Tiffany Fuentes Business Ethics April 11‚ 2014 Stretching the Principles of Revenue Recognition In the business world‚ not everything will work perfect to our advantage‚ but one thing people in the business world should always make sure to do is to be smart when making decisions. The best way to be smart on making decisions is following their own ethics as leaders. To be successful‚ there should not exist dishonesty‚ greed‚ or arrogance because these three factors will bring any business
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founded Hewlett-Packard Company in 1939. HP diversifies its production into electronic test‚ measurement equipment and computers and peripherals products: in 1990‚ HP had over 50 operations worldwide with revenues of $13.2 billion and net income of $739 million. In 1988‚ the Deskjet printer was introduced and had become one of HP’s most successful products‚ with sales of 600‚000 units/$400 million in 1990. Summary This case study deals with Hewlett-Packard (HP)‚ a famous manufacturer of computers and
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Bureau of Internal Revenue (Philippines) The Bureau of Internal Revenue (Filipino: Kawanihan ng Rentas Internas‚ or BIR) is an attached agency of Department of Finance. BIR collects more than one-half of the total revenues of the government. Functions The powers and duties of the Bureau of Internal Revenue are: Assessment and collection of all internal revenue taxes‚ fees and charges; and enforcement of all forfeitures‚ penalties‚ and fines connected therewith‚ including the execution of judgments
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Public Revenue Reporting and Monitoring The main sources of public revenue are: Taxes and levies such as for e.g. income tax‚ property tax‚ sales tax‚ license fees‚ import and export duties‚ levies charged for services etc Earnings from natural resources like oil‚ gas‚ minerals etc Loans from other governments‚ the private sector‚ or international financial institutions like the International Monetary Fund‚ World Bank and regional development banks that must eventually be repaid with
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3.6 Revenue recognition with examples when goods are sold under sale or return There are cases when payments are received prior to events that trigger revenue recognition. In that case‚ cash is debited and the unearned revenue is credited. On the other hand‚ when revenue recognition is triggered before actual payment is received‚ accounts receivable is debited while revenue is credited (“Revenue Recognition Principle‚” 2013). Goods are sold under sale or return when they are “sent by the supplier
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Economics of Baseball: Revenue Sharing Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada. The organization is comprised of a partnership between the National League‚ founded in 1876‚ and the American League‚ founded in 1901. There are currently 30 teams in Major League Baseball‚ 14 in the American League and 16 in the National League. "Since 1903‚ the best of both of these leagues have met in the World Series‚ with the winner of the best-of-7
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CHAPTER 7 Revenue and Collection Cycle LEARNING OBJECTIVES Review Checkpoints Exercises‚ Problems‚ and Simulations 1. Discuss inherent risks related to the revenue and collection cycle with a focus on improper revenue recognition. 1‚ 2‚ 3 59 2. Describe the revenue and collection cycle‚ including typical source documents and controls. 4‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7‚ 8 54‚ 55‚ 61‚ 63‚ 64‚ 66 3. Give examples of tests of controls over customer credit approval‚ delivery‚ and
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REVENUE RECOGNITION MCDONALD ’S CORPORATION INTRODUCTION McDonald’s and Burger King have been in competition for over 50 years. Similar companies can choose different revenue recognition methods that can cause them to appear different. This report’s purpose is to explain McDonald’s revenue recognition policies and methods in comparison to Burger King’s. DISCUSSION FOR ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND METHODS McDonald’s and Burger King’s revenues mainly consist of two things‚ sales and franchise fees
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adequate revenue. It is based on this fact that there was the need for the government to levy taxes on the income of the legible citizenry. The Ghana Revenue Authority (Domestic Tax Revenue Division) is charged with that utmost responsibility of levying and collecting taxes on the incomes of individuals such as the Employed and Self-employed‚ (Income Tax)‚ corporate bodies (Corporation Tax)‚ Capital Gains (Capital Gains Tax) and others. Income taxes are different from other sources of revenue in that
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course: This week you learned about the unearned revenue account. Provide three examples of unearned revenue. Answer: Three examples of unearned revenue would be 1.Prepaid Expense - A year long insurance contract a company paid $12‚000 for at the beginning of the year. Since the insurance company owes the company service‚ the expense prepayment is recorded as an asset Journal Entries: debit Prepaid Insurance and credit Cash). 2. Unearned Revenue - A year long subscription of $12‚000 is received
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