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F1/M1 Standards and Conceptual framework Flashcards

1
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How to calculate Gross Margin? Multi-step I/S

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Net Sales (-) Cost of Sales

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How to calculate “Income (loss) from Operations”? Multi-step I/S

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Gross Margin
(-) Selling Expenses
(-) General and Administrative Expenses
(-) Depreciation Expense

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Land held for resale should be classified as:

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Current Asset

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The line item displayed before considering income tax effect on the income statement is:

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“Income (loss) from operations”

“Income (loss) from continuing operations” = “Net Income” and is shown after-tax

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“Discount on Bonds Payable” reduces the amount of “Bonds Payable”. True/False

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True.

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Revenue from the sale of a right to return can be recognized in full if all these conditions are met:

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  1. Price is substantially fixed
  2. Buyer assumes all risk
  3. Consideration is paid
  4. Product sold is substantially complete
  5. Returns can be reasonably estimable
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J/E for sale w/ right to return

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Cr: A/R
Dr: Sales Revenue (for Full Amount)

When estimated returns at year end

Cr: Sales Returns and allowances
Dr: Allowance for sales returns and allowances

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Criteria to recognize revenue for Sale with Buyback

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Must transfer risk and reward
Cr. Cash
Dr. Revenue

If no risk transfers…
Cr. Cash
Dr. Liability

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Criteria to recognize revenue for Bill and Hold Sales

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  1. Risk of ownership has passed to buyer
  2. Commitment to purchase, delivery date, and fixed price
  3. Goods are separated
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Criteria to recognize revenue under Multiple Element Arrangments

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  1. Delivered item has value to the customer on a stand alone basis
  2. Right of return
  3. Delivery or performance is probable

Use Fair Value of separate items and distribute value on pro-rata basis

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Franchisee Revenue

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  1. Initial Franchise Fees
    - Record when “Substantially performed”
    - Typically, not until first day of operations
  2. Continuing Franchisee Fees
    - Revenue when earned each period
Example: 
Cr. Cash                     
Cr. Notes Receivable
Dr.      Discount on notes reveivable
Dr.      Unearned franchise fee revenues
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12
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If a landlord receives a nonrefundable security deposit, how should you record as revenue?

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Evenly over the time of the lease

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If ticket sales are nonrefundable, should you record the entire sale of tickets before the performance as revenue?

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No, recognize after performance

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Completed contract method is U.S. GAAP only?

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True

  1. Difficult to estimate costs
  2. More than one project outstanding
  3. Projects are of a short duration
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15
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Losses should be recognized in full the year they are discovered under the Completed Contract Method; T/F?

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True;

  • Matching principle is not achieved
  • Never record profit, just loss if applicable
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Percentage of completion Method

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Record % of Gross Profit based on % Completed

Record loss in period discovered and reverse profit from prior periods

Matching principle used

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The installment method is used when there is no reasonable basis to estimate the degree of collectibility (T/F)

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True;

Cr: Installment Sales Receivable
Dr: Inventory
Dr: Deferred Gross Profit

Record Gross Profit when cash is collected, not Revenue

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Discontinued operations are reported net of tax: (T/F)

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True

  1. Impairment loss
  2. G/L on Disposal
  3. G/L from actual operations
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A business component is “Held for Sale” for reporting under “Discontinued Operations” when the following criteria is met:

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  1. Management has a plan to sell
  2. Component is available for sale
  3. Management is actively trying to sell it
  4. Sale is probable and can be sold within 1 year

Must be a STRATEGIC SHIFT i.e.

