Question & Answer

The following information was taken from the records of Roland Carlson Inc. for the year 2014. Income tax applicable to income from continuing operations $187,000; income tax applicable to loss on discontinued operations $25,500; income tax applicable to extraordinary gain $32,300; income tax applicable to extraordinary loss $20,400; and unrealized holding gain on availablefor- sale securities $15,000. Extraordinary gain $ 95,000 Cash dividends declared $ 150,000 Loss on discontinued operations 75,000 Retained earnings January 1, 2014 600,000 Administrative expenses 240,000 Cost of goods sold 850,000 Rent revenue 40,000 Selling expenses 300,000 Extraordinary loss 60,000 Sales revenue 1,900,000 Shares outstanding during 2014 were 100,000. Instructions (a) Prepare a single-step income statement. (b) Prepare a comprehensive income statement for 2014, using the two statement format. (c) Prepare a retained earnings statement for 2014.

Columbia Sportswear Company acquired a trademark that is helpful in distinguishing one of its new products. The trademark is renewable every 10 years at minimal cost. All evidence indicates that this trademarked product will generate cash flows for an indefinite period of time. How should this trademark be amortized?

Madrasah Corporation issued its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014, on March 10, 2015. The following events took place early in 2015. (a) On January 10, 10,000 shares of $5 par value common stock were issued at $66 per share. (b) On March 1, Madrasah determined after negotiations with the Internal Revenue Service that income taxes payable for 2014 should be $1,270,000. At December 31, 2014, income taxes payable were recorded at $1,100,000. Instructions Discuss how the preceding post-balance-sheet events should be reflected in the 2014 financial statements.

Describe how a country’s laws can influence the degree of its financial market liquidity. (LO3)

What is resistance-projection welding?

How does a shareholder create debt basis in an S corporation?  How is debt basis similar and dissimilar to stock basis?

On January 1, 2013, Locke Company, a small machine-tool manufacturer, acquired for $1,260,000 a piece of new industrial equipment. The new equipment had a useful life of 5 years, and the salvage value was estimated to be $60,000. Locke estimates that the new equipment can produce 12,000 machine tools in its first year. It estimates that production will decline by 1,000 units per year over the remaining useful life of the equipment. The following depreciation methods may be used: (1) straight-line, (2) double-declining-balance, (3) sum-of-the-years’-digits, and (4) units-of-output. For tax purposes, the class life is 7 years. Use the MACRS tables for computing depreciation. Instructions (a) Which depreciation method would maximize net income for financial statement reporting for the 3-year period ending December 31, 2015? Prepare a schedule showing the amount of accumulated depreciation at December 31, 2015, under the method selected. Ignore present value, income tax, and deferred income tax considerations. (b) Which depreciation method (MACRS or optional straight-line) would minimize net income for income tax reporting for the 3-year period ending December 31, 2015? Determine the amount of accumulated depreciation at December 31, 2015. Ignore present value considerations.

Where can authoritative IFRS related to the accounting for leases be found?

Name some of the important chemical cleaning methods.

A composite has a matrix of polyester with Kevlar-29 fibers. The volume fractions of polyester and Kevlar are 60% and 40%, respectively. The Kevlar fibers have a modulus of elasticity of 60 GPa in the longitudinal direction and 3 GPa in the transverse direction. The polyester matrix has a modulus of elasticity of 5.6 GPa in both directions. (a) Determine the modulus of elasticity for the composite in the longitudinal direction. (b) Determine the modulus of elasticity in the transverse direction

Terry was ill for three months and missed work during this period. During the illness, Terry received $4,500 in sick pay from a disability insurance policy. What amounts are included in Terry’s gross income under the following independent circumstances?

What are the limitations of scanning tunneling microscope in nanofabrication that inhibit its commercial application?

Explain how economic growth affects the valuation of a stock. (LO3)

Are all such agreements necessarily against the interests of consumers?

three factors that determine whether a taxpayer is required to file a tax return.

Garfield Company purchased, as a held-to-maturity investment, $80,000 of the 9%, 5-year bonds of Chester Corporation for $74,086, which provides an 11% return. Prepare Garfield’s journal entries for (a) the purchase of the investment, and (b) the receipt of annual interest and discount amortization. Assume effective-interest amortization is used.

How can the interaction of the multiplier and accelerator explain cyclical fluctuations in national income?

Explain the conditions that led to the debt crisis in Greece. (LO3)

: Explain the relationship between goals and plans and the types of goals an organization should have.

Nadal Inc. has two temporary differences at the end of 2013. The first difference stems from installment sales, and the second one results from the accrual of a loss contingency. Nadal’s accounting department has developed a schedule of future taxable and deductible amounts related to these temporary differences as follows. 2014 2015 2016 2017 Taxable amounts $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $80,000 Deductible amounts (15,000) (19,000) $40,000 $35,000 $41,000 $80,000 As of the beginning of 2013, the enacted tax rate is 34% for 2013 and 2014, and 38% for 2015–2018. At the beginning of 2013, the company had no deferred income taxes on its balance sheet. Taxable income for 2013 is $500,000. Taxable income is expected in all future years. Instructions (a) Prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2013. (b) Indicate how deferred income taxes would be classified on the balance sheet at the end of 2013.

Under what conditions will a partner recognize loss in a liquidating distribution?

Explain how the credit risk of finance companies differs from that of other lending financial institutions. (LO5)

What is tunneling, as referred to in the scanning tunneling microscope?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of having an individual’s   remuneration linked to performance outcomes?             (LO4 and 5)

Jessica’s friend Zachary once stated that he couldn’t understand why someone would take a tax course.  Why is this a rather naïve view?