ECO 342.HO1 Professor L. Tauber
Advanced Accounting Spring 2004

 

PREREQUISITE: Intermediate Accounting II (ECO 335). You may not take ECO 342 until you have successfully completed ECO 335.

TEXTBOOK: Advanced Accounting, Eighth Edition, Fischer, Taylor, Cheng (2002), SouthWestern.

CONTACTS: My office is C-370. You may contact me by telephone at 718-960-8389 or by e-mail at: ltauber@lehman.cuny.edu.

ADVISEMENT: If you are an Accounting major, you must come to see me in order to declare your major, to review the requirements for your major, and to make a long range plan so that you may complete your degree efficiently.

When you come to class, you must turn off your cell phone or pager. If I hear either of these during class, you will be required to leave the classroom immediately. You will not be allowed to return to class for the rest of that session. It is unacceptable for you to disturb the entire class so that you may receive a call or message.

Homework problems for each chapter is assigned below. By diligently completing these assignments, you will greatly increase your probability of earning a good grade for this course. Please note that we will cover selected chapters of the textbook. Your grade will be determined by the results of two examinations: a midterm, and a non-cumulative final. There will be no make-up exams. There will be no incompletes given and no individual special projects.

 

Chapter 13 Partnerships: Characteristics, Formation, and Accounting Activities E5, P2
Chapter 14 Partnerships: Ownership Changes and Liquidation E2, E9, P5, P8
  Midterm Examination  
Chapter 1 Business Combinations: America’s Most Popular Business Activity E5, E7, P1
Chapter 2 Consolidated Statements: Date of Acquisition E5, E7, P7
Chapter 3 Consolidated Statements: Subsequent to Acquisition E3, E7, P2
Chapter 4 Intercompany Transactions: Merchandise, Plant Assets, and Notes P11
Chapter 11 Translation of Foreign Financial Statements TBA
Chapter 15 Governmental Accounting: The General Fund and Account Groups TBA
Chapter 21 Debt Restructuring, Corporate Reorganizations, and Liquidations TBA
  Final Examination