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1. Cost method or legal (par) method.






2. Recognized in a two-step process: (1) recognition of the tax benefit (2) measurement of the tax benefit.






3. Revenue recognized when realized or realizable and earned. Four criteria must be met for each element of a contract before revenue can be recognized: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists - delivery has occurred or services have been rendered






4. Revaluation is not permitted.






5. Best method that clearly reflects periodic income. Does not need to have a rational relationship with the physical inventory flow. LFIO is permitted.






6. Remeasurement method must be used when a foreign subsidiary is operating in a highly inflationary environment.






7. Entities may elect the fair value option for recognized financial assets and financial liabilities. You cannot elect fair value on these: (1) VIE that is required to be consolidated (2) pension plan assets/liabilities (3) leased financial assets/liab






8. Indirect direct costs paid by the lessee are expensed when incurred.






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.






10. 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.






11. Lessees--operating or capital leases. Lessors--operating - sales-type - or direct financing leases.






12. Unrecognized prior service cost and unrecognized pension gains and losses are reported in AOCI. The pension benefit asset/liability is equal to the funded status of the pension plan.






13. No impracticality exception for error corrections.






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. Asset not required to be remeasures - but does get tested for impairment once classified as held-for-sale






17. Costs before technological feasibility must be expensed - costs after technological feasibility are capitalized.






18. Not required to match consumption. No requirement to review method - life - or salvage value at year end. Can use composite or component depreciation.






19. Enacted tax rate only.






20. 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.






21. Percentage of completion and completed contract method allowed.






22. Enacted tax rate only.






23. All adjustments for changes in deferred tax balances due to changes in tax laws or rates are recognized on the income statement.






24. Valuation allowance is recognized when it is more likely than not that part or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.






25. For lessee - at least one of four met: (1) ownership transfer (2) written BPO (3) FV of leased property at least 90% of lease payments (4) lease term at least 75% of asset's life. Lessor: sales or direct financing if one of above criteria met and : (






26. Research and development costs expensed - reported using the cost model only.






27. Considered non-compensatory if they meet certain requirements.






28. Interest and dividends received - interest paid and taxes paid are CFO. Dividends paid are classified as CFF.






29. Segment profit or loss - assets.






30. 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.






31. Contracts that may be settled in cash or stock are not included in diluted EPS if circumstances indicate that eh contract will be paid in cash.






32. May not be capitalized.






33. 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.






34. Projection benefit obligation (PBO) is the defined benefit pension plan liability.






35. No requirement for explicitly stating following US GAAP.






36. No separate recognition is given to the conversion feature when convertible bonds are issued. Bonds are recorded in same manner as non-convertible bonds.






37. 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).






38. All gains and losses included in OCI






39. Recorded as an asset and amortized using the straight-line method.






40. FASB has not yet issued a pronouncement on convergence with IASB.






41. No classification






42. (Balance sheet - income statement - SOCF) as of the most recent fiscal quarter and as of the end of the preceding fiscal year.






43. Slight variation from year-end reporting.






44. When the direct method is used - entities are required to present a reconciliation of net income to net cash flows from operating activities.






45. Components of net periodic pension cost are SIRAGE: service cost - interest cost - return on plan assets - amortization of prior service cost - gain/loss amortization - existing net obligation/asset amortization.






46. May be presented as a primary financial statement or in the notes of the financial statement.

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47. Entities cannot apply the FASB conceptual framework to specific accounting issues






48. 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






49. 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






50. Characterized as having commercial substance and lacking commercial substance. Commercial substance (accounted for at fair value and all gains are recognized). Lacking commercial substance (gains are only recognized when boot is received). Losses are