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1. 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.






2. 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






3. 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).






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






5. Revaluation is not permitted.






6. 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 : (






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. Not required to match consumption. No requirement to review method - life - or salvage value at year end. Can use composite or component depreciation.






10. Enacted tax rate only.






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






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






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.






14. 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






15. Recognized in a two-step process: (1) recognition of the tax benefit (2) measurement of the tax benefit.






16. No classification






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






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






19. 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






20. Projection benefit obligation (PBO) is the defined benefit pension plan liability.






21. 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.






22. May not be capitalized.






23. No impracticality exception for error corrections.






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






25. Segment profit or loss - assets.






26. 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






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






28. 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.






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






30. Cost model: historical - accum. depr. = impairment






31. 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






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






33. Percentage of completion and completed contract method allowed.






34. Research and development costs expensed - reported using the cost model only.






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.






36. Cost method or legal (par) method.






37. 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






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






39. May be presented as a primary financial statement or in the notes of the financial statement.


40. 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.






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






42. Bank overdrafts are excluded from cash and classified as financing cash flows.






43. 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






44. Probable is defined as likely to occur and reasonably possible is defined as more likely than remote - but less than likely.






45. 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.






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






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






48. Slight variation from year-end reporting.






49. 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






50. No requirement for disclosure of key management compensation arrangements.