Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Stockholder's Equity A. Determine how your company got

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Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Stockholder's Equity
A. Determine how your company got its initial financial start in terms of debt (liabilities) or equity (capital). Support your response.
B. Analyze the equity section of your company's as compared to your company's industry average. Rate the company's performance against its competitors.
C. Review your company's policy and its history. Based on the information, discuss the trends over the past year.
II. Income Measurement/ Revenue Recognition
A. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) came together on a unified project to outline the accounting principles for recognizing revenue and to develop a common revenue standard for U.S. and IFRS. Research IAS-18, Revenue, and discuss how it would apply to your company.
B. Review your company's revenue over the past two years. Analyze the change in revenue (increase/decrease) and give the reasons for this change.
C. Reflecting upon your company's identify the unearned revenue accounts listed. How does your company handle the proper accounting treatment with regard to recognizing revenue from unearned revenue accounts?
III. Income Taxes
A. If Congress voted to eliminate corporate taxes, what would be the effect on your company's income statement and Defend your response.
B. Calculate the income tax rate for your chosen company. What effect will an increase in income of $2,000,000 have on your company?
C. What are the effects on the and income statement? Justify your response.
D. How much did your company pay in foreign taxes last year? What percentage of its income is United States vs. foreign?
IV. Leases
A. What is the difference between operating and capital leases?
B. Describe the particular leases of your company based on the liability section of your company's What impact have the leases had on the company's for the most recent year?
D. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of leasing a building versus purchasing one.
V. Pensions
Address the following elements in the form of a memo to your CEO:
A. From your company's financial information, what type of pension plan does it have? Discuss the reasons why your company has chosen this particular plan.
B. What was the effect of the pension plan on your company's Defend your response.
C. Your CEO has informed you- the controller of your company- that the board of directors has made the decision to look at other options of types of retirement plans. Investigate what other alternatives would be available, and determine which would be appropriate for your particular company.
VI. Statement of Changes in Financial Position
A. From the perspective of an investor, determine whether or not you would invest in your chosen company based on the company's statement of changes in financial position (SCFP). Support your opinion.
B. Review the company's SCFP for any concerns that may need to be addressed. As controller of your company, prepare a memo to your CEO, giving a summary report for possible recommendations.
VII. Report for CEO
At the most recent strategic planning meeting, the board of directors of your company has voted to issue additional stock to raise capital for major expansions for the company in the next five years. The board is considering $5 million. Take the most recent and prepare a set of projected based on the given assumptions. The CEO requests that you prepare a written report (including the for her.
A. Generate a projected income statement based on the given scenario.
B. Analyze the impact on the income statement based on the given scenario.
C. Generate a projected statement of retained earnings based on the given scenario.
D. Analyze the impact on the statement of retained earnings based on the given scenario.
E. Generate projected based on the given scenario.
F. Analyze the impact on the based on the given scenario.
G. Generate a projected cash flow statement based on the given scenario.
H. Analyze the impact on the cash flow statement based on the given scenario.
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