TechMall.com: Revenue Recognition in the Internet Economy MEMO To: Doug Liddle, President From: Sheri Brinker Date: March 11th, 2011 ------------------------------------------------- Re: Revenue Recognition As we approach the close of the fiscal year, the following issues should be addressed in regards to our current revenue recognition policy: the use of gross versus net revenue, the recognition of setup fees, and potentially the recognition of revenue from the sale
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Objective The objective of IAS 16 is to prescribe the accounting treatment for property, plant, and equipment. The principal issues are: the timing of recognition of asset; the determination of their carrying amounts; and The depreciation charges to be recognized. Scope IAS-16 applied to all Property, Plant & Equipment until and unless any other standard requires or permits a different accounting treatment. Definition Property, Plant & Equipment are tangible items that: are held for use
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IFA Chapter 20- Accounting for Pensions and Postretirement benefits A. Nature of Pension Plans A Pension plan is an arrangement whereby an employer provides benefits (payments) to retired employees for the services they performed in their working years. Pension accounting may be divided and separately treated as accounting for the employer and accounting for the pension fund. The company or employer is the organization sponsoring the pension plan. The fund or plan is the entity that receives
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Accounting for Financial Decision Making Discuss the changes that occurred in financial accounting over the last 2 years. Table of Contents ______ 1 Basics of financial accounting 3 2 Changes in financial accounting over the last two years 4 2.1 IAS 1 Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) — Amendments to IAS 1………. … 5 2.2 IAS 12 Income Taxes (Amendment) — Deferred Taxes: Recovery of Underlying Assets.. 6 2.3 IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures (Revised).. 7 2.4 Annual
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account numbers which identify their location in the ledger. Correct Answer: listing of the accounts and the account numbers which identify their location in the ledger. Question 5 3 out of 3 points Correct An account is an individual accounting record of increases and decreases in specific Answer Selected Answer: assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity items. 26 . Which of the following statements is false? a. Revenues increase stockholders’ equity. b. Revenues
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|Profile: Company Background | | | | | | | |Example Company Inc. (Stock Symbol ***)
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Journal of International Business and Cultural Studies Human resource accounting and international developments: implications for measurement of human capital Maria L. Bullen Clayton State University Kel-Ann Eyler Wesleyan College Abstract Human Resource Accounting (HRA) involves accounting for expenditures related to human resources as assets as opposed to traditional accounting which treats these costs as expenses that reduce profit. Interest and contributions to growth in HRA have been evident
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of Financial Accounting True / False Questions 1. | The primary function of financial accounting is to provide relevant financial information to parties external to business enterprises. True False | 2. | Accrual accounting attempts to measure revenues and expenses that occurred during accounting periods so they equal net operating cash flow. True False | 3. | The FASB is currently the public-sector organization responsible for setting accounting standards in
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Accounting Reporting Criteria The world of accounting can look quite universal to any outsider. Most people assume that when you are dealing with money and business that everyone follows the same standards regardless of where the company is located. This is not the case when dealing with companies in different companies that do not utilize the US GAAP. While there are some aspects that may be similar there are many differences between these types of companies and how they perform different accounting
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QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS 1. P.V. Ltd. Income Statement for Year 2 Accretion of discount (10% × 286.36) $28.64 P.V. Ltd. Balance Sheet As at Time 2 Financial Asset Cash $315.00 Shareholders’ Equity Opening balance Net income Capital Asset Present value 0.00 $315.00 $315.00 $286.36 28.64 Note that cash includes interest at 10% on opening cash balance of $150. 2. Suppose that P.V. Ltd. paid a dividend of $10 at the end of year 1 (any portion of year 1 net income would do). Then, its year 2
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