number of nonpublic companies‚ much more than public companies. As time goes‚ deficiencies exist in current GAAP to meet nonpublic companies to make financial reporting. GAAP is extremely complex and onerous to nonpublic companies. Those private companies frustrated with being forced to spend a great amount of money on valuating intangible property‚ or spending hours on disclosures that users may not read. Therefore‚ private companies’ owners cry for a sufficient and appropriate accounting standards
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Apple Case Study -- The advantages and disadvantages of Non-GAAP earnings relative to GAAP earnings based on subscription accounting Advantage: 1. Management believes investors will benefit from greater transparency in referring to these non-GAAP financial measures when assessing the Company’s operating results‚ as well as when forecasting and analyzing future periods. Non-GAAP financial measures can be a supplement to the Company’s GAAP financial measures‚ which helps analyst know more about Apple
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are currently working together on a short-term international convergence project to remove a variety of individual differences between United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ( U.S. GAAP) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) (Schroeder‚ Clark‚ & Cathey‚ 2005). U. S. GAAP are the laws of accounting in the United States. They govern how accountants measure‚ process‚ and communicate financial information about companies to the majority of Americans (Horngren‚ Harrison
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GAAP vs IFRS Diffen › Economics › Business › Business Finance › Accounting GAAP (US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) is the accounting standard used in the US‚ while IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) is the accounting standard used in over 110 countries around the world. GAAP is considered a more “rules based” system of accounting‚ while IFRS is more “principles based.” The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking to switch to IFRS by 2015. What follows
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reasons:- 1. Under “non-GAAP measures”‚ Apple’s performance looked much better than that under GAAP measures. Please find below a table1 summarizing the differences of key financial data between GAAP and non-GAAP measures for the fourth quarter of 2008:- Q4 2008 GAAP ($ billions) Non-GAAP ($ billions) % Increase Total sales $7.9 $11.7 48% Total Income 1.1 2.4 115% iPhone Sales 0.8 4.6 475% iPhone as % of Sales 10% 39% This is because under subscription accounting (GAAP)‚ Apple recognized the
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1. Here is a summary of earnings reports for selected technology companies for the first quarter of 2010 and what they reveal about the state of corporate spending: April 13‚ 2010: Intel Corp. says net income nearly quadrupled revenue up 44 percent. Intel says corporations are upgrading their employees’ computers and buying more servers. April 15‚ 2010: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. shows a 34 percent increase in revenue and says spending on servers is "pretty healthy." The microprocessor maker’s
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Statements Additional Information Balance Sheet President’s letter Income Statement Prospectuses Statement of Cash Flows Reports filed with governmental agencies Statement of Owners’ or Stockholders’ Equity Note Disclosures GAAP News releases Forecasts Environmental impact statements Etc. Financial Statements and Financial Reporting • Managerial accounting – Identification‚ measurement‚ analyzing‚ and communication of financial information to management for
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ii Abstract My paper is about the GAAP (General Acceptance of Accounting Principles) which were created by the Accounting Principles Board (APB). The board was created by American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) in 1959. APB issued 31 Opinions from 1959 to 1973 and those Opinions created GAAP. I think GAAP is interesting due to how many companies think they can get away with financial dealings but get caught. I also think that GAAP is a system that really needs a good looking
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movement will have a significant influence on Canadian business such as capital markets‚ financial statement preparers‚ the accounting profession‚ and even accounting students. Investors are eager to understand the differences between IFRS and Canadian GAAP. The public companies should be ready to follow IFRS in January‚ 2011. Even private companies should fit their businesses into the new environment. Therefore‚ most Canadian companies care about what issues IFRS deals with. In our report‚ we will
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foreseeable future in considered to occur infrequently. So the losses from the default by the customers are not qualified as the extraordinary item. Also presenting the losses as the extraordinary event will represent the unfaithful attitude to the external users. Because it is natural for the company who has the bad debt expense during the operation‚ it’s unnecessary to hide any losses in order to demonstrate the
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