Accounting 305
CLASS SCHEDULE
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FALL 2010

LAST UPDATE (August 18, 2010)

*The dates outlined in the course schedule are tentative. In some cases we may complete coverage of particular subject matter ahead of schedule and at other times more difficult material might take longer to disseminate than expected. Again, should you fail to attend a particular class due to circumstances beyond your control please contact a classmate to obtain notes and missed assignments. 

DATE                                   TOPIC                     READINGS1 ASSIGNMENTS              
August 31 Course Introduction and Introduction to Business Activity Model (BAM)  AICPA Statement of Position 98-5.

K:\ACCT\Smith\Codification

Professor will demonstrate how teams should ask the client questions about specific aspects of its financial statement presentation.  For example (this is a freebee), "Is an allowance for doubtful accounts needed, i.e., are all of your receivables considered collectible?" Other hints are to look at supplies, start-up and licensing costs, maintenance contracts, lease agreements, common stock information, EPS, statement of cash flows.  Please watch the FASB Re-codification video on the k:|ACCT\Smith\Codification\FASB_Codification.exe and Chapter 9, pp. 422-433 for next class.
September 2

 BAM Year 1

Inventories: Special Valuation Issues - Lower of Cost or Market

Chapter 9, pp. 422-433. Student teams will query client on specifics of Year 1 financial statements. Complete Problem 9-1 and IFRS Example 1 9-5 for next class and prepare correcting entries for Year 1 financial statements.
September 7

 

BAM Year 1

Inventories: Special Valuation Issues - Lower of Cost or Market

 

Chapter 9, pp. 422-433. Each group will present correcting entries that it determines are necessary from evaluating client responses to questions posed in the previous class.  Prob. 9-1, IFRS Example 1. Read Chapter 15 through page 740 for next class.
September 9

 

 

BAM Requirement 3

Investments

 

 

BAM Requirement 3

Chapter 15

Each group will present a complete set of corrected financial statements, supplementary disclosures, and backup documentation for Year 1. Prepare a solution (as individuals, not as a team) to BAM Requirement 3 for next class.  Problem 15-2, 15-6.
September 14

BAM Requirements 3-7

Investments

Chapter 15

BAM Requirement 7

 

We will go over the solution to BAM Requirements 3-7.  Read Chapter 15, pp. 740-746 for next class. Take-home exam 1 due February 17. Prepare a set of questions to BAM Requirement 8 for next class.
September 16

BAM Requirement 8

Investments

Chapter 15, BAM Requirement 8 Student teams will query the client on the Year 2 Aguamaint financial statements (Req. 8). We will continue our discussion of the accounting for investments as presented in Chapter 15.   Problem 15-2 due for next class. Time permitting, we will also discuss the equity method of accounting in class.  
September 21

BAM Requirement 9

Investments

Chapter 15, BAM Requirement 9 Student teams will present their correcting entries to Aguamaint's Year 2 financial statements in class. We will also go over  IFRS Investment Example 1.
September 23

Investments

Chapter 15 We will  go over take-home exam #1 in class as well as the solution to Problem 15-14.  Read Chapter 14, pp. 650-667 for next class.
September 28

BAM Year 2 Financial Statements - Requirement 9

Bonds

Chapter 14 pp.650-667, BAM Requirement 9 Student teams will present corrected Year 2 financial statements for Aguamaint.  We will also discuss accounting for bonds in class. Read Chapter 14 pp. 667-673 for next class. Problem 14-5 for next class.
September 30

Bonds

Chapter 14 pp. 667-673  We will also commence a discussion of Chapter 14, pp. 667-673We will go over the solution to Problem 14-5 . Students will individually prepare a solution to Problems 14-8, 14-9 for next class.
MARCH 5

Bonds

Chapter 14, pp.688-694 We will go over the solution to Problems 14-8 and 14-9. Student teams will prepare a set of questions to present to the client for BAM Requirement 10 for next class. Read and read Chapter 14, pp.688-694 for next class. Students will individually prepare a solution to 14-14 and 14-19 for next class.
MARCH 7

Bonds

BAM Requirement 10

BAM Requirement 10, Chapter 14, pp.688-694 Students will query client regarding the Aguamaint Year 3 financial statements.  We will also go over the solution to Problems 14-14 and 14-19. Students will read pp. 750-756 for next class. Students will individually complete take-home examination #2 for March 22nd class.
MARCH 12

Accounting for Derivatives

 Derivatives, Chapter 15, pp. 750-756. We will discuss accounting for Derivatives in class.
MARCH 14

Mid-term Examination

Review all readings to date. Student teams will prepare a selected set of correcting entries for the Year 3 financial statements to present in the next class. Students will also read Chapter 11, pp. 682-686, 530-534.
MARCH 19

BAM Requirement 11

Asset Impairment 

BAM Requirement 11

PP.530-534, 562-563, 573-575.

