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XYZ Corporation is a publicly traded company in the manufacturing industry. In recent years, the company has faced scrutiny and legal challenges due to several violations of fundamental accounting principles. This case study examines the various violations and their consequences on the company's financial statements, reputation, and legal liabilities. Violation 1 XYZ Corporation had a practice of recognizing revenue prematurely. The company was recognizing sales revenue as soon as products were shipped to distributors, even though the distributors had the right to return unsold goods. Violation 2 XYZ Corporation was found to be capitalizing expenses that should have been recognized as operating expenses immediately. For example, they were capitalizing research and development costs that should have been expensed as incurred. This practice artificially inflated the company's assets and earnings. Violation 3 The company failed to recognize impairment losses on assets when there were clear indicators of a reduction in their recoverable amounts. Violation 4 XYZ Corporation did not adequately disclose related party transactions in its financial statements. This lack of transparency hid potential conflicts of interest and financial arrangements that could have influenced the company's financial performance. Violation 5 ABC Retailers engaged in a practice of excluding key transactions from their financial statements to present a more favorable financial picture to investors and stakeholders. For example, they omitted disclosing a significant lawsuit settlement as an extraordinary item in their income statement, even though it had a substantial impact on the company's financial performance. Violation 6: The company also engaged in income smoothing by manipulating the recognition of certain expenses and revenues to create a more stable and consistent pattern of earnings. For instance, they deferred recognizing maintenance expenses, which resulted in higher reported profits. Violation 7 ABC Retailers did not adequately disclose their significant accounting policies, particularly those related to revenue recognition and inventory valuation. This lack of transparency made it challenging for users of the financial statements to understand the basis on which the company prepared its financial statements. Violation 8 The company frequently changed its accounting methods without adequate explanation or justification, leading to a lack of comparability between financial statements from one period to the next. For instance, they switched from FIFO to LIFO inventory valuation without a clear rationale. Required:.
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Topic 1: Define and articulate the four basic financial statements.
Reference: Kimmel, Paul. D., Weygandt, Jerry. J. & Kieso, Donald. E. (2006). Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Used with permission from the publisher.
Basic Financial Statements
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· To present a picture at a point in time of what your business owns (its assets) and what it owes (its liabilities), you would present a balance sheet.
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· To indicate how much of previous income was distributed to you and the other owners of your business in the form of dividends, and how much was retained in the business to allow for future growth, you would present a retained earnings statement.
· To show from what sources your business obtained cash during a period of time and how that cash was used, you would present a statement of cash flows.
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Illustration 1 Sierra Corporation's income statement
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