Accounting Assignment
This assignment will allow you to become familiar with the
FASB Accounting Standards Code (ASC).
Follow these instructions to gain access to the Codification:
1. Navigate to aaahq org website
Enter User ID: aaa51369
Password: SY4Hc5t
2. Accept the terms and conditions of site usage.
Prepare responses after reading the following 2 exercises.
Provide Codification references for your responses.
Exercise #1:
Blue Knight Company is planning to invest in 5-year revenue bonds issued by the county and in in stock of one of its suppliers, Sparrow Company. Sparrow's shares trade in the over the counter market. The company wants you to conduct some research on accounting for these investments.Since the Sparrow shares do not trade on one of the large markets, Blue Knight argues that the fair value is not readily available.
a. According to the authoritative literature, when is the fair value of a security readily available?
b. How is an impairment of a security accounted for?
To avoid volatility in the financials due to fair value adjustments, Blue Knight debated whether the bond investments could be classified as held to maturity. Blue Knight is pretty sure that it will hold the bonds for 5 years.
c. How close to maturity could Blue Knight sell an investment and still classify it as "Held to Maturity"?
d. What disclosures must be made for any sale or transfer from securities classified as "Held to Maturity"?
Exercise #2:
A. Access the glossary ("Master Glossary") to answer the following:
1. What is the definition of "basic earnings per share"?
2. What is "dilution"?
3. What is a "warrant"?
4. What is a "grant date"?
B. For how many periods must a company present EPS data?
C. For each period that an income statement is presented, what must a company disclose about its EPS?
D. If a company's outstanding shares are increased through a stock dividend or a stock split, how would that alter the presentation of its EPS data?
Provide Codification references for all responses.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.