Chapter 3 - Income Statement and Comprehensive Income Flashcards
how many years does the IS report?
3
Single-step often still presents
income before income taxes
Section 1 of MS IS
Operating
Section 2 of MS IS
Non-Operating
Section 3 of MS IS
Income Tax Provision
Section 4 of MS IS
Discontinued operations
Section 5 of MS IS
NI and EPS
Nature approach to classifying expenses
classifies by the source of the expense
Functional approach to classifying expenses
by the use of the expense
tools to “manage” earnings
income smoothing, classification shifting, “borrow” from tomorrow
restructuring costs are classified as…
operating expense
restructuring costs are recognized in the period of
exit or disposal
Buffalo Manufacturing Company is restructuring and closing the platinum mining
division. The mine will be closed and its assets sold off over the course of the
next three years. When should the costs related to the closing of the mine be
recognized?
in the year the costs are actually incurred
examples of unusual/infrequent items
casualty loss, impairment of assets, unusual sale
where to report unusual items
a separate item in an income from continuing operations