Revenue Recognition Revenue is the electricity that drives business. Revenue has been the starting point on every income statement generated‚ every sales meeting conducted‚ and is on every entrepreneur’s wish list. The basic concept for revenue recognition is that revenue should not be recognized until it is realized or realizable and earned. There are also four criteria must be met in order to recognize revenue: 1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists: Consider the substance of the transaction
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http://accrualperspective.wordpress.com/2012/10/10/zyngas-revenue-recognition-dilemma/ Zynga’s Revenue Recognition Dilemma Leave a reply Zynga’s Revenue Recognition Dilemma Zynga has been the focus of a highly disputed topic on bookings and revenues as of late. Unfortunately for the online gaming company‚ many accountants and financial analysts are not in Zynga’s favor on the way that the company has been recognizing revenues. To put the company in perspective‚ there are 26 million digital
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316 220 73 Service Area Statistics Square Miles Population Service Supplied Annual Vehicle Revenue Miles Annual Vehicle Revenue Hours Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service Vehicles Available for Maximum Service Base Period Requirement 1‚085‚611 56‚386 21 32 10 1‚126 181‚670 Total Directly Operated 17 3 Purchased 1 Transportation 1 0 20 1 Revenue Vehicles $58‚838 $0 Systems and Guideways $196‚983 $0 Facilities and Stations $440‚404 $0
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Revenue recognition is a very important component of financial accounting and reporting. The accounting principles governing revenue recognition can have a big impact on corporate accounting and the way contracts are structured with customers. As a part of ongoing discussions to converge U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ some proposals to change revenue recognition have been discussed. The following will discuss revenue
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under U.S. GAAP‚ include calculations‚ etc. + Pass off to Kathy/Chelsea to talk about Need space case. * Under US GAAP ASC 840-30 it would be treated as a capital lease * Lease term is> 75% of economic life * P.V. of MLP is > 90% of FMV of leased property * Record the asset and obligation at PV of MLP (ASC 840-30-30-1) * Depreciation- ASC 840-30-35-1 (a) and (b) gives guidance on how to depreciate when ownership transfers or not Under U.S. GAAP many things
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Recently in June 2010‚ the International Accounting Standards Board and the Financial Accounting Standard Board initiated a joint project and released an exposure draft named Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This exposure draft emphasizes the status of revenue in assessing financial statements and states that revenue is conclusive in assessing a company’s operating situation and developing prospects. This statement has a profound influence on accounting industry and has lead to a wide range
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of HKFRS 15 Revenue is the gross inflow of economic benefits during the period arising in the course of business of the ordinary activities of the entity‚ other than increases relating to contributions from equity participants. It is of most significance of both the creditors and the shareholders for decision-making‚ and therefor it is attached great importance of it’s reliable and accuracy. The most crucial element of revenue‚ the criteria of Revenue Recognition Principles‚ has been the
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Revenue Recognition Fraud: Methods and Reason In today’s corporate arena‚ fraud has taken its seat among the top priorities of those who make policies and set standards. The majority of large-scale fraud is perpetrated by the improper recognition of company revenues and is‚ in practice‚ generally simple. Revenue recognition fraud can be carried out by keeping the books open past the end of the accounting period‚ recording consignment goods as sales‚ improper bill-and-hold transactions‚ failure
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Comparing IFRS to GAAP Paper Michelle Mijares‚ Shunda Ellis‚ Theresa Mckenzie‚ Noe Salas ACC/290 May 4‚ 2015 Kevin Waters IFRS are international financial reporting standards that are accounting standards that are accepted in more than 110 countries around the world while. GAAP are generally accepted accounting principles which are standards that are practiced in the United States. GAAP is considered more of a rule based accounting practice while IFRS are based much on the accounting principles
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Issues With Revenue Recognition within the Software Industry The Isoft Example Financial Controller-SoftWarehouse Ltd This report has been prepared for the Board of Directors of SoftWarehouse Ltd for elucidation about the contentious issues that have given rise to the publication of the article concerning Isoft’s issues with revenue recognition. Finally‚ it will also assess whether or not these issues are likely to affect SoftWarehouse Ltd. TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary: 3
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