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Supporting Schedules

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September 21st, 2023
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Definition

The financial accounting term supporting schedules refers to an approach used to disclose information appearing on a company's financial statement. Supporting schedules will provide additional detail on the assets and liabilities of the company.

Explanation

Supporting schedules are one of several ways to communicate material information that is supplementary to assets and liabilities appearing on the company's balance sheet. These schedules are often tables of data that provide an insightful breakdown of an asset or liability. Unlike parenthetical explanations and cross references, which appear in the body of the balance sheet, a schedule will appear alongside the statement's notes.

As is the case with all supplementary information, disclosure is necessary if the numbers appearing on a statement are thought to be misleading without its inclusion. A common example of a supporting schedule would be the detailed classification of property, plant and equipment; breaking this information into subcategories so the reader understands how accumulated depreciation applies to each. Schedules can also be used to provide insights into the revenues and income associated with various business segments.

Example

Company A is a conglomerate, managing six operating business segments. Transactions among these segments include cost allocations as well as inventory transfers. The revenues and net income associated with each segment appears in the schedule below:

(Dollars in Thousands)RevenueNet IncomeRevenueNet Income
Business Segments
Industrial and Transportation2,56657533.6%33.7%
Health Care1,26340016.6%23.4%
Consumer and Office1,11424414.6%14.3%
Safety, Security and Protection Services92619612.1%11.5%
Display and Graphics93619912.3%11.7%
Electro and Communications82018610.8%10.9%
Corporate and Unallocated1-930.0%-5.4%
Total Company7,6261,707100.0%100.0%

The category of corporate and unallocated includes investment gains and losses as well as litigation and environmental expenses.

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