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16: Financial reporting standards Flashcards

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1
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Objectives of financial reporting: provide information about the firm to current and potential ____ and ____that is useful for making their decisions about _____ or _____ to the firm

A

investors and lenders
investing or lending

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What is the importance of the conceptual framework for financial reporting?

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provide consistency, by narrowing the range of acceptable financial reports

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private sector, professional organizations of accountants and auditors that establish financial reporting standards

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standard setting bodies

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For standard setting bodies to have authority, they must be ____?

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recognized by regulatory authorities

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5
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what are the two primary standard setting bodies and what do they each set?

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FASB sets GAAP
IASB sets IFRS

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government agencies that have the legal authority to enforce compliance with financial reporting standards

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regulatory authorities

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What regulatory authority does the US use? And what does it oversee?

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SEC oversees the public companies accounting oversight board

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The SEC enforces ______?

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Sarbanes Oxley

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Many national ______ belong to the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)

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regulatory authorities

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The objective of the IOSCO is to ensure markets are ____?

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fair, efficient, transparent

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IOSCO Role: promoting cross-border ______ and _____ in securities regulation

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cooperation; uniformity

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The conceptual framework for financial reporting details _______ and specifies ______?

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qualitative characteristics of financial statements;
specifies the required reporting elements

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The objective of the conceptual framework for financial reporting: provide financial information that is useful in making decisions about ______? Based on ______ , ______, _______ of the firm?

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providing resources to an entity
financial position
financial performance
cash flows

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What are the two qualitative characteristics of the conceptual framework for financial reporting?

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relevance;
faithful representation

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Financial statements are ______ if information can influence user’s economic decisions or affect evaluations of past events or forecast of future events

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relevance (qualitative characteristic)

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Financial statements have faithful representation if information is …..?

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complete
neutral
free from error

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What are the 4 enhancing characteristics for the qualitative characteristics of the conceptual framework?

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comparability
verifiability
timeliness
understandability

18
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What are the required reporting elements for IASB conceptual framework?

A

assets
liabilities
equity
income
expense

19
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Resources controlled as a result of past transactions that are expected to provide future economic benefits

A

assets

20
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Obligations as a result of past events that are expected to require an outflow of economic resources

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liabilities

21
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The owners’ residual interest in the assets after deducting the liabilities

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equity

22
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An increase in economic benefits
 Enhancement of assets
 Decrease of liabilities
 Revenue and gains

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income

23
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Decreases in economic benefits
 Outflow/depletion of assets
 Increase in liabilities
 Expenses and losses

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expenses

24
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Balance sheet measures ____?

A

a company’s financial position

25
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Income statement measures____?

A

a company’s financial performance

26
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When recognizing reporting elements, what two parameters are necessary?

A

probable flows of benefit
items value can be measured reliably

27
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Items should be recognized in its financial statement element if a future economic benefit from the item is probable

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probable flows of benefit

28
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the amount originally paid for the asset

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historical cost

29
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the amount the firm would have to pay today for the sam asset

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current cost

30
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the estimated selling price of the asset in the normal course of business minus the selling cost
* Amount received in an orderly disposal

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net realizable value

31
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discounted value of the asset’s expected future cash flows

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present value

32
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the price at which the asset can be sold, or liability transferred in an orderly transaction between willing parties

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fair value

33
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What are the two constraints of financial statement preparation?

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benefit of info > cost of presenting info
non-quantifiable info (company reputation)

34
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What are the two assumptions of financial statements?

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accrual basis
going concern

35
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Accrual basis: that the financial statements should reflect transactions when ______ , not when _____

A

they actually occur;
cash is paid

36
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Distinguishes between short term and long term components

A

going concern

37
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What are the required financial statements under IFRS (IASB)?

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  • Balance sheet
  • Statement of comprehensive income
  • Cash flow statement
  • Statements of changes in owner’s equity
  • Explanatory notes (including a summary of accounting policies)
38
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The following are ….?
fair representation
going concern basis
accrual basis of accounting
consistency
materiality

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features/fundamental principles of the required financial statements

39
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The following are…?
aggregation where appropriate
no offsetting
reporting frequency
comparative info
classified balance sheet
specific minimum info

A

Presentation requirements of financial statements:

40
Q

Reporting frequency of financial statements must be ____?

A

annually

41
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A classified balance sheet shows?

A

current and noncurrent liabilities

42
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To evaluate the potential effect of an innovative and unique type of business transaction on financial statements, an analyst should gain an understanding of the transactions ______?

A

economic purpose

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