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Canada Generators Limited

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  • Wayne Irvine
  • Stuart H. Jones
  • Michael Wright

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This case depicts an armchair situation involving a newly formed small private Canadian company that has recently begun operations in Western Canada. Of concern to the owners is their understanding that Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are about to be replaced by International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) at the end of 2010, and so the statements in their present form will have to be conformed to the new standards if the company decides to go public with a share offering, which is an option it is considering. Other issues facing the company concern the appropriate accounting and reporting requirements that will be required in order to allow the company to secure additional financing and engage in some necessary research and development. This case is suitable for students who have progressed beyond the introductory financial accounting level; it involves adjustments to inventory and capital asset accounts as well as income effects including taxation, and it draws out some of the more important nontransitional differences between GAAP and IFRS. Canada Generators Limited Résumé Le cas Canada Generators Limited est un cas théorique qui met en scène une petite société canadienne à capital fermé de formation récente, qui exerce depuis peu des activités dans l’Ouest canadien. Les propriétaires s’inquiètent, car ils croient comprendre que les PCGR canadiens étant sur le point d’être remplacés par les Normes internationales d’information financière (IFRS) à la fin de 2010, les états financiers dans leur forme actuelle devront être convertis aux nouvelles normes si la société décide de faire appel public à l’épargne au moyen d’une émission d’actions, option à laquelle songe la société. Les autres questions qui préoccupent la société ont trait aux exigences relatives à la comptabilisation et à l’information qu’elle sera tenue de satisfaire pour pouvoir obtenir du financement par emprunt supplémentaire et s’engager dans les activités de recherche‐développement qu’elle juge nécessaires. Ce cas est destiné aux étudiants qui ont passé le niveau d’introduction à la comptabilité générale; il nécessite des ajustements aux comptes de stocks et d’immobilisations ainsi que l’évaluation de l’incidence de la conversion sur le résultat, notamment son incidence fiscale, et il met en lumière certaines des différences importantes entre les PCGR et les IFRS.

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  • Wayne Irvine & Stuart H. Jones & Michael Wright, 2010. "Canada Generators Limited," Accounting Perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 9(4), pages 319-330, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:accper:v:9:y:2010:i:4:p:319-330
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1911-3838.2010.00016.x
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    1. Morina D. Rennie & David W. Senkow, 2009. "Financial Reporting for Private Companies: The Canadian Experience," Accounting Perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 8(1), pages 43-68, February.
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