Question: Herring Wholesale Company has a defined benefit

> We report most changes in accounting principle retrospectively. Describe this general way of recording and reporting changes in accounting principle.

> Is an investment in Treasury bills always classified as a cash equivalent? Explain.

> Alcoa is the world’s leading producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina. The following is a press release from the company: ALCOA ANNOUNCES 33% INCREASE IN BASE DIVIDEND, 2-FOR-I STOCK SPLIT PITTSBURGH—Alcoa today announced that its B

> Titan Networking became a public company through an IPO (initial public offering) two weeks ago. You are looking forward to the challenges of being assistant controller for a publicly owned corporation. One such challenge came in the form of a memo in th

> The shareholders’ equity portion of the balance sheet of Sessel’s Department Stores, Inc., a large regional specialty retailer, is as follows: Disclosures elsewhere in Sessel’s annual report reveale

> Ray Dolby started Dolby Laboratories and since then has been a leader in the entertainment industry and consumer electronics. Closely held since its founding in 1965, Dolby decided to go public. Here’s an AP news report: DOLBY’S IPO EXPECTED TO PLAY SWEE

> AGF Foods Company is a large, primarily domestic, consumer Foods Company involved in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of a variety of food products. Industry averages are derived from Troy’s The Almanac of Business and Industrial

> You are the newest member of the staff of Brinks & Company, a medium-size investment management firm. You are supervised by Les Kramer, an employee of two years. Les has a reputation as being technically sound but has a noticeable gap in his accounting e

> An unsettled question in accounting for stock is this: Should preferred stock be recognized as a liability, or should it be considered equity? Under International Financial Reporting Standards, preferred stock (preference shares) often is reported as deb

> The current conceptual distinction between liabilities and equity defines liabilities independently of assets and equity, with equity defined as a residual amount. The present proliferation of financial instruments that combine features of both debt and

> The following is a news item reported by Reuters: WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters)—Wright Medical Group, a maker of reconstructive implants for knees and hips, on Tuesday filed to sell 3 million shares of common stock. In a filing with the U.S. Securities an

> Bricker Graphics is a privately held company specializing in package labels. Representatives of the firm have just returned from Switzerland, where a Swiss firm is manufacturing a custom-made high speed, color labeling machine. Confidence is high that th

> The statement of cash flows provides a list of all the cash inflows and cash outflows during the reporting period. To make the list more informative, the cash flows are classified according to the nature of the activities that create the cash flows. What

> For accounting purposes, we classify accounting changes into three categories. What are they? Provide a short description of each.

> The shareholders’ equity section of the balance sheet of TNL Systems Inc. included the following accounts at December 31, 2017: Shareholders’ Equity _________________________ ($ in millions) Common stock, 240 million shares at $1 par ………………………………………… $ 2

> Part A During its first year of operations, the McCollum Corporation entered into the following transactions relating to shareholders’ equity. The corporation was authorized to issue 100 million common shares, $1 par per share. Require

> A new CEO was hired to revive the floundering Champion Chemical Corporation. The company had endured operating losses for several years, but confidence was emerging that better times were ahead. The board of directors and shareholders approved a quasi re

> Part A In late 2017, the Nicklaus Corporation was formed. The corporate charter authorizes the issuance of 5,000,000 shares of common stock carrying a $1 par value, and 1,000,000 shares of $5 par value, noncumulative, nonparticipating preferred stock. On

> Ellis Transport Company acquired 1.2 million shares of stock in L&K Corporation at $44 per share. They are classified by Ellis as “available for sale.” Ellis sold 200,000 shares at $46, received a 10% stock dividend, and then later in the year sold anoth

> Indicate by letter whether each of the transactions listed below increases (I), decreases (D), or has no effect (N) on retained earnings. Assume the shareholders’ equity of the transacting company includes only common stock, paid-in capital—excess of par

> The shareholders’ equity of Kramer Industries includes the data shown below. During 2019, cash dividends of $150 million were declared. Dividends were not declared in 2017 or 2018. ???????______________________________($ in millions) Common stock …………………

> During its first year of operations, Cupola Fan Corporation issued 30,000 of $1 par Class B shares for $385,000 on June 30, 2018. Share issue costs were $1,500. One year from the issue date (July 1, 2019), the corporation retired 10% of the shares for $3

> The following is a portion of the Statement of Shareholders’ Equity from Cisco Systems’ January 23, 2016, quarterly report. Required: 1. What is the purpose of the statement of shareholders’ equity?

