FAR flash card 2
Under GAAP, a development-stage enterpise is one in which either
Principal operations have not yet commenced or Prinicipal operations have generated an insignificant amount of revenue(or a loss)
A development stage enterpise must issue the same
financial statements as any other enterprise
In development stage enterprise, statements should be prepared would disclosures
- Cumulative net loss in the balance sheet
- Cumulative amount from the company’s inception showing revenue and expenses for each period being presented in the income statement
- Cumulative amount of cash inflows and outflows in the statement of cash flow
Has not standardized fair value measurement and
disclosure
IFRS
Addressed on a topic by topic basis within the IFRS standards
Fair Value
Areas that do not permit fair value measurement
Shared based compensation, inventory pricing, measurements based on or using vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value, fair value measurements used for lease classification or measurement
Is the price to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction
Fair Value
Does not include transaction cost but may include transportation costs
Fair Value
Assumes the highest and best use of asset
Fair Value
Is one in which the asset or liability is exposed to the market for a period before the measurment date long enough to allow for marketing
Orderly Transaction
Cannot be a forced transaction
Orderly Transaction
Buyers and sellers who are independent
Market Participants
Market with the greatest volume or level of activity for the asset or liability
Principal Market
Is the market with the best price for the asset or liability, after considering transaction costs
Most Advantageous Market
Fair Value of an asset or liablility can be measured using what valuation technique
Market Approach,Incom Approach, Cost Approach or a combinaiton
Identical or comparable assets
Market Approach
Convert future amounts, including cash flows or earnings to a single discount
Income Approach
Uses current replacment cost
Cost Approach
GAAP exemptions to the requirement to measure fair value exist when:
Not practicable to measure, cannot be reasonbly determined, cannot be measured with sufficient reliability
Valuation techniques should maximize the use of observable inputs such as
Level 1 and Level 2
Valuation techniques should minimize the use of unobservable inputs
Level 3
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and the most reliable
Level 1 Inputs
Level 2 Input Include
quoted prices for similar assets or liablitites in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets in market that are not active
Can be directly or indirectly observable for the assets or liablity
Level 2 Input
An enterprise is required to disclose segment profit or loss, segment assets, and certain related items but is not required to report segment
cash flow
Requires the disclosure of segment liablities if such a measure is regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker
IFRS
Do not require the disclosure of segment liablities
GAAP
All public enterprise must report information about
Operating segment,products and services, geographic areas, major customers