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U.S. GAAP
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1. Components of net periodic pension cost must be aggregated and presented as one amount on the income statement.
Reporting of Pension Cost
Interim Financial Reporting Requirements
Diluted EPS
Gains and Losses on Pensions
2. Bank overdrafts are excluded from cash and classified as financing cash flows.
Statement of Cash Flows (Interest and Dividends)
Discontinued Operations
Extraordinary Items
Statement of Cash Flows (Cash)
3. Not required to match consumption. No requirement to review method - life - or salvage value at year end. Can use composite or component depreciation.
Marketable Securities - Impairment
Fixed Asset Depreciation
Statement of Cash Flows (Method)
Interim Financial Reporting Tax Rates
4. Unusual in nature and infrequence in occurrence and material.
Extraordinary Items
Pension Plan Cost
Interim Financial Reporting Requirements
Variable Interest Entity
5. The subsequent event evaluation period extends through the date that the financial statements are issued (public companies) or the date that the financial statements are available to be issued (all other entities). Subsequent events are classified as
Gains and Losses on Pensions
Subsequent Events
Impairment of Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill
Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
6. Projection benefit obligation (PBO) is the defined benefit pension plan liability.
Fixed Asset Depreciation
Pension Plan Cost
Reporting of Deferred Taxes
Pension Plan Liability
7. Cost method or legal (par) method.
Treasury Stock
Interim Financial Reporting Requirements
Fixed Asset Depreciation
Reporting of Deferred Taxes
8. Must disclose nature of operations - use of estimates - estimate of a change in estimate - vulnerability of the risk f near-term severe impact from a material concentration.
Nonmonetary Exchanges
Computer and Software Development Costs
Risks and Uncertainties
Fixed Asset Valuation
9. Two Step Test: (1) test for recovery: compare carrying value to undiscounted future cash flows (2) calculate impairment: difference between carrying value and fair value. Reversal of impairment losses is only permitted for assets held for sale.
Marketable Securities - Available-For-Sale
Fixed Asset Impairment
Risks and Uncertainties
Marketable Securities - Classification
10. Prior service cost increase the PBO and other comprehensive income in the period incurred and is then amortized to pension expense over the plan participant's remaining years of service.
Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
Risks and Uncertainties
Diluted EPS
Prior Service Cost
11. Percentage of completion and completed contract method allowed.
Development Costs (R&D)
Extraordinary Items
Construction Contracts
Intangible Assets
12. (Balance sheet - income statement - SOCF) as of the most recent fiscal quarter and as of the end of the preceding fiscal year.
Pension Plan Cost
Marketable Securities - Impairment
Interim Financial Reporting Requirements
Convertible Bonds
13. Impairment losses recognized in income statement and cost basis is reduced. If held-to-maturity - subsequent changes are not recognized. If available-for-sale - subsequent income is included in OCI.
Statement of Cash Flows (Cash)
Marketable Securities - Impairment
Notes to the Financial Statements
Diluted EPS
14. Best method that clearly reflects periodic income. Does not need to have a rational relationship with the physical inventory flow. LFIO is permitted.
Notes to the Financial Statements
Fixed Asset Impairment
Inventory Cost Flow Assumptions
Contingencies (Probable and Possible Definitions)
15. Enacted tax rate only.
Fixed Asset Depreciation
Related Party Transactions
Goodwill Impairment
Interim Financial Reporting Tax Rates
16. All gains and losses included in OCI
Reporting of Remeasurements
Capital (Finance) Lease Criteria
Marketable Securities - Available-For-Sale
Diluted EPS
17. Entities cannot apply the FASB conceptual framework to specific accounting issues
Construction Contracts
Consolidation - Parent and Subsidiary with Different Year-Ends
Conceptual Framework
Marketable Securities - Classification
18. Includes disclosure of significant estimates but not judgments made in preparing the financial statements.
Comprehensive Income (Revaluation)
Related Party Transactions
Indirect Costs of Lease
Notes to the Financial Statements
19. Costs before technological feasibility must be expensed - costs after technological feasibility are capitalized.
Consolidation - Parent and Subsidiary with Different Year-Ends
Impairment of Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill
Sale-Leaseback Transactions
Computer and Software Development Costs
20. Revaluation is not permitted.
Interim Financial Reporting Requirements
Comprehensive Income (Revaluation)
Bond Discount/Premium Amortization
Financial Instruments (Fair Value)
21. May not be capitalized.
Diluted EPS
Development Costs (R&D)
Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
Comprehensive Income (Presentation)
22. If year-end differs by three months or less - parent can use the subsidiary's regular financial statements of a different period - but they must be significantly disclosed.
Comprehensive Income (Presentation)
Consolidation - Parent and Subsidiary with Different Year-Ends
Indirect Costs of Lease
Interim Financial Reporting Tax Rates
23. Two step test: fair value of reporting unit compared to its carrying value - including goodwill. If fair value is less than carrying value - an impairment loss is calculated by comparing the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill to the
Goodwill Impairment
Capital (Finance) Lease Criteria
Interim Financial Reporting Tax Rates
Contingencies (Probable and Possible Definitions)
24. Indirect direct costs paid by the lessee are expensed when incurred.
Pension Plan Liability
Sale-Leaseback Transactions
Indirect Costs of Lease
Statement of Cash Flows (Cash)
25. Entities are required to disclose concentrations of credit risk. Market risk disclosures are optional.
Consolidation - Parent and Subsidiary with Different Year-Ends
Pension Plan Cost
Notes to the Financial Statements
Disclosure of Financial Instruments
26. Research and development costs expensed - reported using the cost model only.
Intangible Assets
Reporting of Deferred Taxes
Use of Tax Rates
Sale-Leaseback Transactions
27. Funded status is reported of an overfunded pension plan is reported in full as a noncurrent asset. Underfunded plans are reported as current - non-current - or both.
