ACCOUNTING FOR INTANGIBLE ASSETS “WHY NOT ELIMINATE GOODWILL?” INTRODUCTION The Balance Sheet is one of the financial statements necessary to help different kinds of individuals – owners of enterprises‚ management of companies‚ analysts‚ creditors‚ inventors in making business decisions. It is a statement that tells about the financial position of the company. It encompasses the three main elements of the accounting equation – the assets‚ the liabilities and owner’s equity. The assets are
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net sales is called i. vertical analysis j. horizontal analysis k. liquidity analysis l. common-size analysis 5. A balance sheet that displays only component percentages is called m. trend balance sheet n. comparative balance sheet o. condensed balance sheet p. common-sized balance sheet 6. One reason that a common-size statement is a useful tool in financial analysis is that it enables the user to q. judge the relative potential
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require large investments in property‚ plant‚ and equipment (PP&E)‚ while others require very little. In some industries‚ the competitive productpricing structure permits companies to earn significant profits per sales dollar‚ while in other industries the product-pricing structure imposes a much lower profit margin. In most low-margin industries‚ however‚ companies often experience a relatively high rate of product throughput. A second reason for some of the variation in financial results and conditions
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Balance Sheet and Income Statement Commentary BSA/500 – Business Systems I July 2‚ 2012 Balance Sheet and Income Statement Commentary JB Hunt (Trucking and logistics) On JB Hunt’s balance sheet for 2011 lists current assets of $513‚542‚000 and current liabilities of $438‚515‚000‚ yielding a current ratio of 1.17‚ which indicates the company‚ has $1.17 of current assets for every $1 of current liabilities. The previous year 2010‚ the current ratio was 0.91. This shows a 29% increase in the
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00 2. The Robinson Company has the following current assets and current liabilities for these two years: 2010 2011 Cash and marketable securities $50‚000 $50‚000 Accounts receivable $300‚000 $350‚000 Inventories $350‚000 $500‚000 Total current assets $700‚000 $900‚000 Accounts payable $200‚000 $250‚000 Bank loan 0 150‚000 Accruals 150‚000 200‚000 Total current liabilities $350‚000 $600‚000 If sales in 2010 were $1.2 million‚ sales
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Off Balance Sheet Financing Practices [Student Name] [Course Title] [Instructor Name] [Date] Off Balance Sheet Financing Practices The traditional accounting methods have been replaced by a number of new accounting techniques. Some of which are observable while other remain hidden. Off Balance Sheet Financing or OBSF is one of these new accounting techniques. It is a mode of obtaining finance for a business without disclosing significant capital expenditures on the balance sheet of a company
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the payment services through various kinds of deposits‚ debit cards and credit cards ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL BANK BALANCE SHEET For my assignment I have picked up Lloyds TSB as my bank. Lloyds TSB is one of the four biggest bank in the UK. I have taken 2007 annual report as the group has published only the 2008 interim report. The second item which we see in Lloyds TSB balance sheet is loan and advances to banks. It reflects the interbank relationship. This figure has fallen for most of the commercial
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Balance Sheet Analysis Applebee’s International 2004 In analyzing the common-size balance sheet for Applebee’s‚ it is noted that the total current assets has jumped from 11% to 14% of the total assets. The total assets for Applebee’s has jumped 6% from 2000 to 2001 driven by increased in the total current assets of 28%. Of those 28% increase‚ they consisted of 88% increase in the Cash & Equivalents (increased of $10.6 millions) caused by the decreased in the Capital Stock repurchasing in 2001
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equation are assets‚ liabilities‚ and equity. Assets include Cash‚ Accounts Receivable‚ Notes Receivable‚ Prepaid Expenses‚ Land‚ Building‚ Equipment‚ Furniture‚ and Fixtures. Liabilities include Accounts Payable‚ Notes Payable‚ Accrued Liability‚ and Unearned Revenue. Equity includes Owner’s Capital‚ Owner’s Withdrawals‚ Revenue‚ and Expenses. 2. Companies need a way to organize their accounts so they use a chart of accounts. Accounts starting with 1 are usually Assets‚ 2 – Liabilities‚ 3 – Equity
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allowances have been granted after the balance sheet date that may apply to the current period. 3. Add the columns on the aged trial balance and compare the total with the general ledger. 4. Observe whether the controller makes an independent comparison of the total in the general ledger with the trial balance of accounts receivable. 5. Compare the date on a sample of shipping documents throughout the year with related duplicate sales invoices and the accounts receivable master file. 6. Examine
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