what guidance does the sec provide for public companies with respect to the reportin 644319

1. What distinguishes an item that is “unusual in nature” from an item that is considered “extraordinary”?

2. Enyart Company experienced a catastrophic loss in the second quarter of the year. The loss meets the criteria for extraordinary item reporting, but Enyart’s controller is unsure whether this item should be reported as extraordinary in the second quarter interim report. Advise the controller.

3. What guidance does the SEC provide for public companies with respect to the reporting of the “effect of preferred stock dividends and accretion of carrying amount of preferred stock on earnings per share”?