Assignment Choice #1: Financial Statements
Click to view the Annual Report of Procter & Gamble Company. Refer to the most recent of P&G’s financial statements and the accompanying notes to address the following questions and topics:
- Using the notes to the consolidated financial statements, determine P&G’s revenue recognition policies. Discuss the impact of trade promotions on P&G’s financial statements.
- Give two examples of where historical cost information is reported in P&G’s financial statements and related notes. Give two examples of the use of fair value information reported in either the financial statements or related notes.
- How can we determine that the accounting principles used by P&G are prepared on a basis consistent with those of last year?
- What is P&G’s accounting policy related to advertising? What accounting principle does P&G follow regarding accounting for advertising? Where are advertising expenses reported in the financial statements?
Your well-written paper must be 2 to 3 pages in length, in addition to the title and reference pages, and be formatted according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements. Cite at least two peer-reviewed sources, in addition to the required readings for this module.
