3 - Marketable securities Flashcards
And the balance sheet marketable securities classified as trading or available for sale are valued
At fair value
On the balance sheet marketable securities classified as held to maturity are valued
At amortized cost
How are unrealized gains and losses on trading securities recognized
Unrealized gains and losses on trading securities are recognized on the income statement
How are unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities recognized
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are reported in other comprehensive income
Note: under IFRS foreign exchange gaines and losses on available-for-sale debt securities are reported on the income statement
List three conditions one losses on multiple securities classified as available-for-sale are recognized in income
Sale of the security
Transfer of the security to trading classification
other than temporary decline of individual security below cost (impairment)
When a marketable equity security is transferred from trading to available-for-sale or vice versa at what cost is it transferred?
- Transferred at a fair value when which then becomes new basis
- for a security transferred into a trading category the difference is treated as a realized gain or loss and is recognized on the income statement
- for a security transferred from the trading category the unrealized holding gain or loss will already have been recognized in earnings
note: transfers to and from the trading category should be rare
How are gains and losses and financial instruments that hedge trading securities reported?
Reported earnings consistent with reporting unrealized gains and losses on trading securities
How are gains and losses and financial instruments that hedge available for sale securities reported
Reported earnings together with the offsetting gains or losses on the available for sale securities attributable to the hedged risk
What disclosures should be made for available for sale and held to maturity securities
- Aggregate fair value
- gross unrealized holding gains and losses
- amortized cost basis by type
- information about the contractual maturity of debt securities
State the criteria to consolidate
- Consolidate when the parent is able to control the subsidiary usually this is indicated by greater than 50% ownership of the voting stock of the subsidiary
- do not consolidate when control is not with the owners as in bankruptcy of subsidiary
Identify the three levels of control and the appropriate accounting method for each
No significant influence
- cost method: trading or
available-for-sale securities
at fair value
significant influence but 50% or less ownership
- equity method
Control
- costs are equity method for (internal
accounting)
- consolidated financial statements
(external reporting)
How is the year and investment in investee reported on the balance sheet calculated under the equity method
Beginning investment in investee + investors share of investing earnings - investor share of investee dividends - amortization of FV differences \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ending investment in investee
How is an investors equity method investment reported on the income statement
Investors share of investee earnings
- amortization of FV differences
________________________________. equity in earnings / investee income
How are joint ventures accounted for under IFRS and US GAAP
Joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method under both US GAAP and IFRS
In a step-by-step acquisition what is the accounting treatment when significant influence is acquired
- Going from the cost method to the equity method is handled like a change in accounting principle retroactively
- go back retroactively with the equity method but not with the new ownership percentage
- prior period financial statements are restated