FAR Concepts Miscellaneous Flashcards

1
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Underlying vs Notional

A

Underlying = Specific Price / Rate

Notional = Specific Unit of Measure

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2
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Moving Average Method

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  • New WA computed after each purchase
  • Total Cost/Units
  • 2800/1600 = 1.75 unit cost
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3
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Cash Flows

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Operating: IS transactions and current A/L

Investing: Noncurrent Assets, Loans and Collection of Loans

Financing: Cash flows from debt and equity

*Direct method of cash flows depreciation not included in add back

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  1. Useful Life
  2. FIFO —> LIFO
  3. FIFO —> WA
  4. Depreciation
  5. LIFO —> FIFO
  6. Construction Contract —> % of Completion

*Direct rec –> Installment method

A
  1. Estimate/Principal — Prospect (Current)
  2. Principal — Prospect (Not Normal)
  3. Principal — Retro (RE)
  4. Estimate/Principal — Prospect (Current) (Reported IS)
  5. Error — Restate
  6. Principal — Retro

*Estimate — Prospective

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5
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Income Statement Multi / single state

Comprehensive Income 2 state / 1 state

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IS

  • Multi: Opp rev and exp separate from non opp rev and exp and other G/L
  • Single: Total opp exp subtracted from total rev of CONTINUING OPPS

Comp Income

  • NI (RE –>BS) + OCI (AOCI –>BS)
  • 2 state comp income as sep state
  • 1 state OCI individual and total below NI
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6
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Stockholders Equity Rules

  • Stock Dividends Issued
  • Contingent Shares
  • Participating Pref

Pref div or Pre Stock converted

Convertible bonds –> Dilutive EPS

A

SHARES
* Stock Dividends Issued –> Occur beg of year (affects all WA shares) and retro to last year PAY CLOSE ATT TO SHARES B/F DIV NOT AFTER

  • Contingent Shares –> If dilutive included in EPS
  • Participating Pref –> % same for common stock initially, Preferred subtracted from NI for EPS
  • Pref div or Pre Stock converted don’t subtract from NI, treat as though occurred a beginning

BONDS
* Convertible bonds –> Dilutive EPS only, add back interest expense (X - (1-tax rate)) to NI

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7
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Inventory Methods

  1. FIFO Cost Retail
  2. LIFO Cost Retail
  3. Conventional Retail
A
  1. FIFO Cost Retail = Beg inventory not used until % calculated (mark ups/downs used prior to %)
  2. LIFO Cost Retail = Beg inventory used at beg (mark ups/downs used prior to %)
  3. Conventional Retail = mark downs used after %
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8
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Unrealized profit to be eliminated from Inventory

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Intercompany Profit (Gross Profit) x (Inventory Remaining/Total Inventory Purchased)

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9
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Inventory over / under statement

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Beg Inventory Understated = COGS understated

End Inventory Overstated = COGS understated

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10
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PENSIONS
Amortization of Prior Service Cost JE
Gain JE

A

Amortization of Prior Service Cost
Dr Net period pension cost
Cr OCI

Dr Def Tax Benefit - OCI
Cr Def Tax Benefit - IS

Gain
Dr Pension Benefit Asset
Cr OCI

Dr Def Tax Exp -OCI
Cr Def Tax Liability

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11
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Bonus Calculations

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Bonus = Percentage of NI (NI - Taxes)

Taxes = Tax Rate (NI -B)

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12
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Equity vs Cost Method

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Equity

  • Add investor earnings to investment
  • Subtract dividends from investment account (CS)
  • Subtract Amortization of FV differences

Cost

  • Investment not adjusted
  • Investment in investee is adjusted to FV
  • Cash dividend reported as income by investor
  • Since Pref Stock does not allow influence use cost method
  • Stock dividends not recognized by investor
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13
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Rising Prices LIFO vs FIFO has what effect

A
LIFO 
- End inventory Lower
- NI Lower
- Current tax liability Lower 
- Cost of good sold Higher 
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14
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Comprehensive Income

A

Changes in equity (net assets) resulting from

  • Revenues
  • Gains
  • Losses
  • Other equity

NOT
INVESTMENTS / DISTRIBUTIONS BY OWERS

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15
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Dollar Value LIFO

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  1. Get Layers
    - Current year cost / price index
  2. Get difference between years
    - 250 to 265 after layer = 15
    - 265 to 325 = 60
  3. Use Price index
    - 15 * 1.05 = 15.750
    - 60 *1.12 = 67.00
  4. Add from original
    - 250+15.75+67 =32950
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16
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Alternative Method of Accounting Variable Interest Entities(Common Control Lease Agreements)

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Does not have to have to consolidate if

  1. lessee and lessor under common control
  2. lessee has leasing arrangement w/lessor
  3. All activities are related activities
  4. Collateralizes any obligation principal amount cannot exceed value of asset leased
17
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Alternative Method Interest Rate Swaps

A

Apply hedge accounting to its receive variable, interest rate swaps using if the following occur

  1. Cash flow hedge has no ineffectiveness
  2. Rec interest rate swap at settlement value instead of fair value
  3. Complete hedge documentation by first date financial statments are available