Deck3 Flashcards
Formula for adjusting Income from Accrual Basis to Cash Basis
C = L - OA
Formula for adjusting Income from Cash Basis to Accrual Basis
C = - L + OA
The recovery of accounts written off is revenue. T or F
F
Recovery for accounts written off is an adjustment to uncollectable accounts. T or F
T
Collection of a note receivable from a related party is investing activity. T or F
T. The fact that it is a note implies interest and lending would be considered investing activity since the company is not in the investing business.
What type of activity is a Tax Refund?
Operating Activity
Mneumonic for information on Statement of Cash Flows
OIF - Operating, Investing, Financing
How are liabilities listed on the Balance Sheet?
Order of Maturity - Current liabilities first, Long Term liabilities last etc.
What financial statement are prior period adjustments reported on?
Statement of Retained Earning - They are adjusted to the beginning balance
Changes to codification by FASB are accomplished through________________.
Accounting Standards Updates (ASU’s)
Monetary Unit Assumption
Implies that the home countries currency is the best used to report information on the financial statements
Going concern assumption
Assumes there is no foreseeable end the entity
Periodicity assumption
That for the financial statements to be useful, they must be available periodically and not just at the end of an entity’s existence
Economic Entity
The assumption that the corporation is a separate entity from the owners
When liquidation of a company is in the near future, what should it use to value it’s assets? (a) historical cost (b) net realizable value
(b) net realizable value - the historical cost no longer matters when the firm no longer has the going concern assumption