> Hanmi Financial Corporation is the parent company of Hanmi Bank. The company’s stock split was announced in the following wire: LOS ANGELES Jan. 20 BUSINESS WIRE —Hanmi Financial Corporation (Nasdaq), announced that the Board of Directors has approved a

> Indicate by letter whether each of the items listed below most likely is reported in the income statement as Net Income (NI) or in the statement of comprehensive income as Other Comprehensive Income (OCI). __________________Items____________________ ____

> Suppose the error described in the previous question is not discovered until six years later. What action will the discovery of this error require? In the previous question What action is required when it is discovered that a five-year insurance premium

> The FASB Accounting Standards Codification represents the single source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Required: 1. Obtain the relevant authoritative literature on stock compensation using the FASB Accounting Standards C

> Comparative statements of shareholders’ equity for Anaconda International Corporation were reported as follows for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2018, 2019, and 2020. Required: 1. Infer from the statements the events and transa

> Listed below are the transactions that affected the shareholders’ equity of Branch-Rickie Corporation during the period 2018–2020. At December 31, 2017, the corporation’s accounts included: ____________________________________($ in thousands) Common stoc

> Target Corporation prepares its financial statements according to U.S. GAAP. Target’s financial statements and disclosure notes for the year ended January 30, 2016, are available in Connect. This material is also available under the Investor Relations li

> Air France–KLM (AF), a Franco-Dutch company, prepares its financial statements according to International Financial Reporting Standards. AF’s financial statements and disclosure notes for the year ended December 31, 2015, are provided in Connect. This ma

> Locate the 2015 financial statements and related disclosure notes of FedEx Corporation. You can locate the report online at www.fedex.com. Required: 1. From the information provided in the statement of cash flows, explain what allows FedEx Corporation t

> You are a loan officer for First Benevolent Bank. You have an uneasy feeling as you examine a loan application from Daring Corporation. The application included the following financial statements. DARING CORPORATION Income Statement For the Year Ended D

> “Why can’t we pay our shareholders a dividend?” shouted your new boss. “This income statement you prepared for me says we earned $5 million in our first half-year!” You were hired last month as the chief accountant for Enigma Corporation, which was organ

> Companies are required to transfer “other comprehensive income” each period to shareholders’ equity. The FASB Accounting Standards Codification represents the single source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Required: 1. Obt

> Given sales revenue of $200,000, how can it be determined whether or not $200,000 cash was received from customers?

> What is the purpose of the “changes” columns of a spreadsheet to prepare a statement of cash flows?

> Perhaps the most noteworthy item reported on an income statement is net income—the amount by which revenues exceed expenses. The most noteworthy item reported on a statement of cash flows is not the amount of net cash flows. Explain.

> The shareholders’ equity of Core Technologies Company on June 30, 2017, included the following: Common stock, $1 par; authorized, 8 million shares; issued and outstanding, 3 million shares ???…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. $ 3,000,000 Paid-i

> Magnetic-Optical Corporation offers a variety of share-based compensation plans to employees. Under its restricted stock unit plan, the company on January 1, 2018, granted restricted stock units (RSUs) representing 4 million of its $1 par common shares t

> Borner Communications’ articles of incorporation authorized the issuance of 130 million common shares. The transactions described below effected changes in Borner’s outstanding shares. Prior to the transactions, Borner’s shareholders’ equity included the

