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Financial Accounting: Global Edition

Financial Accounting: Global Edition

Walter T Harrison | Charles Horngren | Bill Thomas | Themin Suwardy

(2013)

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Abstract

For introductory courses in Financial Accounting taught from a more traditional “preparer” approach.

 

Financial Accounting helps students “nail” the accounting cycle!

 

Financial Accounting helps students “nail” the accounting cycle up front in order to increase success and retention later on. The concepts and mechanics students learn in the critical ‘accounting cycle’ chapters are used consistently and repetitively–and with clear-cut details and explanations–throughout the remainder of the text, minimizing confusion.

 

Financial Accounting 9e Global Edition has been fully adapted to include International Financial Reporting Standards throughout, and to include examples of IFRS-compliant companies. 

 

This Global Edition has been edited to include enhancements making it more relevant to students outside the United States.


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Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Cover cover
Contents xi
“I get it!” xvii
Hallmark Features xviii
New to the Ninth Edition xxii
Students Will “Get It” Anytime, Anywhere with the Student Learning System! xxiv
Student Resources xxvi
Instructor Resources xxvii
Acknowledgments xxviii
Accounting Careers: Much More Than Counting Things xxxi
1 Conceptual Framework and Financial Statements 1
SPOTLIGHT: Samsung Electronics 1
BUSINESS DECISIONS 3
ACCOUNTING IS THE LANGUAGE OF BUSINESS 3
Two Perspectives of Accounting: Financial Accounting and Management Accounting 5
Organizing a Business 5
Accounting Standards 7
THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK 8
Why is Financial Reporting Important? 9
Who are the Users of Accounting Information? 10
What Makes Accounting Information Useful? 11
What Constraints do We Face in Providing Useful Information? 12
What are Our Assumptions in Financial Reporting? 13
What Exactly are We Accounting for? 13
THE ACCOUNTING EQUATIONS 14
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 16
The Income Statement Shows a Company’s Financial Performance 17
The Statement of Changes in Equity Shows a Company’s Transactions with its Owners 19
The Balance Sheet Shows a Company’s Financial Position 21
THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS SHOWS A COMPANY’S CASH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS 24
RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 25
ETHICS IN BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTING DECISIONS 27
END-OF-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 30
Demo Doc 56
2 Recording Business Transactions 61
SPOTLIGHT: De Beers 61
TRANSACTIONS 62
KEEPING TRACK OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT ITEMS 63
Assets 64
Liabilities 64
Equity 65
ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS 66
Transactions and Financial Statements 71
MID-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 74
DOUBLE-ENTRY ACCOUNTING 76
The T-Account 76
Increases and Decreases in the Accounts: The Rules of Debit and Credit 76
Additional Shareholders’ Equity Accounts: Income and Expenses 78
RECORDING TRANSACTIONS 79
Copying Information (Posting) from the Journal to the Ledger 80
The Flow of Accounting Data 81
Accounts After Posting to the Ledger 86
THE TRIAL BALANCE 87
Analyzing Accounts 87
Correcting Accounting Errors 88
Chart of Accounts 89
The Normal Balance of an Account 90
Account Formats 90
Analyzing Transactions Using Only T-Accounts 91
END-OF-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 93
Demo Doc 123
3 Accrual Accounting 137
SPOTLIGHT: Richemont 137
ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING VERSUS CASH BASIS ACCOUNTING 140
Accrual Accounting and Cash Flows 141
The Time-Period Concept 142
The Revenue Recognition Principle 142
The Matching Concept 144
