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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Handout Cases on Revenue Recognition CASE 1 The Sea-Soft Water Company distributes its water softeners to dealers upon their request. The contract agreement with the dealers is that they may have 90 days to sell and pay for the softeners. Until the 90-day period is over‚ any softeners may be returned at the dealer’s expense and with no further obligations on the dealer’s part. If the water softeners are damaged while in the hands of a dealer‚ Sea-Soft agrees to accept the return of the
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Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers” Jade Nelson ACCT 4111-01 10/28/2014 Over the past few years‚ the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) have been working closely together to develop a new set of revenue recognition standards in an effort to merge the standards of FASB and IASB‚ lessen the amount of industry-specific differences in the standards‚ and make the standards more principles-based
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Initial Public Offer in 1991‚ highlighting the accounting practices and methods were used in recognizing the company’s revenue. This paper explains the fraud occurred in recognizing the revenue and how it overstated the financial statements and increased the stock price. It also explains the fraud theory applied to the revenue recognition and the auditor’s failure in discovering the fraud and reports it to the SEC. This paper will provide methods that auditors should follow in auditing public companies
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Global Journal of Management and Business Research Accounting and Auditing Volume 13 Issue 3 Version 1.0 Year 2013 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA) Online ISSN: 2249-4588 & Print ISSN: 0975-5853 Human Resource Accounting: Recognition and Disclosure of Accounting Methods & Techniques By Md. Amirul Islam‚ Md. Kamruzzaman & Md. Redwanuzzaman Business Administration Pabna Science & Technology University Abstract - HRA is the
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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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Revenue Recognition: Apple Inc. THE COMPANY Our analysis of Apple Inc. will incorporate the general overview of the company and how it records it revenues. We will observe how they make an honest effort to be within compliance of all accounting standards according to the Financial Accounting Standards Board for recording and disclosure of its income. Apple’s leading competitor‚ Google Inc.‚ will also be examined to see whether they are comparable to Apple and still within compliance of the Securities
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platforms in over 30 countries. I chose this company because I have an interest in the computer gaming industry‚ both from the viewpoint of someone that is interested in playing computer games and as an investor. The topic that I have chosen to address is the issue of revenue recognition. Revenue Recognition Analysis I started by looking at EAs annual report (Form 10-K) for the fiscal year ending March 31‚ 2007. Revenue recognition is discussed in some detail.
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Introduction & Intent of Project The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) have undertaken a joint revenue recognition project that clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue that can be applied consistently across various transactions‚ industries‚ and capital markets. This project will apply to all contracts with customers except leases‚ financial instruments and insurance contracts. The joint project will attempt to remove
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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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