  • Geographic area
  • Major line of business
  • Major equity investment

CONDUCT IMPAIRMENT IF “HELD FOR SALE”
- Lower of CV or (FV - Costs to sell)

Stop depreciating

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Types of items included in Results of Discontinued Operations

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  1. Initial Impairment loss and subsequent increase in FV
    • Lower of CV or (FV - Costs to sell)
  2. Results of operations
  3. G/L on disposal of operations (in year of disposal)

Do not

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21
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Net Realizable Value =

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Fair Value (-) Costs to Sell

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T/F: Results of Discontinued Operations are reported net of tax

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True

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Events resulting in a change in Accounting Estimate (Prospective Change)

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  • To LIFO
  • Change in Depreciation Method
  • Direct Recognition Method of receivable to Installment Method
  • Settlement of litigation
  • Change in the useful life of an asset
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Events resulting in a change in Accounting Principal (Retrospective Change)

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GAAP to GAAP (Non-GAAP to GAAP) is correction of an error
Rule of Preferability (Justification)
Events:
- LIFO to FIFO
- Change from Completed Contract to % of Completion
- Adjustments must be net of tax

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Changes in Accounting Entity (consolidations from acquisitions) (only U.S. GAAP)

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Restate all prior financial statements as if the entities were always one

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Accounting Errors (Non-GAAP to GAAP)

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Prior period adjustment

  • Mathematical mistakes
  • Mistakes in applying GAAP
  • Cash basis to Accrual basis

Adjust beginning RE for earliest year presented NET OF TAX

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Going from GAAP to IFRS, how should you report changes in accounting principle?

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All changes go to equity

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Comprehensive Income =

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Net Income

+) OCI (PUFER

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OCI (PUFER) =

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(P) Pension Adjustments
(U) Unrealized G/L (AFS Securities)
(F) Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
(E) Effective Portion of Cash Flow Hegdes
(R) Revaluation Surplus (IFRS only)

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30
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Accumulated OCI

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OCI from the current period is closed to AOCI

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Reporting Issues for OCI

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  • Report either net of tax or a singe sum of tax expense
  • Income tax expense is either displayed on the face of FS or in the notes
  • Reported at interim dates
  • AOCI is shown in equity section of BS
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32
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(T/F): Instead of “Construction Expense”, Record “Construction in Progress” under % of Completion Method for Incurred Costs.

A

True;
Record “Construction Expense” at the end of the year for the amount initially recognized as “Construction in Progress” along with an additional “Construction in Progress” for the amount of Gross Profit recognized

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33
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(T/F): Under the Completed Contract Method, you record revenue

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False; Revenue is not recorded

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(T/F): IFRS requires a statement of compliance with IFRS in footnotes

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True

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35
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(T/F): The “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” is the first or second note

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True

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36
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(T/F): “Nature of Operations” is often the first footnote to the FS

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True

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37
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(T/F): When it is reasonably possible that certain estimates will change in the near future, disclose the effect of the change

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True

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38
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Criteria requiring disclose of certain vulnerabilities from concentration risk that could be mitigated through diversification

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concentration risk…

  1. exists at balance sheet date
  2. is of significant impact
  3. is reasonably possible to affect entity in near term

Examples of concentration risk:

  • significant customer reliance
  • Few product diversity
  • Reliance on single resource
  • Reliance on single market or geographic region
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39
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(T/F): IFRS requires a disclosure of judgements made and GAAP does not

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True

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40
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(T/F): If an entity does significant business with a customer, the entity should disclose the amount of revenue provided from that customer in accordance with concentration risk disclosures

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True

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41
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(T/F): Management projects an entities ability to maintain as a going concern from 1 year as of the balance sheet date

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FALSE

- 1 year from the date the Financial statements are issued

42
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(T/F): Management should consider both qualitative and quantitative factors when evaluating the going concern?