> The following is from the 2018 annual report of Kaufman Chemicals, Inc.: Kaufman reports accumulated other comprehensive income in its balance sheet as a component of shareholders’ equity as follows: Required: 1. What is comprehensi

> Refer to the financial statements and related disclosure notes of Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com). Required: 1. What type of pension plan does Microsoft sponsor for its employees? Explain. 2. Who bears the “risk” of factors that might reduce r

> LGD Consulting is a medium-sized provider of environmental engineering services. The corporation sponsors a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. Alan Barlow, a new employee and participant in the pension plan, obtained a copy of the 2018 financ

> I only get one shot at this?” you wonder aloud. Mrs. Montgomery, human resources manager at Covington State University, has just explained that newly hired assistant professors must choose between two retirement plan options. â&#1

> Macy’s, Inc., operates about 840 Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s department stores and furniture galleries in 45 states and U.S. territories as well as Bloomingdale’s Outlet stores, macys.com, and bloomingdales.com. Refer to the financial statements for the ye

> While doing some online research concerning a possible investment you come across an article that mentions in passing that a representative of Morgan Stanley had indicated that a company’s pension plan had benefited its reported earnings. Curiosity pique

> A partially completed pension spreadsheet showing the relationships among the elements that constitute Carney, Inc., defined benefit pension plan follows. Six years earlier, Carney revised its pension formula and recalculated benefits earned by employees

> Pension plan assets were $100 million at the beginning of the year and $104 million at the end of the year. At the end of the year, retiree benefits paid by the trustee were $6 million and cash invested in the pension fund was $7 million. What was the pe

> J-Matt, Inc., had pretax accounting income of $291,000 and taxable income of $300,000 in 2018. The only difference between accounting and taxable income is estimated product warranty costs for sales this year. Warranty payments are expected to be in equa

> Charles Rubin is a 30-year employee of Amalgamated Motors. Charles was pleased with recent negotiations between his employer and the United Auto Workers. Among other favorable provisions of the new agreement, the pact also includes a 14% increase in pens

> Refer to the 2015 financial statements and related disclosure notes of FedEx Corporation. The financial statements can be found at the company’s website (www.fedex.com). Required: 1. What pension and other postretirement benefit plans does FedEx sponsor

> What are the components that might be included in the calculation of net pension cost recognized for a period by an employer sponsoring a defined benefit pension plan?

> Stanley-Morgan Industries adopted a defined benefit pension plan on April 12, 2018. The provisions of the plan were not made retroactive to prior years. A local bank, engaged as trustee for the plan assets, expects plan assets to earn a 10% rate of retur

> Sachs Brands defined benefit pension plan specifies annual retirement benefits equal to: 1.6% × service year’s × final year’s salary, payable at the end of each year. Angela Davenport was hired by Sachs at the beginning of 2004 and is expected to retire

> Sachs Brands defined benefit pension plan specifies annual retirement benefits equal to: 1.6% × service year’s × final year’s salary, payable at the end of each year. Angela Davenport was hired by Sachs at the beginning of 2004 and is expected to retire

> Sachs Brands defined benefit pension plan specifies annual retirement benefits equal to: 1.6% × service year’s × final year’s salary, payable at the end of each year. Angela Davenport was hired by Sachs at the beginning of 2004 and is expected to retire

> Sachs Brands defined benefit pension plan specifies annual retirement benefits equal to: 1.6% × service year’s × final year’s salary, payable at the end of each year. Angela Davenport was hired by Sachs at the beginning of 2004 and is expected to retire

> Sachs Brands defined benefit pension plan specifies annual retirement benefits equal to: 1.6% × service year’s × final year’s salary, payable at the end of each year. Angela Davenport was hired by Sachs at the beginning of 2004 and is expected to retire

> Office Depot, Inc. is a leading global provider of products, services, and solutions for workplaces. The following is an excerpt from a disclosure note in the company’s annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015: Requir

> The information below pertains to the retiree health care plan of Thompson Technologies: Thompson began funding the plan in 2018 with a contribution of $127,000 to the benefit fund at the end of the year. Retirees were paid $52,000. The actuaryâ&

