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Intermediate Accounting 15th Edition
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Chapter 1 Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards: We Can Do Better 2 (38)
Financial Statements and Financial Reporting
4(3)
Accounting and Capital Allocation
4(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? It's the Accounting
5(1)
Objective of Financial Reporting
5(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Don't Forget Stewardship
6(1)
The Need to Develop Standards
7(1)
Parties Involved in Standard-Setting
7(6)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
7(2)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
9(1)
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
10(3)
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
13(3)
What Do the Numbers Mean? You Have to Step Back
14(1)
FASB Codification
14(2)
Issues in Financial Reporting
16(7)
GAAP in a Political Environment
16(1)
Evolving Issue Fair Value, Fair Consequences?
17(1)
The Expectations Gap
17(1)
Financial Reporting Challenges
18(2)
International Accounting Standards
20(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Can You Do That?
21(1)
Ethics in the Environment of Financial Accounting
21(1)
Conclusion
21(2)
FASB Codification
23(8)
IFRS Insights
31(9)
Chapter 2 Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting: What Is It? 40(42)
Conceptual Framework
42(3)
Need for a Conceptual Framework
42(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? What's Your Principle?
43(1)
Development of a Conceptual Framework
43(1)
Overview of the Conceptual Framework
44(1)
First Level: Basic Objective
45(1)
Second Level: Fundamental Concepts
45(8)
Qualitative Characteristics of Accounting Information
45(3)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Living in a Material World
48(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Show Me the Earnings!
50(2)
Basic Elements
52(1)
Third Level: Recognition and Measurement Concepts
53(12)
Basic Assumptions
54(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Whose Company Is It?
54(2)
Basic Principles of Accounting
56(5)
What Do the Numbers Mean? You May Need a Map
61(1)
Cost Constraint
61(2)
Summary of the Structure
63(2)
FASB Codification
65(13)
IFRS Insights
78(4)
Chapter 3 The Accounting Information System: Needed: A Reliable information System 82(76)
Accounting Information System
84(2)
Basic Terminology
84(1)
Debits and Credits
85(1)
The Accounting Equation
86(28)
Financial Statements and Ownership Structure
88(1)
The Accounting Cycle
89(1)
Identifying and Recording Transactions and Other Events
89(2)
Journalizing
91(1)
Posting
92(4)
Trial Balance
96(1)
Adjusting Entries
96(11)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Am I Covered?
107(1)
Adjusted Trial Balance
108(1)
Preparing Financial Statements
108(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? 24/7 Accounting
110(1)
Closing
110(3)
Post-Closing Trial Balance
113(1)
Reversing Entries-An Optional Step
113(1)
The Accounting Cycle Summarized
114(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Hey, It's Complicated
114(1)
Financial Statements for a Merchandising Company
114(4)
Income Statement
114(1)
Statement of Retained Earnings
115(1)
Balance Sheet
115(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Statements, Please
117(1)
Closing Entries
117(1)
Appendix 3A Cash-Basis Accounting versus Accrual-Basis Accounting
118(6)
Conversion from Cash Basis to Accrual Basis
120(3)
Service Revenue Computation
121(1)
Operating Expense Computation
122(1)
Theoretical Weaknesses of the Cash Basis
123(1)
Appendix 3B Using Reversing Entries
124(3)
Illustration of Reversing Entries-Accruals
124(1)
Illustration of Reversing Entries-Deferrals
125(1)
Summary of Reversing Entries
126(1)
Appendix 3C Using a Worksheet: The Accounting Cycle Revisited
127(26)
Worksheet Columns
127(1)
Trial Balance Columns
127(1)
Adjustments Columns
127(1)
Adjustments Entered on the Worksheet
127(3)
Adjusted Trial Balance
129(1)
Income Statement and Balance Sheet Columns
129(1)
Preparing Financial Statements from a Worksheet
130(23)
IFRS Insights
153(5)
Chapter 4 Income Statement and Related Information: Financial Statements Are Changing 158(54)
Income Statement
160(2)
Usefulness of the Income Statement
160(1)
Limitations of the Income Statement
160(1)
Quality of Earnings
161(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Four: The Loneliest Number
162(1)
Format of the Income Statement
162(6)
Elements of the Income Statement
162(2)
Intermediate Components of the Income Statement
164(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Top Line or Bottom Line?
166(1)
Condensed Income Statements
166(1)
Single-Step Income Statements
167(1)
Reporting Various Income Items
168(11)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Are One-Time Charges Bugging You?
