合并商誉会计的发展动态及启示

合并商誉会计处理方法主要有系统摊销法、直接冲销法和永久保留法三种。其中系统摊销法运用最为普遍。但是 ,美国最近取消了系统摊销商誉的做法 ,而只确认商誉减值。其原因主要在于商誉摊销可能造成的经济后果。从理论上讲 ,应当逐期评估商誉的公允价值 ,以确定是调高、降低还是维持其账面价值。但从我国现实考虑 ,系统摊销并辅以确认减值的方法较为可行。     

对商誉会计问题的思考

目前,随着企业改制、购并、资产重组等经济业务的不断发展,在资产评估中关于企业商誉的确认和计价问题已日益成为会计实务和学术界所关注的焦点。因此,有必要对商誉会计理论和实践问题进行研究,以适应经济形势发展的要求。     

The Six Relationships between Goodwill and Core Competence of Corporation—Review of Research on Goodwill Accounting

Goodwill and core competence of the corporation are two concepts and they are easy to be confused, moreover, it uneasy to differentiate the source of advantages gained by the corporate, and also leads to a serious distortion between the value of the corporation acknowledged by market and the record value of accounting. This paper analyses the substance of goodwill and that of corporate core competence before coming to the conclusion that goodwill is a kind of combined intangible asset while core competence is a reluctant intangible asset, which means that both goodwill and core competence of the corporate belong to intangible assets, but the composing factors are inter-crossing and inter-containing. Moreover, goodwill and core competence have similar characters and there are also some relationships between them, such as succession ＆ development, abstract ＆ concrete, and superficiality ＆ essence as well. At the same time, there are some distinct differences between them in the following aspects： origination of research, initial definition, research background and theoretical basis, composing factors, value identified and measurement methods, way of value manifested, principle of value contribution and its accounting, etc. In the end, this paper comes to the conclusion that it is core competence that stands for the capability to gain advantages profit while goodwill is only a purchasing price margin, which is the balance of the exchanging value and book value of the net assets of the enterprise purchased. So, the core competence theory should be combined into goodwill accounting so as to establish core competence accounting, which will manifest the source of advantages gained by the corporation.     

Health-related quality-of-life,work productivity,and economic burden among patients with Parkinson’s disease in Japan

Abstract

Aims: This study aimed to characterize the burden of Parkinson’s disease (PD) by examining health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL), impairments to work productivity and daily activities, healthcare resource use, and associated costs among Japanese patients with PD.

Materials and methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study used data from the 2009–2014 Japan National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS) (n?=?144,692). HRQoL (Short Form 36-Item Health Survey version 2), impairments to work productivity and daily activities (Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire), healthcare resource utilization, and annual costs were compared between respondents with PD (n?=?133) and controls without PD (n?=?144,559). The effect of PD on outcomes was estimated using propensity score weighting and multivariable regression models.

Results: HRQoL was lower in patients with PD compared to the control group, with reduced physical (41.3 vs 51.3) and mental (35.7 vs 45.4) component summary scores and health state utility scores (0.62 vs 0.77; p?<?.001 for all). Patients with PD also reported higher levels of absenteeism (19.3% vs 3.3%), presenteeism (45.2% vs 18.5%), overall work impairment (52.8% vs 20.3%), and activity impairment (49.6% vs 20.8%) than controls without PD (p?<?.001 for all). In addition, patients with PD had higher healthcare resource utilization, direct (¥3,856,921/$37,994 vs ¥715,289/$7,046), and indirect (¥2,573,938/$25,356 vs ¥902,534/$8,891) costs compared with controls without PD (p?<?.001 for both).

Limitations: Data were cross-sectional and did not allow for causal inferences. Although the NHWS demographically represents the Japanese adult population, it is unclear whether it adequately represents the adult population with PD in Japan.

Conclusions: PD was associated with poorer HRQoL, greater work productivity loss, and higher direct and indirect costs. The findings suggest that an unmet need exists among patients with PD in Japan. Improving PD treatment and management could benefit both patients and society.     

自创商誉确认计量的重要性和方法建议

伴随着知识经济时代的来临,商誉对企业的重要性不断增大。本文就与自创商誉有关的会计问题进行了分析,阐明了自创商誉确认计量的重要性,并提出了对完善自创商誉会计核算的方法建议。     

超额商誉、高管激励与审计收费

基于2011-2018年沪深A股上市公司样本,实证检验超额商誉对审计收费的影响以及高管激励的调节效应.研究表明:超额商誉提高了审计收费,且在民营企业更显著;而高管不同激励方式对超额商誉与审计收费的调节具有异质性:股权激励具有抑制作用,而薪酬激励具有增强效应;从作用机制来看,超额商誉通过增加经营风险和审计投入,进而提高审计收费.     