Student teams will present a selected set of correcting entries for the Year 3 financial statements. We will also go over Take-home #2 in class.  Students will prepare individual solutions to Problem 14-18, 11-10, 12-11 for next class.
MARCH 21

Asset Impairment 

PP.530-534, 562-563, 573-575.

We will go over the solutions to Problems 14-18, 11-10 and 12-11 in class. solutions to Problem 11-10.  Student teams will prepare corrected Year 3 financial statements for Aguamaint. present next class.  
MARCH 26

BAM Requirement 11

Earnings Per Share 

BAM Requirement 11

Chapter 17

Student teams will present corrected Year 3 financial statements for Aguamaint. We will go discuss earnings per share. Problems 17-3 and 17-6 due for next class.
MARCH 28

 

BAM Requirement 11

Earnings Per Share

 

 

Chapter 17

 

We will go over the solution to Problems 17-3 and 17-6.  
MARCH 29th is the last day to Withdraw (drop with a grade of W)
November 2

 

BAM Requirement 12

Installment and Cost Recovery Methods of Accounting

 

BAM Requirement 12

Chapter 18, pp. 922-931.

 

Student teams will query client regarding Aguamaint's Year 4 financial statements.  We will review the installment and cost recovery methods of accounting.
November 4 BAM Requirement 13

Installment and Cost Recovery Methods of Accounting

BAM Requirement 12 Chapter 18, pp. 922-931. Student teams will present a selected set of correcting entries for the Year 4 financial statements. Students individually prepare solutions to Exercise 18-14 and Problem 18-8 for next class.
November 9

BAM Requirement 13

Accounting for Long-Term Construction Projects

Chapter 18, pp. 898-919.

We will go over the solution to Exercise 18-14 and Problem 18-8 in class. We will also discuss accounting for long-term construction projects.  Completed Year 4 financial statements due for next class.

November 11

 

BAM Requirement 13

Accounting for Long-Term Construction Projects

 

Chapter 18, pp. 898-919. Each team will present a complete set of corrected financial statements, supplementary disclosures, and backup documentation for Year 4.  Problem 18-4 due for next class.
November 16

 

Accounting for Long-Term Construction Projects

Accounting for Franchises, Real Estate

 

Chapter 18, pp. 933-936

 We will go over Problem 18-4 in class.  We will also go over accounting for franchises and real estate transactions in class. Problems 18-6, 18-13 and 18-14 due for next class.

November 18

 

Accounting for Franchises, Real Estate

 
Chapter 18, pp. 933-936

We will  go over the solution to Problems 18-6, 18-13 and 18-14 in class. Students will complete BAM Requirement 14 INDIVIDUALLY for next class. 

November 23 BAM Requirement 14 - Dividend Allocation BAM Requirement 14 We will go over BAM Requirement 14 in class. Student teams will query client regarding Aguamaint's Year 5 financial statements for next class.
November 25 Thanksgiving!
November 30 BAM Requirement 15 (Year 5)2 BAM Requirement 15 -tentative2 Student teams will query client regarding Aguamaint's Year 5 financial statements. Students will read Chapter 16, pp. 791-805 for next class.
December 2

BAM Requirement 16 (Year 5)2

Stock-based Compensation Plans

Chapter 16, pp. 791-805 Each group will present correcting entries for Year 5. We will also go over accounting for compensatory and non-compensatory stock option plans in class. Students will individually complete Problem 16-6 for next class.
December 7 Final Examination Part 1 Material Since Mid-Term Plus Material to Be Announced Review all material covered since the mid-term exam.
December 9

BAM Requirement 16 2

Stock-based Compensation Plans

Chapter 16, pp. 780-792 Each group will present correcting entries for Year 5. We will go over the solution to Problem 16-6.  Problem 16-8 and Year 5 financial statements due for next class. 
December 13-17 Final Examination Part 2

Acct 305.001 - Friday December 17th  1:30-4:00PM

Acct 305.151 Tuesday December 14th  4:15PM-6:45PM

All Material Since Mid-Term Plus Material to be Announced Review all material covered since the mid-term exam.

1In addition to the assigned readings for each class listed below, please look over the topic coverage for each year of BAM that appears on the ACCT 305 home page.  You may need to read text material in these areas to solve the various BAM exercises.

2 A final decision as to whther we will commence Yer 5 of BAM will be made during the Spring Break and communicated on or about March 22nd.

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