O.T.T. Incorporated is a clothing manufacturer that creates and sells collegiate apparel. In year 20X1, O.T.T. Incorporated hired a group of college graduates to create an investment department for the company. After a year, six investments remain in the department’s portfolio. All investments are impaired as they have all decreased in value relative to each investment’s original price. According to The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC), “an investment is impaired if the fair value of the investment is less than its cost” (ASC 320-10-35-21). Auditors have asked the company to determine if any of the company’s investments are other-than-temporarily impaired as of December 31, 20X1 to ensure …show more content…
The Happy New Year & Co. investment should not record an other-than-temporary impairment because the company does not intend to sell the investment and management still believes that the company can fully recover the amortized cost basis as they do not think the decline in the price is permanent.
The Beary Beary investment should recognize an other-than-temporary impairment. O.T.T. Incorporated established intent to sell by creating a policy that required the sale of the security when the fair value became less than the amortized cost. As of December 31, 20X1 the amortized cost of the debt security ($95) and the fair value ($88). And the company does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security. O.T.T. Incorporated should record an impairment loss of $7 ($95 - $88). The Buy-A-Lot Company should not record an other-than-temporary impairment because the company does not intend to sell the investment in the future and S&P upgraded the credit rating from BBB to BBB+. An upgraded credit rating enhances the quality of the investment (ASC 320-10-35-33F).
Assuming that March Madness Incorporated stock is other-than-temporarily impaired because of the decrease in the share price of $100 on March 25, 20X1 to $72
ASC 360-10 provides guidance on accounting for property, plant, and equipment, and the related accumulated depreciation on those assets. This Subtopic also includes guidance on the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. ASC 360-10 notes that long-lived tangible assets include land and land improvements, buildings, machinery and equipment, and furniture and fixtures.
“A long-lived asset (asset group) shall be tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable.”
Goodwill is considered impaired when the implied fair value of goodwill in a reporting unit of a company is less than its carrying amount, or book value, including any deferred income taxes. By qualitative factors, if the fair value is less than its book value (likelihood more than 50%), two step of the goodwill impairment test is necessary. According to ASC 350-20-35-2 and 3(A&B&D), if the company determines that it is not more likely than not that fair value is less than the book value, it does
If the 5-year amortization were applied in its place of the 40-year timetable, then it is necessary for Blockbuster to identify the goodwill in larger amounts. This would increase tax liability of Blockbuster, which would have represented a loss of $0.09 (0.58 - 0.49) per share
of CGUs) and then to the other assets in the CGU (or groups of CGUs) pro-rata on the basis of the carrying amount of each asset in the CGU (or groups of CGUs). An impairment loss recognised for goodwill is recognised immediately in profit or
If their stock price dropped to ZERO, an impairment would not be required because they are comparing the market price of their stock to their carrying amount of stockholder’s equity, which in a deficit. Also, the Company is anticipating those assets to produce future benefits that exceed its costs.
Where explain the concept of Intangible asset, which represents assets that absence of physical substance. Moreover, Goodwill represents an asset from which is expected future economic benefits, emerge from the acquisition of other assets or business combination. Another important point would be the impartments testing as refers ASC 350-20-35-28 where indicates that Goodwill of reporting unit must be tested for impairment annually. The test can be accomplished at any time in the fiscal year. In the case of different reporting unit, the impairment test could be at different times. This citation in the memorandum was provided incorrect (ASC 305-20-35-1 and 28) this encoding does not exist in FASB.
We will discuss whether the Company’s approach for testing goodwill for impairment after recognizing an impairment charge related to a long-lived asset group classified as held-and-used is appropriate. This issue pertains to whether it is feasible to have a long-lived asset impairment without goodwill impairment.
* Test for recoverability — If indicators are present, perform a recoverability test by comparing the sum of the estimated undiscounted future cash flows attributable to the asset (group) in question to their carrying amounts (as a reminder, entities cannot record an impairment for a held and used asset unless the asset first fails this recoverability test).
Based on ASC 320-10-35-34 I mentioned above, the other-than-temporary impairment should be recoded as $28 ($100-$72) as of December 31, 20X1. On January 31, 20X2, when the price of the stock went up to $75, the other-than-temporary impairment should be recoded as $25 ($100-$75). If the share price was $95 instead of $75 on January 31, 20X2, I think no other-than-temporary impairment needs to be recorded, because there is no material decrease occurred.
The first option records the acquisition of Drug X and OuchX into an intangible account -- “ownership”. In the case of transfer ownership of the IPR&D of Drug X from Brust-a-Knee to Pharmers, Brust-a-Knee receives $2 million cash and incurred $2 million loss. The disadvantage of treating the $2 million loss into the expense account of Drug X is there may be future economic benefits for Brust-a-Knee to sell Drug X because the estimated revenue is $5.5
An impairment loss shall be recognized only if the carrying amount of a long-lived asset (asset group) is
According to Section 360-10-35-21, examples of events that would cause an asset to be tested for impairment include a significant decrease in the market price of a long-lived asset, or a asset group, a significant adverse change in the extent or manner in which a long-lived asset or asset group is being used or in its physical condition, a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate that could affect the value of a long-lived asset, or asset group, and a current period operating or cash flow loss combined with a history of operating or cash flow losses or a projection or forecast that demonstrates continuing losses associated with the use of a long-lived asset or asset group.
The authoritative guidance for asset impairment is to ensure that impairment is recorded and dealt with as depreciation. The scope of the standard is writing off of assets and depreciation. According to the guidance of 360-10-35, it address how long-lived assets that are intended to be held and used in an entity’s business shall be reviewed for impairment. The impairment loss can only be recognized if the carrying amount of a long-lived assets is not recoverable and
If these estimated undiscounted future cash flows are less than the carrying value of the asset, an impairment charge is recognized for the excess, if any, of the asset’s carrying value over its estimated fair value.