ETHICS IN BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTING DECISIONS 146
MID-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 147
UPDATING THE ACCOUNTS: THE ADJUSTING PROCESS 150
Which Accounts Need to Be Updated (Adjusted)? 150
Categories of Adjusting Entries 151
Prepaid Expenses 152
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment 155
Accrued Expenses 158
Accrued Revenues 159
Unearned Revenues 160
Summary of the Adjusting Process 162
The Adjusted Trial Balance 164
PREPARING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 165
Which Accounts Need to be Closed? 167
END-OF-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 170
Demo Doc 206
4 Presentation of Financial Statements 219
SPOTLIGHT: BASF 219
ANNUAL REPORTS AS A COMMUNICATION TOOL 220
Substance Over Style 222
Obtaining Annual Reports 222
Typical Structure of an Annual Report 224
Corporate Information 224
Analysis and Commentaries 226
Other Statements and Disclosures 227
Financial Statements 228
GENERAL PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS 231
Complete Set of Financial Statements 231
Fair Presentation and Compliance with IFRS 232
Going Concern 232
Accrual Basis of Accounting 232
Materiality and Aggregation 233
Offsetting 235
Frequency of Reporting 235
Comparative Information 235
Consistency of Presentation 236
MID-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 237
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 238
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 241
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 245
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 248
END-OF-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 250
5 Internal Control, Cash, and Receivables 269
SPOTLIGHT: Nestlé 269
FRAUD AND ITS IMPACT 271
Ethics in Business and Accounting Decisions 275
INTERNAL CONTROL 275
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) 276
INTERNAL CONTROL PROCEDURES 279
Smart Hiring Practices and Separation of Duties 279
Comparisons and Compliance Monitoring 279
Adequate Records 280
Limited Access 280
Proper Approvals 281
Information Technology 281
Internal Controls for e-Commerce 282
The Limitations of Internal Control—Costs and Benefits 283
INTERNAL CONTROL OVER CASH RECEIPTS 283
Cash Receipts Over the Counter 283
Cash Receipts by Mail 285
INTERNAL CONTROL OVER CASH PAYMENTS 285
Controls Over Payments by Cheque 286
USING A BANK ACCOUNT AS A CONTROL PROCEDURE 288
Preparing the Bank Reconciliation 291
Online Banking 293
MID-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 296
USING A BUDGET TO MANAGE CASH 298
Reporting Cash on the Balance Sheet 299
ACCOUNTS AND NOTES RECEIVABLE 299
Types of Receivables 299
Internal Controls Over Cash Collections on Account 300
How Do We Manage the Risk of Not Collecting? 301
ACCOUNTING FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE RECEIVABLES 302
Allowance Method 303
Direct Write-Off Method 309
Computing Cash Collections from Customers 310
NOTES RECEIVABLE 310
Accounting for Notes Receivable 311
HOW TO SPEED UP CASH FLOW 313
Credit Card or Bankcard Sales 314
Selling (Factoring) Receivables 314
USING TWO KEY RATIOS TO MAKE DECISIONS 315
Current Ratio 315
Receivable Turnover and Collection Period 316
END-OF-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 318
6 Inventory and Merchandizing Operations 353
SPOTLIGHT: Inditex 353
INVENTORY AND RETAILING OPERATIONS 355
Sale Price vs. Cost of Inventory 357
INVENTORY-RELATED TRANSACTIONS UNDER THE PERPETUAL SYSTEM 358
Inventory Systems 358
Recording Transactions in the Perpetual System 359
INVENTORY COSTING METHODS 362
Effects of FIFO, LIFO and Average Cost on Cost of Goods Sold, Gross Profit, and Ending Inventory 366
Comparison of the Inventory Methods 367
MID-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 368
OTHER INVENTORY ISSUES 370
Comparability as an Enhancing Qualitative Characteristic 370
Why is LIFO not allowed under IFRS? 370
Net Realizable Value 371
Analyzing Financial Statements 373
Using the Cost-of-Goods-Sold Model 375
Estimating Inventory by the Gross Profit Method 376