169(1)
Unusual Gains and Losses
169(1)
Discontinued Operations
170(3)
Extraordinary Items
173(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Extraordinary Times
175(1)
Noncontrolling Interest
176(1)
Summary of Various Income Items
176(1)
Earnings per Share
177(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Different Income Concepts
179(1)
Other Reporting Issues
179(9)
Accounting Changes and Errors
179(2)
Retained Earnings Statement
181(1)
Comprehensive Income
182(3)
Evolving Issue Income Reporting
185(3)
FASB Codification
188(17)
IFRS Insights
205(7)
Chapter 5 Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows: Hey, It Doesn't Balance! 212(74)
Balance Sheet
214(14)
Usefulness of the Balance Sheet
214(1)
Limitations of the Balance Sheet
215(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Grounded
215(1)
Classification in the Balance Sheet
215(8)
What Do the Numbers Mean? "Show Me the Assets!"
223(3)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Warning Signals
226(1)
Balance Sheet Format
226(2)
Statement of Cash Flows
228(8)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Watch That Cash Flow
228(1)
Purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows
228(1)
Content and Format of the Statement of Cash Flows
229(1)
Overview of the Preparation of the Statement of Cash Flows
230(2)
Usefulness of the Statement of Cash Flows
232(3)
What Do the Numbers Mean? "There Ought to Be a Law"
235(1)
Additional Information
236(9)
Supplemental Disclosures
236(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? What About Your Commitments?
238(1)
Techniques of Disclosure
239(4)
Evolving Issue Balance Sheet Reporting: Gross or Net?
243(2)
Appendix 5A Ratio Analysis-A Reference
245(1)
Using Ratios to Analyze Performance
245(1)
Appendix 5B Specimen Financial Statements: The Procter & Gamble Company
246(9)
FASB Codification
255(22)
IFRS Insights
277(9)
Chapter 6 Accounting and the Time Value of Money: How Do I Measure That? 286(58)
Basic Time Value Concepts
288(6)
Applications of Time Value Concepts
288(1)
The Nature of Interest
289(1)
Simple Interest
290(1)
Compound Interest
290(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? A Pretty Good Start
291(3)
Fundamental Variables
294(1)
Single-Sum Problems
294(5)
Future Value of a Single Sum
295(1)
Present Value of a Single Sum
296(2)
Solving for Other Unknowns in Single-Sum Problems
298(1)
Annuities
299(12)
Future Value of an Ordinary Annuity
300(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Don't Wait to Make That Contribution!
302(1)
Future Value of an Annuity Due
303(1)
Examples of Future Value of Annuity Problems
304(2)
Present Value of an Ordinary Annuity
306(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Up in Smoke
308(1)
Present Value of an Annuity Due
308(1)
Examples of Present Value of Annuity Problems
309(2)
More Complex Situations
311(4)
Deferred Annuities
311(2)
Valuation of Long-Term Bonds
313(1)
Effective-Interest Method of Amortization of Bond Discount or Premium
314(1)
Present Value Measurement
315(5)
Choosing an Appropriate Interest Rate
316(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? How Low Can They Go?
316(1)
Example of Expected Cash Flow
316(4)
FASB Codification
320(24)
Chapter 7 Cash and Receivables: Please Release Me? 344(70)
Cash
346(3)
What Is Cash?
346(1)
Reporting Cash
346(2)
Summary of Cash-Related Items
348(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Luck of the Irish
349(1)
Accounts Receivable
349(10)
Recognition of Accounts Receivable
351(1)
Valuation of Accounts Receivable
352(6)
What Do the Numbers Mean? I'm Still Waiting
358(1)
Notes Receivable
359(5)
Recognition of Notes Receivable
359(4)
Valuation of Notes Receivable
363(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Economic Consequences and Write-Offs
364(1)
Special Issues
364(12)
Fair Value Option
365(1)
Disposition of Accounts and Notes Receivable
365(6)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Return to Lender
371(1)
Presentation and Analysis
372(2)
Evolving Issue A Cure for "Too Little, Too Late"?
374(2)
Appendix 7A Cash Controls
376(5)
Using Bank Accounts
376(1)
The Imprest Petty Cash System
377(1)
Physical Protection of Cash Balances
378(1)
Reconciliation of Bank Balances
378(3)
Appendix 7B Impairments of Receivables
381(4)
Impairment Measurement and Reporting
382(1)
Impairment Loss Example
382(1)
Recording Impairment Losses
383(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Lost in Translation
383(2)
FASB Codification
385(23)
IFRS Insights
408(6)
Chapter 8 Valuation of Inventories: A Cost-Basis Approach: To Switch or Not to Switch 414(58)
Inventory Issues
416(5)
Classification
416(1)
Inventory Cost Flow
417(2)
Inventory Control
419(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Staying Lean
420(1)
Basic Issues in Inventory Valuation
420(1)
Physical Goods Included in Inventory
421(4)
Goods in Transit
421(1)
Consigned Goods
422(1)
Special Sales Agreements
422(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? No Parking!
