کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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359370 | 620154 | 2014 | 13 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• We expose students to complex investment transactions.
• We discuss the worldwide importance of investment accounting.
• Students examine variable interest entity literature and its application.
• Students discuss off-balance sheet financing and its implications for financial statements.
This case study exposes students to complex investment transactions. You must document the following: (1) apply the appropriate accounting literature along with its provisions and justify the order of its application; (2) identify and interpret key facts to classify the given investments and relations; (3) discuss the choice of key assumptions that are central to the analysis; (4) interpret the nature of all investment relations with Holdings; discuss all Owner level and below relations; (5) discuss how accounting for varied levels of influence impact the items reported on/off the face of investors' financial statements; (6) from DT's perspective, discuss the potential positives and negatives of its arrangement with Owner with respect to Holdings; and (7) after analyzing additional facts, discuss the nature of the relations of Simon and Herb III with Owner.
Journal: Journal of Accounting Education - Volume 32, Issue 4, December 2014, Pages 58–70