Questions from Intermediate Accounting


Q: General Tools is seeking ways to maintain and improve cash balances.

General Tools is seeking ways to maintain and improve cash balances. As company controller, you have proposed the sale and leaseback of much of the company’s equipment. As seller-lessee, General Tools...

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Q: Security Devices Inc. (SDI) needs additional office space to

Security Devices Inc. (SDI) needs additional office space to accommodate expansion. SDI wants to avoid income statement effects that would disrupt its attempts to “smooth” income over time. Required:...

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Q: The following is a portion of the balance sheets of Macy’s,

The following is a portion of the balance sheets of Macy’s, Inc. for the years ended January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016: Required: 1. What is Macy’s debt to equi...

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Q: Russell-James Corporation is a diversified consumer products company. During

Russell-James Corporation is a diversified consumer products company. During 2021, Russell-James discontinued its line of cosmetics, which constituted discontinued operations for financial reporting p...

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Q: Refer to the situation described in BE 6–33. Assume

Refer to the situation described in BE 6–33. Assume that the building was completed during the second year, and construction costs incurred during the second year were $10 million. How much revenue an...

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Q: Williams-Santana Inc. is a manufacturer of high-tech

Williams-Santana Inc. is a manufacturer of high-tech industrial parts that was started in 2007 by two talented engineers with little business training. In 2021, the company was acquired by one of its...

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Q: The date is November 15, 2017. You are the new

The date is November 15, 2017. You are the new controller for Engineered Solutions. The company treasurer, Randy Patey, believes that as a result of pending legislation, the currently enacted 40% inco...

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Q: The income tax disclosure note accompanying the January 31, 2017,

The income tax disclosure note accompanying the January 31, 2017, financial statements of Walmart is reproduced below: Required: 1. Focusing on only the first part of Note 9, relating current, deferre...

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Q: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) maintains an information site on

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) maintains an information site on the Internet that provides tax information and services. Among those services is a server for publications and forms which allows a...

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Q: Access the 2016 financial statements and related disclosure notes of Ford Motor

Access the 2016 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...

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