balance sheet and disclosures interim financial reporting segment reporting Flashcards
Both GAAP and IFRS require that a description of all significant policies be included as an integral part of the financial statments
yes
first or second note to the financial statement
summary of significant accounting policies
IFRS requires an explicit and unreserved statement
GAAP?
of compliance with IFRS
GAAP does not have a similar requirement
IFRS requires disclosure of judgments and estimates that management has made in the process of applying accounting policies GAAP?
NO
both GAAP and IFRS require the disclosure of related party transactions
- affiliates of an entity
- entities accounted for using the equity method
- parent or subsidiary entities or subsidiaries of a common parent
- trusts for the benefit or employees
- management of an entity and their immediate family members
- owners of more than 10% of the voting interest of an entity and their immediate family members.
interim financial reporting
not required under GAAP or IFRS but if you are public company, SEC required it
Interim financial timeliness is emphasized over reliability
so unaudited
IFRS has required to include a minimum on Interim financial statememt
GAAP dont
income tax information on interim
best information available at that time
IFRS allows the effective tax rate to be estimated using enacted or substantially enacted
GAAP only enacted tax rate
All public enterprises need disclosure (both GAAP and IFRS)
- operating segments(annual and interim)
- products and service
- geographic areas
- major customers.
Inter company transaction between the segments
are not eliminated in a consolidated between the parent company and subsidiaries
definition of operating segments
- has its own revenues and expenses
2. discrete financial information is available( traceable cash flow)
Headquarters
not operating segment
pension plan
not operating segment