On September 1, 2018, Jacob Furniture Mart Enters into a Tentative

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Essay

On September 1, 2018, Jacob Furniture Mart enters into a tentative agreement to sell the assets of its office equipment division. This division qualifies as a component of the entity according to GAAP regarding discontinued operations. The division's contribution to Jacob's operating income for 2018 was a $3 million loss before taxes. Jacob has an average tax rate of 30%.

Required: Consider independently the appropriate accounting by Jacob under the three scenarios below.

-Scenario 2: Assume that Jacob had not yet sold the division's assets by the end of 2018. Further, assume that the fair value less costs to sell of the division's assets at December 31, 2018, was $24 million and was expected to remain the same when the assets are sold in 2019. The book value of the division's assets was $19 million at the end of 2018. Under these assumptions, what would Jacob report in its 2018 income statement regarding the office equipment division? Explain where this information would be presented.

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Definitions:

Internal Users

Individuals within the organization, such as managers and employees, who use financial information to make decisions regarding the company's operations.

Nonexecutive Employees

Workers who do not hold executive or managerial positions within a company, often involved in the daily operational activities.

Lenders

Entities that provide financial resources to individuals or organizations with the expectation that the funds will be repaid, typically with interest.

Ethics

A branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior.