FAR: F3 & F4 Flashcards
What are trading securities. How is it classified and reported on the B/S?
equity and debt securities bought to be sold in less than a year. Reported as a current asset. It is reported at FV.
What are available for sale securities? How is it classified and reported on the B/S?
Equity and debt securities bought to be either sold within a year or sold at a later date beyond a year. Can be reported as either current or non current depending on managements intent. It is reported at FV.
What are Held to Maturity securities? How is it classified and reported on the B/S?
Debt security investments that management has the positive intent and ability to hold the security until it matures. It is a Non current asset until maturity. It is reported at cost, net of amortization
Unrealized G/L from trading securities are reported on which F/S?
Income statement
Unrealized G/L from available for sale securities are reported on which F/S?
Balance sheet = Included in Comprehensive income
Unrealized G/L from held to maturity are reported on which F/S?
None
Realized G/L from trading securities are reported on which F/S?
Income statement
Realized G/L from available for sale securities are reported on which F/S?
Income Statement
Realized G/L from held to maturity are reported on which F/S?
in accordance with amortized cost
Any transfer reclassification of a security (trading, AFS or held to maturity) is accounted for at
Fair Value
What do you do when reclassification Unrealized G/L from trading to AFS or H-to-M?
Nothing! It has already been recognized income.
What do you do when reclassification Unrealized G/L from AFS or H-to-M to trading?
Recognize in current earnings
What do you do when reclassification Unrealized G/L from H-to-M to AFS?
Record in OCI
What do you do when reclassification Unrealized G/L from AFS to H-to-M ?
Amortize G/L from OCI with any bond premium/discount amortization
Dividend Income =
Number of shares x Dividend per share
T/F: A stock dividend is income? How should it be recognized under a consolidated I/S?
False. Should be a memo entry only
T/F: Under consolidated I/S Dividend revenue should be recognized to the extent of cumulative earnings since acquisition and return of capital beyond that point.
True
T/F: Under the cost method, dividends (not earnings) are not reflected as income by the investor.
Flase
The cost basis account is reduced only if (3 conditions)
Shares of stock are sold, cumulative dividends > cumulate earnings (Return of capital), or subsidiary incurs losses that significantly reduced net worth.
Consolidated NI =
Parents NI \+Subs. NI (from date of acquisition) \+/- effects of inter company transactions - Depreciation - Impairment losses on goodwill (if any) = Consolidated NI
Consolidated R/E =
Parent’s Beg R/E
+ Consolidated NI
- Parents Dividends (CY)
= Ending R/E
Under what method does a receipt of a dividend as income and is recorded as income and does not affect the investment account
Under the cost method
Under what method does a receipt of a dividend recorded decrease the investment account
Under the equity method
T/F: Under both the cost and equity methods, liquidating dividend reduce the carrying amount of the investment account
True