Cases on Recognition Measurement

The FASB Cases on Recognition and Measurement, Second Edition,cover a variety of important conceptual issues in accounting and are intended to be interesting and thought provoking. Each case concerns a specific situation, thereby providing an effective vehicle for encapsulating and conveying the essence of complex abstract issues. The brief one- or two-page format of the cases makes them readily digestible and easily remembered.

The full text of five of the cases listed below can be individually displayed by clicking on the links within the list. The "Casebook" authored by L. Todd Johnson, FASB Research Manager and Kimberley R. Petrone, FASB Project Manager, is available through John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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These cases may be used in either formal programs of study or informal study. College and university students may find these cases a useful supplement to their financial accounting textbooks and other course materials. The cases would be particularly useful in courses in intermediate accounting and accounting theory. In that regard, the book is intended to help fill a void that exists in course materials today.

In addition to degree-seeking students in colleges and universities, participants in continuing education programs, both formal and informal, may find this casebook helpful. As lifelong learning becomes an increasingly important part of their professional lives, preparers, auditors, and users of financial statements may find this book can help them to develop a deeper understanding of the conceptual underpinnings on which financial statements rest and to understand better today's accounting issues and controversies. Finally, individuals interested in learning more about conceptual issues in accounting may find the cases to be a helpful tool for independent study.

Cases included in The FASB Cases on Recognition and Measurement:

    Asset Disposal

Baltimore Canyon

Bank Loan

Barter

Bond

Bonus

Chemical Plant

Corn and Hogs
(Part I)

Corn and Hogs
(Part II)

Corn and Hogs
(Part III)

Early Retirement Incentives

Exploratory Well

Foreign Cash
(Part I)

Foreign Cash
(Part II)

Frequent Flier

Future Site Restoration

Future Tax Rate Changes

Gasoline Tank

Health Spa
Hula Hoop

Idle Drilling Rig

Income Tax Carryforward

Instant Millionaire

Insurance

Leisure Home

Liability or Equity
(Part I)

Liability or Equity
(Part II)

Loan Commitment Fee

Longevity Bonuses

Lottery Ticket
(Part I)


Lottery Ticket
(Part II)

Lottery Ticket
(Part III)

Magazine Subscription
(Part I)

Magazine Subscription
(Part II)

Note Receivable

Payable

Penalty Clause

Pension Enhancement

Petroleum

Plant Maintenance Costs

Plumbing

Production Rights

Promotional Prize

Purchase-Sale Commitment

Purchase-Sale Option (Part I)

Purchase-Sale Option (Part II)

Restricted Ticket

Sabbatical

"See-through" Office Building

Sick Pay

Silent Auction

Smokestack

Stock Investment

Sweat Equity

Toxic Dump

Venture
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