Question 1 Discuss the accounting principles and concepts that were violated in the case. Explain the appropriate accounting treatments that should be used. Accounting is a systematic recording of business transactions and statements relating to assets‚ liabilities and summarizes the financial events that occur in a business. There are certain accounting principles and concepts to preparing reports on financial statements. These accounting principles and concepts are usually referred to as
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this year‚ the understate net income of next year C8 1. Fixed asset turnover ratio = Net sales /Operating Revenue ÷ Average net fixed assets 2. Year 1 depreciation expense ($64‚000) = $800‚000 × 2/25 Year 2 depreciation expense ($58‚880) = ($800‚000 - $64‚000) × 2/25 3. The double-declining-balance depreciation method results in more depreciation in the earlier years of an asset’s life 4. An impairment loss occurs when the asset’s net book value ($4.1 million) exceeds its fair value ($3.1million)
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Challenging Issues Under Accrual Accounting: Long-Lived Depreciable Assets – A Closer Look Discussion Questions 8-1. Some factors determining the estimated useful life of assets might include: a. prior experience the company b. industry norms c. anticipated technological advancements d. the way the asset will be used e. anticipated company growth An important point that needs to be made during the discussion of this question
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In this case‚ when Rob recorded the depreciation of computer equipment‚ he chose the straight-line method‚ acceptably so because the computer server’s output cannot be counted by unit. We also cannot determine that there is a higher amount of depreciation expense in the early years than in the later years. In addition‚ based on my research‚ some big companies like eBay and Amazon also use the straight-line method to record the depreciation expense of computer servers. In regards to this‚ I unfortunately
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is necessary to determine the relevant cash flows of each period and then apply the PV techniques. The step involves adjusting the sum of the scheduled annual payments and maintenance costs after the tax deductions attributable to maintenance‚ depreciation and interest to find the after-tax cash outflows for each period. After having computed the after-tax cash outflows for each
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possess physical substance‚” (Kimmel‚ Weygandt‚ & Kieso‚ 2010‚ p. 414). Types of intangible assets include patents‚ copyrights‚ trademarks‚ franchises‚ licenses‚ and goodwill. These assets would be classified as long-lived assets. Depreciation “Depreciation is the process of allocating to expense the cost of a plant asset over its useful (service) life in a rational and systematic manner‚” (Kimmel‚ Weygandt‚ & Kieso‚ 2010‚ p. 402). Depreciable assets include land improvements‚ buildings
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A) Straight-line Depreciation Computation End of Year Year DC X DR = ADE AD BV 2012 220‚000 25% 55‚000 55‚000 195‚000 2013 220‚000 25% 55‚000 110‚000 140‚000 2014 220‚000 25% 55‚000 165‚000 85‚000 2015 220‚000 25% 55‚000 220‚000 30‚000 ($250‚000 – $30‚000) 1/4 = 25% Please note abbreviations are the same as bellow Double- Declining-Balance Depreciation Computation End of Year Book Value Annual
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CHAPTER 3 EXAM STUDY OBJECTIVE . The annual report contains four basic financial statements: the income statement‚ the balance sheet‚ the cash flow statement‚ and statement of stockholders’ equity. a. True b. False . The primary reason the annual report is important in finance is that it is used by investors when they form expectations about the firm’s future earnings and dividends‚ and the riskiness of those cash flows. a. True b. False . Companies typically
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statements. • Based on the financial statements in 1984 Harnischfeger made changes from the previous year‚ the corporation computed depreciation expenses on plants‚ machinery and equipment using the straight-line method. Prior to the accounting changes in 1984‚ the company had experienced some financial losses was able to recover. There has been a change in depreciation accounting when it comes to profit. Before they used to apply the accelerated methods for the operating plants. The changes were made
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CHAPTER 24 PROBLEMS AND CASE PROBLEM 24-1 Annual Budget $18‚000 Gasoline Oil‚ minor 5‚626 repairs .. Outside repairs 4‚500 Insurance 28‚000 Salaries & 90‚000 benefits Depreciation 66‚000 202‚125 Total miles 375‚000 Cost per mile $0.539 No. of Cars 15 One-Month Budget 1‚500 April Varianc Actual e 1‚720 220 469 550 81 375 1‚500 495 1‚600 120 100 7‚500 7‚500 5‚500 16‚844 31‚250 $0.539 15 5‚867 17‚732 35‚000 $0.507 16 367 888 Required: Employing flexible budgeting techniques‚
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