During 2015, Fueltronics spends $ 200,000 on several different research projects to gain new knowledge about the
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1. Explain how the research cost of $ 200,000 and the development cost of $ 500,000 would be reported under U. S. GAAP.
2. Explain how the research cost of $ 200,000 and the development cost of $ 500,000 would be reported under IFRS.
3. Explain the effects in the company’s income statement and balance sheet of using IFRS versus U. S. GAAP to account for these research and development costs.
GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is the accounting standard adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). While the SEC previously stated that it intends to move from U.S. GAAP to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the... Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0078025549
3rd edition
Authors: J. David Spiceland, Wayne Thomas, Don Herrmann
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