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1
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generate general purpose financial statements that provide info, about economic entities, that is used as basis for the formulation of economic decisions

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Purpose of Accounting Process

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communication of financial statements and other financial info

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Financial Reporting

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purpose of financial reporting

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To provide useful financial info to stakeholders

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4
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active owners and managers

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Internal Users

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5
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users that have ready access to specific types of accounting information

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Internal Users

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6
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users other than the management of the entity

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External Users

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users that do not have ready access to financial reports and rely heavily on negotiations and regulations

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External Users

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8
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primary users of financial reporting are the external users

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True

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9
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product of financial accounting

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Financial Statements

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10
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general-purpose reports provided to external users

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Financial Statements

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11
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assess the ability to pay loans and the interest attached to it

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Present and potential creditors

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12
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whether the cost of goods and services will be paid when due

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Suppliers of goods and services

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13
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continuation of the enterprise as a major customer

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Suppliers of goods and services

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14
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concerned with the financial status of the enterprise

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Employees

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they check the ability to provide remuneration, retirement benefits and employment opportunities of companies

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Employees

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they are concerned in the continuance of an enterprise

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Customers

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17
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concerned if they have long-term involvement with are their supplier

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Customers

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18
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concerned with the interest of public investors and other parties dealing with it

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Government Regulation

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19
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they check if it complied with the prescribed rules and regulations, taxation policies and collection

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Government Regulation

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20
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they set basis for national income and similar statistics

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Government Regulation

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21
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concerned with the trends and range of business entities’ economic activities

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Public

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22
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users with direct interest in the financial information

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Direct Users

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23
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tool to protect their own interest in the enterprise

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Direct Users

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24
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they provide advice and protect the interest of a direct user

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Indirect Users

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25
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they protect investors and public

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Regulatory Agency

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26
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they protect employees

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Labor Unions

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27
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they protect customers, lenders and suppliers

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Financial and Legal Consultant

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28
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unit of measure used in communication accounting information

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Monetary Unit

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29
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a unit that has a personality diff from the personality of its owners, members and employees

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Reporting Entity/ Accounting Entity

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30
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concept that separates the personality of the enterprise from that of its owners and other stakeholder

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Accounting Entity Concept/ Business Entity Concept

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31
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capable of controlling its own economic resources and incurring economic obligations

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Accounting Entity

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32
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Branches of Accounting

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Financial, Management, Cost, Tax, Government

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33
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broadest branch of accounting that is concerned with the needs of external users

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Financial Accounting

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34
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common info needs of external users

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Profitability, Liquidity and Stability

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35
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Financial accounting should conform to the accounting standards

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True

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36
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2 main purpose of accounting standard

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Relevance and Reliability

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37
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it serves to the needs of internal users (short-term and long-term plans and routine and major economic decisions)

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Management Accounting

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38
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information is not structured and does not necessarily need to conform to accounting standards

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Management Accounting

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39
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measurement and recognition of cost of services provided/products manufactured

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Cost Accounting

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40
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deals with the computation of taxes and preparation of tax returns submitted to a taxing authority

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Tax Accounting

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41
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receipt and disposition of government funds and property

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Government Accounting

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42
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system adapted by government units and some government agencies

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Government Accounting

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43
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one phase of accounting which is the recording phase

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Bookkeeping

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44
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other phases of accounting

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classifying, summarizing, communicating and interpreting

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45
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independent examination of financial statement by a CPA

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Auditing

46
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it is developed internally and is the representation of the company’s management

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Financial Statements

47
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1973; it developed a set of uniform global accounting standards

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Internal Accounting Standards Committee (IASB)

48
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incomparability is not an issue

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International Accounting Standard (IAS)

49
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2001; it is under the umbrella of IFRS Foundation

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International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)

50
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not for profit, public interest organization

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International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

51
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develop a single set of high-quality, understandable, enforceable and globally accepted accounting standards

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IFRS

52
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standards that originated from the works of the IAS Committee and later improved/revised by the IASB

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IAS

53
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standards that originated from the works of the IASB

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IFRS

54
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IFRS include the following _____

