Discontinued Operations
Study of the results of the application of APB opinion No.9 by various entities disclosed some reporting abuses. For example, some companies were reporting the results of the disposal of segment assets as extraordinary while including the revenue from these segments during the disposal period as ordinary income. In Opinion No.30, the APB concluded that additional criteria were necessary to indentify segments of a business. The release required the separate presentation of (1) the results of the disposed segment, and (2) gain or loss during the period. This information was seen as necessary to users in order to evaluate the past and expected future operations of a business entity. The total gain or loss is determined by summing any gains or losses on disposal of segment assets, and gains or losses incurred by the operations of the disposed segment during the period of disposal.