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What Is Deferred Revenue: Accounting Principles and Tax Treatment

inDinero Accounting

Table of Contents Deferred Revenue Accounting Principles Why Use Deferred Revenue Reporting Over Cash Accounting? We’ll handle the accounting details so you can focus on what you do best. Our cash vs. accrual accounting article covers the topic in-depth, but here’s a quick refresher.

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An Essential Guide to Accounting and Basic Accounting Principles for Beginners

Snyder

What are basic accounting principles? What is accounting software? Basic accounting and its secrets. The Fantastic Four of accounting. Accounting principles: Why are they so important for any business? Basic accounting principles. Accrual principle. Basic accounting principles.

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Valuing Intangible Assets

RogerRossmeisl

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), licensing rights to or joint venturing with a third party, and litigating asset infringement or breach claims. Owners of intangibles need to know the value of these assets in various situations. The value of intangibles also can be important in matters such as divorce settlements and.

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Early Revenue Recognition: Not Just Bad Accounting, But Fraud

RogerRossmeisl

To comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and preserve your company’s reputation, you must prevent such activities on your watch. Early revenue recognition, which distorts profits and can artificially boost a business’s financial profile, is popular among financial statement fraud perpetrators.

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Global Accounting Principles and Commission Capitalization

Speaker: Ryan Dillard, Chief of Staff Director at CBIZ ARC Consulting LLC; Kelly Hicks, Global Controller at Airbase

ASC 606 is the revenue recognition standard that sets global accounting principles for all private or public companies that enter sales agreements or contracts with customers. Along with ASC 606, ASC 340-40 was added to address accounting costs to obtain a contact and costs to fulfill a contract.

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Navigating GASB 100: Accounting Changes and Error Corrections

Cherry Bekaert

Below are the four distinct categories, along with a description and an example of each: Change in Accounting Principles A change in accounting principle is a change from one generally accepted accounting principle to another generally accepted accounting principle on the basis that it will improve financial reporting.

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Measuring Fair Value for Financial Reporting Purposes

RogerRossmeisl

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), fair value is “the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.” Eyes on GAAP The terms “fair value” and “fair market value” are sometimes used interchangeably.