> Pension plan assets were $80 million at the beginning of the year and $83 million at the end of the year. The return on plan assets was 5%. At the end of the year, cash invested in the pension fund was $7 million. What was the amount of the retiree benef

> Air France–KLM (AF), a Franco-Dutch company, prepares its financial statements according to International Financial Reporting Standards. AF’s financial statements and disclosure notes for the year ended December 31, 2015, are available in Connect. This m

> Stockton Labeling Company has a retiree health care plan. Employees become fully eligible for benefits after working for the company eight years. Stockton hired Misty Newburn on January 1, 2018. As of the end of 2018, the actuary estimates the total net

> Century-Fox Corporation’s employees are eligible for postretirement health care benefits after both being employed at the end of the year in which age 60 is attained and having worked 20 years. Jason Snyder was hired at the end of 1995

> Shannon Polymers uses straight-line depreciation for financial reporting purposes for equipment costing $800,000 and with an expected useful life of four years and no residual value. For tax purposes, the deduction is 40%, 30%, 20%, and 10% in those year

> Reproduced below are the journal entries related to Illustration 17–12 in this chapter that Global Communications used to record its pension expense and funding in 2018 and the new gain and loss that occurred that year. To focus on the

> Actuary and trustee reports indicate the following changes in the PBO and plan assets of Lakeside Cable during 2018: Prior service cost at Jan. 1, 2018, from plan amendment at the beginning of 2016 (amortization: $4 million per year) â€&brvbar

> The following pension-related data pertain to Metro Recreation’s noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan for 2018 ($ in thousands): Required: Prepare a pension spreadsheet that shows the relationships among the various pension b

> The funded status of Hilton Paneling Inc.’s defined benefit pension plan and the balances in prior service cost and the net gain–pensions, are given below ($ in thousands): Retirees were paid $270,000, and the employ

> Lewis Industries adopted a defined benefit pension plan on January 1, 2018. By making the provisions of the plan retroactive to prior years, Lewis incurred a prior service cost of $2 million. The prior service cost was funded immediately by a $2 million

> The Kollar Company has a defined benefit pension plan. Pension information concerning the fiscal years 2018 and 2019 are presented below ($ in millions): Information Provided by Pension Plan Actuary: a. Projected benefit obligation as of December 31, 201

> Refer to the situation described in P 17–10. Assume Electronic Distribution prepares its financial statements according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Also assume that 10% is the current interest rate on high-quality corporate bon

> Target Corporation prepares its financial statements according to U.S. GAAP. Target’s financial statements and disclosure notes for the year ended January 30, 2016, are available in Connect. This material also is available under the Investor Relations li

> Pension plan assets were $80 million at the beginning of the year. The return on plan assets was 5%. At the end of the year, retiree benefits paid by the trustee were $6 million and cash invested in the pension fund was $7 million. What was the amount of

> Electronic Distribution has a defined benefit pension plan. Characteristics of the plan during 2018 are as follows: __________________________________ ($ in millions) PBO balance, January 1 …………………………………………………… $480 Plan assets balance, January 1 …………………

> U.S. Metallurgical Inc. reported the following balances in its financial statements and disclosure notes at December 31, 2017. Plan assets ……………………………………………. $400,000 Projected benefit obligation ……………………... 320,000 U.S.M.’s actuary determined that 2018

> Pension data for Barry Financial Services Inc. include the following: ____________________________($ in thousands) Discount rate, 7% Expected return on plan assets, 10% Actual return on plan assets, 9% Service cost, 2018 ………………………………………………………….. $ 310 Ja

> IFRS and U.S. GAAP follow similar approaches to accounting for taxation. Nevertheless, differences in reported amounts for deferred taxes are among the most frequent between IFRS and U.S. GAAP. Why?

