F-1Concepts Flashcards
Since 1934 who have determine GAAP?-SCAF
SEC
CAP
APB
FASB
What mean SEC?
Security and Exchange Commission
What mean APB?
Accounting Principle Board
What mean CAP?
Committee on Accounting Procedure
Who was establish SEC and What Establish?
- Was establish by Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
- SEC has all reporting requirement for any company listed in US exchange
- All companies that issue securities must be follow SEC rules and regulations
What happened on July 1 2009?
The FASB “Accounting Standard Codification” summarize in a single source of authoritative non-governmental GAAP.
Authoritative Standard Setters include in the codification? FEDPRIA
Financial Accounting Standard Board Emerging Issue Task Force Derivative P- Accounting Principle Board Opinion R- Accounting Research Bulletin I- Accounting Interpretation A- American Institute of Certified Public Accountant
Literature that include FASB? SITSSS
S- Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
I- Interpretations
T- Technical Bulletin
S- Staff Position
S- Staff Implementation Guides
S- Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts
Literature that include AICPA? SAPT
S-Statement of Position
A- Auditing and Accounting Guides
P- Practice Bulletin
T-Technical Inquiry Service
To increase the usefulness of the codification for public companies the SEC include in codification: (Authoritative Pronouncement)
- Regulation S-X Regulation
- Financial Reporting Releases for (FRR)
- Accounting Series Releases Accounting (ASR)
- Interpretative Releases I (IR)
- Staff Accounting Bulletin S (SAB)
- EITF Emerging
What is FAF and What create?
- Is Financial Accounting Foundation
- Create the PCC - Private Company Council
What is the goal of the PCC?
- the goal is to establish alternative GAAP to make the private financial statement:
- More Relevant
- Cost-Beneficial
- Less Complex
What is an ASU, what provide and to what is serve?
- Accounting Standard Update
- Provide background information
- Update the codification
- Describe why is for the update
- Serve to update the Accounting Standard Codification (ASC)
What is the IASB and when was establish?
- International Accounting Standard Board
- Was establish on 2001 as part of the International Financial Accounting Standard Foundation
What is the purpose of the IASB?
-the purpose is to develop a single set of high qualitative global standards of accounting.
IFRS Foundation is Sponsor of?
- IASB (International Accounting Standard Board)
- IFRIC (International Financial Reporting Committee)
What do IFRIC?
- help IASB in establish and improve financial accounting and reporting
- assist IASB for international convergence
- provide guidance for new identified reporting issues
What is IFRS and what include?
-International Financial Reporting Standards
-Include:
= International Accounting Standars
= InternationalFinancial Reporting Standards
= Interpretations
What it call the FASB Conceptual Framework
Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts
What is the name of SFAC No. 8 and the chapter 1 & 3?
- Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting
- Chapter 1- Objective of General Purpose Financial Reporting
- Chapter 3- Qualitative Characteristics of Useful Information
What is the objective of general purpose financial reporting?
- is to provide financial information of the reporting entity to primary users that is useful to make decision about how many resources provide to the reporting entity.
What are the primary users?
- External Users:
- Existing and Potential:
- Investors
- Lenders
- Other Creditors
What reflects this financial reporting?
- Entity resources
- Claims against the entity
- management and governing board performance
Fundamental Qualitative Characteristics?
- Relevance
- Faithful Representation
What Relevance Means?
Means that the financial information is relevant when it capable to change the decision of the primary users.
What mean faithful representation?
That the reporting entity must faithfully represent the economic phenomena.
To the information be relevance, what are the characteristics to have?
- Predictive Value
- Confirming Value
- Materiality
What is predictive value?
The information has predictive value when the user can predict the future outcomes.
What is confirming value?
The information has confirming value when it provides feedback about the evaluation previously made by users.
What is Materiality?
the information is material when the omission or misstatement could affect the decision made by users.
What characteristics require faithful representation?
- Completeness
- Neutrality
- Free from Error
What mean completeness?
-when the financial information include all information necessary that the user can use to understand the economic phenomena. This include the financial statements and its notes.
What mean neutrality?
-When the financial information is free from bias in selection or representation.