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1. 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 : (






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






3. Enacted tax rate only.






4. Unusual in nature and infrequence in occurrence and material.






5. Functional currency is the currency of the entity's primary economic environment. Local currency is functional currency when foreign operations are relatively self-contained within that country.






6. 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






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






8. Cost method or legal (par) method.






9. No classification






10. 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.






11. Enacted tax rate only.






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






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






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






15. 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).






16. No requirement for explicitly stating following US GAAP.






17. 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






18. If year of change - all previous financial statements that are presented in comparative format along with the current year are to be restated to reflect the information for the new reporting entity.






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






20. 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.






21. Percentage of completion and completed contract method allowed.






22. No requirement for disclosure of key management compensation arrangements.






23. Cost model: historical - accum. depr. = impairment






24. 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






25. Probable is defined as likely to occur and reasonably possible is defined as more likely than remote - but less than likely.






26. 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.






27. 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






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






29. No impracticality exception for error corrections.






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






31. Components of net periodic pension cost must be aggregated and presented as one amount on the income statement.






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






33. Single - two - or in statement of changes in owner's equity. Presentation of changes in owner's equity is phasing out completely by 12/15/2012.






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






35. 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.






36. 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






37. Recognition of gains is dependent on the rights of the leased property retained by the seller-lessee.






38. All gains and losses included in OCI






39. Slight variation from year-end reporting.






40. 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.






41. 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






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






43. 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.






44. May not be capitalized.






45. Lower of cost or market.






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






47. 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






48. 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.






49. 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.






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