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