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their financials using Non-GAAP earnings. “A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of an issuer’s historical or future financial performance, financial position, or cash flow that excludes amounts that are found in GAAP financials” (SEC, 2002). Non-GAAP earnings are an alternative way of reporting the performance of a company as opposed to GAAP earnings. Many companies often report non-GAAP earnings alongside the required GAAP earnings. They claim that non-GAAP earnings more accurately

known as "non-GAAP" metrics has spread across many industries and is a common practice among many companies. Public companies in the United States are required to follow Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). When public companies report their quarterly earnings they must be in accordance with GAAP; however, companies may also include non-GAAP Metrics in their earnings report. Non-GAAP Metrics refer to earnings results provided by public companies that do not conform with GAAP. The Securities

3.  Determine what parties and how they could be harmed by non-disclosure. The GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) requires companies to report contingent liabilities, arrangements, and any additional obligations that may affect a company 's financial condition. These disclosures should be for the most recent this year and in some cases included any changes or additions from the previous year. The GAAP has required companies to report these contingent liabilities to assist any financial

PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2014, an estimates shows that there are around seven trillion US dollars are invested in foreign stock markets, and American markets are open to non-US firms too. Many of the foreign companies use IFRS rule without any reconciliation to GAAP. In the major international market, there are currently only four countries do not require IFRS rules, and they are China, Japan, India, and the US. Pacter (2015) explained that presently there are one hundred and forty

plenty of debates surrounding the two type standards; on one side we have the United States General Accepted Accounting Principle (GAAP) which has always been used until now with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). A committee of accountants from the American Institute of Accountants (AIA) created the first set of US GAAP standards in the 1930s. US GAAP is a set of guidelines made to help publicly traded companies create their financial statements. The International Financial Reporting

Legality and Ethicality of Financial Reporting Petra Clark ETH / 376 June 3, 2013 Ding Hardin Abstract Excello Telecommunications is a successful organization, but because of a growing rivalry, the organization has begun to notice their earnings estimations might not be achieved. Excello’s top administrators are worried how this will impact the organization. We will look at possible options as well as their moral ramifications as well as the federal laws which can be applied to the situation

CPA Report ACC/545 University of Phoenix Internal Memo To: Management From: CPA Re: Further Information regarding Request Before any information can be given to outside CPA’s, the professional responsibilities of a CPA must be outlined and understood as well as what the differences between a review and an audit are. With the examination of a subsidiary that has been established as a corporation there are certain questions that arise such as: What is the methodology used in determining

the SOX act, the accounting team needs to adhere to GAAP regulations. One of the most important regulations Excello should be concerned with is revenue recognition principle. The GAAP standard for revenue recognition principle determines the specific conditions under which income becomes realized as revenue (“Investopedia”, 2012). Recording the sale to Data Equipment prior to shipment puts Excello in violation of GAAP guidelines. Although, GAAP consists of common standards and procedures a company

I enjoyed the conversation on GAAP and earnings management relating to the case “Be Careful What You Wish For: From the Middle”. The conversation was brief, but got me thinking on the ethics of earnings management. GAAP accounting is to reflect in good faith the company’s actual financial status and present reality as is. It is not to present a manipulated set of numbers that paint a pretty picture. GAAP requires recording of revenue when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, assurance

Freddie Mac was involved in a case of accounting fraud that went on from 1998 to 2002. The lack of ethics at this company started with top brass setting the tone, and the rest of the company following suit. Rather than being sticklers for following GAAP accounting principles and internal controls, this