Economic burden,work, and school productivity in individuals with tuberous sclerosis and their families

Aims: Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a multi-organ autosomal-dominant, genetic disorder with incomplete penetrance. The multiple manifestations of TSC and impacts to numerous organ systems represent significant disease, healthcare, and treatment burden. The economic and employment burden of the disease on individuals and their families is poorly understood. This study assessed the cost of illness and work and school productivity burden associated with TSC in a cross-sectional web-survey sample.

Materials and methods: Eligible TSC individuals and caregivers were invited through the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance advocacy group to complete a web-based survey about illness characteristics, treatment, disease burden, direct and indirect healthcare costs, work and school impairment.

Results: Data from 609 TSC adults or caregiver respondents with no cognitive impairments were analyzed. TSC adults (>18 years of age) had significantly higher direct out-of-pocket costs for ER visits, expenses for medical tests and procedures, alternative treatments, medications and lifetime cost of surgeries compared to TSC pediatric individuals. Both TSC adults and TSC caregivers reported work and school absenteeism and presenteeism; however, adults reported significantly higher absenteeism and presenteeism and overall activity impairment due to TSC, as might be expected, compared to TSC caregivers. TSC adults had significantly higher absenteeism and presenteeism rates compared to adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis and muscular sclerosis.

Conclusions: TSC results in considerable direct out-of-pocket medical costs and impairment to work productivity, especially for adults. Future studies should include the comparator group and examine direct cost burden in the US using electronic medical records and insurance databases.     

Examining the association of smoking with work productivity and associated costs in Japan

Aims: Smoking is associated with significant health and economic burden globally, including an increased risk of many leading causes of mortality and significant impairments in work productivity. This burden is attenuated by successful tobacco cessation, including reduced risk of disease and improved productivity. The current study aimed to show the benefits of smoking cessation for workplace productivity and decreased costs associated with loss of work impairment.

Materials and methods: The data source was the 2011 Japan National Health and Wellness Survey (n?=?30,000). Respondents aged 20–64 were used in the analyses (n?=?23,738) and were categorized into: current smokers, former smokers, and never smokers. Generalized linear models controlling for demographics and health characteristics examined the relationship of smoking status with the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire (WPAI-GH) endpoints, as well as estimated indirect costs.

Results: Current smokers reported the greatest overall work impairment, including absenteeism (i.e. work time missed) and presenteeism (i.e. impairment while at work); however, after controlling for covariates, there were no significant differences between former smokers and never smokers on overall work impairment. Current smokers and former smokers had greater activity impairment (i.e. impairment in daily activities) than never smokers. Current smokers reported the highest indirect costs (i.e. costs associated with work impairment); however, after controlling for covariates, there were no significant differences between former smokers and never smokers on indirect costs.

Limitations and conclusions: Smoking exerts a large health and economic burden; however, smoking cessation attenuates this burden. The current study provides important further evidence of this association, with former smokers appearing statistically indistinguishable from never smokers in terms of work productivity loss and associated indirect costs among a large representative sample of Japanese workers. This report highlights the workplace benefits of smoking cessation across productivity markers and cost-savings.     

商誉的会计学理论思考

商誉是企业财务核算中的一个非常重要的会计问题,也是会计理论界引起较多争议的一个问题,从而使商誉会计成为会计界备受关注的一大难题.作者在分析、评述已有各种观点的基础上,对商誉的性质及构成、商誉的确认、计量及商誉的记录、报告存在的主要观点和相关问题,进行了分析探讨,同时,对商誉会计的未来作了些许展望.     

Auditor Mindsets and Audits of Complex Estimates

Auditors experience significant problems auditing complex accounting estimates, and this increasingly puts financial reporting quality at risk. Based on analyses of the specific errors that auditors commit, we propose that auditors need to be able to think more broadly and incorporate information from a variety of sources in order to improve audit quality for these important accounts. We experimentally demonstrate that a deliberative mindset intervention improves auditors’ ability to identify unreasonable estimates by improving their ability to identify and incorporate into their analyses contradictory information from diverse parts of the audit and improving their ability to think critically about the evidence. We perform additional analyses to demonstrate that our intervention improves auditor performance by causing them to think differently rather than simply to work harder. We demonstrate that critical thinking can improve the identification of unreasonable estimates and, in doing so, we provide new directions for addressing audit quality issues.