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his week's activity illustrates the role a company's accounting method plays in financial statement reporting. In this assignment, students evaluate the events occuring in a business setting and determine how to properly analyze those events to identify the impact on both cash and accrual accounting methods.
Assignment Steps
Resources: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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Scenario: BizCon, a consulting firm, has just completed its first year of operations. The company's sales growth was explosive. To encourage clients to hire its services, BizCon offered 180-day financing - meaning its largest customers do not pay for nearly 6 months. Because BizCon is a new company, its equipment suppliers insist on being paid cash on delivery. Also, it had to pay up front for 2 years of insurance. At the end of the year, BizCon owed employees for one full month of salaries, but due to a cash shortfall, it promised to pay them the first week of next year.
As the senior accountant, the Chief Financial Officer has asked you to prepare a memo to be sent to management notifying them of the delayed wage payments.
Prepare the memo in a maximum 700 words including the following information to better outline the situation:
- Explain how cash and accrual accounting differs for each of the events listed in the above scenario and describe the proper accrual accounting.
- Assess how at the end of the year, BizCon reported a favorable net income, yet the company's management is concerned because the company is very short of cash. Explain to management how BizCon could have positive net income and yet run out of cash.
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.
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Running head: MEMO
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Memo
Institution Affiliation
Instructor’s Name
Student’s Name
Course Code
Date
MEMO
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Memo
To: Management
From: Senior Accountant
Subject: Delayed Wages Payment
Date: (dd/mm/yyyy)
Regarding the delayed wages payment and salary arrears for the last month of the year
for the workers, I would like to make it clear that every step has been undertaken to ensure that
parties play their roles to see to it that every individual receives their compensation on due time.
However, it is also essential to give an insight into the reasons and the process that has been
carried out that resulted in this delay. With the entire resources asset and the increased sale for
the company, the accounting department has been able to adopt a new system that enhanced
growth and sustainability for the firm.
BizCon firm has focused on providing its services to a wide range o...