FAR ⑤ Flashcards
S Corp. donated investments to P city and stipulated that the income from the investments be used to acquire art for the city’s museum. which of the following funds should be used to account for the investments?
A. special revenue fund
B. private purpose trust fund
C. permanent fund
[C]
Permanent funds are used to account for the principal that is restricted and may not be expended. earnings may be used for purposes that benefit the public. a museum would serve to benefit the public, do the investments must be accounted for in the permanent fund.
special revenue funds account for specific revenues that have been legally restricted or committed to expenditure for a specific purpose.
private purpose trust funds account for the funds that can be expensed according to the donor’s restrictions and benefit special individuals, private organizations, or other governments.
the community M health center, a nongovernmental not-for-profit organization, executed state grant funding contracts for its services subject to a 25% match requirement from local funding sources. qualifying match may include local government funding, in-kind revenues and expenses, and first-party fees. the state contracts are the primary source of operational funding for the center. services associated with the grants are fully consistent with the ongoing mission of the organization and revenues are fully consumed by the costs of services provided each year. the organization has a policy of consistently classifying revenues that carry donor restrictions as revenue without donor restriction when restrictions are met within the same period. the terms and conditions of the grant likely result in:
A. unrestricted revenues in the amount of the contract
B. unrestricted revenues from the state recognized as matching conditions are met.
C. restricted revenues from the state released from the restrictions as match requirements are met.
D. conditional revenues from the state.
[B]
revenues are unconditional after match requirements are met and appropriately classified as without donor restrictions consistent with company policy.
what amount should report as net cash provided by financing activities?
-gain on sale of equipment (6,000)
-proceeds from the sale of equipment 10,0000
-purchase f A.S., Inc. bonds(par value $200,000) (180,000)
-amortization of bond discount 2,000
-dividends declared (45,000)
-dividends paid (38,000)
-proceeds from sale of treasury stock(carrying amount 65,000) 75,000
75,000-38,000=37,000
the city of M self-insures for potential liability risks arising from normal governmental operations. Liability insurance for the city’s bus systems is handled through an unrelated company. what type of fund would be appropriate for the amounts collected by the city for insurance premiums?
A. internal service fund
B. private purpose trust fund
[A]
an internal service fund is the appropriate fund for a city that establishes a self-insurance program because city departments and funds are the exclusive users of the fund benefits.
which of the following should be disclosed in the footnotes to the financial statements?
A. management’s estimate of sales for the upcoming year.
B. a projection of future market conditions.
C. information about changes in stockholder’s equity.
D. an analysis of the company’s major competitions.
[C]
D should be included in the management discussion and analysis.
- a stock dividend of 400 shares from P. market value was $20. days owns less than 1% of P’s common stock.
- a cash dividend of $15,000 from L in which D owns 25% interest. a majority of L’s directors are also directors of D.
what amount of dividend revenues should D report in the Y1 statement?
[0]
stock dividend is not reported as revenue, only a memo entry is made.
the C league was organized as a nongovernmental not-for-profit organization. the league received a pledge of $10,000 to be used to build an addition to the kennel. the donation will not be received for three years. how should this pledge be recorded?
A. as support with donor restrictions of $10,000
B. as support with donor restrictions of the present value of $10,000
[B]
a pledge restriction of a kennel addition that is receivable in three years would be recognized as support with donor restrictions as its present value. multiyear pledge are recorded at the net present value at the date the pledge is made.
consolidate balance sheet the amount of S’s payable to P for intercompany sales?
account receivable
- capital expenditures 1,000
- capital lease payments $125
- income taxes paid 325
- dividends paid 200
- net interest payments 220
what amount should report as supplemental disclosures in its statements of cash flows prepared using the indirect method?
when the indirect method is used a supplemental disclosure of cash paid for interest and income taxes is required. T will report the total cash paid for interest and income taxes of $545=325+220
aggregate cost as 12/31/Y2 170
market value as of 12/31/Y2 148
at 12/31/Y1, reported an unrealized loss of $1.5 to reduce investments to market value. this was the first such adjustment made by S on these types of securities. there is no expected credit loss on this investment. in its Y2 statement of comprehensive income, what amount of unrealized loss should S report?
[20,500]
unrealized loss should add Y1 and Y2.
what information should a public company present about revenue from its reporting segment?
A. disclose separately the amount of sales to unaffiliated customers and the amount of intracompany sales.
B. disclose separately the amount of sales to unaffiliated customers but not the amount of intracompany sales between geographic areas.
[A]
unaffiliated customers and intracompany sales must be disclosed separately.
which of the following statements is true regarding the calculation of comprehensive income?
