Revenue-Recognition Problems in the Communications Equipment Industry 1) In late 2000‚ Lucent announced that revenues would be adjusted downwards by $679m as a result of revenue recognition problems. Yet the firm’s market capitalization plummeted by $24.7bn. Why do you think the market reacted so negatively to Lucent’s announcements of the problems? The large drop in market capitalization is probably due to several factors. Historically‚ Lucent had successfully met analysts’ projections for
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260 JOURNAL ECONOMICSAND FINANCE 9 Volume28 9 Number 2 9 Summer 2004 OF THE CAUSAL RELATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT REVENUE AND SPENDING: EVIDENCE FROM EGYPT AND JORDAN By Bassam AbuAI-Foul and Hamid Baghestani* Abstract In investigating the causal relation between government revenue and spending‚ our empirical results support the tax-and-spend hypothesis for Egypt and the fiscal synchronization hypothesis for Jordan. Breaking away from these historical trends is essential for both countries to
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Sustaining Superior Performance (p. 15). New York: The Free Press. Robson‚ W. (1994-1997). Strategic Management and Information Systems. Edinburg: Pearson Edcation Limited. Rose‚ P. (2003). Revenue and Pricing Management. Revenue and Pricing Management ‚ 138-139. Schnadt‚ J. (2013‚ 02 20). How to increase ancillary revenue streams: . (L. C. Congress‚ Interviewer) Shumsky‚ N Smith‚ A. (1869). An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. In A. Smith‚ An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes
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Revenue recognition is a very important component of financial accounting and reporting. The accounting principles governing revenue recognition can have a big impact on corporate accounting and the way contracts are structured with customers. As a part of ongoing discussions to converge U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ some proposals to change revenue recognition have been discussed. The following will discuss revenue
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effectively distribute oil revenues in an equitable manner. The revenue allocation phenomenon in Nigeria is basically the issue of distribution of national (resources) revenue‚ mobilized by the central federal government. And as far as the revenue allocation debacle is concerned‚ the haggling is between those who bake the national cake (major contributors to national revenue) and those at the helm of affairs to allocate it. There exist two fundamental dimensions of revenue allocation or sharing in
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PART IX - SPICE AND SALT 106. Prohibition to sell sub-standard spice (1) No person shall import‚ process‚ store‚ expose for sale or sell any spice which does not comply with the standard specified in paragraph (2). (2) (a) Spice shall be the sound leaves‚ flowers‚ buds‚ fruits‚ seeds‚ barks or rhizomes of plants that are suitable for use as condiments for imparting any flavour or aroma to food; (b) Aniseed shall be the dried‚ ripe fruit of the plant
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OUTSTANDING REVENUE AS WEEKS BILLING OUTSTANDING By SACHIN GHOGLE Introduction Financial management focuses in finding the value in accounts receivable by emphasizing on improving the collections process and hence accelerating the cash flow. ‘Revenue Outstanding’ is the amount due from the customer as a result of an organisation’s normal business operation‚ that is‚ it is the amount that has been billed by organisations and is due‚ but which has not been collected. The management of ‘Revenue Outstanding’
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Issues With Revenue Recognition within the Software Industry The Isoft Example Financial Controller-SoftWarehouse Ltd This report has been prepared for the Board of Directors of SoftWarehouse Ltd for elucidation about the contentious issues that have given rise to the publication of the article concerning Isoft’s issues with revenue recognition. Finally‚ it will also assess whether or not these issues are likely to affect SoftWarehouse Ltd. TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary: 3
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STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVED REVENUE GENERATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION Local governments operate at the grassroots and are expected to provide services to their stakeholders. In a federal system like Nigeria‚ local governments are close to the people and hence could effectively alter socioeconomic and political conditions within their jurisdictions. Apart from providing and maintaining basic infrastructures‚ local governments can complement the economic activities of other levels of
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