Long-term investments Property‚ plant‚ and equipment Intangible assets Current assets on a balance sheet have components that include cash and cash equivalents‚ accounts receivable‚ and inventories. These usually can be converted into cash quicker than that of other assets because they are for near term uses. Cash equivalents are the funds invested in short term securities such as T-Bills. Accounts receivable are the owed funds to the specific company by its customers. Inventories are
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GASB and FASB Analysis Paper By Jennifer R Carlson ACC 460 Kelly Chamberlain March 6‚ 2006 The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the board that "sets the accounting and financial reporting standards for state and local governments‚ whereas the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is the standard-setter for all other entities except the federal government." (Granof‚ 2003‚ Ch 1 pp6) The GASB promotes accountability and allows the public to know the facts in
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FASB Codification/ARO Case 1. According to FASB the asset retirement obligation should be recorded in the period in which the liability meets FASB’s definition of a “probable future sacrifice of economic benefits arising from a present obligation‚” and in which its amount can be reasonably measured. Uncertainty with respect to the timing or method of settlement that is conditional on future occurrences does not affect the recognition of the liability but may be factored into its measurement.
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FASB/GASB Comparison For-profit business is driven by profit earnings. Financial statements provide information in relation to that performance. For-profit businesses will prepare reports based on the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Not-for-profit businesses are not driven by the same motivations and are hold to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Three distinctions set GASB organizations apart. 1) Receipt of significant recourses that are not expecting proportionate
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The Cash Flow statement shown above provides a summary of the outflows and inflows of cash as well as the cash equivalents of American Eagle for the Fiscal period 2013 to 2017 and of its main competitor‚ Abercrombie and Fitch. For the period 2013‚ American Eagle presents a net income above the $2‚000. Nonetheless‚ for the fiscal 2013 to the Fiscal 2014‚ the company went down from a 6.7% to a 2.5%‚ respectably. This evident decline in the AEO’s net income was due to the decrease in sales the firm
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1. What are the three classifications of net assets established by FASB Statement 117? 2. How are these net assets affected by the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions? 3. How are releases of these net assets accomplished? 1. The three classifications of net assets established by FASB Statement 117 are: unrestricted assets‚ temporarily restricted assets‚ and permanently restricted assets. 2. The existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions play a large part in how assets
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FASB Codification System Orientation Paper This paper will talk about what the FASB Codification System is‚ what the purpose of the FASB Codification System is‚ what the nine content areas located in the FASB Codification System are‚ and what types of items are located under each content area. What Is “The Codification is the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP). The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending
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and the troubles that go alongside it‚ can be seen in Dante’s Inferno-where Dante was on a voyage to Hell‚ while meeting different characters and experiencing various troubles during the way. 2. What is Everyman’s initial response to Death’s pronouncement? How does he try to avoid his reckoning? At the first sight of Death‚ Everyman refused its proclamation and declined to go with it
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Home Computer‚ Inc. Home Computer‚ Inc. (“Home Computer”) is a publicly held manufacturer and retailer of computer equipment. The company operates five manufacturing facilities and 221 retail stores in 32 states. Home Computer operates in three business segments: (1) computer manufacturing‚ (2) printer manufacturing‚ and (3) retail store distribution. In January 2002‚ Home Computer announced a plan to restructure its operations (the “Plan”). The Plan was approved by the Board of Directors at
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A reporting entity is required to prepare its financial report based on IASB framework and it is so useful for different types of users to evaluate the financial performance of the reporting entity and make suitable decisions. In this essay‚ the usefulness of conceptual framework in preparing of financial report will be discussed. And also‚ 2011 annual report of CLP Holdings Limited will be reviewed to further discuss how its qualitative characteristics of the information are useful for shareholders
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