423(1)
Effect of Inventory Errors
423(2)
Costs Included in Inventory
425(3)
Product Costs
426(1)
Period Costs
426(1)
Treatment of Purchase Discounts
426(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? You May Need a Map
427(1)
Which Cost Flow Assumption to Adopt?
428(4)
Specific Identification
428(1)
Average-Cost
429(1)
First-In, First-Out (FIFO)
430(1)
Last-In, First-Out (LIFO)
431(1)
Special Issues Related to LIFO
432(11)
LIFO Reserve
432(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Comparing Apples to Apples
433(1)
LIFO Liquidation
434(1)
Dollar-Value LIFO
435(5)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Quite a Difference
440(1)
Comparison of LIFO Approaches
440(1)
Major Advantages of LIFO
441(1)
Major Disadvantages of LIFO
442(1)
Basis for Selection of Inventory Method
443(6)
Evolving Issue Repeat LIFO!
445(1)
Inventory Valuation Methods-Summary Analysis
445(4)
FASB Codification
449(23)
Chapter 9 Inventories: Additional Valuation Issues: Not What It Seems to Be 472(64)
Lower-of-Cost-or-Market
474(7)
Ceiling and Floor
475(1)
How Lower-of-Cost-or-Market Works
476(1)
Methods of Applying Lower-of-Cost-or- Market
477(1)
Recording "Market" Instead of Cost
478(1)
Use of an Allowance
479(1)
Use of an Allowance-Multiple Periods
480(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? "Put It in Reverse"
480(1)
Evaluation of the Lower-of-Cost-or-Market Rule
481(1)
Valuation Bases
481(4)
Valuation at Net Realizable Value
481(1)
Valuation Using Relative Sales Value
482(1)
Purchase Commitments-A Special Problem
483(2)
The Gross Profit Method of Estimating Inventory
485(3)
Computation of Gross Profit Percentage
486(2)
Evaluation of Gross Profit Method
488(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? The Squeeze
488(1)
Retail Inventory Method
488(6)
Retail-Method Concepts
489(1)
Retail Inventory Method with Markups and Markdowns-Conventional Method
490(3)
Special Items Relating to Retail Method
493(1)
Evaluation of Retail Inventory Method
493(1)
Presentation and Analysis
494(3)
Presentation of Inventories
494(1)
Analysis of Inventories
495(2)
Appendix 9A LIFO Retail Methods
497(7)
Stable Prices-LIFO Retail Method
497(1)
Fluctuating Prices-Dollar-Value LIFO Retail Method
498(2)
Subsequent Adjustments Under Dollar-Value LIFO Retail
500(1)
Changing from Conventional Retail to LIFO
501(3)
FASB Codification
504(21)
IFRS Insights
525(11)
Chapter 10 Acquisition and Disposition of Property, Plant, and Equipment: Watch Your Spending 536(52)
Property, Plant, and Equipment
538(9)
Acquisition of Property, Plant, and Equipment
538(1)
Cost of Land
539(1)
Cost of Buildings
539(1)
Cost of Equipment
540(1)
Self-Constructed Assets
540(1)
Interest Costs During Construction
541(5)
What Do the Numbers Mean? What's in Your Interest?
546(1)
Observations
547(1)
Valuation of Property, Plant, and Equipment
547(9)
Cash Discounts
547(1)
Deferred-Payment Contracts
547(1)
Lump-Sum Purchases
548(1)
Issuance of Stock
549(1)
Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets
550(5)
What Do the Numbers Mean? About Those Swaps
555(1)
Accounting for Contributions
555(1)
Other Asset Valuation Methods
556(1)
Costs Subsequent to Acquisition
556(4)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Disconnected
557(1)
Additions
558(1)
Improvements and Replacements
558(1)
Rearrangement and Reinstallation
559(1)
Repairs
559(1)
Summary of Costs Subsequent to Acquisition
560(1)
Disposition of Property, Plant, and Equipment
560(4)
Sale of Plant Assets
560(1)
Involuntary Conversion
561(1)
Miscellaneous Problems
561(3)
FASB Codification
564(24)
Chapter 11 Depreciation, Impairments, and Depletion: Here Come the Write-Offs 588(60)
Depreciation-A Method of Cost Allocation
590(11)
Factors Involved in the Depreciation Process
590(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Alphabet Dupe
592(1)
Methods of Depreciation
592(3)
Special Depreciation Methods
595(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Decelerating Depreciation
597(1)
Special Depreciation Issues
598(3)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Depreciation Choices
601(1)
Impairments
601(3)
Recognizing Impairments
601(1)
Measuring Impairments
602(1)
Restoration of Impairment Loss
603(1)
Impairment of Assets to Be Disposed Of
603(1)
Depletion
604(5)
Establishing a Depletion Base
605(1)
Write-Off of Resource Cost
606(1)
Estimating Recoverable Reserves
607(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Reserve Surprise
607(1)
Liquidating Dividends
607(1)
Continuing Controversy
608(1)
Evolving Issue Full-Cost or Successful-Efforts?
