INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780078025839
Author: J. David Spiceland
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 20.1Q
To determine
Accounting changes:
Accounting changes are the alterations made to the accounting methods, accounting estimates, accounting principles (or) the reporting entity.
To classify: Categories of accounting changes.
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Accounting changes are categorized into following types:
- 1. Change in principle: It refers to adaptation of one acceptable accounting method to another.
- 2. Change in estimate: It refers to a change where the new information influences the companies to update the previously made estimates.
- 3. Change in reporting entity: It refers to a change when two (or) more entities comprise together into a single entity for reporting purposes.
Thus, above are the accounting changes.
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Chapter 20 Solutions
INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING
Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.1QCh. 20 - Prob. 20.2QCh. 20 - Prob. 20.3QCh. 20 - Lynch Corporation changes from the...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.5QCh. 20 - Most changes in accounting principles are recorded...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.7QCh. 20 - Prob. 20.8QCh. 20 - Its not easy sometimes to distinguish between a...Ch. 20 - For financial reporting, a reporting entity can be...
Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.11QCh. 20 - Describe the process of correcting an error when...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.13QCh. 20 - If it is discovered that an extraordinary repair...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.15QCh. 20 - Prob. 20.16QCh. 20 - Prob. 20.17QCh. 20 - BE 20–1
Change in inventory methods
LO20–2
In...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.2BECh. 20 - Prob. 20.3BECh. 20 - Prob. 20.4BECh. 20 - Prob. 20.5BECh. 20 - Prob. 20.6BECh. 20 - Prob. 20.7BECh. 20 - Prob. 20.8BECh. 20 - Prob. 20.9BECh. 20 - Prob. 20.10BECh. 20 - Prob. 20.11BECh. 20 - Prob. 20.12BECh. 20 - Prob. 20.1ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.2ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.3ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.4ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.5ECh. 20 - FASB codification research LO202 Access the FASB...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.7ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.8ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.9ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.10ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.11ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.12ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.13ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.14ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.15ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.16ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.17ECh. 20 - Classifying accounting changes LO201 through...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.19ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.20ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.21ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.22ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.23ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.24ECh. 20 - Classifying accounting changes and errors LO201...Ch. 20 - Prob. 1CPACh. 20 - Prob. 2CPACh. 20 - Prob. 3CPACh. 20 - Prob. 4CPACh. 20 - Prob. 5CPACh. 20 - Prob. 6CPACh. 20 - Prob. 7CPACh. 20 - Prob. 8CPACh. 20 - Prob. 9CPACh. 20 - Prob. 10CPACh. 20 - Prob. 11CPACh. 20 - Prob. 12CPACh. 20 - Prob. 13CPACh. 20 - Prob. 14CPACh. 20 - Prob. 15CPACh. 20 - Prob. 1CMACh. 20 - Prob. 2CMACh. 20 - Prob. 3CMACh. 20 - Prob. 20.1PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.2PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.3PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.4PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.5PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.6PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.7PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.8PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.9PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.10PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.11PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.12PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.13PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.14PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.15PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.16PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.17PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.1BYPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.2BYPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.3BYPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.4BYPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.5BYPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.6BYPCh. 20 - Analytic Case 20–8
Various changes
LO20–1 through...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.9BYPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.10BYPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.11BYPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.12BYP
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