Revenue Recognition Dilemma U.S. GAAP Authoritative Guidance Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 605-10-25-1 The recognition of revenue and gains of an entity during a period involves consideration of the following two factors, with sometimes one and sometimes the other being the more important consideration: a. Being realized or realizable. Revenue and gains generally are not recognized until realized or realizable. Paragraph 83(a) of FASB Concepts Statement No. 5, Recognition and Measurement
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Revenue Cycle (Ch11 Hurt) 92% of Public Companies’ Revenue Processes at Risk for Compliance Failures and Restatements New study by RevenueRecognition.com and IDC reveals widespread reliance on spreadsheets, which greatly increases the likelihood of control weakness and accounting errors. A recent survey of 685 senior financial executives from a broad range of companies, revealed that revenue recognition and reporting activities are not automated within Financial/ERP systems. As a result, 92%
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............................................ 1 1.2. Ideal conditions under uncertainty ................................................................................................... 3 2. An application of present value accounting: Reserve Recognition Accounting (RRA) .......................... 6 3. How does current value accounting match up against historical cost accounting? ............................... 7 4. What prevents ideal conditions from existing? .................................
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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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MiniScribe’s revenue recognition practices were consistent with GAAP, Reggie Lewis should have reviewed Section 605 of the Accounting Standards Codification concerning everything surrounding revenue recognition. More specifically ASC 605-25-1 states that, “The recognition of revenue of an entity during a period involves consideration of the following two factors, being realized or realizable and being earned.” In terms of revenue realization, FASB Concepts Statement No. 5 states that, “revenue is realized
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We discovered several areas of concern: revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts/bad debt, inventory valuation/cost of goods sold, capitalization/depreciation of assets, and accounting for dividends. We based our audit on the U.S. GAAP, IRS and FASB standards, which includes the sources listed at the end of this letter. Revenue Recognition Wag Company reports revenue when a price is agreed upon with a buyer. According to GAAP, revenue is recognized only when realized or realizable
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economists, investors, regulators, and publics because they usually use financial statement to measure company’s performance. There are two possibilities that could be done with revenues. First, increasing the revenues by recording the revenue earlier so it could increase. Second, decreasing the revenues by recording the revenue later so the numbers in financial report could decrease. Costs and expenses could be increased and decreased by relying on discretionary costs (Roychowdury, 2006). In order
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SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin: No. 101 – Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements Securities and Exchange Commission 17 CFR Part 211 [Release No. SAB 101] Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission Action: Publication of Staff Accounting Bulletin Summary: This staff accounting bulletin summarizes certain of the staff's views in applying generally accepted accounting principles to revenue recognition in financial statements. The staff is providing
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McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2013 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Chapter 07 Revenue and Collection Cycle “What at first was plunder assumed the softer name of revenue.” Thomas Paine 7-2 Learning Objectives 1. Discuss inherent risks related to the revenue and collection cycle with a focus on improper revenue recognition 2. Describe the revenue and collection cycle, including typical source documents and control procedures. 3. Give examples of tests
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June 30, 1999 common belief: was that the investigation involved the company’s deferral of revenue and other undisclosed reserve accounts . >1986 (going public) financial performance: no extraordinary. Revenue: 43% per year (In every quarter never >15%) & operating income: 49% per year. Net income: increased from the same quarter in the prior year. 1999, June: cash and short-term investments: $17 billion; assets $37 billion; book value of equity $28 billion. Overall: stable growth 1986 - mid
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