FAR 32 Flashcards

1
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How do you determine cost of sales (COGS)

A

one way is Net purchases minus any increase in inventory

net purchases: 700
Jan inventory: 100
Dec inventory: 300
300-100 = 100

700 - 200 = 500 cost of sales

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2
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What is the best F/S to use if you want to determine if a co obtained financing during a year by issuing debt or equity?

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The statement of cash flows because they show inflows from financing activities by source

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3
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What makes an enterprise fund and enterprise fund

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  • partially or whole supported by voluntary payments ( fees)
  • They report operating revenues ( net income)
  • user charges cover the cost of general public services
  • REPORT Net Income
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4
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Can you capitalize the costs of obtaining a patent and successfully defending a patent

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yes to both

  • legal costs - 40
  • successful patent defense - 50

capitalize 90

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5
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What is the equity method of accounting for IFRS used for joint operations

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proportionate consolidation

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6
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Are the fair values of HTM investments accounted for under the amortized cost method required to be disclosed on the notes to the F/S

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Yes - they are initially recored at cost

  • differences between face and carrying value is amortized.

differences between Cv and FV are amortized as an adjustment to interest income

Dr. Cash 100

  cr. Interest income 80
  cr. premium 20

or discount

dr. cash 80
dr discount 20
credit interest income 100

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What is the effect of a premium on Interest expense

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It reduces interest expense

Dr. Interest expense 10
Dr. Premium 5
Cr. Cash 15

Cash you pay 15 but the interest expense is only 10. So the premium reduces interest expense

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What is the effect if your do NOT amortize premium and discount on a bond

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The premium reduces Interest expense

Dr. Interest expense 10
Dr. Premium 5
Cr. Cash 15

If No discount or premium:

Dr. Interest expense 15
Cr Cash 15

So the result with a premium: Is that Interest expense will be OVERSTATED. Which will REDUCE Net Income (UNDERSTATED) which will be closed out to RE (UNDERSTATED) and stockholders equity will be UNDERSTATED

The discount increases interest expense

Dr. Interest Expense 15
Cr. Discount 5
Cr. Cash 10

If No discount or premium:

Dr. Interest Expense 10
cr. cash 10

So the result with a discount is that Interest Expense will be UNDERSTATED. Net Income will be OVERSTATED, closed out to RE will be OVERSTATED and Stockholders equity will be OVERSTATED

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9
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What are the 2 core revenue recognition principles

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1 - the revenue is recognized when you transfer the goods

2- the amount of revenue recognized is the amount that you expect to get on exchange for the goods and services

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10
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What does regulation SX contain

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these are the F/S Presentation and Disclosure requirements for the SEC

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11
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What does Regulation S-K contain

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These are the requirements for the content of non financial data

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12
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What is a concentration of credit risk

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Credit Risk is when your customers share a common characteristic such that an event or circumstance will adversely affect their ability to pay

  • this is a concentration of credit risk - Trade Account receivables are with companies that all operated in the same industry
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13
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How does IFRS report errors on there financial statements (Same as GAAP)

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They do it retrospectively
- Year one will record loss for year 1 only
Year 2 will record their own losses

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14
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What must an income statement prepared under IFRS present

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  • Revenue or income
  • G &L from financial assets reported at amortized cost
  • inane costs
  • Equity investment - profit and losses
  • G/L for fair value investments
  • tax expense
  • disco items
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15
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What does Comprehensive income really show

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It shows changes in stock holder’s equity from events NOT reported in income:
DENT:

  • Unrealized Gain loss - AFS
  • Difference between PBO and FV of Plan assets
  • unrealized gain loss on derivative cash flow hedges
  • Foreign currency translation gains or losses
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16
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When you present IFRS statements for the first time how do you handle adjustments

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  • when do opening statements put all adjustment into RE directly - or other category of equity if appropriate
17
Q

What is included in selling expenses

A
  • Selling Salaries and commissions
  • Advertising
  • Freight - out
18
Q

What is included in G&A

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  • Officers salaries
  • Accounting and legal expenses
  • Insurance
  • Bad debt
19
Q

In a single Step come statement - what amount do you report as total revenue

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  • there are no subtotals so it would be total sales in some instances
20
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What is the definition of a discontinued component unit

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It is the disposal ( or planned and approved disposal) pf a reportable segment, operating segment, reporting unit, subsidiary or asset group.

  • cash flows must be clear distinguishable from the rest of the company
21
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Cash to accrual: What does an decrease in A/R from beginning of the year to end of the year indicate:

Beg 1,400 end 600

A

This means that you received more cash than you earned (800)

so when converting from cash to accrual you will have to -800

22
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What does a decrease in A/P indicate at the end of the year

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This means that you paid off more acct than you put on A/P - its of opposite for conversion from cash to accrual:

cash income 150,000
If A/P increased by 16,000

then this is 16,000 more expense that you accrued in the year, but did not pay cash so
-16,000

Accrual income: 150,000 -16,000 = 134,000