Project Homework
This is the final submission for the CLC project. The final submission includes the Project Assignment 1 and 2 items incorporated into the final document. This is a group paper that includes a discussion of which company provides the better notes to the financial statements for the reader as well as conforms best to FASB disclosure requirements. Refer to the Collaborative Learning Community Project Overview in the Course Materials for further information.
Items for Analysis:
Criteria for Submission
I. Review the notes to the financial statements to determine if your companies disclose any contingencies and/or commitments. What are the contingencies or commitments the result of? Determine if the contingencies are remote, reasonability possible or probable. Discuss how you know the category in which the contingency is (remote, reasonability possible or probable). Include information from the note to support your findings. How does each company comply with the rules as provided in the FASB Codification?
II. Examine the statement of cash flows for your company. Where is the company generating cash? What investments did it make over the past fiscal year? Did the company have financing activities? How would you describe the overall cash position of your company? Again, use the notes to the financial statements (not ratio analysis) to support your findings. How does each company comply with the rules as provided in the FASB Codification?
Prepare a comparative paper using the companies your team members analyzed. The final submission of the assignment should:
a. Flow logically and appear to be written in one voice.
b. Include an introductory paragraph about the industry in which your companies compete.
c. Body of the paper consisting of a comparative analysis of all four Items for Analysis as they apply to your companies and are "proven" through the FASB Codification.
d. Parts 1 and 2 should be updated to incorporate feedback from your professor. Be sure to consider the professor's feedback for the new items you are submitting for items I and II.
e. For the final submission include item E and item H so that you are analyzing four total items for each company.
f. The discussion for each item for each company should be approximately 250 words. For the final submission, it would be approximately 1,000 words per company for items A/B, C/D, E/F, and G/H. With the industry overview and conclusion, a paper with four students would approximate 4,000-5,000 words.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.