Detailed Income Statement 377
Effects of Inventory Errors 378
COOKING THE BOOKS with Inventory: Crazy Eddie 379
END-OF-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 381
APPENDIX 6A Accounting for Inventory in the Periodic System 411
7 PPE and Intangibles 417
SPOTLIGHT: Dairy Farm 417
TYPES OF NON-CURRENT ASSETS 419
Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) 419
Intangible Assets 420
Other Non-Current Assets 421
INITIAL RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF PPE 422
Recognition of PPE and Intangible Assets 422
Measurement of PPE on Initial Recognition 422
Land and Land Improvements 423
Buildings, Machinery, and Equipment 424
Lump-Sum (or Basket) Purchases of Assets 425
Subsequent Costs 426
COOKING THE BOOKS by Improper Capitalization: WorldCom 428
ALLOCATING DEPRECIATION ON PPE 429
How to Allocate Depreciation 430
Depreciation Methods 431
Comparing Depreciation Methods 435
Choosing a Depreciation Method 436
MID-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 436
OTHER ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING FOR PPE 438
Depreciation for Tax Purposes 438
Depreciation for Partial Years 439
Changes in Estimates of Useful Lives or Residual Values 440
COOKING THE BOOKS Through Depreciation: Waste Management 441
Impairment of PPE 442
Measurement Subsequent to Initial Recognition 443
Using Fully Depreciated Assets 444
ACCOUNTING FOR DISPOSAL OF PPE 444
T-Accounts for Analyzing PPE Transactions 447
ACCOUNTING FOR NATURAL RESOURCES 448
ACCOUNTING FOR INTANGIBLE ASSETS 449
Accounting for Specific Intangibles 449
Accounting for the Impairment of an Intangible Asset 452
Accounting for Research and Development Costs 452
REPORTING PPE TRANSACTIONS ON THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 453
Analyzing Financial Statements 454
END-OF-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 456
8 Investments and International Operations 481
SPOTLIGHT: Vivendi 481
INVESTMENTS: AN OVERVIEW 483
Reporting Investments on the Balance Sheet 484
FINANCIAL ASSET INVESTMENTS 486
Trading Securities 487
Loans and Receivables 489
Held-to-maturity 490
Available-for-Sale Investments 491
Summary of Financial Assets Recognition and Measurements 494
EQUITY-METHOD INVESTMENTS 494
CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES 497
Consolidation Accounting 498
The Consolidated Balance Sheet and the Related Worksheet 498
Goodwill and Non-Controlling Interest 500
Income of a Consolidated Entity 501
COOKING THE BOOKS with Investments and Debt: Enron Corporation 503
MID-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEMS 505
ACCOUNTING FOR INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS 506
Foreign Currencies and Exchange Rates 506
Accounting for Foreign Currency Transactions 507
Reporting Gains and Losses on the Income Statement 509
Should We Hedge Our Foreign-Currency-Transaction Risk? 510
Consolidation of Foreign Subsidiaries 510
Analyzing Financial Statements 512
IMPACT OF INVESTING ACTIVITIES ON THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 513
END-OF-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 514
9 Liabilities 537
SPOTLIGHT: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) 537
LIABILITIES 539
Contingent Liabilities 547
Are All Liabilities Reported in the Balance Sheet? 547
COOKING THE BOOKS with Liabilities: Crazy Eddie, Inc. 548
SUMMARY OF CURRENT LIABILITIES 548
MID-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 549
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES: BONDS 549
Bonds: An Introduction 550
Issuing Bonds Payable at Par (Face Value) 553
Issuing Bonds Payable at a Discount 554
What Is the Interest Expense on These Bonds Payable? 555
Interest Expense on Bonds Issued at a Discount 556
Partial-Period Interest Amounts 559
Issuing Bonds Payable at a Premium 559
The Straight-line Amortization Method: A Quick Way to Measure Interest Expense 562
Should We Retire Bonds Payable Before Their Maturity? 563
Convertible Bonds and Notes 563
LEASES 564
Types of Leases 564
