Three types of services as CPAs
Compilations
Reviews
Audits
ESG
Environmental Social Governance
Sustainability accounting
Sustainability accounting
People
Profits
Planet
Principle vs Agent
Principle take ownership and risk
Agent only make a commission on a deal, do not take possession
Make a journal entry for Pepsi to buy an ad slot from the super bowl on 10/7/20 (SB will be on 2/5/21)
What happens if the SB is canceled?
Prepaid advertisement*
Non-financials
People are less likely to cheat you on non-financials, such as asking a firm how many cars a car will cost
Break-even point equation
= Fixed cost / (Selling Price per unit - Variable Cost per unit)
John buys a ticket on 9/1/19 to go from NY to London for $1000 (round trip) on Delta. He also earns 100 loyalty points (equivalent to $100) for the trip. He takes the flight on 10/1/19 and returns on 10/5/19. the Loyalty points expire on 12/31/19. John could not avail of the loyalty points and it lapsed.
Prepare a journal entry for American Airlines
9/1/19
Dr. Cash 1000
Cr. Def Rev. 900
Cr. Loyalty 100
10/5/19
Dr. Def Rev. 900
Cr. Rev 900
12/31/19
Dr. Loyalty 100
Cr. Rev. 100
Warranty
sep perf obligation if a customer has right to
purchase it separately
Bargaining
Make sure you are recognizing your revenue