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The Balance Sheet
Peñalva, Fernando; Badia, MarcTechnical Note CN-231-EAccounting and ControlThis note explains how to prepare, read and interpret the Balance Sheet, the first and most important financial statement. The Balance Sheet or Statement of Financial Position of a firm contains a list of its resources and of its sources of capital as of a particular day. All the business transactions recorded in the accounting system affect the Balance Sheet. The note illustrates the content and structure of the Balance Sheet.Starting at €8.20
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Liabilities: General Issues
Peñalva, Fernando; Badia, MarcTechnical Note CN-237-EAccounting and ControlThis note is an introduction to liabilities. It defines a liability and distinguishes it from contingent liabilities and commitments. It explains how to recognize and measure liabilities in general. Finally, the notes focuses its attention on provisions (i.e., estimated liabilities) and illustrates their accounting with two common examples: warranty liabilities and restructuring liabilities. The note "Long-Term Debt and Bonds" can be used to comp...Starting at €8.20
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Tax Accounting
Peñalva, Fernando; Badia, MarcTechnical Note CN-241-EAccounting and ControlFirms pay multiple types of taxes: property taxes, value added taxes, municipal taxes, etc. Note CN 14007, "Accounts Receivable Valuation," explained how to account for value added taxes. Other taxes, such as property taxes, are just an expense that firms recognize when they are due. However, corporate income taxes are not so straightforward and deserve a specific note. The goal of this note is to explain how to account for corporate income taxes...Starting at €8.20
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Short-Termism: Don't Blame Investors
Brochet, Francois; Serafeim, George; Loumioti, MariaArticle HBS-F1206C-EExecutives often complain that investors' obsession with short-term returns forces them to make decisions that are bad in the long term. New research shows that it works both ways: Companies with a short-term orientation attract investors interested in short-term time frames.Starting at €8.20
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Tokyo AFM
Brochet, FrancoisCase HBS-109056-EAccounting and ControlThis case was written as the financial accounting portion of the final exam for a first-year MBA course at Harvard Business School. The goal was to test students' ability to apply major concepts taught during the course to an industry which they had not covered, but which shared similarities in terms of economics with issues addressed in the curriculum. The company, Tokyo Auto Fire & Marine (hereafter Tokyo AFM), is a fictitious insurance company...Starting at €8.20
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Securities Trading: Front, Middle, and Back Office
Brochet, Francois; Mabud, RakeenCase HBS-110070-EAccounting and ControlThis note explains the basic structure of the trading floor in a typical financial institution and how the front, middle and back offices interact to ensure a functioning trading system.Starting at €8.20
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Societe Generale: The Kerviel Affair (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Brochet, FrancoisTeaching Note HBS-110075-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for 110029 and 110030.Starting at €0.00
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Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (B)
Heese, Jonas; Srinivasan, Suraj; Brochet, FrancoisCase HBS-119090-EAccounting and ControlThis case serves as a complement to the case "Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (A)".Starting at €5.74
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Unique - Yanbal (A)
Pancorvo, Jorge; Cuneo, SergioCase PAD-P-C-406 ING-EService and Operations ManagementA peruvian company facing regional supply chain challenges within the door to door cosmetics industryStarting at €8.20
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Presscut (B)
Vázquez-Dodero F.; Badia, MarcCase ASN-30-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, StrategyAfter discussing the matter with the shareholders and the management, the Chairman of the Board considers the terms and conditions to be set for a possible merger between Presscut and its larger rival.Starting at €5.74