Subject category:
Finance, Accounting and Control
Published by:
NEOMA Business School
Version: 17-Jun-2022
Length: 28 pages
Data source: Published sources
Topics:
Financial accounting; Accounting and financial reporting standards; Financial-statement analysis; International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS); International Financial Reporting Standard; International Accounting Standards (IAS); IAS 36; Impairment testing; Impairment testing of intangibles including goodwill; Goodwill; IAS 38
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Abstract
This is part of a case series. This case revolves around a real company, students can follow the dialogue between the British MPs performing their inquiry and the auditors implicated in the company's collapse in 2019. The topics covered are ones which give rise to difficulties in practice, namely the assessment of the likelihood that a company can continue as a going concern and why. These topics are relevant to all large companies.
Teaching and learning
This item is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate courses.Time period
The events covered by this case took place in 2018.Geographical setting
Region:
Europe
Country:
United Kingdom
Location:
London
Featured company
Thomas Cook Group plc
Employees:
10000+
Turnover:
GBP 9,376,000,000
Type:
Public company
Industry:
Travel agency
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Abstract
This is part of a case series. This case revolves around a real company, students can follow the dialogue between the British MPs performing their inquiry and the auditors implicated in the company's collapse in 2019. The topics covered are ones which give rise to difficulties in practice, namely the assessment of the likelihood that a company can continue as a going concern and why. These topics are relevant to all large companies.
Teaching and learning
This item is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate courses.Settings
Time period
The events covered by this case took place in 2018.Geographical setting
Region:
Europe
Country:
United Kingdom
Location:
London
Featured company
Thomas Cook Group plc
Employees:
10000+
Turnover:
GBP 9,376,000,000
Type:
Public company
Industry:
Travel agency