Advanced Accounting 12th Edition by Joe Ben Hoyle,Thomas Schaefer , Timothy Doupnik

Exercise 13

Develop Your Skills
Go to the website www.sec.gov and, under the Filings heading, click on "Search for Company Filings" and then click on "Company or Fund Name." Enter the name of a well-known company such as Dell. A list of available documents should be shown for that company.
Required
Using these available documents, answer the following questions:
1. Has the company filed an 8-K during the most recent time period If so, open that document and determine the reason that the form was filed with the SEC.
2. Has the company filed a 10-K during the recent time period If so, open that document and determine the total reported net income for the latest period of time.
3. Has the company filed a 14A (a proxy statement) during the most recent time period If so, open that document and determine what issues were to be voted on at the annual meeting.