Answer:
Explanation:
Because land never depreciates, Western Bank & Trust wanted to distribute a higher percentage of the purchase price to the building, rather than the land. By allocating 90% of the purchase price to the building, rather than a more accurate 70%, Western Bank & Trust increases the depreciation amount of the building each year. For tax purposes, the IRS requires that the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) be used as the depreciation method used by companies. Under this method, the IRS specifies the useful life for a specific asset. MACRS also ignores residual value of an asset at the end of its useful life. By stating that the building was worth 90% of the total purchase price, Western Bank is attempting to increase its tax deduction from the IRS, because only the building depreciates, not the land. This improper allocation of the total purchase amount violates GAAP principles, which require that accounting information be “relevant and have faithful representation.” The information must be “complete, neutral, and free from error” (Nobles, Mattison, & Matsumura, 2014). For Western Bank to provide complete, neutral, and free from error information, it should record the transaction honestly: 70% to the building, 30% to the land. This dishonest representation is harmful to the federal government in that it is allowing Western Bank to take more money than what it is owed. If these kinds of situations happen on a large scale, it could have a huge impact on the economy in general. Source: Nobles, T., Mattison, B., & Matsumura, E. M. (2014). Horngren's Accounting, 10th Edition. Pearson Education, Inc. Student 2
If the total cost of his college education is 30,000, he will have enough resources to pay.
Answer:
Optimizing capital structure for profits
Explanation:
When an entrepreneur wants to sell her business to another small business or a larger company, she should try to maximize the value of their current business. A way to do this is by optimizing the business's capital structure (e.g. lower the debt to capital ratio). Tina will be able to sell her business at a higher cost and the new owner will have a healthier and potentially more profitable business to run.
Answer:
US GAAP allows LIFO
Explanation:
The last in, first out (LIFO) inventory valuation system uses the price of the last units purchased in order to determine the cost of goods sold. The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) require that companies use the first in, first out (FIFO) inventory valuation system or the weighted average system. While US GAAP accepts LIFO, FIFO or weighted average.
