Rules of Financial Reporting

DUE DATE 1/20/2016 @ 5:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Overview

For this assignment, you will submit the Rules of Financial Reporting component of your financial analysis (Critical Element IV).In this assignment, you will consider the following governmental and GAAP reporting requirements for what is mandated that Starbucks include in its financial statements:

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed in this assignment:

A. Why is the reporting of control procedures required, and what information is disclosed about Starbucks’ control procedures? Justify your response.

B. Why is the reporting of segment information required, and what information is disclosed about Starbucks’ segment information? Justify your response.

C. Why is the reporting of estimates and assumptions required, and what information is disclosed about Starbucks’ reporting of estimates and assumptions? Justify your response.

D. Why is the reporting of investments and fair value required, and what information is disclosed about Starbucks’ investments and fair value reporting? Justify your response.

E. Why is the reporting of leases required, and what information is disclosed about Starbucks’ lease structure? Justify your response.

Paper Requirements:

2–3 pages (not including cover page or appendix), double-spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font and the most current guidelines for APA formatting.