ACC 422 Complete Course

Week 1

Individual Disclosure Analysis Paper

Resource: Internet

Select a publicly held company to use as the basis for this assignment.

Research your selected company and acquire the companys most recent financial statements using the Internet.

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper analyzing the disclosures contained within the notes to the financial statements related to cash and cash equivalents, receivables, and inventories. Include a list identifying the components of the organizations cash and cash equivalents.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines

Discussion Questions

Consider how an organization must manage cash, receivables, and inventory. Which of the three variables is the most important to manage? Is one more susceptible to fraud and errors than the others? Explain your answer. How would a misstatement in each affect the organization?

What is the perpetual method of tracking inventory? How does it differ from the periodic method of tracking inventory? Why would a company choose one method over the other method? Which is the best method? Why?

What are the different ways to estimate bad debt? How does this affect net income? What does Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) require? Why? Should all companies have bad debt? Explain your answer.

Week 2

Individual Assignments From the Text

Resource: Intermediate Accounting

Prepare written responses to the following assignments from the text:

Ch. 7: Exercises E7-2 & E7-8

Ch. 8: Question 13 and Exercises E8-5 & E8-14

Learning Team Assignments From the Text

Resource: Intermediate Accounting

Prepare written responses to the following assignments from the text:

Ch. 7: Problem P7-10

Ch. 8: Exercise E8-25

Discussion Questions

Under what circumstances would a company need to estimate its inventory? What are the differences between using the gross profit method and retail inventory method for estimating inventory? Which method of estimation, gross profit or retail inventory, is best? Explain your answer.

What are the criteria for capitalization of fixed assets? What items are included in the cost of a fixed asset? Should interest be included in the cost of a fixed asset? Explain why or why not.

How do we account for the disposition of fixed assets? What are the differences in how the exchanges of assets are handled, pending on whether they are similar or dissimilar? What is the rationale for these differences? What is the impact to the companies financial statements?

Week 3

Individual Assignments From the Text

Resource: Intermediate Accounting

Prepare written responses to the following assignments from the text:

Ch. 9: Exorcices E9-1, E9-12, & E9-19

Ch. 10: Exercises E10-5 & E10-12

Learning Team Assignments From the Text

Resource: Intermediate Accounting

Prepare written responses to the following assignments from the text:

Ch. 9: Problem P9-9

Ch. 10: Problem P10-8

Discussion Questions

What is the purpose of depreciation? Does the book value of a fixed asset (cost minus accumulated depreciation) communicate to a user what the asset is worth? Explain why or why not. Should the financial statements reflect the value of fixed assets? Explain why or why not.

What are the different methods used to calculate depreciation? How does a company decide which method it should utilize? How does its choice affect the financial statements? Should companies standardize the method of depreciation to enhance comparability? Explain your answer.

What is an intangible asset? Should all intangible assets be subject to amortization? Explain why or why not. Why are some intangible assets not amortized? What is the implication to the financial statements?

Why are research and development costs expensed? Is this consistent with how other similar costs are handled? Explain why or why not. Should research and development costs be expensed? Explain why or why not.

Week 4

Individual Assignments From the Text

Resource: Intermediate Accounting

Prepare written responses to the following assignments from the text:

Ch. 11: Exercises E11-4 & E11-11

Ch. 12: Exercises E12-6 & E12-16

Prepare a response to the following questions:

What are at least four depreciation methods that are available to a company?

What are the similarities and differences?

Why does a company select one method over another?

Learning Team Assignments From the Text

Resource: Intermediate Accounting

Prepare written responses to the following assignments from the text:

Ch. 11: Exercise E11-18 & Problem P11-10

Ch. 12: Problem P12-3

Discussion Questions

What are the criteria for classifying an item as a current liability? What are some examples of current liabilities? Why is it important to classify a portion of long-term debt on a yearly basis as a current liability? What is the implication of misclassifying a liability as current or long-term?

What is a contingency? Why are contingencies important to users of financial statements? What are the criteria for recording contingencies? Should companies record a liability for threatened litigation? Explain why or why not.

What is a bond? What are some features of a bond? How do you value bonds? What factors can affect that value?

Week 5

Individual Assignments From the Text

Resource: Intermediate Accounting

Prepare written responses to the following assignments listed at the end of each chapter:

Ch. 13: Exorcices E13-1, E13-7, E13-11, & E13-13

Ch. 21: Question 3

Learning Team Assignments From the Text

Resource: Intermediate Accounting

Prepare written responses to the following assignments from the text:

Ch. 13: Problem P13-4

Ch. 14: Exercise E14-21

Ch. 21: Exercise E21-7

Learning Team Problem Presentation

Collaborate as a team to provide written responses to a facilitator-assigned problem.

Prepare a 5- to 10-minute oral presentation accompanied by a 7- to 9-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation illustrating your teams solution to the assigned problem.

Note. Each week, the facilitator assigns one Learning Team a problem to present that the team must complete during the succeeding Learning Team Meeting.

Discussion Questions

What are the differences between a direct-financing and a sales-type lease for a lessor? Why would a lessor provide direct-financing to a lessee? What types of organizations provide direct-financing leases?

What are the criteria for classifying a lease as operating or capital? Why is there a difference between the two? What are the implications of an operating lease versus a capital lease on an entitys financial statements?

What is residual value? What is the implication to the lessee if the residual value is guaranteed or unguaranteed? What is the implication to the lessor?

What are the advantages of operating and capital leases? What are the disadvantages? Why would a company pick one over the other?