During 2020, GR Engineering Company constructed a building for its own use at a total cost of $14,700,000.
The weighted average accumulated expenditures on assets qualifying for capitalization of interest during 2020 were $10,200,000. The company had the following debt outstanding at December 31, 2020: 1. 10%, 5-year note to finance construction of this building, dated January 1, 2020, with interest payable annually on January 1 $6,300,000 2. 12%, ten-year bonds issued at par on December 31, 2014, with interest payable annually on December 31 7,000,000 3. 9%, 4-year note payable, dated January 1, 2019, with interest payable annually on January 1 3,500,000 Compute the amounts of each of the following (show computations). 1. Avoidable interest 2. Actual interest 3. Total interest to be capitalized during 2020
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CEO of your firm has just announced that the organization is considering two diverse strategies to increase business: marketing healthcare services to the mature healthcare consumer, or marketing healthcare services to international consumers. Read the following two articles: Fell, D. (2002). Taking the U.S. health services overseas. Marketing Health Services, 22(2), 21-23. Click here to read the article. Marsh, D. (2010). Marketing to the mature marketplace. Marketing Health Services, 30(1), 12%u201317. Click here to read the article. Compile two marketing proposals based on the marketing strategies outlined inWeek 2 assignment. Would either of the two marketing opportunities compliment the marketing strategy expressed in your proposal? Submit a 6- to 7- page Microsoft Word document detailing your views about including either, both, or neither of the two proposals in your marketing proposal. Specifically address the following: The opportunities available to the organization by marketing healthcare services to the mature marketplace and the opportunities available to the organization by marketing healthcare services to the international consumer. How either or both of the opportunities compliment or conflict with the organization%u2019s current marketing strategy. What recommendations you would make to the CEO concerning the two proposals.
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do you think that if a CFO is risk taking by nature she or he would do differently for capital investment programs and financial reporting behaviors? How a MBA-educated CFO vs. accounting-educated CFO would behave differently?
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Roden Ltd. has a December 31 year end. The Company leases its office space under a lease that was signed on January 1, 2016. The lease term is 5 years, with an option to renew at an increased rent for an additional 2 years. In 2016, the Company spent $74,000 renovating the premises. In 2020, changing needs require the Company to spend another $16,000 renovating the space. Determine the maximum amount of Class 13 CCA that the Company can deduct for 2020 and 2021.
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You have been recently employed as an |
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accountant for Bucks Phyz. The CEO has tasked |
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you with reviewing the sales processes of the |
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company and has provided you with key |
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information based on interviews with key staff |
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relating to the sales process (available in Interact). |
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The CEO is also considering the introduction of |
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corporate credit cards for the purchase of smaller |
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items for the business. At present, all purchases |
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require a purchase order to be raised and sent to a |
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supplier. This process was an issue when they |
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recently tried to book a training course for two |
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team members and the bookings needed to be |
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completed on line. The staff needed to book the |
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course themselves and seek reimbursement from |
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Bucks Phyz. The CEO would also like advice |
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regarding the impact of the introduction of |
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corporate credit cards and who should be issued |
with a card.
Required :
1.In a tabular format give at least 5 internal control weakness in Buck Phyz, the impact of these weaknesses in the organization, and associated control to mitigate the weakness.
2. A detailed review of the benefits and potential risk with the introduction of the corporate credit card.
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A small Canadian firm that has developed some valuable new medical products using its unique biotechnology know-how is trying to decide how best to serve the European Union. Its choices are given below. The cost of investment in manufacturing facilities will be a major one for the Canadian firm, but it is not outside its reach. If these are the firm’s only options were-
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Question 01: You are the assistant to the CEO of a small textile firm that manufactures quality, premium-priced, stylish clothing. The CEO has decided to see what the opportunities are for exporting and has asked you for advice as to the steps the company should take. What advice would you give to the CEO?
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1). Canner Co., organized on January 2, 2020, had pretax
accounting income of $960,000 and taxable income of $3,120,000 for
the year ended
December 31, 2020. The only temporary difference is accrued product
warranty costs which are expected to be paid as
follows:
2021 $720,000
2022
360,000
2023
360,000
2024
720,000
The enacted income tax rates are 35% for 2020, 30% for 2021 through
2023, and 25% for 2024. If Canner expects taxable income in future
years,
the deferred tax asset in Canner's December 31, 2020 balance sheet
should be
a. $432,000
b. $504,000
c. $612,000
d. $756,000
2). Ames Corp. prepared the following reconciliation of income
per books with income per tax return for the year ended December
31, 2020:
Book income before income taxes
2,700,000
Add temporary difference
Construction contract revenue which
will reverse in 2021
240,000
Deduct temporary difference
Depreciation expense which will
reverse in equal amounts in
each of the next four
years
(960,000)
Taxable income
1,980,000
The enacted income tax rate is 21% in 2020. How should Ames report
deferred taxes?
a. DTA (current) 50,400; DTL (noncurrent)
201,600.
b. DTL (noncurrent) 201,600
c. DTL (noncurrent) 151,200
d. DTL (noncurrent 100,800
3). Baker Corp.'s 2020 income statement had pretax financial
income of $500,000 in its first year of operations. Baker uses an
accelerated cost
recovery method on its tax return and straight-line depreciation
for financial reporting. The differences between the book and tax
deductions
for depreciation over the five-year life of the assets acquired in
2020, and the enacted tax rates for 2020 to 2024 are as
follows:
Book Depreciation
Over (Under) Tax
Tax Rates
2020
(100,000) 35%
2021
(130,000) 30%
2022
(30,000) 30%
2023
120,000 30%
2024
140,000 30%
There are no other temporary differences. In Baker's December 31,
2020 balance sheet, the noncurrent deferred income tax liability
and
the income taxes currently payable should be
Deferred Income Income
Taxes
Tax Liability Currently
Payable
a. $78,000 $100,000
b. $78,000 $140,000
c. $30,000 $120,000
d. $30,000 $140,000
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On December 31, 2019, Novak Inc. has taxable temporary differences of $2.21 million and a deferred tax liability of $618,800. These temporary differences are due to Novak having claimed CCA in excess of book depreciation in prior years. Novak’s year end is December 31. At the end of December 2020, Novak’s substantively enacted tax rate for 2020 and future years was changed to 30%. For the year ended December 31, 2020, Novak’s accounting loss before tax was $494,500. The following data are also available. 1. Pension expense was $87,600 while pension plan contributions were $111,000 for the year. (Only actual pension contributions are deductible for tax.) 2. Business meals and entertainment were $38,000. (They are one-half deductible for tax purposes.) 3. For the three years ended December 31, 2019, Novak had cumulative, total taxable income of $123,300 and total income current tax expense/income tax payable of $34,524. 4. During 2020, the company booked estimated warranty costs of $31,300 and these costs are not likely to be incurred until 2024. 5. In 2020, the company incurred $150,000 of development costs (only 50% of which are deductible for tax purposes). 6. Company management has determined that it is probable that only one half of any loss carryforward at the end of 2020 will be realized. 7. In 2020, the amount claimed for depreciation was equal to the amount claimed for CCA.
Prepare income tax reconciliation statement Prepare the journal entries to record income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2020, and the income tax reconciliation note.
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