Financial Accounting Summary Financial Accounting – Summary Notes Financial Accounting – Summary Notes 1 Financial Statement Basics 3 Understanding of the 3 financial statements – (balance sheet‚ income statement and statement of cash flows). What does each financial statement represent? 3 What is the structure of each statement? 3 What is the link between the three statements? 4 Understanding of the basic mechanics of financial accounting – (debits‚ credits‚ transaction journal entries‚ adjusting
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into inflationary economic times we might recommend that the company continues to use LIFO so we can reduce our federal and state corporate income tax. Staying with LIFO would help the company with a better cash flow and profit margin.” I would keep the rest of the paragraph the same. In the third paragraph I would change the P& L to say profit and loss statement. I would then change both the FIFO and LIFO bullet points to be in two correct sentences instead of bullet points. The way that the
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Ch18 Revenue Recognition (when it is realized or realizable‚ when it is earned) Revenue Recognition at point of sale: (1) Sales with Discounts (2) Sales with Right of Return: Three alternative revenue recognition methods‚ and recognize revenue only if all of six condition (3) Sales with buybacks (4) Bill and Hold Sales: buyer is not yet ready to take delivery but does take title and accept billing. Revenue is reported at the time title passes if (a) the risks of ownership have passed; (b) the
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THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG School of Economics and Finance FINA1001: Financial Statement Analysis Second Semester 2009-2010 Dr. Kam-Ming Wan Midterm Examination (90 minutes) April 1‚ 2010 10:40a.m.(12:10p.m. Candidates may use any self-contained‚ silent‚ battery-operated and pocket-sized calculator. The calculator should have numeral-display facilities only and should be used only for the purposes of calculation. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure
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Vishal SachdevApril 19‚ 2013Harnischfeger Corporation 1. Describe clearly the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. Harnischfeger made two accounting changes from which one made its net sales increase‚ and the second change made its net income increase. For the net sales increases‚ they included sales from certain foreign subsidiaries which increased their net sales. Also‚ in the past when having sold equipment generated from their supplier
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section of this analysis is to assess the accounting flexibility within the business model of Harnischfeger Corporation and assess the extent to which management utilizes this flexibility. The company has elected to‚ for bookkeeping purposes‚ use the LIFO inventory cost method for its US inventory costs and FIFO for the inventory cost of its foreign subsidiaries. As previously
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Balance Sheet Items presented on the face of the statement of financial position represents an entity’s assets‚ liabilities‚ and equity (net assets) at a given point in time‚ a specific date. These items should be sufficiently detailed to enable identification of material components under US GAAP. In contrast the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act requires Japanese GAAP to present items in a more detailed manner compared to IFRS and US GAAP. Thus Bridgestone‚ following JP GAAP have more accounts
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MULTIPLE CHOICE—Conceptual 1. Which of the following is true about lower of cost or market? a. It is inconsistent because losses are recognized but not gains. b. It usually understates assets. c. It can increase future income. d. All of these. 2. The primary basis of accounting for inventories is cost. A departure from the cost basis of pricing the inventory is required where there is evidence that when the goods are sold in the ordinary course of business their a. selling price will
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ACCT 350‚ Fall 2010 Quiz #5 Name: ______________________________________ 1. Bell Inc. took a physical inventory at the end of the year and determined that $650‚000 of goods were on hand. In addition‚ Bell‚ Inc. determined that $50‚000 of goods that were in transit that were shipped f.o.b. shipping were actually received two days after the inventory count and that the company had $75‚000 of goods out on consignment. What amount should Bell report as inventory at the end of the year? A) $650
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giving less use to their machinery‚ and that would cause less wear and tear to the machinery justifying and increase on the useful life of the asset. 5. In Note 7‚ Harnischfeger describes the effect of LIFO inventory liquidation on its reported profits in 1984. Describe what is meant by LIFO
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