You are working for Smith LLP, an accounting consulting firm, as a research and accounting specialist. Emerald Inc. (a manufacturing company) asked you to research and explain the U.S. GAAP rules for various transactions. The client wants you to reference and explain the rules in the FASB codification for this topic. Emerald Inc. will then use your business professional memo to look up the rules in the codification.

Please make sure you include in your memo discussion of all three items (a) to (c) below. Reference the relevant topic, subtopic, section and paragraph(s). You should reference the codification by using "FASB ASC XXX-XX-XX-XX". Your grade will primarily focus on whether you are identifying the proper topics, subtopics, sections andparagraphsin the codification. You can summarize each reference in 1-2 sentences. You should not be copying any of the codification into your memo as the client can go look directly at the codification reference.

1. Emerald Inc. has a large amount of equipment. They want to know when the company needs to test the equipment for recoverability (where the carrying amount of the equipment is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value.) Determine the reference(s) from the codification system that explain the GAAP guidance on this topic.
2. Emerald Inc. is unsure on what they need to disclose in regards to the company's earnings per share. Determine what the company needs to disclose in relation to their earnings per share and which reference(s) from the codification system that explain the GAAP guidance on this topic.
3. The company has Goodwill on their balance sheet. They are testing Goodwill for impairment and want to know how to determine the fair value of the reporting unit. Determine the reference(s) from the codification system that explain the GAAP guidance on this topic.