I’m excited to share a new instructional resource that I’ve developed in collaboration with Dr. Melissa Larson from Brigham Young University: a collection of Form 10-K exercises for introductory accounting courses. These short assignments help students build comfort working with real company financials from SEC filings. We have created step-by-step tutorial videos for each exercise […]
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How does John Deere account for the loans it makes to farmers for the purchase of tractors and crop supplies?
September 26, 2017 
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Deere & Company (NYSE: DE), otherwise known as John Deere, builds tractors and other farm equipment. For the past several years, it has been difficult for farmers to get bank loans for planting crops and for purchasing large, expensive farm equipment. Deere has stepped in to fill the gap in agricultural financing – Deere makes […]
Continue readingWhat does Best Buy’s Form 10-K disclose about its receivables?
October 4, 2016 2 Comments
Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY), the consumer electronics company, has a fiscal year ending on the Saturday nearest the end of each January. Since Best Buy is publicly-held, it files a Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission each year. To follow are Best Buy’s condensed and adapted balance sheets for the most recent […]
Continue readingWhat does Coca-Cola’s Form 10-k communicate about its accounts receivable?
March 20, 2015 0 Comments
The Coca-Cola Company (KO), like other U.S. publicly-held companies, files its financial statements in an annual filing called a Form 10-K with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). Coca-Cola has several assets that are listed on its balance sheet. Let’s look at what is reported on Coca-Cola’s Form 10-K regarding its accounts receivable. See the […]
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