BACKGROUND OF CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK - Including IAS 1&7 (EXTRA REVIEW) Flashcards
Stipulates that the Professional Regulatory Board of Accountancy (PRBOA), which operates under the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) is responsible for the regulations of the professional accountant in the Philippines.
RA 9298: The Philippine Accountancy Act of 2004
What are the Areas of Accountancy?
- Academe
a. 2 or 3 sem = 1 year of service - Public
a. Managerial and above 1 yr: 1
b. Below Managerial= 3 yrs: 1 - Commerce and Industry
- Government
Oversees a particular profession
Philippine Regulations Commission
How many members Professional Regulatory Board of Accountancy (PRBOA) consist?
7 members including the chairman
-1 vice chairman: 1 yr: 1 term
5 members: 3 yrs: 1 term
Chairman is appointed or revoked by the President of the Philippines
T OR F
T
Standards council tasked for the adoption of IFRS and IAS in the Philippines
➤ 16 members
PRBOA → Financial Reporting Standards Council (FRSC)
Philippine Standards Accounting (PSA)
➤ Philippine Framework for Assurance Engagement (PFAE)
➤ 17 members
Auditing and Assurance Standards Council (AASC)
Has the authority to establish and interpret generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
What are the international standards?
IFRS Foundation > International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) - 22 members
IFRS Interpretations Committee
Advisory Council
All standards are based on the conceptual frameworks.
T or F
T
What are the types of users?
External Users
Internal Users
Direct Users
Indirect Users
Type of user where they are not directly involve on managing the entity
External Users
Type of user who uses the information for internal decision making
Internal Users
Type of user who protect their own investment or interest
Direct Users
Type of user who provides assistances or advice to the direct users
Indirect Users
What are the branches of accounting?
- Financial Accounting: focuses on external users
- Management Accounting: Focuses on Internal Users
- Cost Accounting: measurement and recognition of cost of services provided and products manufactured.
- Tax Accounting
- Government Accounting
- Bookkeeping: refers to the recording stage
- Auditing independent examination of financial Information
Describes the objective of and the concept for general purpose financial reporting.
Purpose of the Conceptual Framework
a. Assist the IASB to develop IFRS that are based on consistent concepts.
b. Assist preparers to develop consistent accounting policies when no standards applies to a particular transaction.
c. Assist all parties to understand and interpret the standard.
Objective of General Purpose Financial Reporting
a. Provide financial information about the entity that is useful to existing and potential investor, lenders and other in making a decision about providing funds/resources to the entity.
b. Used by: Employees, government and public
Ability or availability of cash in the near future
Liquidity
Availability of cash over long term to pay liabilities as they fall due
Solvency
General cash flows from existing resource base
Profitability
Ability to adjust to unexpected downturns
Financial Flexibility