ACC 561 WEEK 2 Accounting Methods
ACC 561 WEEK 2 Accounting Methods
ACC 561 WEEK
2 Accounting Methods
ACC 561 WEEK 2 Accounting Methods
ACC 561 WEEK 2 Accounting Methods
Purpose of Assignment
This week’s activity illustrates the role a company’s accounting
method plays in financial statement reporting. In this assignment, students
evaluate the events occuring in a business setting and determine how to
properly analyze those events to identify the impact on both cash and accrual
accounting methods.
Assignment Steps
Resources: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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Scenario: BizCon, a consulting firm, has
just completed its first year of operations. The company’s sales growth was
explosive. To encourage clients to hire its services, BizCon offered 180-day
financing – meaning its largest customers do not pay for nearly 6 months.
Because BizCon is a new company, its equipment suppliers insist on being paid
cash on delivery. Also, it had to pay up front for 2 years of insurance. At the
end of the year, BizCon owed employees for one full month of salaries, but due
to a cash shortfall, it promised to pay them the first week of next year.
As the senior accountant, the
Chief Financial Officer has asked you to prepare a memo to be sent to management
notifying them of the delayed wage payments.
Prepare the memo in a maximum 700
words including the following information to better outline the situation:
- Explain how cash and accrual accounting differs for each of
the events listed in the above scenario and describe the proper accrual
accounting.
- Assess how at the end of the year, BizCon reported a
favorable net income, yet the company’s management is concerned because
the company is very short of cash. Explain to management how BizCon could
have positive net income and yet run out of cash.
Format your assignment consistent with
APA guidelines.
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