FAR 1 Flashcards
Qualitative Characteristics
Relevance and Faithful representation
Relevance (Qualitative characteristics)
- Predictive value - allows investors to predict future outcomes
- Confirm Value - provides feedback about evaluations previously made by users
- materiality - info is material if an omission or misstatement of the information could affect the decisions
Faithful Representation
Qualitative Characteristics
- Completeness - complete depiction of F/S
- Neutrality - free from bias
- Freedom from erros
Realization
Converting noncash resources right into money
realize gain/loss
Recognition
Process of reporting an item
Enhancing Qualitative Characteristics
- Comparability
- Verfiability
- Timeliness
- Understandability
Elements of PV measurement
- Price for bearing Uncertainty
- Expectations about Timing Variations of Future cash flows
- Other Factors
- Time value of Money
- Estimate future cash flow
Rule of Conservatism
- Revenues and gains should be recognized when EARNING PROCESS IS COMPLETE
- Expense and losses recognize IMMEDIATELY
Replacement cost
Cash or equivalent that would be paid to acquire an asset currently
It is an ACQUISITION COST
Current market value, fair value
The value to sell an asset
Historical cost
The amount paid by the company purchase the asset
Net realizable value
selling price - cost of disposal
Accounting standards Update is issued only after…
A majority vote of the members of FASB
International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) Framework fundamental assumption
Going concern
Before issuing a new International Financial Reporting Standard, it must be…
approved by at least 9 members of IASB