FAR Chapter# 3 Flashcards
FAR 3-1 - MARKETABLE SECURITIES | On the balance sheet, marketable securities classified as trading or available-for-sale are valued at?
At fair value
FAR 3-2 - MARKETABLE SECURITIES | On the balance sheet, marketable securities classified as held-to-maturity are valued at?
At amortized cost
FAR 3-3 - MARKETABLE SECURITIES | How are unrealized gains/losses on trading securities recognized?
Unrealized gains and loses on trading securities are recognized on the income statement.
FAR 3-4 - MARKETABLE SECURITIES | How are unrealized gains/losses on available-for-sale securities recognized?
Unrealized gains and loses on available-for-sale securities are reported in other comprehensive income.
Note: Under IFRS, Foreign exchange gains and losess on AFS debt securities are reported on the income statement.
FAR 3-5 - MARKETABLE SECURITIES | List three conditions when losses on marketable securities classified as available-for-sale are recognized in income.
Sale of the security
Transfer of the securitiy to the trading classifiication
Permanent decline of individual security below cost
FAR 3-6 - MARKETABLE SECURITIES | When a marketable equity security is transferred from trading to available-for sale, or vice versa, at what cost is it transferred?
Transferred at fair value, which then becomes new basis.
For a security transferred inot the trading category, the difference is treated as a realized gain or loss and is recognized on the income statement.
For a security transferred from the trading category, the unrealized holding gain or loss will already have been recognized in earnings.
Note: Transfers to and from the trading category should be rare.
FAR 3-7 - MARKETABLE SECURITIES | How are gains and losses on financial instruments that hedge trading securities reported?
Reported in earnings, consistent with reporting unrealized gains and losses on trading securities.
FAR 3-8 - MARKETABLE SECURITIES | How are gains and losses on financial instruments that hedge available-for-sale securities reported?
Reported in earnings together with the offsetting gains or losses on the available-for-sale securities attributable to the hedged risk.
FAR 3-9 - MARKETABLE SECURITIES | What disclosures should be made for available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities?
Aggregate fair value
Gross unrealized holding gains and losses
Amortized cost basis by type
Information about the contractual maturity of debt securities
FAR 3-10 - BUSINESS COMBINATIONS | State the criteria to consolidate subsidiaries.
Consolidate when the parent is able to control the subsidiary. Usually this is indicated by greater than 50% ownership of the voting stock of the subsidiary.
Do not consolidate when control is not with owners (as in bankruptcy of subsidiary).
FAR 3-11 - BUSINESS COMBINATIONS | Identify the three levels of control and the appropriate accounting method for each.
No significant influence
Cost method: Trading or available-for-sale securities, at fair value
Significant influence but 50% or less ownership
Equity method
Control
- Cost or equity method (internal accounting) - Consolidated financial statement (external reporting)
FAR 3-12 - EQUITY METHOD | How is the year-end “investment in investee” reported on the balance sheet calculated under the equity method?
Beginning investment in investee \+ Investor's share of investee earnings - Investor's share of investee dividends - Amortization of FV differences = Ending investment in investee
FAR 3-13 - EQUITY METHOD | How is an investor’s equity method investment reported on the income statement?
Investor’s share of investee earnings
- Amortization of FV differences
=
Equity in earnings / investee income
FAR 3-14 - EQUITY METHOD | How are joint ventures accounted for under IFRS and U.S. GAAP?
Joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method under both U.S. GAAP and IFRS.
FAR 3-15 - EQUITY METHOD | In a step-by-step acquisition, what is the accounting treatment when significant influence is required?
Going from the cost method to the equity method in handled like a change in accounting principle - retroactively.
Go back retroactively with equity method but not with the new ownership percentage.
Prior period financial statements are restated.