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U.S. GAAP
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1. 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.
Fixed Asset Valuation
Consolidation - Parent and Subsidiary with Different Year-Ends
Accounting Changes
Lease Classification
2. 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.
Extraordinary Items
Reporting of Remeasurements
Notes to the Financial Statements
Revenue Recognition
3. When the direct method is used - entities are required to present a reconciliation of net income to net cash flows from operating activities.
Risks and Uncertainties
Accounting Changes
Statement of Cash Flows (Method)
Goodwill Impairment
4. Probable is defined as likely to occur and reasonably possible is defined as more likely than remote - but less than likely.
Reporting of Remeasurements
Accounting Changes
Contingencies (Probable and Possible Definitions)
Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
5. Cost method or legal (par) method.
Related Party Transactions
Diluted EPS
Treasury Stock
Statement of Cash Flows (Interest and Dividends)
6. Not required to match consumption. No requirement to review method - life - or salvage value at year end. Can use composite or component depreciation.
Fixed Asset Depreciation
Reporting of Deferred Taxes
Change in Accounting Entity
Risks and Uncertainties
7. May be presented as a primary financial statement or in the notes of the financial statement.
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8. 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.
Treasury Stock
Diluted EPS
Fixed Asset Valuation
Discontinued Operations
9. Costs before technological feasibility must be expensed - costs after technological feasibility are capitalized.
Development Costs (R&D)
Interim Financial Reporting Tax Rates
Computer and Software Development Costs
Subsequent Events
10. 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
Notes to the Financial Statements
Marketable Securities - Classification
Nonmonetary Exchanges
Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
11. Recognized in a two-step process: (1) recognition of the tax benefit (2) measurement of the tax benefit.
Uncertain Tax Positions
Financial Instruments (Initial Recognition)
Marketable Securities - Impairment
Contingent Liability
12. Entities are required to disclose concentrations of credit risk. Market risk disclosures are optional.
Disclosure of Financial Instruments
Goodwill Impairment
Convertible Bonds
Pension Plan Cost
13. Enacted tax rate only.
Treasury Stock
Interim Financial Reporting Tax Rates
Notes to the Financial Statements
Use of Tax Rates
14. 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.
Marketable Securities - Classification
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees
Financial Instruments (Fair Value)
Gains and Losses on Pensions
15. 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
Prior Service Cost
Interim Financial Reporting Tax Rates
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees
Financial Instruments (Fair Value)
16. Revaluation is not permitted.
Impairment of Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill
Foreign Currency Translation
Comprehensive Income (Revaluation)
Disclosure of Financial Instruments
17. FASB has not yet issued a pronouncement on convergence with IASB.
Financial Instruments (Initial Recognition)
Variable Interest Entity
Development Costs (R&D)
Bond Issue Costs
18. 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
Statement of Cash Flows (Method)
Extraordinary Items
Risks and Uncertainties
Goodwill Impairment
19. Best method that clearly reflects periodic income. Does not need to have a rational relationship with the physical inventory flow. LFIO is permitted.
Inventory Cost Flow Assumptions
Statement of Cash Flows (Cash)
Goodwill Impairment
Revenue Recognition
20. Bank overdrafts are excluded from cash and classified as financing cash flows.
Notes to the Financial Statements
Change in Accounting Entity
Accounting for Income Taxes (Valuation)
Statement of Cash Flows (Cash)
21. Slight variation from year-end reporting.
Related Party Transactions
Interim Financial Reporting
Determining Functional Currency
Lease Classification
22. All gains and losses included in OCI
Reporting of Deferred Taxes
Marketable Securities - Available-For-Sale
Notes to the Financial Statements
Treasury Stock
23. Percentage of completion and completed contract method allowed.
Prior Service Cost
Construction Contracts
Computer and Software Development Costs
Fixed Asset Impairment
24. 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.
Interim Financial Reporting
Indirect Costs of Lease
Marketable Securities - Impairment
Diluted EPS
25. No separate recognition is given to the conversion feature when convertible bonds are issued. Bonds are recorded in same manner as non-convertible bonds.
Bond Discount/Premium Amortization
Convertible Bonds
Financial Instruments (Initial Recognition)
Revenue Recognition
26. All adjustments for changes in deferred tax balances due to changes in tax laws or rates are recognized on the income statement.
