Why is IFRS so strong in using Fair Value instead of Historical Cost for its valuations of Property‚ Plant and Equipment? IFRS defines Fair value as the amount for which an asset could be exchanged or a liability settled between knowledgeable willing parties in an arms length transaction. Whereas Historical cost ignores the amount the asset could be sold for in the open market‚ called fair value‚ until the asset is actually sold. For Historical Cost the company carries the asset on the balance
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Christian Benavidez Mr. E Everett AP Eng. IV 28 September 2012 Comparison of the Past and the Present Culture Values: Heroes and Villains Then and Now All values change over time; some are slower such as Cultural values that are learned behavior patterns that can continue to change thorough time. The view for cultural values today are different from than what they were centuries ago; in today’s view for a hero would be simply a normal person in the modern era who is distinguished by nobility
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PERCENTAGE TAXES SUMMARY (in ascending order) Rate | Description | 1/2 of 1% (0.005) | * PT /Final tax on shares sold in Local Stock Exchange | 0% | * Dividends/equity shares in Net Income of Subsidiaries | 1% | * IPO on share of stock over 33 1/3% * GR Tax on Banks‚ on interests‚ commissions and discounts with Maturity Period of More than 5 Years | 2% | * IPO on share of stock (25-33 1/3%) * Gas and water franchises | 3% | * PT on Domestic Carriers and Keepers
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Corporations 6) Accounts payable is a A) Current Asset. B) Long-term Asset. C) Current Liability. D) Long-term Liability. Section: 2.2 The Balance Sheet 7) Dustin ’s Donuts experienced a decrease in the value of the trademark of a company it acquired two years ago. This reduction in value results in A) an impairment charge. B) goodwill. C) depreciation expense. D) an operating expense. Section: 2.2 The Balance Sheet Use the
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Big Brother Is Proposing Taxing Yet Again My first impression of the term "Fat Taxes" was and instant "Yes‚ let’s do it"‚ I jumped to conclusions before reading through the material. However once I read the different arguments and rebuttals‚ I quickly went from for to against this “Fat Tax” for many reasons. The fat tax is designed to tax unhealthy food and sugary drink to encourage healthier eating habits in hopes of decreasing obesity. Yes‚ obesity creates a great deal of the health problems in
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Sin Taxes There was a time when it was perfectly acceptable for parents to chain smoke in the car with their kids. In present time it is unlawful to smoke with a minor in the car. Since that time we as citizens have come a long way to making our country healthier but there is more room for improvement. Sin taxes are perceived by many people as a dreadful thing but in reality it gives the government options to help the American people as a whole. By raising Sin taxes it will offset the cost of
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amounts of income on their income statement than on their income tax return‚ which leads to deferred income tax balances. A company is required to accrue a contingent liability if it is probable that the liability has been incurred and the amount can be estimated. This case study focuses on accounting implications of the most common contingencies—warranties and lawsuits—at Maytag Corporation‚ a leading manufacturer of home and commercial appliances. Under the accrual accounting method‚ estimated
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Chapter 08 Business Income‚ Deductions‚ and Accounting Methods SOLUTION MANUAL Discussion Questions 1. [LO 1] What is an “ordinary and necessary” business expenditure? “Ordinary” and “necessary” imply that an expense must be customary and helpful‚ respectively. Because these terms are subjective‚ the tests are ambiguous. However‚ ordinary is interpreted by the courts as including expenses which may be unusual for a specific taxpayer (but not for that type of business) and necessary is
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Apportionment Using the Hamilton Method Dawn Ambrose Argosy University- On-line MAT109 A01 Instructor: Marcus Vandiver Apportionment Using the Hamilton Method Using the Hamilton method of apportionment‚ determine the number of seats each state should receive. Using the numbers you just calculated from applying the Hamilton method‚ determine the average constituency for each state. Explain your decision making process for allocating the remaining seats. As can be seen in the chart above
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Effects of Taxes on the Economy Donna Ralston ECO 100 Survey of Contemporary Economic Issues Instructor: Frank Huber July 14‚ 2014 What happens to the economy when the government raises or lowers taxes? Lots of people in America do not understand exactly what happens to the economy when the government raises or lowers taxes. In this paper I am going to address that question as well as a few other things such as: Describing the effect on net personal income when the government
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