FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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ISBN: 9781259964947
Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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There are two research cases in this assignment.  This assignment must be completed by 9:00 a.m. Monday, November 8, 2021.  You will submit your answer directly on D2L.  You may submit your response in either of the following ways:  1) following the link for the extra credit assignment under Submissions in this week’s content or 2) alternatively, you may follow the link at the top of D2L to Research and Exams.  Select Research Assignment #5.  (Don’t worry that D2L calls this submission a quiz). 

You will enter the Topic, Subtopic, Section, Paragraph  in a fill in the blank question and your overall conclusion to this case.  Example:  ASC 100-10-45-4 (you do not need to enter what the guidance content)

 

Research Case #1: 

Peronto’s Inc. is an asphalt contractor located in Kansas City, Mo.  Peronto’s Inc. is planning on expanding into the Chicago market is budgeting that the start-up expenditures for the new Chicago facilities will be $25,000.  These expenditures will be for the location of a new facility and the incremental expenditures for conducting business in a new territory.  The CFO for Peronto’s believes that the $25,000 start up expenditures should be recognized as an asset because they will benefit the company for many periods in the future.  Your role as the staff accountant is to determine the correct recognition for the start up expenditures. 

Your interpretation of the guidance:  The correct recognition of the $25,000 start up expenditures will be:

  1. as an asset
  2. as an expense

 

 

 

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