A

True

43
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(T/F): Financial statements should be prepared under the Going Concern basis of accounting if;

  1. Substantial Doubt Alleviated
  2. Substantial Doubt Not Alleviated
A

True for both

Only use Liquidation Accounting when the entities liquidation is imminent (IFRS does not provide guidance)

  1. Management has a plan to alleviate the Going Concern issue, however, you feel that it will not be effective
44
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(T/F): Under U.S. GAAP, disclosures are required even if managements plan Alleviates Substantial Doubt

A

True

45
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(T/F): A recognized subsequent event existed at the balance sheet date and requires a Journal Entry

A

True;

Example: Litigation that occurred before the BS date is settled before the issue date

46
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(T/F): Nonrecognized subsequent events only require a disclosure

A 
True
Examples:
- Sold bond after BS date
- Changes in the FV of assets
- Business combination
47
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(T/F): Recognize events that occurred between the issue date and reissue date

A

False, do not recognize

48
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(T/F): U.S. GAAP & IFRS have standardized the definition of FV except for stock compensation and lease classification

A

True

49
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(T/F): Consider transaction costs when there is no principal market and you want to determine the most advantageous market

A

True

- May include transportation costs if location is an attribute of the asset

50
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(T/F): Fair value is an exit price (price to sell an asset or liability), not an entrance price (price to acquire and asset or liability)

A

True

51
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(T/F): Nonfinancial asset (PP&E) uses the highest and best use FV price

A

True

52
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(T/F): Principal market is the market with the greatest volume or activity for the asset

A

True

If there is no principal market, use the most advantageous market

53
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(T/F): Most advantageous market is the market with the highest selling price for an asset or lowest price to transfer a liability after considering transaction costs. HOWEVER, transaction costs are not included in the actual final determination of fair value.

A

True

- Principal market does not consider transaction costs

54
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(T/F): Highest and best use is not applicable to Liabilities and financial assets

A

True: only applicable to PP&E

55
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Valuation techniques for determining Fair Value:

A

(MIC)

  1. Market approach (Stock exchange)
  2. Income approach (Discounted Cash Flow)
  3. Cost approach (Replacement cost)
56
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(T/F): A change in the valuation technique used to measure fair value is a change in accounting estimate

A

True

57
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(T/F): U.S. GAAP requires the reporting of segment liabilities.

A

False, IFRS requires it

58
Q

(T/F): Intercompany transactions are not eliminated for segment reporting

A

True

Segment reporting only applies to public companies

59
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Operating segment criteria

A
  1. Business Component
  2. Activities are reviewed by chief operating decision maker
  3. Discrete financial information is available
60
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(T/F): If one segment is > 90%, no segment reporting is necessary

A

True

61
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10% Size test segment reporting

75% cumulative external revenue test

A

10% of…

  1. Combined Revenues (internal and external)
  2. Profit or loss (profit of all segment that reported a profit or loss of all segments that reported a loss)
  3. Assets (Combined Assets)

75% of entire entities external revenues must be represented by the segments reported

62
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If a segment was reported in the period immediately preceding the current period, yet it doesn’t meet the segment requirement, can it still be reported?

A

Yes

63
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Items usually excluded from segment revenues / expenses

A

Interest expense
Income taxes
General corporate revenues/expenses

64
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(T/F): Unaffiliated customer sales and sales intracompany must be disclosed when using segment reporting?

A

True

65
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(T/F): If a customer provides 10% or more of the entity-wide combined revenues (internal and external), not just a particular operating segments revenues, than this fact must be disclosed?

A

True

- Do not need to disclose the name of the customer

66
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(T/F): Under IFRS, loans to officers and key management compensation must be disclosed

A

True

67
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Form 10-k filing deadlines for Large accelerated, accelerated, and all others. Must have audited FS

A

Large acc. = 60 days
accelerated = 75 days
All others = 90 days

68
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Form 10-q filing deadlines for Large accelerated, accelerated, and all others. Unaudited FS

A

Large acc. = 40 days
accelerated = 40 days
All others = 45 days

69
Q

Form 11-k

A

Employee benefit plan

70
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Forms 20-F and 40-F

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Form 20-F = Non-U.S. 10-K
- Can use IFRS or US GAAP

Form 40-F = Canadian 10-K
- Can use IFRS or US GAAP

71
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Form 6-K

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Semi-annual foreign private issue (unaudited)