609(1)
Presentation and Analysis
609(5)
Presentation of Property, Plant, Equipment, and Natural Resources
609(2)
Analysis of Property, Plant, and Equipment
611(3)
Appendix 11A Income Tax Depreciation
614(1)
Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System
614(2)
Tax Lives (Recovery Periods)
614(1)
Tax Depreciation Methods
615(1)
Example of MACRS
615(1)
Optional Straight-Line Method
616(1)
Tax versus Book Depreciation
617(1)
FASB Codification
618(19)
IFRS Insights
637(11)
Chapter 12 Intangible Assets: Is This Sustainable? 648(52)
Intangible Asset Issues
650(3)
Characteristics
650(1)
Valuation
650(1)
Amortization of Intangibles
651(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Definitely Indefinite
653(1)
Types of Intangible Assets
653(9)
Marketing-Related Intangible Assets
653(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Keep Your Hands Off My Intangible!
654(1)
Customer-Related Intangible Assets
654(1)
Artistic-Related Intangible Assets
655(1)
Contract-Related Intangible Assets
655(1)
Technology-Related Intangible Assets
656(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Patent Battles
657(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? The Value of a Secret Formula
658(1)
Goodwill
658(4)
Impairment of Intangible Assets
662(3)
Impairment of Limited-Life Intangibles
662(1)
Impairment of Indefinite-Life Intangibles Other Than Goodwill
662(1)
Impairment of Goodwill
663(1)
Impairment Summary
664(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Impairment Risk
665(1)
Research and Development Costs
665(5)
Identifying R&D Activities
666(1)
Accounting for R&D Activities
667(1)
Costs Similar to R&D Costs
667(3)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Branded
670(1)
Presentation of Intangibles and Related Items
670(6)
Presentation of Intangible Assets
670(2)
Presentation of Research and Development Costs
672(1)
Evolving Issue Recognition of R&D and Internally Generated Intangibles
673(3)
FASB Codification
676(17)
IFRS Insights
693(7)
Chapter 13 Current Liabilities and Contingencies: Now You See It, Now You Don't 700(62)
Current Liabilities
702(13)
Accounts Payable
703(1)
Notes Payable
703(2)
Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt
705(1)
Short-Term Obligations Expected to Be Refinanced
705(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? What About That Short-Term Debt?
707(1)
Dividends Payable
707(1)
Customer Advances and Deposits
707(1)
Unearned Revenues
708(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Microsoft's Liabilities-Good or Bad?
708(1)
Sales Taxes Payable
709(1)
Income Taxes Payable
709(1)
Employee-Related Liabilities
710(5)
Contingencies
715(11)
Gain Contingencies
715(1)
Loss Contingencies
716(6)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Frequent Flyers
722(4)
What Do the Numbers Mean? More Disclosure, Please
726(1)
Presentation and Analysis
726(7)
Presentation of Current Liabilities
726(2)
Presentation of Contingencies
728(1)
Analysis of Current Liabilities
729(1)
Evolving Issue Greenhouse Gases: Let's Be Standard-Setters
730(3)
FASB Codification
733(20)
IFRS Insights
753(9)
Chapter 14 Long-Term Liabilities: Going Long 762(58)
Bonds Payable
764(12)
Issuing Bonds
764(1)
Types of Bonds
764(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? All About Bonds
765(1)
Valuation of Bonds Payable-Discount and Premium
766(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? How's My Rating?
