatory controls‚ and reducing taxes
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842 2‚765 Instructions A) What kind of intangible assets might a health care products company have? Does the composition of these intangibles matter to investors-that is‚ would it be perceived differently if all of Merck’s intangibles were goodwill‚ than if all of its intangibles were patents? A health care company is a business enterprise with tangible assets such as land‚ land improvements‚ buildings‚ and equipment. It also has many intangible assets. Some of the most important intangibles
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RE: Sony’s Goodwill and Segment Reporting Facts: Sony have been known worldwide as a Japanese multinational company‚ its efforts trying to expanding business in United States‚ have made that Sony acquires CBS Records and Columbia Pictures. Thus‚ creating Sony Music and Sony Pictures‚ which represent Sony entertainment. This involved to the company in $1.2 billion of debt‚ and assigned goodwill assets for $3.8 billion. The last filing with SEC reported just two main segments: electronics and
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