Intermediate Accounting, Thirteenth Edition

Chapter 18. REVENUE RECOGNITION

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

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It's Back

Several years after passage, the accounting world continues to be preoccupied with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). Unfortunately, SOX did not solve one of the classic accounting issues—how to properly account for revenue. In fact, revenue recognition practices are the most prevalent reasons for accounting restatements. A number of the revenue recognition issues relate to possible fraudulent behavior by company executives and employees. Consider some of the recent SEC actions:

• The SEC charged the former co-chairman and CEO of Qwest Communications International Inc. and eight other former Qwest officers and employees with fraud and other violations of the federal securities laws. ...