768(1)
Bonds Issued at Par on Interest Date
768(1)
Bonds Issued at Discount or Premium on Interest Date
768(2)
Bonds Issued Between Interest Dates
770(1)
Effective-Interest Method
770(4)
Costs of Issuing Bonds
774(1)
Extinguishment of Debt
775(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Your Debt Is Killing My Equity
776(1)
Long-Term Notes Payable
776(7)
Notes Issued at Face Value
777(1)
Notes Not Issued at Face Value
777(2)
Special Notes Payable Situations
779(3)
Mortgage Notes Payable
782(1)
Fair Value Option
782(1)
Reporting and Analyzing Liabilities
783(7)
Off-Balance-Sheet Financing
783(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Obligated
785(1)
Presentation and Analysis of Long-Term Debt
786(2)
Evolving Issue Fair Value of Liabilities: Pick a Number, Any Number
788(2)
Appendix 14A Troubled-Debt Restructurings
790(1)
Settlement of Debt
791(1)
Transfer of Assets
791(1)
Granting of Equity Interest
791(1)
Modification of Terms
792(4)
Example 1-No Gain for Debtor
792(3)
Example 2-Gain for Debtor
795(1)
Concluding Remarks
796(2)
FASB Codification
798(17)
IFRS Insights
815(5)
Chapter 15 Stockholders' Equity: It's a Global Market 820(62)
The Corporate Form of Organization
822(2)
State Corporate Law
822(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? 1209 North Orange Street
822(1)
Capital Stock or Share System
823(1)
Variety of Ownership Interests
824(1)
Corporate Capital
824(10)
Issuance of Stock
825(4)
What Do the Numbers Mean? The Case of the Disappearing Receivable
829(1)
Reacquisition of Shares
829(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Buybacks-Good or Bad?
830(4)
Preferred Stock
834(3)
Features of Preferred Stock
834(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? A Class (B) Act
836(1)
Accounting for and Reporting Preferred Stock
836(1)
Dividend Policy
837(10)
Financial Condition and Dividend Distributions
837(1)
Types of Dividends
838(3)
Stock Dividends and Stock Splits
841(3)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Splitsville
844(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Dividends Up, Dividends Down
846(1)
Disclosure of Restrictions on Retained Earnings
846(1)
Presentation and Analysis of Stockholders' Equity
847(5)
Presentation
847(2)
Analysis
849(3)
Appendix 15A Dividend Preferences and Book Value per Share
852(1)
Dividend Preferences
852(1)
Book Value per Share
853(3)
FASB Codification
856(18)
IFRS Insights
874(8)
Chapter 16 Dilutive Securities and Earnings per Share: Kicking the Habit 882(68)
Dilutive Securities
884(9)
Debt and Equity
884(1)
Accounting for Convertible Debt
884(2)
Convertible Preferred Stock
886(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? How Low Can You Go?
887(1)
Stock Warrants
887(3)
Evolving Issue Is That All Debt?
890(3)
Accounting for Stock Compensation
893(6)
Stock-Option Plans
893(1)
Restricted Stock
894(2)
Employee Stock-Purchase Plans
896(1)
Disclosure of Compensation Plans
897(1)
Debate over Stock-Option Accounting
897(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? A Little Honesty Goes a Long Way
899(1)
Computing Earnings per Share
899(14)
Earnings per Share-Simple Capital Structure
900(4)
Earnings per Share-Complex Capital Structure
904(7)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Pro Forma EPS Confusion
911(2)
Appendix 16A Accounting for Stock-Appreciation Rights
913(3)
SARS-Share-Based Equity Awards
914(1)
SARS-Share-Based Liability Awards
914(1)
Stock-Appreciation Rights Example
915(1)
Appendix 16B Comprehensive Earnings per Share Example
916(7)
Diluted Earnings per Share
918(5)
FASB Codification
923(18)
IFRS Insights
941(9)
Chapter 17 Investments: What to Do? 950(90)
Investments in Debt Securities
952(8)
Debt Investment Classifications
952(1)
Held-to-Maturity Securities
953(2)
Available-for-Sale Securities
955(4)
What Do the Numbers Mean? What Is Fair Value?
959(1)
Trading Securities
959(1)
Investments in Equity Securities
960(7)
Holdings of Less Than 20%
961(3)
What Do the Numbers Mean? More Disclosure, Please
964(1)
Holdings Between 20% and 50%
964(2)
Holdings of More Than 50%
966(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Who's in Control Here?
967(1)
Additional Measurement Issues
967(3)
Fair Value Option
967(1)
Evolving Issue Fair Value Controversy
968(1)
Impairment of Value
969(1)
Reclassifications and Transfers
970(7)
Reclassification Adjustments
970(4)
Transfers Between Categories
974(1)
Summary of Reporting Treatment of Securities
975(1)
Evolving Issue Classification and Measurement-The Long Road
975(2)
Appendix 17A Accounting for Derivative Instruments
977(19)
Defining Derivatives
977(1)
Who Uses Derivatives, and Why?