> Abbott and Abbott has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. At December 31, 2018, Abbott and Abbott received the following information: Projected Benefit Obligation ______($ in millions) Balance, January 1 ……………………………………………. $120 Service cost

> Refer to the situation described in E 17–8. In E 17–8 Pension data for Sterling Properties include the following: _____________________________________($ in thousands) Service cost, 2018 ………………………………………………………………………………. $112 Projected benefit obligation,

> Pension data for Sterling Properties include the following: _____________________________________($ in thousands) Service cost, 2018 ………………………………………………………………………………. $112 Projected benefit obligation, January 1, 2018 ………………………………………… 850 Plan assets (fair

> Pension data for Fahy Transportation Inc. include the following: ______________________________________($ in millions) Discount rate, 7% Expected return on plan assets, 10% Actual return on plan assets, 11% Projected benefit obligation, January 1 …………………

> Pension data for Millington Enterprises include the following: _________________________________________($ in millions) Discount rate, 10% Projected benefit obligation, January 1 ………………………………………………….. $360 Projected benefit obligation, December 31 ………………

> Kroger Co. is one of the largest retail food companies in the United States as measured by total annual sales. The Kroger Co. operates supermarkets, convenience stores, and manufactures and processes food that its supermarkets sell. Using EDGAR (www.sec.

> The following data relate to Voltaire Company’s defined benefit pension plan: _______________________________________($ in millions) Plan assets at fair value, January 1 …………………………………………………… $600 Expected return on plan assets ……………………………………………………………. 60

> The projected benefit obligation was $80 million at the beginning of the year and $85 million at the end of the year. Service cost for the year was $10 million. At the end of the year, pension benefits paid by the trustee were $6 million. The actuary’s d

> Harrison Forklift’s pension expense includes a service cost of $10 million. Harrison began the year with a pension liability of $28 million (underfunded pension plan). Required: Prepare the appropriate general journal entries to record Harrison’s pensio

> Indicate by letter whether each of the events listed below increases (I), decreases (D), or has no effect (N) on an employer’s periodic pension expense in the year the event occurs. Events _____ 1. Interest cost _____ 2. Amortization of prior service cos

> On January 1, 2018, Burleson Corporation’s projected benefit obligation was $30 million. During 2018, pension benefits paid by the trustee were $4 million. Service cost for 2018 is $12 million. Pension plan assets (at fair value) increased during 2018 by

> Indicate by letter whether each of the events listed below increases (I), decreases (D), or has no effect (N) on an employer’s projected benefit obligation. Events _____ 1. Interest cost _____ 2. Amortization of prior service cost _____ 3. A decrease in

> What is intraperiod tax allocation?

> Access the FASB Accounting Standards Codification at the FASB website (www.fasb.org). Determine the specific citation for accounting for each of the following items: 1. The disclosure required in the notes to the financial statements for pension plan ass

> When a company sponsors a postretirement benefit plan other than a pension plan, benefits typically are not earned by employees on the basis of a formula, so assigning the service cost to specific periods is more difficult. The FASB Accounting Standards

> Frazier Refrigeration amended its defined benefit pension plan on December 31, 2018, to increase retirement benefits earned with each service year. The consulting actuary estimated the prior service cost incurred by making the amendment retroactive to pr

> Access the 2015 financial statements and related disclosure notes of Ford Motor Company from its website at corporate.ford.com. Required: 1. In Note 21, find Ford’s net deferred tax asset or liability. What is that number? 2. Does Ford show a valuation

> Southeast Technology provides postretirement health care benefits to employees. On January 1, 2018, the following plan-related data were available: _______________________________________________($ in thousands) Prior service cost—originated in 2013 …………

> Gorky-Park Corporation provides postretirement health care benefits to employees who provide at least 12 years of service and reach age 62 while in service. On January 1, 2018, the following plan-related data were available: _____________________________

> Differentiate between the accumulated benefit obligation and the projected benefit obligation.

> Cahal-Michael Company has a postretirement health care benefit plan. On January 1, 2018, the following plan-related data were available: _______________________________________________($ in thousands) Net loss—AOCI …………………………………………………………………………………….………………