Consider the information presented in E 1311. Required: 1. How would Sprint report the debt in its

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Consider the information presented in E 13–11. 


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1. How would Sprint report the debt in its balance sheet if it reported under IFRS? Why? 

2. Would your answer to requirement 1 change if Sprint obtained its long-term credit facility after the balance sheet date? Why? 


Data From E 13–11. 

An annual report of Sprint Corporation contained a rather lengthy narrative entitled “Review of Segmental Results of Operation.” The narrative noted that short-term notes payable and commercial paper outstanding at the end of the year aggregated $756 million and that during the following year, “This entire balance will be replaced by the issuance of long-term debt or will continue to be refinanced under existing long-term credit facilities.”

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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-1260481952

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Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson, Wayne Thomas

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