You are reviewing the December 31, 2012 financial statements of Ellie\'s Antique

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You are reviewing the December 31, 2012 financial statements of Ellie's Antiques that is considering an initial public offering of its shares. The following items come to your attention:

a. Included in long-term investments are 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds that mature March 31, 2013. The bonds were purchased November 20, 2012.

b. The property, plant, and equipment account is stated at cost, except that it includes a parcel of land purchased for investment purposes at a cost of $40,000. Because of rising land prices, the value of the land has been written up to $60,000. The company has an independent appraisal that attests to this amount.

c. The accounts receivable account includes $20,000 due in 3 years from officers and employees and a 2-year, 8% note for $25,000 due from a customer. The loan enabled the customer to buy equipment needed to process materials purchased from Ellie's Antiques.

Please discuss how the above items should be classifed and accounted for.(Points : 25)

The answer should be detailed and closely related to the above items including the data and explanation of why that item should be classified or accounted for .( instead of just give some simple answers without explanation).

Explanation / Answer

Hi,

Please find the answer as follows:

Part A:

Treasury bonds would be cateogorised as short term investments and will be reported as short term investments in the current assets section. If the purchase is made within 3 months of the maturity, they would get reported as cash equivalents.

Part B:

Land will get reported at a value of $40000 in the Non Current Investments Category.

Part C:

Receivables will get classified as Non- Trade Receivables in the Non Current Investments Category. Any receivables from officers and employees will be requiring a seperate disclosure.

Thanks.

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