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1. Slight variation from year-end reporting.






2. Revaluation is not permitted.






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






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. 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






7. Cost method or legal (par) method.






8. 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.






9. 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).






10. No classification






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






12. Segment profit or loss - assets.






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. Costs before technological feasibility must be expensed - costs after technological feasibility are capitalized.






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. 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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. Enacted tax rate only.






37. May not be capitalized.






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






39. No impracticality exception for error corrections.






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






41. 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.






42. 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 : (






43. 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.






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






45. No requirement for explicitly stating following US GAAP.






46. 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.






47. 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.






48. All gains and losses included in OCI






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






50. Lower of cost or market.