It is the end of 2016, and, as an accountant for Newell Company, you are preparing its

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It is the end of 2016, and, as an accountant for Newell Company, you are preparing its 2016 financial statements. On December 29, 2016, Newell’s management decided to sell one of its major divisions, subject to some legal work that is expected to be completed during the first week in April 2017 (after the 2016 financial statements have been issued). During 2016, the division earned a small operating income that is just enough for the company to report “record earnings” for the year. However, the estimated fair value of the division at the end of 2016 is less than its net book value, so that management anticipates the component will be sold at a loss.
Newell’s president stops by your office and says, “You have been doing a fine job. Keep up the good work because you are heading for a promotion in early 2018. Once we report the record earnings for 2016, our shareholders and creditors will be happy. Then I think our earnings for 2017 will be high enough so that the loss we expect to report in 2017 on the sale of the division will not look so bad.” After the president leaves your office, you continue preparing the 2016 financial statements.
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financial reporting and ethical perspectives, what information, if any, will you include about the upcoming sale of the division in the 2016 financial statements?
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Intermediate Accounting Reporting and Analysis

ISBN: 978-1285453828

2nd edition

Authors: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

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