Statement of Cash Flows (Interest and Dividends)
Contingent Liability
Indirect Costs of Lease
Accounting for Adjustments in Tax Rates
27. Components of net periodic pension cost must be aggregated and presented as one amount on the income statement.
Interim Financial Reporting Tax Rates
Error Correction
Nonmonetary Exchanges
Reporting of Pension Cost
28. (Balance sheet - income statement - SOCF) as of the most recent fiscal quarter and as of the end of the preceding fiscal year.
Inventory Cost Flow Assumptions
Use of Tax Rates
Discontinued Operations
Interim Financial Reporting Requirements
29. 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.
Financial Instruments (Initial Recognition)
Bond Discount/Premium Amortization
Contingent Liability
Determining Functional Currency
30. Interest and dividends received - interest paid and taxes paid are CFO. Dividends paid are classified as CFF.
Discontinued Operations
Statement of Cash Flows (Interest and Dividends)
Financial Instruments (Initial Recognition)
Risks and Uncertainties
31. No requirement for disclosure of key management compensation arrangements.
Statement of Cash Flows (Cash)
Extraordinary Items
Related Party Transactions
Marketable Securities - Available-For-Sale
32. No impracticality exception for error corrections.
Error Correction
Diluted EPS
Gains and Losses on Pensions
Fixed Asset Impairment
33. Cost model: historical - accum. depr. = impairment
Use of Tax Rates
Sale-Leaseback Transactions
Accounting for Adjustments in Tax Rates
Fixed Asset Valuation
34. Classified as: (1) trading (2) available-for-sale (3) held-to-maturity
Interim Financial Reporting
Marketable Securities - Classification
Subsequent Events
Funded Status of Pension Plan
35. Considered non-compensatory if they meet certain requirements.
Financial Instruments (Fair Value)
Convertible Bonds
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees
Conceptual Framework
36. 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.
Contingent Liability
Interim Financial Reporting Requirements
Prior Service Cost
Computer and Software Development Costs
37. 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
Statement of Cash Flows (Cash)
Impairment of Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill
Segment Reporting
Revenue Recognition
38. Entities cannot apply the FASB conceptual framework to specific accounting issues
Consolidation - Parent and Subsidiary with Different Year-Ends
Conceptual Framework
Interim Financial Reporting
Goodwill Impairment
39. No classification
Intangible Assets
Change in Accounting Entity
Segment Reporting
Investment Property
40. Lessees--operating or capital leases. Lessors--operating - sales-type - or direct financing leases.
Lease Classification
Contingencies (Probable and Possible Definitions)
Diluted EPS
Financial Instruments (Fair Value)
41. Includes disclosure of significant estimates but not judgments made in preparing the financial statements.
Inventory Valuation
Notes to the Financial Statements
Funded Status of Pension Plan
Comprehensive Income (Revaluation)
42. 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.
Goodwill Impairment
Variable Interest Entity
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees
Funded Status of Pension Plan
43. Recognition of gains is dependent on the rights of the leased property retained by the seller-lessee.
Interim Financial Reporting Requirements
Marketable Securities - Classification
Diluted EPS
Sale-Leaseback Transactions
44. May not be capitalized.
Statement of Cash Flows (Cash)
Development Costs (R&D)
Reporting of Deferred Taxes
Change in Accounting Entity
45. Projection benefit obligation (PBO) is the defined benefit pension plan liability.
Interim Financial Reporting
Pension Plan Liability
Contingent Liability
Reporting of Deferred Taxes
46. Segment profit or loss - assets.
Segment Reporting
Fixed Asset Valuation
Foreign Currency Translation
Fixed Asset Depreciation
47. Recorded as an asset and amortized using the straight-line method.
Segment Reporting
Revenue Recognition
Bond Issue Costs
Comprehensive Income (Presentation)
48. Research and development costs expensed - reported using the cost model only.
Reporting of Remeasurements
Change in Accounting Entity
Intangible Assets
Uncertain Tax Positions
49. 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
Use of Tax Rates
Reporting of Pension Cost
Subsequent Events
Capital (Finance) Lease Criteria
50. 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.
Marketable Securities - Classification
Determining Functional Currency
Reporting of Pension Cost
Interim Financial Reporting Tax Rates