Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Project Analyst

I will not use tutor's work as my own, just wanna know study for this kind of analysis, where should start and how to combine FASB reference with ASC project.

For this project, you have been given a case depicting a fictitious accounting scenario which you must answer several questions regarding the proper accounting treatment for the case.The cases will focus on materials from recent chapters in this course.In addition, you will be required to utilize the American Accounting Association's (AAA) FASB Accounting Standards Codification reference.

This part of the project is designed to acquaint you with the ASC research tools.In order to correctly and effectively answer each question, you will need to identify the relevant issues, the appropriate sections of guidance in the ASC, and your ultimate conclusion based on your findings.While each question does have a "correct" answer, I am more concerned about the depth of consideration that you put into answering each question.A "wrong" answer with a well thought-out analysis and conclusion will score higher than a "right" answer with little underlying support.

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Gianni Logistics Inc. (Gianni Logistics or the "Company") provides transportation and logistics services to customers throughout a network of offices in North America, South America, and Asia. The Company contracts fleets of shipping vessels, trucks, and aircraft to provide regional, long-haul, and international shipments of customer goods. In addition, the Company contracts warehouse operators across North America for use of their facilities as distribution centers that temporarily store goods in transit. The Company has entered into the following contracts with the vendors identified below.

1.Gianni Logistics enters into a contract with Husker boat Inc. (Husker boat) to use its shipping vessels to transport customer goods from North America to Asia. Husker boat has a fleet of 25 multi-use shipping vessels, each of which has the capacity to hold 1,000 shipping containers.

2.Gianni Logistics enters into a contract with American air Inc. (American air) to use its aircraft to transport customer goods from South America to North America. American air has a fleet of 50 multi-use aircraft, each of which has the capacity to hold 500 shipping pallets of customer goods.

3.Gianni Logistics enters into a contract with Big Trucks Co. Inc. (Big Trucks Co.) to use its trucks to transport customer goods from distribution centers to retail stores across North America. Big Trucks Co. has a fleet of 1,500 multi-use long-haul trucking carriers, each of which has the capacity to hold 100 shipping pallets of goods.

4.Gianni Logistics enters into a contract with Storage Co. Inc. (Storage Co.) to store up to 18,000 shipping pallets of customer goods at one of Storage Co.'s locations. Storage Co. has the capacity to store 20,000 shipping pallets of goods.

The terms of the shipping contracts are as follows:

1. Husker boato The contract term is for the voyage to transport Gianni Logistics's cargo from Los Angeles to Shanghai. Gianni Logistics does not have discretion to change the departure or arrival ports without a renegotiation of the contract fees.

o SB0829, a commercial shipping vessel in Husker boat's fleet, is dedicated to delivering Gianni Logistics's cargo for the term of the contract. Husker boat cannot substitute SB0829 with another vessel in its fleet.

o The contract identifies the shipping containers and acceptable cargo (e.g., semiconductors) to be transported on the ship as well as the transportation route. Gianni Logistics does not have discretion to change the identified cargo without renegotiating the contract fees.

o Husker boat is responsible for the safe passage of the cargo, as well as operation and maintenance of SB0829. The crew determines the ship's route, speeds, and date of departure from Los Angeles. In addition, Gianni Logistics cannot, under any circumstances, replace Husker boat's crew.

2 American airo The contract term is five years.

o FBA1231, a commercial aircraft in American air's fleet, is dedicated to delivering Gianni Logistics's shipping pallets during the term of the contract.

o Gianni Logistics determines (1) the airports from and to which goods are shipped and received and (2) the order in which deliveries are made to the airports. American air provides the aircraft's pilot and crew, and Gianni Logistics instructs American air accordingly.

o While Gianni Logistics determines what cargo will be transported throughout the term of the contract, certain restrictions prevent the Company from shipping flammable materials.

o Gianni Logistics has the right to send the aircraft regardless of whether its cargo levels meet the full storage capacity of the aircraft. If FBA1231 is below capacity, American air cannot use the excess storage space to ship products of its other customers.

3 Big Trucks Co.o The contract term is five years.

o Big Trucks Co. must deliver Gianni Logistics's shipments within three weeks of the Company's notification that it has pallets of customer goods ready for shipping.

o Big Trucks Co. may choose any truck from its fleet to fulfill the shipping request.

o Gianni Logistics may request shipment of 25 to 100 shipping pallets of goods in a single request. (Individual shipping requests generally do not exceed 50 shipping pallets.)

o Big Trucks Co. has the right to use any excess storage space to ship products of its other customers.

o Big Trucks Co. determines the shipment's delivery date (within the three-week period), as well as the shipping route.

4 Storage Co.o The contract term is 10 years.

o Gianni Logistics can store up to 18,000 shipping pallets at one specified Storage Co. location. Gianni Logistics will be charged for storage of 18,000 shipping pallets, regardless of the actual number of pallets stored, and Storage Co. cannot use any of Gianni Logistics's unused storage space for other storage needs.

o Storage Co. can use the remaining space in its warehouse for other storage needs.

o Storage Co. cannot relocate Gianni Logistics's inventory to another facility.

o Gianni Logistics has the right to decide which shipping pallets are placed in storage and when they can be removed.

o Storage Co. provides the loading and unloading services for the warehouse activities, both of which are dependent on Gianni Logistics's decisions about which shipping pallets are placed in storage and when they can be removed.

The CFO of Gianni Logistics recognizes that the new leasing standard contains certain provisions that may affect how the Company treats contracts of this nature.

Required:

Analyze the information above

1. Determine whether each of Gianni Logistics's vendor contracts contains an identified asset.

2. Determine whether each contract conveys the right to control the use of the identified asset to the lessee.