• Q : Creating variances within a company....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem 1. What issues will create variances within a company? Problem 2. What other information can we derive from our variance analysis?

  • Q : Procedures for collecting accounting evidence....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem 1) Explain procedures for collecting accounting evidence, Problem 2) Explain the use of sampling in performing an examination

  • Q : Expensing start-up costs....
    Accounting Basics :

    Recently, a group of university students decided to incorporate for the purposes of selling a process to recycle the waste product from manufacturing cheese. Some of the initial costs involved were

  • Q : Capital corporations taxable income....
    Accounting Basics :

    Assuming that Capital Corporation's taxable income in 2011, its first year of existence, was $400,000, which included a net short-term capital gain of $50,000, what advice should be given to Capital

  • Q : Calculate the amount of gain....
    Accounting Basics :

    P.D. Graphics' assumption of the $80,000 liability is not treated as boot. Calculate the amount of gain Scott must recognize and his adjusted cost base.

  • Q : Short-term liquidity problem....
    Accounting Basics :

    1. Do any of these companies appear to have a short-term liquidity problem? 2. Which company has the most mismatched cash flow?

  • Q : Tax consequences of the transaction....
    Accounting Basics :

    Falzone's E & P at the time of the redemption was $250,000. What are the tax consequences of this transaction to Rita and Sal Corporation?

  • Q : Range of radio production....
    Accounting Basics :

    Over what range of radio production would it prefer each of the radio designs? Assume that all of the available hours would be used producing the radios.

  • Q : Karsten mills managerial accounting problem....
    Accounting Basics :

    Calculate the overhead rates for the new plant and the old plant, where overhead is assigned to carpet based on normal yards per year.

  • Q : Statistical or non-statistical sampling....
    Accounting Basics :

    Let's say that we have 1500 invoices that need to be reviewed. We will say that 25% of the invoices belong to one client and we are looking to test how effective our revenue reporting procedures are

  • Q : Revenue center and profit center....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem 1: What is the difference between a "Revenue Center" and a "Profit Center"? Problem 2: Discuss the Differences Between Responsibility Centers and Decentralization.

  • Q : Record the treasury stock transaction....
    Accounting Basics :

    Record the treasury stock transaction (given below) under the cost method of handling treasury stock; use the FIFO method for purchase-sale purposes.

  • Q : Beginning and ending work-in-process inventories....
    Accounting Basics :

    The company's beginning and ending work-in-process inventories amounted to $306,000 and $245,000, respectively. The company's beginning andending finished-goods inventories were $450,000 and $440,00

  • Q : What are earnings and profits....
    Accounting Basics :

    What are earnings and profits? How and why are they computed? What difference do earnings and profits make to a corporation? To the stockholders of a corporation?

  • Q : Annual report questions for management....
    Accounting Basics :

    I need help in deriving three financial questions that a manager might ask, regarding the link below (annual report from 2011 for Capital Blue Cross).

  • Q : Non-controlling interest at the date of acquisition....
    Accounting Basics :

    1) What amount of goodwill should be attributed to Perch at the date of acquisition?  2) What amount of goodwill should be attributed to the non-controlling interest at the date of acquisition?

  • Q : Cost of the raw materials requisitioned....
    Accounting Basics :

    Question 1. What is the cost of the raw materials requisitioned in June for each of the three jobs? Question 2. How much direct labor cost is incurred during June for each of the three jobs?

  • Q : Over-or underapplied overhead to cost of goods sold....
    Accounting Basics :

    Prepare the adjusting entry to allocate any over- or underapplied overhead to Cost of Goods Sold.

  • Q : Determine winstons filing status....
    Accounting Basics :

    In each of the following independent situations, determine Winston's filing status for 2012 and why. Winston is NOT married. These 5 situations either fall into the categories of Single Taxpayers, M

  • Q : Actual investment contribution....
    Accounting Basics :

    Maximum allowable IRA contribution assuming that he is not able to make the actual investment contribution until February 23, 2012.

  • Q : Historical cost accounting model irrelevant....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem 1: What makes the historical cost accounting model irrelevant and what alternative model should we look at?

  • Q : Financial-tax annual accounting period....
    Accounting Basics :

    Wilson Corporation currently uses the calendar year as its financial and tax annual accounting period. Management wishes to changes this to a fiscal year beginning October 1st and going through Sept

  • Q : Annual inventory reconciliations....
    Accounting Basics :

    What can auditors do to verify inventory levels and that no fraudulent activity is occurring between annual inventory reconciliations?

  • Q : Wholly-owned subsidiary....
    Accounting Basics :

    Identify the given transactions: 1. C Inc. distributes all stock in its wholly-owned subsidiary, B Inc. to its shareholders.

  • Q : Example of a significant accounting estimate....
    Accounting Basics :

    What is an example of a significant accounting estimate? What is the importance of these estimates? How do ethics play into the decision-making process? Which financial statements include significan

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