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1. 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 : (






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






3. 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






4. 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.






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






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






7. May not be capitalized.






8. 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.






9. 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






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






11. 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.






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






13. 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






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






15. 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).






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






17. 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.






18. 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






19. 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.






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






21. 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






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






23. Revaluation is not permitted.






24. 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.






25. 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.






26. No classification






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






28. 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






29. Enacted tax rate only.






30. All gains and losses included in OCI






31. 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






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






33. 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.






34. No requirement for explicitly stating following US GAAP.






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






36. Enacted tax rate only.






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






38. Lower of cost or market.






39. Segment profit or loss - assets.






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






47. (Balance sheet - income statement - SOCF) as of the most recent fiscal quarter and as of the end of the preceding fiscal year.






48. 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.






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






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