Intermediate Accounting (16th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1118743202
ISBN 13: 978-1-11874-320-1

Chapter 2 - Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting - Review and Practice - Questions - Page 62: 23

Answer

through the president's statement, right to gain, he/she simply means that the difference between the fair value and the book value should be recorded in the books of accounting as a gain a statement that I strongly disagree with.

Work Step by Step

This item should not be recorded in the books of accounts as a gain, however; since no performance obligation related to this machine has been created or rather satisfied, through its standards, GAAP can allow the company to record a gain once the machine is sold and as well delivered to the customer.
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