Exam 3 Flashcards
Identification, measurement, and communication of financial information about economic entities to interested parties
Financial accounting
Probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by a particular entity as a result of past transactions
Assets
Inflows or other enhancements of assets of an entity or settlements of its liabilities during a period from delivering or producing goods, rendering services, or other activities that constitute the entity’s ongoing major or central operations
Revenue
Probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of a particular entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future as a result of past transactions
Liabilities
Residual interest in the assets of an entity that remains after deducting its liabilities
Shareholders’ equity or stockholders’ equity
Stock repurchased by the issuer and intended for retirement or resale to be public
Treasury stock
Increases in equity of a particular business enterprise resulting from transfers to it from other entities of something of value to obtain or increase ownership interests in it
Investments by owners
Decreases in equity of a particular enterprise resulting from transfers to owners
Distributions to owners
Financial assets held by an enterprise for earning income by way of dividends, interest, or capital appreciation, or for other benefits to the investing enterprise
Investments
Represents the increase in taxes refundable (or saved) in future years as a result of deductible temporary differences and operating loss carry forwards existing at the end of the current year
Deferred Tax Asset
Represents in the increase in taxes payable in future years as a result of taxable temporary differences existing at the end of the current year
Deferred Tax Liability
An arrangement whereby an employer provides benefits (payments) to retired employees for services they provided in their working years
Pension
A contract between two parties which guarantees the lessee (the renter) use of an asset and guarantees the lessor (the property owner) regular payments from the lessee for a specified number of months or years
Lease
No-par stock reasons for issuance: Avoids ____ and avoids confusion over ________
Contingent liability
Recording par value versus fair market value
General rule: companies should record stock issued for services or property other than cash at the ______ or ______ whichever is more clearly determinable
-Fair value of the stock issued
or
-Fair value of the non-cash consideration received
Direct costs incurred to sell stock, such as _____ costs, _____ fees, ____ costs, and ____ should be reported as a _____ of the _______
- Underwriting costs
- Account & legal fees
- Printing costs
- Taxes
Reduction of the amounts paid in (Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par)
Corporations purchase their outstanding stock to (5):
- Provide tax-efficient distributions of excess cash to stockholders
- Increase earnings per share and return on equity
- Provide stock for employee stock compensation contracts or to meet potential merger needs
- Prevent takeover attempts or to reduce the number of stockholders
- Make a market in the stock
Sale of treasury stock above cost and below cost both increase ____ and ____
Total assets and stockholders’ equity
Retiring treasury stock decision results in ____ of the ____ and a ____ in the number of _______
Cancellation of the treasury stock
and
Reduction in the number of shares of issued stock
Few companies pay dividends in amounts equal to their legally available retained earnings. Why? (5)
- Maintain agreements with creditors
- Meet state incorporation requirements
- To finance growth or expansion
- To smooth out dividend payments
- To build up a cushion against possible losses
A company should not pay a dividend unless both the ___ and ____ financial position warrant the distribution
Present and future
The SEC encourages companies to disclose their dividend policy in their annual report, especially those that ______ or ______
- Have earnings but fail to pay dividends
or
- Do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future
The SEC encourages companies that consistently pay dividends to indicate whether they ___________
Intend to continue this practice in the future
Types of dividends (3):
- Cash dividends
- Property dividends (dividends in kind)
- Liquidating dividends
All dividends, except for stock dividends, ________ in the corporation
Reduce the total stockholders’ equity
Board of directors vote on the declaration of ____
Cash dividends
A declared cash dividend is a ____
Liability
Companies do not ___ or ______ on treasury stock
Declare or pay cash dividends
Cash dividends three dates:
a. Date of declaration
b. Date of record
c. Date of payment
Property dividends are dividends payable in assets other than ___ and are to restate at ________, recognizing any gain or loss
Cash
Fair value the property it will distribute
Liquidating dividends:
Any dividend not based on ____ reduces ______.
The portion of these dividends in excess of _______ represents a return of part of the ______
Earnings
Corporate paid-in capital
Accumulated income
Stockholder’s investment
Issuance by a company of its own stock to shareholders on a pro rata basis, without receiving any consideration
Stock dividends
Stock dividends are used when management wishes to “_____” part of _____
Capitalize
Earnings
If stock dividend is less than ____% of the common shares outstanding, company transfers ______ from _____
(small stock dividend)
20-25%
Fair market value
Retained earnings
(small stock dividend)
Stock splits are used to ______ of shares.
______ recorded for a stock split.
____ par value and ____ number of shares
Reduce the market value
No entry
Decrease
Increase
Large stock dividend is _____% of the number of shares previously outstanding
20-25%
Large stock dividend has same effect on market price as a _____. Par value is transferred from ______ to ______
Stock split
Retained earnings
Capital stock
Disclosure of Restrictions on Retained Earnings:
Restrictions are best disclosed by ___.
Restrictions may be based on the retention of a certain ______, the ability to maintain certain _______, additional _____, and other considerations
Note
Retained Earnings balance
Working capital requirements
Borrowing
Analysts use stockholders’ equity ratios to evaluate a company’s ____ and _______
Three ratios:
Profitability
Long-term solvency
- Rate of return on common stock equity
- Payout ratio
- Book value per share
Ratio shows how many dollars of net income the company earned for each dollar invested by the owners
Rate of Return
Rate of return formula:
[Net income - Preferred dividends]/Average common stockholders’ equity
Payout ratio formula:
Cash dividends/[Net income - Preferred dividends]
Amount each share would receive if the company were liquidated on the basis of amounts reported on the balance sheet
Book value per share
Book value per share formula:
Common stockholders’ equity/Outstanding shares
The acquisition cost adjusted for the amortization of discount or premium, if appropriate
Amortized cost
Classify a debt security as held-to-maturity only if it has both 1. the _______, and 2. the ability to _______.
Positive intent
Hold securities to maturity
Held-to-maturity is accounted for at ____ cost, not fair value
Amortized
Companies report available-for-sale securities at _____, with unrealized holding gains and losses reported as _______, a separate component of stockholder’s equity, until realized
Fair value
Other comprehensive income
Any discount or premium on available-for-sale securities is ____
Amortized
If company sells available-for-sale securities before maturity date:
It must make entries to remove from the ______ account the ____ cost of bonds sold
Any realized gain or loss on sale is reported in the “___” section of the ________
Debt investments
Amortized
Other
Income statement
Companies report trading securities at ____, with unrealized holding gains and losses reported as part of _____
Fair value
Net income
Net change in the fair value of a security from one period to another, exclusive of dividend or interest revenue recognized but not received
Holding gain or loss
Investments in equity securities cost includes price of the ____, plus _______ related to purchase
Security
Broker’s commissions and fees
Investor has passive interest up to __% and investment is valued using _____
20%
Fair value method
Investor has significant influence between ___% and ___% and investment is valued using _____
20%-50%
Equity method
Investor has controlling interest between ___% and ___% and investment is valued on parent’s books using cost method or equity method (investment eliminated in _____)
50%-100%
Consolidation
Holding of less than 20% without readily determinable fair value: value and report the investment using a _______
Practicability exception
Practicability exception:
Entities report equity investments at ______ for changes in observable prices minus impairment. Entities recognize dividends when _____ and generally recognize gains or losses when _____
Cost adjusted
Received
Selling the securities
Holdings of less than 20%:
Upon acquisition, companies record equity securities at ____
Cost
An investment (direct or indirect) of 20% or more of the voting stock of an investee should lead to a presumption that in the absence of evidence to the contrary, an investor has the ability to exercise _____ over an investee
Significant influence