Questions from Financial Accounting


Q: Why don’t we depreciate land? What are land improvements? Why

Why don’t we depreciate land? What are land improvements? Why do we record land and land improvements separately?

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Q: Equipment includes machinery used in manufacturing, computers and other office equipment

Equipment includes machinery used in manufacturing, computers and other office equipment, vehicles, furniture, and fixtures. What costs might we incur to get equipment ready for use?

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Q: Where in the balance sheet do we report natural resources? Provide

Where in the balance sheet do we report natural resources? Provide three examples of natural resource assets.

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Q: Explain how the accounting treatment differs between purchased and internally developed intangible

Explain how the accounting treatment differs between purchased and internally developed intangible assets.

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Q: What are the essential characteristics of liabilities for purposes of financial reporting

What are the essential characteristics of liabilities for purposes of financial reporting?

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Q: Match each of the following types of companies with its definition.

Match each of the following types of companies with its definition.

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Q: Who pays Social Security taxes: the employer, the employee,

Who pays Social Security taxes: the employer, the employee, or both? How is the deduction for Social Security and Medicare (FICA) computed?

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Q: How do retailers like McDonald’s, American Eagle, and Apple Inc

How do retailers like McDonald’s, American Eagle, and Apple Inc. account for the sale of gift cards?

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Q: Sports Illustrated sells magazine subscriptions in advance of their distribution.

Sports Illustrated sells magazine subscriptions in advance of their distribution. (a) What journal entry would the company make at the time it sells subscriptions? (b) What journal entry would the c...

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Q: Like all retailers, Hollister is required to collect sales tax to

Like all retailers, Hollister is required to collect sales tax to be remitted to state and local government authorities. Assume a local store has cash proceeds from sales of $5,325, including $325 in...

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