BusinessAnalysis&Valuation:UsingFinancialStatementsPartII:BusinessAnalysisandValuationTools2Chapter7ExpenseAnalysisExpense3DefinitionExpensesaredecreasesineconomicbenefitsduringtheaccountingperiodintheformofoutflowsordepletionsofassetsorincurrencesofliabilitiesthatresultindecreasesinequity,otherthanthoserelatingtodistributionstoequityparticipantsClassesexpensesthatariseinthecourseoftheordinaryactivitiesoftheenterpriselossesRecognitionofExpenses494.Expensesarerecognizedintheincomestatementwhenadecreaseinfutureeconomicbenefitsrelatedtoadecreaseinanassetoranincreaseofaliabilityhasarisenthatcanbemeasuredreliably.Thismeans,ineffect,thatrecognitionofexpensesoccurssimultaneouslywiththerecognitionofanincreaseinliabilitiesoradecreaseinassets(forexample,theaccrualofemployeeentitlementsorthedepreciationofequipment).95.Expensesarerecognizedintheincomestatementonthebasisofadirectassociationbetweenthecostsincurredandtheearningofspecificitemsofincome.Thisprocess,commonlyreferredtoasthematchingofcostswithrevenues,involvesthesimultaneousorcombinedrecognitionofrevenuesandexpensesthatresultdirectlyandjointlyfromthesametransactionsorotherevents;forexample,thevariouscomponentsofexpensemakingupthecostofgoodssoldarerecognisedatthesametimeastheincomederivedfromthesaleofthegoods.However,theapplicationofthematchingconceptunderthisFrameworkdoesnotallowtherecognitionofitemsinthebalancesheetwhichdonotmeetthedefinitionofassetsorliabilities.5Whentheresourcesareused?Whenthefirmisbilledforresources?Whenpaymentforresourcesismade?Whentherevenuesgeneratedfromusingtheresourcesarerecognized?Accrualmatchingconservatism6FirstCriterionResourcesconsumedhaveacause-and-effectrelationwithrevenuesrecognizedduringtheperiodSecondCriterionResourceshavenocause-and-effectrelationwithrevenuesbutareconsumedduringtheperiodThirdCriterionThereisadeclineinthefuturebenefitsexpectedfromresources.RecognizeexpenseChallengingtransactions1Resourcesprovidebenefitsovermultipleperiods2Resourcesareconsumed,butthetimingandamountoffuturepaymentsisuncertain3Thevalueofresourcesconsumedisdifficulttodefine4UnusedresourceshavedeclinedinvalueChallenge1Resourcesprovidebenefitsovermultipleperiods7DepreciationDeltaAirLinesSingaporeAirlinesz1998DeltaAirLines255SingaporeAirlines1020zDeltaAirLinesSingaporeAirlineszDeltaAirLinesSingaporeAirlinesUSGAAPz(straight-linemethod)z(acceleratedmethod)z(unitsofproductionmethod)Challenge1Resourcesprovidebenefitsovermultipleperiods8Goodwillamortization1998zz40z5z4zzzzR&DAdvertisingoutlayszMicrosoft2.2Windows95——DirectresponseadvertisingzCustomershaverespondeddirectlytotheadvertisingcampaignzFuturebenefitsfromtheexpendituresarereasonablycertain19Challenge2thetimingandamountofpaymentforresourcesisuncertain10PensionsEnvironmentalcost211——Challenge3itisdifficulttodefinethevalueofresourcesconsumed12CostofsaleszFIFOzLIFOzAveragecostzzStockoptioncompensation1995APBopinion25zIntrinsicvaluemethod1995FASBzFairvaluemethod13——6006611997199617.6%199718.9%19972,4741996-2,935.38-9.35%19973,721.7811.22%314415ImpairmentLevitt1998SECchairmanzWhenearningstakeamajorhit,thetheorygoesthatWallStreetwilllookbeyondaone-timelossandfocusonlyonfutureearnings.Andifthesechargesareconservativelyestimatedwithalittleextracushioning,thatso-calledestimateismiraculouslyrebornasincomewhenestimateschangeorfutureearningsfallshort.(FinancialinstrumentzHeldfortradingzAvailableforsalehedgingzFairvaluehedgeszCashflowhedges41617wiseliu@263.net