Boston Chicken Case

25-7 If a loss cannot be accrued in the period when ti is probable that an asset had been impaired or a liability had been incurred because the amount of loss cannot be reasonable estimated, the loss shall be charged to the income of the period in which the loss can be reasonably estimated and shall not be charged retroactively to an earlier period. All estimated losses for loss contingencies shall be charged to income rather than charging some to income and others to retained earnings as prior period adjustments.”

An accrual is not made for a loss contingency because any of the conditions in paragraph 450-20-25-2 are not met., b.  An exposure to loss exists in excess of the amount accrued pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 450-20-30-1.” Therefore, they also need to disclose the range of the possible loss with some explanation.

The ledger of Wainwright Company at the end of the current year shows Accounts Receivable $78,000; Credit Sales $810,000; and Sales Returns and Allowances $40,000. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

The purpose of those conditions is to require accrual of losses when they are reasonably estimable and relate to the current or a prior period. Disclosure is preferable to accrual when a reasonable estimate of loss cannot be made. Further, even losses that are reasonably estimable shall not be accrued

As part of the expansion plan, Wie will acquire some used equipment by signing a zero-interest-bearing note. The note has a maturity value of $50,000 and matures in 5 years. A reliable fair value measure for the equipment is not available, given the age and specialty nature of the equipment. As a result, Wie 's accounting staff is unable to

After reviewing the financial information of the Tech Tennis, USA, there was a concerned due to some unusual changes in the company’s accounts. Financial statements play a crucial part in the determination of the progress of an organization. It assists the relevant personnel to identify whether the company is making profits or making losses. Although unethical, some companies will tend to deliberately misrepresent some of their financial statement information to create a false impression of the company’s success. There are various techniques that organizations utilize to manipulate their financial statements such as overstating their revenues (Bierstaker, Brody, & Pacini, 2006). In addition, some organization will tend to inflate their sales without considering their cash flow amount that the organization has acquired which will be a red flag to investigate. Consequently, financial statements provide vital information that helps both internal and external users to understand the position of the organization. Some companies in an attempt to continue in the market, they end up manipulating their financial statements that create an illusion of the success of the organization.

The total current Assessed value is $850,000. During this time, Denver is on a growing trend and projected to continue. In the local area, new housing, new neighborhoods, new malls, and even schools are under way or in the planning stages. The Grande property is large and there are plenty of expansion options. The Grande’s have not come up with an asking price, but the local banks have offered to provide a 15-year note for a max of $624,000.

The franchiser can attain rapid growth for the chain by sign- ing up many franchisees in many different locations.

The analyses indicate that the franchisees are profitable at this level of sales; some franchisees appear to be having cash flow problem, since footnote 7 points out Boston Chicken had been forced to make advances to franchisees to fund local and national advertising; the sales from same store and distribution of same store sales; late payments by franchisees; the total cash floe generated by all stores.

According to FASB ASC 450-20-25-2, in order to recognized a loss contingency, two of the following conditions have to be met; information available before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued indicates that it is probable that an asset had been impaired or a liability had been incurred at the date of the financial statements and the amount of loss can reasonably be estimated. Since eVade considers the risk of detection to not be probable, there is no need to make any provision as of December 31, 2011. However, a suitable disclosure has to be made

There presents some positive evidence to avoid the recording of valuation allowance. First, Packer, Inc has a profitable operation history from 1995 to 1997, despite a significant loss in 1994. This is agreed by FASB, which states that a “strong earnings history coupled with evidence indicating that the loss (for example, an unusual, infrequent, or extraordinary item) is an aberration rather than a continuing condition” is a piece of positive evidence (FASB 740-10-30-22). These profits may be carried forward into the future to offset net-operating loss. Secondly, Packer may not generate any significant U.S Federal tax net operating loss carry forwards in the near future because it has the ability to utilize tax planning, such as capitalization of R&D. Thirdly, Packer has never lost deferred tax benefits due to expiration of a US net operating loss carry-forwards.

Question Number One (1) Value the processing plant proposal. Ignore the Industrial Revenue Bond financing. Assume: Market Risk Premium 8.8%, Riskless Rate 11.41%, and Harris Long Term Debt Rate 13.5%.

When an account receivable is determined to be uncollectable it is no longer qualified as an asset and should be written off. A write off reduced the balance of the customers

Jackson Automotive has a cash balance as of May 31, 2013 of $4,994,000 with a loan due at the end of June 2013 for $5 million (See Appendix D for Balance Sheets). The cash short fall came about for several reasons. First, Mr. Edwards liquidated the company’s cash position of $5 million and took out a short-term loan for $5 million to repurchase stock. Second,

By looking at the cash profile for Zahlee Ltd, it shows that their cash budget looks respectable, and have managed to keep their closing balance out of the minus figures. There are many reasons to why this is, they are;