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