978(2)
Producers and Consumers
978(1)
Speculators and Arbitrageurs
979(1)
Basic Principles in Accounting for Derivatives
980(3)
Example of Derivative Financial Instrument- Speculation
980(3)
Differences Between Traditional and Derivative Financial Instruments
983(1)
Derivatives Used for Hedging
983(6)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Risky Business
984(1)
Fair Value Hedge
984(3)
Cash Flow Hedge
987(2)
Other Reporting Issues
989(2)
Embedded Derivatives
989(1)
Qualifying Hedge Criteria 989. Summary of Derivatives Accounting
990(1)
Comprehensive Hedge Accounting Example
991(4)
Fair Value Hedge
992(2)
Financial Statement Presentation of an Interest Rate Swap
994(1)
Controversy and Concluding Remarks
995(1)
Appendix 17B Variable-Interest Entities
996(3)
What About GAAP?
997(1)
Consolidation of Variable-Interest Entities
997(2)
Some Examples
998(1)
What Is Happening in Practice?
999(1)
Appendix 17C Fair Value Disclosures
999(4)
Disclosure of Fair Value Information: Financial Instruments
1000(3)
Disclosure of Fair Values: Impaired Assets or Liabilities
1003(1)
Conclusion
1003(2)
FASB Codification
1005(21)
IFRS Insights
1026(14)
Chapter 18 Revenue Recognition: It's Back 1040(76)
Overview of Revenue Recognition
1042(3)
Guidelines for Revenue Recognition
1043(1)
Departures from the Sale Basis
1044(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Liability or Revenue?
1045(1)
Revenue Recognition at Point of Sale (Delivery)
1045(12)
Sales with Discounts
1046(1)
Sales with Right of Return
1047(2)
Sales with Buybacks
1049(1)
Bill and Hold Sales
1050(1)
Principal-Agent Relationships
1050(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Grossed Out
1051(2)
Trade Loading and Channel Stuffing
1053(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? No Take-Backs
1053(1)
Multiple-Deliverable Arrangements
1054(2)
Summary
1056(1)
Revenue Recognition before Delivery
1057(11)
Percentage-of-Completion Method
1058(5)
Completed-Contract Method
1063(1)
Long-Term Contract Losses
1064(3)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Less Conservative
1067(1)
Disclosures in Financial Statements
1068(1)
Completion-of-Production Basis
1068(1)
Revenue Recognition after Delivery
1068(13)
Installment-Sales Method
1068(9)
Cost-Recovery Method
1077(1)
Deposit Method
1078(1)
Summary and Concluding Remarks
1079(2)
Appendix 18A Revenue Recognition for Franchises
1081(2)
Initial Franchise Fees
1082(36)
Example of Entries for Initial Franchise Fee
1082(1)
Continuing Franchise Fees
1083(1)
Bargain Purchases
1083(1)
Options to Purchase
1084(1)
Franchisor's Cost
1084(1)
Disclosures of Franchisors
1084(2)
FASB Codification
1086(23)
IFRS Insights
1109(7)
Chapter 19 Accounting for Income Taxes: How Much Is Enough? 1116(66)
Fundamentals of Accounting for Income Taxes
1118(14)
Future Taxable Amounts and Deferred Taxes
1119(3)
What Do the Numbers Mean? "Real Liabilities"
1122(1)
Future Deductible Amounts and Deferred Taxes
1123(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? "Real Assets"
1125(1)
Deferred Tax Asset-Valuation Allowance
1125(1)
Income Statement Presentation
1126(1)
Specific Differences
1127(3)
Tax Rate Considerations
1130(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Global Tax Rates
1131(1)
Accounting for Net Operating Losses
1132(6)
Loss Carryback
1132(1)
Loss Carryforward
1132(1)
Loss Carryback Example
1133(1)
Loss Carryforward Example
1134(4)
What Do the Numbers Mean? NOLs: Good News or Bad?
