Microsoft’s Financial Reporting Strategy Q1. What are the factors that likely explain the equity and its reported book value of equity? Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 1999 Market Capitalisation: USD 460 Billion Book Value: USD 28 Billion MVE more than 16 times of BVE! Factor 1 Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 Intangible Assets • BVE does not reflect certain intangible assets’ value such as brand‚ customer loyalty‚ and human capital – Likely to provide tremendous earnings growth
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Fraudulent Financial Reporting Schemes Abstract Routine examinations‚ audits‚ or internal control procedures‚ do not reveal most accounting fraud. Only 20% is revealed by way of auditing‚ however whistle blowing accounts for most revealed accounting fraud. Financial statement fraud will usually occur in such schemes as: fictitious revenues‚ timing differences‚ concealed liabilities & expense‚ improper asset valuation‚ or asset/revenue overstatements (just to name a few)‚ (Frempong‚ 2012)
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Question 3: Frieda‚ an accounting student‚ states: “Strategy analysis seems to be an unnecessary detour in doing financial statement analysis. Why can’t we just get straight to the accounting issues? “Explain to Frieda why she might be wrong. Without strategy analysis‚ it is impossible to identify what drive profits and what are key risks. Moreover‚ assessing firm’s current performance and doing realistic forecasts of future performance are also directly linked with firm’s strategy. Three important
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Lecture 1 – Corporate Financial Reporting and Revision LECTURE OUTLINE Outline the nature and characteristics of companies Describe the sources of corporate financial reporting in Australia Identify which entities need to prepare financial reports that comply with accounting standards Account for share issues and dividends Account for asset revaluations and asset impairment Nature of Companies Type of organization established under the cooperation’s act 2001 Legal capacity and powers
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Answers Fundamentals Level – Skills Module‚ Paper F7 (INT) Financial Reporting (International) 1 (a) December 2008 Answers Pedantic Consolidated income statement for the year ended 30 September 2008 $’000 98‚000 (72‚000) ––––––– 26‚000 (3‚000) (7‚600) (500) ––––––– 14‚900 (5‚400) ––––––– 9‚500 ––––––– Revenue (85‚000 + (42‚000 x 6/12) – 8‚000 intra-group sales) Cost of sales (w (i)) Gross profit Distribution costs (2‚000 + (2‚000 x 6/12)) Administrative expenses
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operationally and for financial reporting purposes. It has to be sold in full. Check of impairment of segment if not sold off by the end of the year. Reported net of tax and must restate all previous reports. Asset Impairment: check undiscounted cf and reduce to fair value. Cannot reverse in following years. Usually will be included in operating income and needs to be separate and clear. CF Statement Why is it important? BK‚ manipulation‚ DCF. A lot use FCF (many def‚ a good one is ops minus inv in
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Page 1. History of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) …………… 2 2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Adopting IFRS ……………….. 4 2.1. Advantages…………………………………………………………………………4 2.2. Disadvantages………………………………………………………………………………..5 3. Similarities and Differences between IFRS and
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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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Financial Statements for Internal Reporting Purposes vs. Financial Statements for External Reporting Purposes It is common in most companies to maintain two set of financial statements; one being used/presented for internal reporting purposes and another for reporting externally. Internal reports are used primarily to aid management in the decision making process throughout the course of the business. These are subject to internal audit to make sure that all information reported are fair and correct
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Assess the reasons for the 1905 revolution In 1905 the massacre of innocent people during a peaceful protest outside the winter palace in St Petersburg sparked the start of a nationwide revolution. This mass murder of the innocent protestors became known as ‘Bloody Sunday’. During the revolution strikes occurred across the nation involving more than 400‚000 people‚ peasants attacked and raided the homes of their landlords and the Tsar’s uncle‚ the Grand Duke Sergei‚ was assassinated. Although Bloody
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