Introduction In 31st January 2008‚ Google Inc. announced its financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended 31st December 2007. CEO Eric Schmidt was very pleased with the performance of the Google in terms their core value‚ growing reputation‚ techniques to manage their operating expenses. The financial statement was on the GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures. The raising cost on R&D‚ sales & marketing‚ and general administrative
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Case 7.2: Disney Acquisition of Marvel Entertainment a. The most important business reason for this acquisition is probably that Disney has been looking for new sources of auxiliary revenue brought by Marvel Entertainment. By acquiring more than 5‚000 characters in Marvel’s library‚ including Iron Man‚ Spider-Man‚ X-Men‚ Captain America‚ and the Fantastic Four‚ the acquisition greatly expands Disney’s customers‚ making Disney more attractive to young adulthood and beyond. b. Goodwill=Fair
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I. CASE CONTEXT Imagine a company where employees hate the moment when they wake up because they know that they’re going to have to go to work. Once at work‚ these employees‚ who even consider maximizing their sick leave just to have an excuse not to be there‚ are all day with disgruntled customers complaining about the lousy service‚ the late planes and lost baggage. When the saving grace of break time finally arrives‚ these employees rush out and exert the utmost effort to pretend not
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Adley – Week1 DQ1 Follow up Reply Financial reporting fraud cases typically involve “fictitious revenues‚ overstatement if assets‚ capitalized expenditures‚ misappropriation of assets‚ premature revenues‚ and understatement of expenses and liabilities‚ “according to Lawyers Connect (n.d). As a result‚ such intentional misstatements are fraudulent and illegal‚ and most likely material. Manipulation of accounting equation‚ Assets = Liabilities + Stockholder’s Equity (Rich‚ et al.‚ 2012‚ p. 9)‚ characteristically
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1. Is this an example of fraudulent financial reporting or misappropriation of assets In this case‚ it is misappropriation of assets because the fraud is the consequence of the employee theft. As it is stated in the case “manager at Aspen store was stealing payments by customers on accounts. That’s why subledger was out of balance with the GL. To cover it up‚ the manager debited the sales account‚ which was why the gross margins didn’t make sense.” 2. What created an opportunity to commit the fraud
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Solutions to the Homework Assignment Problems P1.31 Key Financial Statement Relations: Balance Sheet‚ Income Statement‚ and Statement of Cash Flow. Missing Values 2007 2008 Balance sheet: Cash 15‚000 Property‚ plant and equipment 162‚000 Intangible assets 10‚000 Accounts payable 21‚000 Interest payable 8‚000 Long-term debt 52‚000 Treasury stock (10‚000) Income statement
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FINANCIAL REPORTING (FRS 108 ACCOUNTING POLICIES‚ CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND ERRORS) ASSIGNMENT Question 1: Sycamore Bhd arranges to lease a machine from Oak Bhd starting on 1 July x3. The terms of the lease are that Sycamore will make three annual payments to Oak of RM30‚000 each. The first payment will be made on 1 July x3. The purchase price of the machine for cash‚ and the cost to Oak is RM74‚746. The interest rate implicit in the lease is 22%. Each company makes up its accounts
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Governmental Financial Reporting Presented by David R. Koeppen‚ Ph.D.‚ CPA Department of Accountancy Boise State University dkoeppen@boisestate.edu Topics • • • • • Introduction Reporting Basics Fund Accounting Government-wide Financial Statements Summary and Conclusion Introduction • • • • Purpose of Financial Reporting Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Characteristics of Governmental Entities Effects of Characteristics on Financial Reporting Purpose of Financial Reporting • Private
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Executive MBA Financial Reporting Course Book 2012-13 ACC40380 Financial Reporting (Midweek Blackrock) ACC40390 Financial Reporting (Weekend Blackrock) ACC40400 Financial Reporting (City) Course Outline Aims of course In the current economic climate as the credibility and reliability of financial reporting comes under sustained scrutiny an appreciation and understanding of the financial reporting process has become
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Phase 1: DB 2—Financial Reporting Model Colorado technical University ACCT300-1202B-01: Intermediate Accounting I I am a coworker and friend to Mr. Ethics. This morning at break‚ he appeared to look worried and under a lot of stress. Being his friend‚ I ask if he needed to talk. He told me that Mr. Fraud‚ the CEO of the company for which we work‚ called him into his office and asked him to adjust the books so that a spot of land purchased is recorded at book value of $50‚000 rather than the price
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