Revenue-Recognition Problems in the Communications Equipment Industry 1) In late 2000‚ Lucent announced that revenues would be adjusted downwards by $679m as a result of revenue recognition problems. Yet the firm’s market capitalization plummeted by $24.7bn. Why do you think the market reacted so negatively to Lucent’s announcements of the problems? The large drop in market capitalization is probably due to several factors. Historically‚ Lucent had successfully met analysts’ projections for
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Revenue Recognition: Case Study on Caltron Computers‚ Inc. Julie Mong April 17 ‚ 2010 1. In general‚ evaluate Caltron’s revenue recognition policy and the quality of Caltron’s earnings. Caltron Computers‚ Inc.‚ a computer hardware company‚ is publicly held with market capitalization amounting to over $450 million. Carlton’s system designs enable their mini-computer systems to measure up to the power of mainframes with small cost outlays. The accounting practices
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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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Financial Reporting and Analysis – ACG6175 Date: 5/18/09 Revenue Recognition Problems in the Communications Equipment Industry 1 – In late 2000‚ Lucent announced that revenues would be adjusted downwards by $679 million as a result of revenue recognition problems. Yet the firms market capitalization plummeted by $24.7 billion. Why do you think the market reacted so negatively to Lucent’s announcements of the problems? There is usually a grey zone between aggressive accounting‚ which
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Assessing Revenue Recognition Timing Explain when each of the following business should recognize revenues: a. A clothing retailer like The Limited. Revenue recognition: Sales basis method (at the time of sale). The revenue for a retail store like The Limited should recognize their revenue when the
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ACCT 30101 Carlos Briones Revenue Recognition Case Amanda Eng Alipasha Ziaee 1. Revenue Recognition for MultipleElement Arrangements The Case of Velocity Cellular a) According the ASC 60525255 there are two criteria that must be met in order to be considered a separate deliverable and a separate unit of accounting:
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How SAB affects Wareham’s revenue recognition? Accordingly to SAB 101‚ all of the following conditions should be accomplished to recognize revenue. During our analyses‚ we have identified several missing conditions in current situation‚ accordingly to information provided. * Evidence of Order Arrangement: SAB 101 requires an evidence to identify any transaction as a formal sales order. During our analyses we have found that in the sales transactions tested by Soma Desai‚ only the Technology
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Revenue Recognition and Wareham SC Systems‚ Inc. Wareham SC Systems‚ Inc. is a capital equipment and testing instrument manufacturer and supplier comprised of three divisions: the Glendale Division‚ the Advanced Technology Division and the Technical Devices Division (Anthony‚ Hawkins‚ & Merchant‚ 2011‚ p. 137). In 1999‚ Somai Desai‚ the company’s chief financial officer‚ received news that the Security Exchange Commision (SEC) issued a new set of revenue recognition and reporting
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