72
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Form 8-K

A

Major events

73
Q

Forms 3,4,&5

A

Required to be filed by owners of more than 10% equity

74
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(T/F): Interim financial statements must be reviewed, not audited, by a public accounting firm

A

True

75
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(T/F): Interim financial statements can omit summary of significant accounting policies and the details of accounts that have not changed significantly

A

True

76
Q

(T/F): Annual reports require 2 FY’s of balance sheets and 3 FY’s of Income Statements and Cash Flows

A

True; IFRS is two of everything

77
Q

(T/F): XBRL uses XML data tags

A

True; eXtensible Business Reporting Language uses tags, a machine readable code that gives definition to line items in F/S’s

78
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(T/F): When filing the 10-K or 10-Q, if a company has significant seasonal fluctuations, they have to report the corresponding fiscal quarter for their F/S

A

True

For interim reports, only need current F/S and preceding FY F/S’s

79
Q

(T/F): MD&A is required to be presented in an exhibit prepared under XBRL format when a filer submits form 10-K to the SEC

A

FALSE

80
Q

(T/F): Special purpose frameworks (OCBOA) do not use GAAP Terms

A

True

81
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Financial Statements for Cash Basis

A

Statement of Cash and Equity

Statement of Cash Receipts and Disbursements

82
Q

Financial Statements for Modified Cash Basis

A

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Statement of Revenues and Expenses Paid

83
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Financial Statement for Income Tax Basis

A

Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Equity (Income tax basis)
Statement of Income (Income Tax Basis)

84
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Converting Cash Basis Revenue to Accrual Basis Revenue

A 
Cash Basis Revenue
(+) Ending A/R
(-) Beginning A/R
(-) Ending Unearned revenue
(+) Beginning Unearned revenue
Accrual Basis revenue
85
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Converting Cash Paid for Purchases to COGS

A 
Cash Paid for Purchases
(+) Ending A/P
(-) Beginning A/P
(-) Ending Inventory
(+) Beginning Inventory
COGS
86
Q

Converting Cash Paid for Operating Expenses to Accred Operating Expenses

A 
Cash Paid for Operating Expense
(+) Ending accrued liabilities
(-) Beginning accrued liabilities
(-) Ending prepaid expenses
(+) Beginning prepaid expenses
Accrued operating expenses
87
Q

Acid-Test (Quick) Ratio

A

Current Liabilities

  • More liquid than Current Ratio
88
Q

Cash Ratio

A

Current liabilities

89
Q

Liquidity Ratios (BS / BS)

A

Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Cash Ratio

90
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Activity Ratios (IS current year / BS average)

A 
A/R Turnover Ratio
A/R Turnover in Days
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Inventory Turnover in days
Operating Cycle
Working Capital Turnover
  • Turnover ratios
91
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A/R Turnover Ratio (Activity ratio)

A

Avg. Net A/R (Avg. B/S)

92
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Inventory Turnover Ratio (Activity ratio)

A

Avg. Inventory (Avg. B/S)

93
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Operating Cycle (Activity ratio)

A

A/R Turnover in Days (+) Inventory Turnover in Days

  • Collect quickly and sell quickly
94
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Working Capital Turnover (Activity ratio)

A

Avg. Working Capital (Avg. B/S)

95
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Profitability Ratio (Return ratios)

A

Net profit margin
Return on Total Assets
DuPont Return on Assets
Return on Common Equity

96
Q

Net Profit Margin (Profitability ratio)

A

Net Sales

97
Q

Return on Total Assets (Profitability ratio)

A

Avg. Total Assets

98
Q

DuPont Return on Assets (Profitability ratio)

A

Net Profit Margin (x) Total Asset Turnover

99
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Return on Common Equity

A

Avg. Common Equity

  • must be greater than required rate of return
100
Q

Coverage Ratios (Capital Structure, long-term approach)

A

Debt-to-equity
Debt-to-Assets
Times interest earned

101
Q

Debt-to-equity (Coverage ratio)

A

Total Common S/E

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