In: Accounting
Locate the 2015 financial statements and related disclosure
notes of FedEx Corporation. You can locate the report online at
www.fedex.com.
Required:
From the information provided in the statement of cash flows, explain what allows FedEx Corporation to expand its business, as evidenced by the investing activities, while at the same time not raising as much cash through financing activities.
Describe the activities listed under financing activities for the most recent fiscal year. What is the most notable financing activity reported?
What are the cash payments FedEx made for interest and for income taxes in the three years reported? (Hint: See the disclosure notes.)
Obtain the relevant authoritative literature on disclosure of interest and income taxes using the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. What is the specific citation that specifies the way FedEx reports interest and income taxes separately that enable you to answer requirement 3?