Nonmonetary Exchanges
Interim Financial Reporting Tax Rates
Funded Status of Pension Plan
Change in Accounting Entity
28. No requirement for disclosure of key management compensation arrangements.
Marketable Securities - Classification
Interim Financial Reporting Tax Rates
Construction Contracts
Related Party Transactions
29. No classification
Use of Tax Rates
Revenue Recognition
Conceptual Framework
Investment Property
30. Finite life intangibles - two step process: compare carrying amount to undiscounted cash flows - then if carrying amount exceeds cash flows - impairment amount is the difference between carrying amount and fair value of asset. For indefinite life - c
Diluted EPS
Treasury Stock
Impairment of Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill
Error Correction
31. Recognized in a two-step process: (1) recognition of the tax benefit (2) measurement of the tax benefit.
Statement of Cash Flows (Interest and Dividends)
Statement of Cash Flows (Method)
Construction Contracts
Uncertain Tax Positions
32. Valuation allowance is recognized when it is more likely than not that part or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Accounting Changes
Reporting of Deferred Taxes
Accounting for Income Taxes (Valuation)
Foreign Currency Translation
33. Probable is defined as likely to occur and reasonably possible is defined as more likely than remote - but less than likely.
Contingencies (Probable and Possible Definitions)
Investment Property
Fixed Asset Valuation
Accounting for Income Taxes (Valuation)
34. No impracticality exception for error corrections.
Error Correction
Statement of Cash Flows (Cash)
Sale-Leaseback Transactions
Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
35. Lower of cost or market.
Inventory Valuation
Construction Contracts
Inventory Cost Flow Assumptions
Goodwill Impairment
36. Comparative financial statements not required. SEC requires comparative financial statements (2 B/S - 3 other). Cumulative effect is an adjustment to beginning retained earnings to the earliest prior period presented.
Accounting Changes
Capital (Finance) Lease Criteria
Statement of Cash Flows (Cash)
Uncertain Tax Positions
37. Segment profit or loss - assets.
Segment Reporting
Uncertain Tax Positions
Fixed Asset Valuation
Statement of Cash Flows (Cash)
38. Existing condition - situation - or set of circumstances involving varying degrees of uncertainty that may result in the decrease in an asset or the incurrence of a liability. A provision for a loss contingency should be accrued with a charge to inco
Prior Service Cost
Contingent Liability
Comprehensive Income (Revaluation)
Disclosure of Financial Instruments
39. Lessees--operating or capital leases. Lessors--operating - sales-type - or direct financing leases.
Interim Financial Reporting Requirements
Marketable Securities - Classification
Lease Classification
Reporting of Pension Cost
40. Remeasurement method must be used when a foreign subsidiary is operating in a highly inflationary environment.
Consolidation - Parent and Subsidiary with Different Year-Ends
Foreign Currency Translation
Treasury Stock
Fixed Asset Depreciation
41. Effective interest method is required - unless the straight-line method is not materially different from the effective interest method. Amortization is done over the contractual life of the bond.
Marketable Securities - Impairment
Accounting for Income Taxes (Valuation)
Bond Discount/Premium Amortization
Indirect Costs of Lease
42. Slight variation from year-end reporting.
Interim Financial Reporting
Consolidation - Parent and Subsidiary with Different Year-Ends
Error Correction
Comprehensive Income (Presentation)
43. Interest and dividends received - interest paid and taxes paid are CFO. Dividends paid are classified as CFF.
Variable Interest Entity
Accounting for Income Taxes (Valuation)
Statement of Cash Flows (Cash)
Statement of Cash Flows (Interest and Dividends)
44. Recognition of gains is dependent on the rights of the leased property retained by the seller-lessee.
Contingencies (Probable and Possible Definitions)
Sale-Leaseback Transactions
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees
Treasury Stock
45. Entities have two choices when accounting for gains and losses: (1) recognize on the income statement in period incurred (2) recognize in OCI in the period incurred and then amortize to pension expense using the corridor approach.
Notes to the Financial Statements
Pension Plan Cost
Marketable Securities - Available-For-Sale
Gains and Losses on Pensions
46. No requirement for explicitly stating following US GAAP.
Reporting of Deferred Taxes
Computer and Software Development Costs
Notes to the Financial Statements
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees
47. Should be classified as current or non-current based on the classification of the related asset or liability. If no asset/liability - timing of the reversal is used. All assets/liabilities must be netted (one net current and one net non-current).
Segment Reporting
Statement of Cash Flows (Cash)
Reporting of Deferred Taxes
Funded Status of Pension Plan
48. All adjustments for changes in deferred tax balances due to changes in tax laws or rates are recognized on the income statement.
Fixed Asset Depreciation
Computer and Software Development Costs
Comprehensive Income (Revaluation)
Accounting for Adjustments in Tax Rates
49. Cost model: historical - accum. depr. = impairment
Consolidation - Parent and Subsidiary with Different Year-Ends
Construction Contracts
Capital (Finance) Lease Criteria
Fixed Asset Valuation
50. Either does not have equity investors with voting rights or lacks sufficient financial resources to support its activities. Primary beneficiary must consolidate the VIE. The primary beneficiary is the entity that has the power to direct the activitie
Bond Discount/Premium Amortization
Variable Interest Entity
Conceptual Framework
Inventory Cost Flow Assumptions