1138(1)
Financial Statement Presentation
1138(6)
Balance Sheet
1138(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Imagination at Work
1140(1)
Income Statement
1141(2)
Evolving Issue Uncertain Tax Positions
1143(1)
Review of the Asset-Liability Method
1144(3)
Appendix 19A Comprehensive Example of Interperiod Tax Allocation
1147(9)
First Year-2013
1147(4)
Taxable Income and Income Taxes Payable-2013
1148(1)
Computing Deferred Income Taxes- End of 2013
1148(1)
Deferred Tax Expense (Benefit) and the Journal Entry to Record Income Taxes-2013
1149(1)
Financial Statement Presentation-2013
1150(1)
Second Year-2014
1151(33)
Taxable Income and Income Taxes Payable-2014
1152(1)
Computing Deferred Income Taxes-End of 2014
1152(1)
Deferred Tax Expense (Benefit) and the Journal Entry to Record Income Taxes-2014
1153(1)
Financial Statement Presentation-2014
1153(3)
FASB Codification
1156(19)
IFRS Insights
1175(7)
Chapter 20 Accounting for Pensions and Postretirement Benefits: Where Have All the Pensions Gone? 1182(86)
Nature of Pension Plans
1184(3)
Defined Contribution Plan
1185(1)
Defined Benefit Plan
1185(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Which Plan Is Right for You?
1186(1)
The Role of Actuaries in Pension Accounting
1187(1)
Accounting for Pensions
1187(5)
Alternative Measures of the Liability
1187(2)
Recognition of the Net Funded Status of the Pension Plan
1189(1)
Components of Pension Expense
1189(3)
Using a Pension Worksheet
1192(12)
2014 Entries and Worksheet
1192(2)
Amortization of Prior Service Cost (PSC)
1194(1)
2015 Entries and Worksheet
1195(2)
Gain or Loss
1197(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Pension Costs Ups and Downs
1198(1)
Corridor Amortization
1199(3)
Evolving Issue Bye Bye Corridor
1202(1)
2016 Entries and Worksheet
1202(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Roller Coaster
1204(1)
Reporting Pension Plans in Financial Statements
1204(13)
Within the Financial Statements
1205(2)
Within the Notes to the Financial Statements
1207(1)
Example of Pension Note Disclosure
1208(2)
2017 Entries and Worksheet-A Comprehensive Example
1210(1)
Special Issues
1211(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Who Guarantees the Guarantor?
1213(2)
Concluding Observations
1215(2)
Appendix 20A Accounting for Postretirement Benefits
1217(12)
Accounting Guidance
1217(1)
Differences Between Pension Benefits and Healthcare Benefits
1218(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? OPEBs-How Big Are They?
1219(1)
Postretirement Benefits Accounting Provisions
1219(2)
Obligations Under Postretirement Benefits
1220(1)
Postretirement Expense
1220(1)
Illustrative Accounting Entries
1221(4)
2014 Entries and Worksheet
1221(2)
Recognition of Gains and Losses
1223(1)
2015 Entries and Worksheet
1223(1)
Amortization of Net Gain or Loss in 2016
1224(1)
Disclosures in Notes to the Financial Statements
1225(1)
Actuarial Assumptions and Conceptual Issues
1225(45)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Want Some Bad News?
1227(2)
FASB Codification
1229(21)
IFRS Insights
1250(18)
Chapter 21 Accounting for Leases: More Companies Ask, "Why Buy?" 1268(74)
The Leasing Environment
1270(4)
Who Are the Players?
1270(2)
Advantages of Leasing
1272(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Off-Balance-Sheet Financing
1273(1)
Conceptual Nature of a Lease
1273(1)
Accounting by the Lessee
1274(10)
Capitalization Criteria
1275(3)
Asset and Liability Accounted for Differently
1278(1)
Capital Lease Method (Lessee)
1278(3)
Operating Method (Lessee)
1281(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Restatements on the Menu
1281(1)
Comparison of Capital Lease with Operating Lease
1282(1)
Evolving Issue Are You Liable?
1283(1)
Accounting by the Lessor
1284(5)
Economics of Leasing
1284(1)
Classification of Leases by the Lessor
1285(1)
Direct-Financing Method (Lessor)
1286(3)
Operating Method (Lessor)
1289(1)
Special Lease Accounting Problems
1289(17)
Residual Values
1290(6)
Sales-Type Leases (Lessor)
1296(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Xerox Takes on the SEC
1298(1)
Bargain-Purchase Option (Lessee)
1298(1)
Initial Direct Costs (Lessor)
1298(1)
Current versus Noncurrent
1299(1)
Disclosing Lease Data
1300(2)
Unresolved Lease Accounting Problems
1302(1)
Evolving Issue Lease Accounting-If It Quacks Like a Duck
1303(3)
Appendix 21A Sale-Leasebacks
1306(7)
Determining Asset Use
1307(1)
Lessee
1307(1)
Lessor
1308(1)
Sale-Leaseback Example
1308(5)
FASB Codification
1313(18)
IFRS Insights
1331(11)
Chapter 22 Accounting Changes and Error Analysis: In the Dark 1342(68)
Accounting Changes
1344(1)
Changes in Accounting Principle
1344(13)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Quite a Change
1346(1)
Retrospective Accounting Change Approach
1346(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Change Management
1348(7)
Direct and Indirect Effects of Changes
1355(1)
Impracticability
1356(1)
Changes in Accounting Estimates
1357(2)
Prospective Reporting
1357(1)
Disclosures
1358(1)
Changes in Reporting Entity
1359(1)
Accounting Errors
1359(7)
Example of Error Correction
1361(2)
Summary of Accounting Changes and Correction of Errors
1363(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Can I Get My Money Back?
