GASB and FASB Analysis Paper By Jennifer R Carlson ACC 460 Kelly Chamberlain March 6‚ 2006 The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the board that "sets the accounting and financial reporting standards for state and local governments‚ whereas the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is the standard-setter for all other entities except the federal government." (Granof‚ 2003‚ Ch 1 pp6) The GASB promotes accountability and allows the public to know the facts in
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FASB Codification/ARO Case 1. According to FASB the asset retirement obligation should be recorded in the period in which the liability meets FASB’s definition of a “probable future sacrifice of economic benefits arising from a present obligation‚” and in which its amount can be reasonably measured. Uncertainty with respect to the timing or method of settlement that is conditional on future occurrences does not affect the recognition of the liability but may be factored into its measurement.
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Home Computer‚ Inc. Home Computer‚ Inc. (“Home Computer”) is a publicly held manufacturer and retailer of computer equipment. The company operates five manufacturing facilities and 221 retail stores in 32 states. Home Computer operates in three business segments: (1) computer manufacturing‚ (2) printer manufacturing‚ and (3) retail store distribution. In January 2002‚ Home Computer announced a plan to restructure its operations (the “Plan”). The Plan was approved by the Board of Directors at
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1. What are the three classifications of net assets established by FASB Statement 117? 2. How are these net assets affected by the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions? 3. How are releases of these net assets accomplished? 1. The three classifications of net assets established by FASB Statement 117 are: unrestricted assets‚ temporarily restricted assets‚ and permanently restricted assets. 2. The existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions play a large part in how assets
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The Bond Between Huck and Jim Friendship is one of the most coveted things in life. A good friend always going to be there when they need to be. In the novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ a runaway slave named Jim and a teenage boy named Huck face a multitude of challenges that will cause them to work together to survive. This leads to a very unlikely and dangerous relationship that they develop together. Over the course of the novel Huck and Jim’s relationship will grow from
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FASB Codification Assignment 1 – Receivables You are spending your summer working for a local wholesale furniture company‚ Beds and Beyond‚ Inc. The company is considering a proposal from a local financial institution‚ Old Faithful Financial‚ to factor Bed and Beyond’s receivables. The company controller is unfamiliar with the most recent FASB pronouncement that deals with accounting for the transfer of financial assets and has asked you to do some research. The controller wants to make sure
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Widom 2004; Belt‚ Abidin 1996) find that there is a correlation between child abuse and relationships in adulthood. Two studies (Burnette‚ Ilgen‚ Frayne‚ Lucas‚ Mayo‚ Weitlauf 2007; Lansford‚ Dodge‚ Pettit‚ Bates 2010) show that childhood abuse can be an indicator in an increase of violence
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The relationship between the Governmental Accounting Standards Board and the Financial Accounting Standards Board is a tricky one. There has been a long-standing power struggle between the two entities because they are both able to establish generally accepted accounting principals‚ and they both posses the authority to do so. Because of this problems arise when they provide different answers to the same question. The ideal solution would be to integrate both bodies into a single organization.
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Unit Lease Research - FASB Steve J Accounting Theory and Research ACC/541 March 10‚ 2000 Professor Cecil L Regarding the potential new investing opportunities with your customer‚ our group has spent a significant portion of time exploring the nature of the leasing relationships available for this type of transaction. One initial observation we see is the significant increase in the current fleet available to the business. Because of the percentage increase in the
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We have discussed in class the nature of Huck and Jim’s unusual relationship and the purpose that Jim‚ an African American former slave‚ serves in the novel. I believe the above quotation explains the reason Jim’s character is in the novel‚ by illustrating the moral shift in Huck’s beliefs. This shift is the turning point of Huck’s moral beliefs which he struggles with through the novel. It is clear after this situation that Huck no longer sees Jim as just a slave‚ and Jim’s purpose in the novel
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