Chapter 3 Flashcards
A set of standards or rules that accountants apply when preparing financial statements
Financial Reporting Standards
It allows for significant latitude in how certain transactions should be accounted for, meaning that professional judgment is particularly important.
Financial Reporting Standards
It shows the financial condition of a company on a particular date. A summary of what the firms own and owes to outsiders and to internal owners.
Statement of Financial Position
It includes cash or those assets expected to be converted into longer. Also refers essentially to those assets that are continually used up and replenished in the ongoing operations of the business.
Current Assets
The time required to purchase or manufacture inventory, sell the product, and collect the cash.
Operating Cycle
Used to designate the amount by which current assets exceed current liabilities (CA-CL).
Working Capital/Net Working Capital
Short term and highly liquid investment that are readily convertible to cash and so near their maturity they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of change in interest rates.
Cash Equivalents
Cash substitutes, cash that is not needed immediately in the business and is temporarily invested to earn a return.
Marketable Securities
Customer balances outstanding on credit sales and reported on the statement of financial position at their net realizable value.
Accounts Receivable
Items held for sale or used in the manufacture of products that will be sold.
Inventories
3 types of inventories
- Raw materials/supply
- Work in Process
- Finished good
These are not material to the statement of financial position as a whole.
Prepayments
A company’s fixed assets (tangible-long lived).
Property, Plant and Equipment.
Allocating the cost of long-lived assets.
Depreciation
The difference between original cost and any accumulated impairment losses to date.
Book Value
A firm’s statement of financial position includes a multitude items such as property held for sale, the cash surrender value of life insurance policies, and long-term advance payments.
Other Non-Current Assets
It represents claims , against assets, including accounts, notes payable, the current portion of long-term debt, accrued liabilities and deferred taxes.
Current Liabilities
Short-term obligations that arise from credit extended by suppliers for the purchase of goods and services.
Accounts Payable
Short-term obligations in the form of promissory notes to suppliers or financial institutions.
Notes Payable
Result from the recognition of an expense in the accounting records prior to the actual payment of cash. They are liabilities because there will be an eventual cash outflow to satisfy the obligations.
Accrued Liabilities
This category include bonded, indebtedness long-term notes payable, mortgages, obligations under leases, pension liabilities, long-term warranties and deferred income taxes.
NonCurrent Liabilities
Amounts of income taxes payable in periods in respect of taxable temporary differences.
Deferred Tax Liabilities