FAR 1 Flashcards
Two types of Long term contracts
- Percentage of Completion
2. Completed contract method
Percentage of completion - Revenue Recognition
Recognize revenue and profit during construction based on expected profit and estimated progress toward completion.
IFRS only permits % of completion method. Under IFRS, if cost are difficult to predict/estimate then you only recognize revenue against the cost incurred to result in a Zero sum (aka Cost recovery method).
Completed Contract method - Revenue Recognition
Recognize contract revenue and profit at contract completion.
http://accountingexplained.com/financial/revenue/completed-contract-method
Two types of Pension Plans
- Contributory Plan (Defined contribution plan) - employees voluntary make payments to increase their benefits. Employee bears the risk.
- Non-Contributory plan (Defined Benefit plan) - Employer bears the entire cost. Employer bears the risk.
Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO)
Employers deferred compensation obligation it has to its employees for their service under the terms of the pension plan.
Defined Contribution plan
If overfunded, you record a pension asset. If underfunded, you record a pension liability.
Debit - Pension expense ; Credit - Cash
Overfunded: Debit - Pension Expense; Pension Asset
Credit - Cash
Underfunded: Debit - Pension Expense
Credit - Pension Liability/Cash
Defined Pension Plan
Highly focus on Pension Expense and Project Benefit Obligation.
Element of Pension Expense
SIRPAT
S - Service cost + (current period cost in addition to pension expense
I - Interest on PBO + (Expense)
R - Return on Planned Asset - (minus if returned with a positive amount of money)
P - Prior service cost Amortization +
A - Actuarial Gain (-) or Loss (+)
T - Transition Asset (-) or Obligation (+)
Service cost
-Actuarial present value of new benefits earned by employees during the period.
- Service cost (pension expense) causes an increase in Pension payable.
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Return on Plan Assets
- it’s the difference in fair value of the plan at the beginning and end of the year adjusted for contributions and benefits paid.
Actual return: Expected Balance of Plan Assets @ FV
LESS: Beginning balance of Plan Assets @ FV
PLUS: Benefits paid
LESS: Contributions
Over-funded vs Under-funded | Day of Pension Expense.
Company must first recognize Over Funded/Under Funded status of the DBP on the B/S.
It is the difference between the FV of the Plan assets and PBO. If PBO > FV of the Plan Assets, then it is Underfunded.
If underfunded:
Debit OCI as a reduction in Income
Credit Underfunded Pension Liability
PBO Calculation
Beginning PBO \+ Interest on PBO accrued for the year \+ Current Service cost \+ Benefits paid =Ending PBO
Current Ration vs Quick Ratio
Current Ratio: Current Assets/ Current Liability
Quick Ratio: (Cash + AR + Marketing Securities)/Current Liability
Non-monetary exchange
A nonmonetary exchange is generally measured based on the fair market value of the assets exchanged. 1. If the exchange lacks commercial substance, the asset is measured at its book value before the exchange. 2. If fair value is not determinable: Record the asset at the book value of the asset surrendered.
Fair Value Methods
Cost Approach, Market Approach, and Income Approach. Use a combination or one that relates or most representative of that asset or liability. The right one to use is based on a FASB Fair value Hierachy levels.
Cost Approach
Cost to replace the item of similar capacity. Like insurance car replacement of the year of the car etc.
Market Approach
Identical or comparable assets or liabilties - Like home sales. Where they look at comp of the houses.
Income approach
Uses discount cash flow to estimate a value. Idea is for an investor to receive yield from an investment that will cover it’s initial cost and ofcourse a return to to offset the investment risk. (COST + RETURN ON INVESTMENT RISK) = Income approach.
Fair Value Hierachy
Level 1: Inputs are identical observable and most desirable. ex. Usually Certain like Stock price set price.
Level 2: Prices that are similar but not identical taht are directly and indirectly observable. ex. More subjectivity like internally generated cash flow projections for a related asset or liability.
Level 3: Not observable. ex. Used for Asset price.
Fair Value of an Asset or Liability
The price that would be received when selling an asset or paid when transferring a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.
Additionally: Fair market value must come from a Primary market..if not, you go to the most advantageous market (one with the most value after cost is implemented). However the fair value would not include the transaction cost.
Modified Accrual Accounting in GASB.
Government funds uses the modified accrual basis of accounting. Funds that is available and measurable are recorded as revenue during the current fiscal year. Expenditure are recorded when liabilities are both measurable and incurred and payable out of the current financial resources.
Measurable: Objectively determined
Available: expenses that is due or past due and receivable in the current period and collected within the current period, or expected to be collected not more than 60 days.
Governmental Funds
Types of Funds:
General fund - there can only be one (commonly seen on the CPA).
Special rev fund -
Capital projects fund
Permanent fund - Principal is maintained.
Debt service fund -
All five funds do not carry any long-term assets or depreciation on their books. Fixed asset acquisitions are treated as an expense and charged to Expenditure control.
General Fund
Mostly taxes, licences, fines and interests.
Measurable and Available - Taxes.
Cash basis recording - Licences and fines.
Special Rev Fund
Generally used for a specific purpose other than debt service and capital goods acquisition.
—Building Hwy
—Maintain Public parks
—Operate Public schools
The funding for these comes from special tax levies or grants.
Software Costs
The amount to amortize Capitalized software cost is dependent on the great of the amount computed using (a) the ratio that current gross revenues for a product bear to the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues for that product (b) the straight -line method over the remaining estimated economic life of the product including the period being reported on. ASC 985-20-35-1.