1364(1)
Motivations for Change of Accounting Method
1365(1)
Error Analysis
1366(11)
Balance Sheet Errors
1366(1)
Income Statement Errors
1367(1)
Balance Sheet and Income Statement Errors
1367(3)
Comprehensive Example: Numerous Errors
1370(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Guard the Financial Statements!
1372(1)
Preparation of Financial Statements with Error Corrections
1373(4)
Appendix 22A Changing from or to the Equity Method
1377(4)
Change from the Equity Method
1377(1)
Dividends in Excess of Earnings
1377(1)
Change to the Equity Method
1378(3)
FASB Codification
1381(23)
IFRS Insights
1404(6)
Chapter 23 Statement of Cash Flows: Show Me the Money! 1410(76)
Preparation of the Statement of Cash Flows
1412(4)
Usefulness of the Statement of Cash Flows
1412(1)
Classification of Cash Flows
1413(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? How's My Cash Flow?
1414(1)
Format of the Statement of Cash Flows
1415(1)
Steps in Preparation
1415(1)
Illustrations-Tax Consultants Inc.
1416(18)
Step 1: Determine the Change in Cash
1417(1)
Step 2: Determine Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities
1417(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Earnings and Cash Flow Management?
1419(1)
Step 3: Determine Net Cash Flows from Investing and Financing Activities
1419(1)
Statement of Cash Flows-2013
1419(1)
Illustration-2014
1420(3)
Illustration-2015
1423(3)
Sources of Information for the Statement of Cash Flows
1426(2)
Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities- Direct Method
1428(5)
Evolving Issue Direct versus Indirect
1433(1)
Special Problems in Statement Preparation
1434(9)
Adjustments to Net Income
1434(4)
Accounts Receivable (Net)
1438(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Not What It Seems
1439(1)
Other Working Capital Changes
1440(1)
Net Losses
1440(1)
Significant Noncash Transactions
1441(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Cash Flow Tool
1442(1)
Use of a Worksheet
1443(11)
Preparation of the Worksheet
1444(1)
Analysis of Transactions
1444(7)
Preparation of Final Statement
1451(3)
FASB Codification
1454(26)
IFRS Insights
1480(6)
Chapter 24 Full Disclosure in Financial Reporting: High-Quality Financial Reporting-Always in Fashion 1486
Full Disclosure Principle
1488(3)
Increase in Reporting Requirements
1489(1)
Differential Disclosure
1489(1)
Evolving Issue Disclosure-Quantity and Quality
1490(1)
Notes to the Financial Statements
1491(2)
Accounting Policies
1491(1)
Common Notes
1491(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Footnote Secrets
1493(1)
Disclosure Issues
1493(15)
Disclosure of Special Transactions or Events
1493(2)
Post-Balance-Sheet Events (Subsequent Events)
1495(2)
Reporting for Diversified (Conglomerate) Companies
1497(4)
Interim Reports
1501(6)
Evolving Issue It's Faster but Is It Better?
1507(1)
Auditor's and Management's Reports
1508(5)
Auditor's Report
1508(3)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Heart of the Matter
1511(1)
Management's Reports
1511(2)
Current Reporting Issues
1513(9)
Reporting on Financial Forecasts and Projections
1513(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Global Forecasts
1515(1)
Internet Financial Reporting
1516(1)
What Do the Numbers Mean? New Formats, New Disclosure
1517(1)
Fraudulent Financial Reporting
1517(2)
What Do the Numbers Mean? Disclosure Overload
1519(1)
Criteria for Making Accounting and Reporting Choices
1520(2)
Appendix 24A Basic Financial Statement Analysis
1522(8)
Perspective on Financial Statement Analysis
1522(1)
Ratio Analysis
1523(3)
Limitations of Ratio Analysis
1524(2)
Comparative Analysis
1526(1)
Percentage (Common-Size) Analysis
1527(3)
FASB Codification
1530(18)
IFRS Insights
1548
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