A. it will include cash dividends paid and exclude stock dividends paid to shareholders.
B. it will include loss on discontinued operations
C. it will exclude cash dividends paid and include stock dividends paid to shareholders.
D. it will exclude losses on discontinued operation
[B]
net income will include gains and losses on discontinued operations, which means that comprehensive income will include this item as well.
at 12/31, Y1 T estimates that its employees have earned vacation pay of 100. the employee will receive their vacation pay in Y2. Should T accrue a liability at 12/31 Y1 if the rights to this compensation accumulated over time or if the rights are vested?
accumulated: yes/no
vested: yes/no
yes-yes
rule: employee’s compensation for future absences should accrue if:
1. services have already been rendered, and
2. the obligation related to vested or accumulated rights, and
3. the amount can be reasonably estimated, and
4. payment is probable
a local government recorded revenue as follows: personal income tax, $ 200; sale taxes 100 and property taxes 150. what should the local government report as total derived tax revenue?
[300]
property taxes is not a derived tax revenue, it is an imposed non-exchange revenue. imposed non-exchange revenues represent taxes imposed on non-exchange transactions (fines) or wealth(property taxes).
A and C formed a partnership and aggreed to divide initial equally, even through A contributed $100 and C contributed 84 in identifiable asset. under the bonus approach to adjust the capital accounts, A unidentifiable asset should be debit for:
[0]
A+C=184/2=92
A=92,應該是減少了8
看清楚題目,裡面問的是debit,所以要答0
on Nov 1, Y2, D Co. discounted with recourse at 10% a one-year, noninterest bearing, $20,500 note receivable maturing on Jan 31, Y3. What amount of contingent liability for this note must D disclose in its financial statements for the year end Dec 31, Y2?
[20,500]
the contingent liability(或有負債) for a discounted note receivable is the maturity value or 20,500. this should be disclosed.
balance per bank statement, Mar 31 $23,250
add: deposit in transit $5,150
less: outstanding checks $6,300
balance per books, Mar 31 $22,100
additional information from bank statement for the month of april is as follow:
deposit $29,200
disbursements $24,800
all reconciling items at Mar 31 cleared through the bank in April. outstanding checks at April 30 totaled $3,200. what is the amount of cash disbursements per books in April?
[21,700]
according to the bank, disbursements in April totaled $20,480. however, the question says all outstanding checks from the Mar reconciliation clear the bank in April. this means that $6,300 of the $24,800 disbursement amount was recorded in the company’S books during the month of Mar. as a result, $18,500=24,800-6,300 of the April disbursements per the bank were recorded in the company’S books during April and learned the bank during April. the last component to consider are outstanding checks in April reconciliation. these are checks written and recorded in the books that did nor clear the bank. because they are not included in the adjusted disbursement amount of 18,500, the 3,200 of outstanding checks are added to determine total April disbursement per books of 21,700.
which statement is correct regarding a 10-year bond issued at 96 and fully redeemed at 102 three years later:
A. a loss will be reported in income from continuing operations
B. the unamortized discount will be added to the carrying value to determine gain/loss.
[A]
because the bond was originally issued at a discount and it was redeemed at a price above par(102%), the result is a loss, which will be booked in income from continuing operations. the issuer is effusively paying 102 to remove a liability that three years after insurance is value somewhere between 96 and 100.
-grant from state government. 400
-proceeds from general obligation bond issue 500
-transfer from general funds 100
revenue:
other financing sources:
revenue:400
other financing sources: 600
upon receipt if an invoice for a previously encumbered estimate cost of supplies a special revenue fund:
A. will debit the encumbrance control account.
B. will debit the budgetary control account.
[B]
to reverse an encumbrance upon receipt of the invoice, a debit would be recorded to budgetary control. and credit encumbrances control, in addition to recording to recording the actual expenditure. this proposed answer says debit the encumbrance account in error.
a company deleted the fair value measurement option must apply the accounting measurement based on which of the following criteria?
A. type-by-type basis
B. instrument-by-instrument basis
[B]
fair value is matured for a specific asset/liability or a group of assets/liabilities. fair value is a market-based measure, nor an entity-based measure. a company may apply fair value to financial instruments on an instrument-by-instrument basis, but once elected air value measurement will be used until the Asse/liability is disposed.
where in its financial statement should a company disclose information about its concentration of credit risks?
A. the notes to the financial statements.
B. supplementary information to the financial statements.
[A]
concentration of credit risk is required disclosure in the notes to the financial statements.
N reported deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at the end of Y1 and at the end of Y2. for the year ended Y2, N should report deferred income tax expense or benefit equal to the:
A. amount of the income liability plus the sum of the net changes in deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities.
B. sum of the net changes in deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities.
[B]
in the current year, P city paid 5,000 interest and $20,000 principal on its outstanding general obligation bonds. the payments was made from a debt service fund using cash transferred earlier the same year from the general fund. how should the city report the expenditures?
general fund:
debt service fund:
permanent fund:
general fund:0
debt service fund:25,000
permanent fund:0
dr: expenditure-interest 5,000
dr: expenditures-principal 20,000
cr: cach 25,000
Barnaby Corporation has a deferred tax asset that will expire over the next five years.
the deferred tax asset is deemed more likely than not, Not to be realized.
