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