incurred in generating revenues. (ii.) SCON No. 6‚ paragraph 148‚ states that costs should be expensed when they are used up or have expired and when they have no future economic value which can be measured. SCON No. 6‚ paragraph 178-181‚ states costs should be capitalized or recorded as assets when the costs have not expired and they have future economic value. b. According to GAAP Accounting Principles‚ cost capitalization is observed if a major expense merits recognition as an investment of
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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 most
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Revenue Recognition: IFRS and FASB Convergence With the growth of international business there is a need to standardize financial statements globally. Presently there are “approximately 120 foreign private issuers currently that report to the Commission using IFRS financial statements.” By standardizing accounting practices investors will be able to make informed decisions based on comparability and accuracy of financial statements. The SEC released this statement in 2008‚ “We believe that
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CASE NAME: WorldCom: Keeping Planes In the Air 1. Briefly describe the important aspects of the situation. WorldCom had asked its accountant to make accounting entries dipping into reserves to help the company to meet its earnings target. WorldCom had been done these financial reserves for three quarters and intended to do so thereafter. The telecommunications industry was in a severe slump. WorldCom had a slow growth and rising cost. Vinson‚ who had done WorldCom’s accounting
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a) -Revenues are inflows of assets or settlements of liabilities or both. Revenues come from activities of the entity’s central operations. -Gains are increases in net assets and from peripheral or incidental transactions of an entity. -The difference between gains and revenues depend to a great extent on the typical activities of a company. For example‚ when McDonald’s sells a hamburger‚ it records the selling price as revenue. However‚ when Mc Donald’s sells land‚ it records any excess of
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subsequent cash receipts are included in income. The cost recovery method is used when the uncertainty of collection of the sales price is so great that even use of the installment method cannot be justified. Under the cost recovery method‚ both revenues and cost of sales are recognized at the point of sale‚ but the related gross profit is deferred until all costs of sales have been recovered. Each installment must also be divided between principal and interest‚ but unlike the installment method
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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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Wrong Number: Telecom Tricks The telecommunications industry had its own bizarre take on revenue recognition during the boom. From 1997 to 2000‚ Global Crossing took on over $7 billion of debt to lay 1.7 million miles of fiber-optic cable to transport data via the Internet. When completed in summer 2001‚ the network spanned 27 countries and 200 major cities around the globe. The company’s debt load didn’t seem to faze investors—Global Crossing’s market capitalization reached $40 billion in 1999
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determines income by subtracting expenses from revenues. As simple as this may seem‚ there are many complexities that arise when trying to implement this concept. For example‚ there are many activities and events that must take place to generate revenues. The accountant adopts the procedure of recognizing revenues at the time a certain critical event takes place. The sales (or accrual) basis is the most widely used method for recognizing revenues. Revenues are assumed to be earned at the time the sale
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Q 1 Explain the nature of accounting fraud? A1. Background: The origin of WorldCom can be traced to the breakup of AT&T in 1983. The company began as Long Distance Discount Services Inc during 1983. LDD name was changed to WorldCom in 1995. To build the economies of scale that were critical success factor in long distance market it was imperative for WorldCom to grow its available volume off bandwidth as it lowered the per unit costs. Also the Telecommunication act of 1996 permitted long
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