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ISIS

55
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I of ISIS

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Interpretation of IFRIC

56
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IFRIC

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International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee

57
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S of ISIS

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Specific IFRS

58
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second I of ISIS

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International Accounting Standards

59
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second S of ISIS

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SIC

60
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SIC

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Standing Interpretations Committee

61
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Overall objective of IASB

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TAE

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TAE

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Transparency, Accountability and Efficiency

63
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Overall objective of IASB

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to communicate financial info that achieves TAE to financial markets around the world

64
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enhancing the international comparability and quality of information

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Transparency

65
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reducing info gap between the investors and people

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Accountability

66
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another major sector of users of financial information

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Regulators

67
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helping investors identify opportunities and risks and improves capital allocation

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Efficiency

68
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Primary function of the IFRS Foundation

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govern and oversee the activities of its standard-setting body (IASB)

69
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IASB due process

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APDESI

70
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APDESI

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Agenda, Planning the project, Discussion Paper, Exposure Draft, Standard, Issuance

71
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may effectivity date and may date of issuance (ahead/equal to that of the ED)

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Issuance

72
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issue item that tackles about the relevance and reliability of the info

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Agenda

73
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members of staff from other accounting standard-setters; maybe jointly or alone

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Working Group

74
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it is not mandatory; comprehensive overview of the issue; tackles possible approaches in addressing the issue

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Discussion Paper

75
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preliminary views of its author/IASB and an invitation to comment

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Discussion Paper

76
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carried by another standard-setter; it only requires the simple majority vote of the IASB members

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Research Project

77
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carried out by the IASB

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Active Agenda

78
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main vehicle to consult the interested public

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Exposure Draft

79
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a proposed standard/proposed amendment to a standard

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Exposure Draft

80
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the comment period of the exposure draft

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120 Days

81
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the number of days for the IFRIC interpretations in the exposure draft

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60 Days

82
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if necessary a second draft may be written

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True

83
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sent to selected parties for review

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Pre-ballot IFRS

84
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posted on IASB’s website (limited access = 10 days; after then its freely available online)

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Near Final Draft

85
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circularizing the near final reporting standard to the IASB members

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Balloting

86
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it requires individual final review and approval of the draft

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Balloting

87
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IFRS are principle-based rather than procedure-based

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True

88
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organized to interpret specific issues when the standards do not include specific authoritative guidance

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IFRIC

89
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IFRIC consists of how many members

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14 voting members

90
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the year when BoA was formed and start of formal accounting in the Philippines

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1923

91
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IFRIC members should act independently and does not represent any org or associations

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True

92
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accredited professional org of CPA in the Philippines

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Philippine Institute of CPA (PICPA)

93
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formalized the standard setting process in the Phil

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Accounting Standard Council (ASC)

94
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year when ASC when formed

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November 18, 1981

95
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accounting standard developed by ASC

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Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)

96
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they established and improved GAAP in the Phil

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ASC

97
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how many members does FRSC have?

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15 members (1 chairman and 14 members)

98
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how many members does ASC have?

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8 members

99
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body that regulates the practice of accountancy in the Philippines

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Board of Accountancy (BoA)

100
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Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Phil Accountancy Act

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R.A. 9298

101
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provide the council assistance in establishing and improving financial reporting standards in the Phil

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Philippine Interpretations Committee (PIC)

102
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when was PIC formed?

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November 2006

103
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they replace and take over the functions of ASC

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Financial Reporting Standard Council (FRSC)

104
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when was FRSC formed?

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2006

105
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PIC guidelines on PFRS

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SPaPi

106
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S of SPaPi

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Specific PFRS adopted from IFRS

107
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Pa of SPaPi

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Philippine Accounting Standard adopted from IAS

108
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Pi of SPaPi

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Philippine Interpretations (IFRIC and SIC), interpretations of PIC

109
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PFRS due process

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CFICAP

110
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consideration of pronouncement of IASB, formation of task force, issue exposure draft, consideration of comment letter to IASB, approval by a majority (at least 51% of FRSC), publish the standard to Official Gazette/newspaper of general circulation

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CFICAP

111
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commentary period of exposure drafts in PFRS due process

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60 days but not less then 30 days

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