A. Increase financial statement tax expense
B.Decrease valuation allowance
Increase financial statement tax expense
Identification of a deferred tax asset for which all or a part of the asset will not be realized will result in the creation of a valuation account, decreasing the asset and increasing financial statement income tax expense.
Barnaby Corporation has a deferred tax asset that will expire over the next five years.
the deferred tax asset will reverse; however the company anticipates no taxable income for the foreseeable future.
A. Increase financial statement tax expense
B.Decrease valuation allowance
Increase financial statement tax expense
A deferred tax asset will only be realized if there will be future taxable income to which to apply a tax benefit. The absence of future earnings will cause the company to create a valuation allowance and thereby increase financial statement tax expense.
Barnaby Corporation has a deferred tax asset that will expire over the next five years.
income projections are more positive than previous estimate and the valuation allowance associated with a deferred tax asset is adjusted.
A. Increase financial statement tax expense
B.Decrease valuation allowance
Decrease valuation allowance
The potential that a deferred tax asset, previously allowed for, no longer requires a valuation allowance will cause the company to reverse the valuation allowance, thereby restoring the asset and decreasing financial statement tax expense.
for the fall semester year 1, M university assessed its students $3,000 for tuition and fess. the net amount realized was only 2500 because scholarship of $400 were grant to students, and tuition remissions of 100 were allowed to faculty member’S children attending M. what amount should A report for the period as gross from tuition and fees?
[3000]
only REFUNDs are netted against the revenue. revenues from tuition and fees are reported at the gross amount.
dr: cash 2500
dr: expenses-scholarships 400
dr: expenses tuition mission 100
cr: revenues-tuition and fees 3,000
when the direct method of preparing a statement of cash flows is used, an enterprise should provide a reconciliation of net income to net cash flows from which activity?
A. investing
B. financing
C. operating
D. no reconciliation should be provided.
[operating]
if the direct method is used to present cash flows from operating activities, the indirect method must also be presented in the footnotes. the indirect method starts with net income and makes adjustments to it generating cash flows from operating activities that would agree to the same amount calculated using the direct method.
which of the following statements regarding bond amortization is incorrect for a premium bond?
A interest expense decrease each period over the life of the bond using the effective interest method.
B. an equal amount for premium on bond payable is credit for amortization echo period under the stage-line method.
[B]
although the straight-line method does result in equal amortization every period, the premium on bond payable account is debited(rather than credit)
change in net assets available for benefits
I
C
A
B
Investment income
Contributions
Administrative expenses
Benefits paid directly to participants
according to the FASB conceptual framework, which of the following is an enhancing qualitative characteristic?
A. materiality
B.neutrality
C. timeliness
D. completeness
[C]
timeliness, understandability, comparability and verifiability are characteristic that enhance the usefulness of information that is relevant and faithfully represented.
relevance{ materiality
faithful representation{ neutrality, completeness
K city Council will be establishing a library fund. library fees are expected to cover 55% of the library’s annual resource requirements. K has decided that an annual determination of net income is desirable in order to maintain management control and accountability over the library. what type of duns should K establish in order to meet their measurement objectives?
A. enterprise fund
B. general fund
[A]
this fund is also used for governmental facilities and services intended to be primarily(>50%) self-supported by user charges.
general fund for ordinary operations of a government unit that are financed from taxes and other general revenue.
A purchase an equipment four years ago for 325. on Jan 1, Y5, A sells the equipment to B for 208. the equipment has a remaining useful life of 6 year, a carrying value of 195. a fair value of 202/ the financing liability equal to:
de: cash 208
dr: A/D equipment 130
cr: equipment 325
cr: financing liability(sell price-FV) 6
cr: gain on equipment sale 7
如果設備沒有出售,就不會有gain on equipment sale,也不會對帳簿價格和市場價格進行評價。
pretax accounting income of $200,000
income from exempt municipal bonds 10,000
depreciation deducted for tax purposes in excess of depreciation dented for financial statement purposes 20,000
estimated federal income tax payments made 40,000
enacted corporate income tax rate 30%
what amount of current income tax liability should be included in G’s Dec 31 balance sheet?
11,000
taxable income = 200,000-10,000-20,000=170,000
taxprovitsion =51,000
less estimated payment made 40,000
current deferral income tax liability 11,000
a derivative designated as a fair value hedge must be:
1. specifically identified to the hedge asset, liability, or unrecognized firm commitment
2. expected to be highly effective in offsetting changes in the fair value of the hedged item.
1&2
fair value hedge criteria:
1. there is formal documentation of the hedging relationship between the derivative and the hedged item.
2. the hedge must be expected to be highly effective in offsetting changes in the fair value of the hedged item and the effectiveness is assessed at lease every three months.
3. the hedged item is specifically identified.
4. the hedged item presents exposure to changes in fair value that could affect income.