Do Lessees Prefer Operating Leases or Capital Leases? 567
Financing Operations with Bonds or Shares? 568
Debt Ratio 570
The Times-Interest-Earned Ratio 571
REPORTING LIABILITIES 572
Reporting on the Balance Sheet 572
Reporting the Fair Market Value of Long-Term Debt 574
Reporting Financing Activities on the Statement of Cash Flows 575
END-OF-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 576
10 Shareholders’ Equity 605
SPOTLIGHT: L’Occitane 605
WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO ORGANIZE A BUSINESS? 607
ORGANIZING A CORPORATION 609
Shareholders’ Rights 609
Shareholders’ Equity 610
Classes of Shares 611
ISSUING SHARES 614
Ordinary Shares 615
Share Issuance for Other than Cash can Create an Ethical Challenge 617
Preference Shares 618
MID-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 619
AUTHORIZED, ISSUED, AND OUTSTANDING SHARES 620
TREASURY SHARES 621
How is Treasury Share Recorded? 622
Resale of Treasury Shares 623
Issuing Treasury Shares as Compensation 624
Retiring Treasury Shares 624
RETAINED EARNINGS, DIVIDENDS, AND SPLITS 624
Should the Company Declare and Pay Cash Dividends? 625
Cash Dividends 625
Dividends on Preference Shares 626
Dividends on Cumulative and Non-cumulative Preference Shares 627
Share Dividends 627
Stock Splits 628
Summary of the Effects on Assets, Liabilities, and Shareholders’ Equity 629
MEASURING VALUE OF SHARES 630
Market, Redemption, Liquidation, and Book Value 630
Relating Profitability to a Company’s Shares 632
REPORTING SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY TRANSACTIONS 634
Statement of Cash Flows 634
END-OF-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 635
11 The Statement of Cash Flows 671
SPOTLIGHT: Royal Philips Electronics 671
OVERVIEW OF STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 673
How’s Your Cash Flow? Telltale Signs of Financial Difficulty 674
Operating, Investing, and Financing Activities 675
Two Formats for Operating Activities 678
PREPARING CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: INDIRECT METHOD 680
Understanding Reconciliation of Net Income to Cash Flows from Operations 681
EVALUATING CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES 683
PREPARING CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES 686
Completing the Statement of Cash Flows (Indirect CFO) 689
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities 690
MID-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 692
PREPARING CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: DIRECT METHOD 694
Computing Operating Cash Flows by the Direct Method 695
ANALYZING THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 700
Free Cash Flow 701
Cash Realization Ratio 702
Examining Cash Flow Patterns 703
END-OF-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 705
12 Financial Statement Analysis 745
SPOTLIGHT: Vodafone Group plc 745
HOW DOES AN INVESTOR EVALUATE A COMPANY? 747
HORIZONTAL ANALYSIS 748
Illustration: Vodafone 748
Trend Percentages 751
VERTICAL ANALYSIS 752
Illustration: Vodafone 752
BENCHMARKING 754
How Do We Compare One Company to Another? 755
MID-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 756
USING RATIOS TO MAKE BUSINESS DECISIONS 758
Financial Ratios 758
Cash Conversion Cycle 760
Measuring Ability to Pay Current Liabilities 763
Measuring Ability to Pay Debts 764
Measuring Profitability 766
Analyzing Share Investments 769
Putting it All Together 772
Using the Statement of Cash Flows 772
OTHER ISSUES IN FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS 772
Limitations of Ratio Analysis 772
Economic Value Added (EVA®) 773
Red Flags in Financial Statement Analysis 774
END-OF-CHAPTER SUMMARY PROBLEM 776
Appendix A VODAFONE GROUP PLC: ANNUAL REPORT EXCERPTS 811
Appendix B TIME VALUE OF MONEY: FUTURE VALUE AND PRESENT VALUE 824
Appendix C TYPICAL CHARTS OF ACCOUNTS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUSINESSES 836
Appendix D INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS (IFRSS) 838
Glindex 841
Company Index 849