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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. Cost method or legal (par) method.






8. No impracticality exception for error corrections.






9. 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






10. 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.






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






12. Enacted tax rate only.






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






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






15. Lower of cost or market.






16. All gains and losses included in OCI






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






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






19. 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






20. 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.






21. 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






22. 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.






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






24. 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






25. 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






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






27. 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






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






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






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. 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 : (






32. Entities are required to disclose concentrations of credit risk. Market risk disclosures are optional.






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






34. 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.






35. Includes disclosure of significant estimates but not judgments made in preparing the financial statements.






36. 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.






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






38. Slight variation from year-end reporting.






39. Classified as: (1) trading (2) available-for-sale (3) held-to-maturity






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






41. No classification






42. 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.






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


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






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






46. 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).






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. Segment profit or loss - assets.






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