1 - Conceptual Framework, Standard-Setting, and Financial Reporting Flashcards
valuation accounts
increase or decrease the carrying value of assets are part of the related asset and are not assets, or liabilities. ex. adjunct(increase)-premium on bond contra(decrease)-discount on bond, deprc.
relevance
predictive value, confirmatory value, or both
faithful representation—reliability/SFAC 8.3
complete, neutral, and free from error
interim income statement, income tax rate
use estimated effective annual rate against entire year’s income before income tax expense
fundamental qualitative characteristics of accounting information
relevance and faithful representation
-interim financial reporting FASB ASC 270-10-45-1
each period viewed as an integral part of an annual period
cost-benefit
FASB assesses whether the benefits of reporting particular information are likely to justify the costs incurred to provide and use that information
enhancing qualitative characteristics
comparability, verifiability, timeliness, and understandability
Direct cash flow
add cash receipts from sales, interest, dividends, and the sale of equity securities
deduct cash payments for purchases, operating expenses, interest, income taxes, and the purchase of equity securities
cash paid for COGS- direct cashflow
COGS add an increase in inventory deduct a decrease in inventory add a decrease in accounts payable deduct an increase in accounts payable
comprehensive income
change in equity(net assets) from transactions and other events from non owner sources - all changes in equity except investments by owners and distributions TO owner
discontinued operations
includes all previously unrecognized gains or losses from the sale of the discontinued component and the results of operations for the discontinued component during the reporting period— reported net of tax
historical cost principle
assets recorded and carried at their historical acquisition cost
current ratio
current assets/ current liabilities:
cash, ar, inventory
unrealized changes in fair value between periods
reported in other comprehensive income, gains and losses reported on income statement when realized
notes to financial statements
significant accounting principles used
alternative measures for assets and liabilities
information about long-term obligations(when due, interest rate, restrictive policies)
inventory measurement method used(lifo,fifo,etc)
revenue recognition policies
discussion of contingencies, claims, and assessments
financing activities
Issuance/repayment of debt
Issuance/repurchase of common or preferred stock
resale of treasury stock(+)
payment of dividends(-)
SEC rulemaking
concept release
rule proposal
rule adoption
impairment loss
only recognized if the carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable and exceeds its fair vale
definition of a gain
increase in equity form peripheral or incidental transactions of an entity and from all other transactions and other events and circumstances affecting the entity during a period except those that result form revenues or investments by owners
reliability
information about an item must be representationally faithful, verifiable, and neutral
SFAC 4
to provide a BASIS for establishing detailed accounting and reporting standards for nonbusiness entities
accrual
economic events that have already occurred, but have not yet been settled
deferral
items that have been paid for in advance, but their associated underlying economic event has not occurred yet
inventory losses- interim
if losses are recovered in subsequent period, gain recognized but by the amount of the previously booked loss.
GASB
GOVERMENT not-for-profit organizations follow the SLG GAAP hierarchy in determining applicable GAAP