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This chapter defined and discussed accrual and deferral transactions. Complete the requirements below using the most recent financial statements available on the Internet for Netflix, Inc. Obtain the statements by following the steps below. (Be aware that the formatting of the company’s website may have changed since these instructions were written.)
1. Go to www.netflix.com.
2. Click on “Investor Relations,” which is at the bottom of the page in very small print.
3. Click on the “Annual Reports and Proxies” link at the left side of the page.
4. Click on the “20xx Annual Report.” Use the PDF version of the annual report.
5. Find the company’s balance sheet and complete the requirements below. In recent years this has been shown toward the end of the Form 10-K section of the company’s annual report, on page 38. The “Index” near the beginning of the report can help you locate the financial statements.
Required
a. Make a list of all the accounts on the balance sheet that you believe are accrual-type accounts.
b. Make a list of all the accounts on the balance sheet that you believe are deferral-type accounts.
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- Refer to the 10-K reports of Under Armour, Inc., and Columbia Sportswear that are available for download from the companion website at CengageBrain.com. Required: Which accounts on the balance sheet and income statement of each company may require adjusting entries? Would these accounts require accruals or deferrals?arrow_forwardCase 3-79 Research and Analysis Using the Annual Report Obtain FedEx Corporations 2016 annual report either through the Investor Relations portion of their website (do a web search for FedEx investor relations) or go to www.sec.gov and click Company Filings Search under Filings. Required: 1. How does FedEx apply the revenue recognition principle?arrow_forwardProblem 2-62B Comprehensive Problem Mulberry Services sells electronic data processing services to firms too Email to own their own computing equipment. Mulberry had the following amounts and amount balances as of January 1, 2019: During 2019, the following transactions occurred (the events described below are aggregations of many individual events): During 2019, Mulberry sold $690,000 of computing services, all on credit. Mulberry collected $570,000 from the credit sales in Transaction a and an additional $129,000 from the accounts receivable outstanding at the beginning of the year. Mulberry paid the interest payable of $8,000. A Wages of $379,000 were paid in cash. Repairs and maintenance of $9,000 were incurred and paid. The prepaid rent at the beginning of the year was used in 2019. In addition, $28,000 of computer rental costs were incurred and paid. There is no prepaid rent or rent payable at year-end. Mulberry purchased computer paper for $13,000 cash in late December. None of the paper was used by year-end. Advertising expense of $26,000 was incurred and paid. Income tax of $10,300 was incurred and paid in 2019. Interest of $5,000 was paid on the long-term loan. (Continued) Required: 1. Establish a ledger for the accounts listed above and enter the beginning balances. Use a chart of accounts to order the ledger accounts. 2. Analyze each transaction, Journalize as appropriate. (Note: Ignore the date because these events are aggregations of individual events.) 3. Post your journal entries to T-accounts, Add additional T-accounts when needed. 4. Use the ending balances in the T-accounts to prepare a trial balancearrow_forward
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