After completing this chapter you should be able to: Prepare the entries for cash dividends and stock dividends, identify the items reported in a retained earnings statement, describe the form and content of corporation income statements, compute earnings per share,.and other contents. | CHAPTER 14 CORPORATIONS: DIVIDENDS, RETAINED EARNINGS, AND INCOME REPORTING Accounting Principles, Eighth Edition Prepare the entries for cash dividends and stock dividends. Identify the items reported in a retained earnings statement. Prepare and analyze a comprehensive stockholders’ equity section. Describe the form and content of corporation income statements. Compute earnings per share. Study Objectives 1. On the topic, “Challenges Facing Financial Accounting,” what did the AICPA Special Committee on Financial Reporting suggest should be included in future financial statements? Non-financial Measurements (customer satisfaction indexes, backlog information, and reject rates on goods purchases). Forward-looking Information Soft Assets (a company’s know-how, market dominance, marketing setup, well-trained employees, and brand image). Timeliness (no real time financial information) Corporations: Dividends, Retained Earnings, and Income Reporting Dividends Retained Earnings Statement Presentation and Analysis Cash dividends Stock dividends Stock splits Retained earnings restrictions Prior period adjustments Retained earnings statement Stockholders’ Equity Presentation Stockholders’ Equity Analysis Income Statement Presentation Income Statement Analysis Service Cost - Actuaries compute service cost as the present value of the new benefits earned by employees during the year. Future salary levels considered in calculation. Interest on Liability - Interest accrues each year on the PBO just as it does on any discounted debt. Actual Return on Plan Assets - Increase in pension funds from interest, dividends, and realized and unrealized changes in the fair market value of the plan assets. Amortization of Unrecognized Prior Service Cost - The cost of providing retroactive benefits is allocated to pension expense in the future, specifically to the remaining service-years of the affected employees. Gain or Loss - Volatility in pension expense can be caused by sudden and large | CHAPTER 14 CORPORATIONS: DIVIDENDS, RETAINED EARNINGS, AND INCOME REPORTING Accounting Principles, Eighth Edition Prepare the entries for cash dividends and stock dividends. Identify the items reported in a retained earnings statement. Prepare and analyze a comprehensive stockholders’ equity section. Describe the form and content of corporation income statements. Compute earnings per share. Study Objectives 1. On the topic, “Challenges Facing Financial Accounting,” what did the AICPA Special Committee on Financial Reporting suggest should be included in future financial statements? Non-financial Measurements (customer satisfaction indexes, backlog information, and reject rates on goods purchases). Forward-looking Information Soft Assets (a company’s know-how, market dominance, marketing setup, well-trained employees, and brand image). Timeliness (no real time financial information) Corporations: Dividends, Retained Earnings, and Income Reporting Dividends Retained Earnings Statement .
