F2 Flashcards
The contents of the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies note to the financial statements.
Measurement bases used in preparing the financial statements
Specific accounting policies and methods used
What are the U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements for risks and uncertainties?
Nature of operations
Use of estimates in preparing the financial statements
Significant estimates
Current vulnerability due to certain concentrations
What is a subsequent event and what are the two categories of subsequent events?
An event or transaction that occurs after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued
Recognized subsequent events -
provide additional information about conditions that existed at the balance sheet date
Nonrecognized subsequent events
provide information about conditions that occurred after the balance sheet date and did not exist on the balance sheet date
Fair Value
The price to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date
Valuation techniques that can be used to measure the fair value of an asset or liability
Market approach
Income approach
Cost approach
Market Approach
Uses price and other relevant information about market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities to measure fair value
Income approach
Converts future amounts, including cash flows or earnings, to a single discounted amount to measure the fair value of assets or liabilities
Cost approach
Uses current replacement cost to measure the fair value of assets
Level 1 Input
Highest priority
quotes prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2 Input
inputs other than quoted market prices that are directly or indirectly observable for an asset or liability
Level 3 Inputs
Lowest priority
unobservable inputs for the asset or liability that reflect the entities assumptions and are based on the best available information
Four required disclosures for segments of an enterprise
Operating segments
Products and services
Geographic areas
Major customers
10% size test
10% of revenue, assets, or profit/loss
If met, reportable segment
75% Test
75% of the total consolidate revenue of the entity
Only includes external revenues
Disclosure requirements for reportable operating segments
Must report: Identifying factors Products or services Profit/loss details Asset details Measurement criteria Reconciliations
Form 10-K
Filed annually
Summary of financial data, MD&A, audited
Form 10-Q
Filed quarterly
Unaudited financial statements, interim MD&A, certain disclosures
Form 11-K
Employee benefit plans
Form 20-F
Non U.S. (10-K) annual report
Form 40-F
Canadian (10K) annual report
Form 6-K
Similar to 10-Q
filed semiannually by foreign private issuers
Form 8-K
Major events