FAR1 Flashcards
FASB private sector - establishes GAAP for business sectors what are the 5 missions of FASB?
- Improve the usefulness of financial accounting
- Maintain current accounting standards
- Promptly address deficiencies in accounting standards
- Promote international convergence of accounting standards
- Improve the common understanding of the nature and purpose of information in financial reports
FASB # for new std approve
majority 4 out of 7
FASB new standard approval steps
- exposure draft
- solicit additional comments
- finalize by issuing an Accounting Standards Update (ASU)
Define EITF
Emerging issues task force 15 members
acts as filter for FASB, if 15 member consensus then no further action required by FASB - otherwise FAB becomes involved
Negative economic consequence
effect on proposed standard
- may cause earnings to decline
- thus reducing firms ability to raise capital
FAF role
Financial Accounting Foundation
- exercise oversight for FASB
- appoints members of FASB
- $ ensures funding
FASAC role
Financial accounting standards advisory counsel
a. guidance on major policy issue
b. project priorities
c. formation of task force
Qualitative Characteristics of accounting information
PRIMARY QUALITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS
- Relevance
a. predictive value
b. confirmatory value (confirms or changes previous evaluations)
c. materiality - Faithful representation
a. Completeness
b. Neutrality (without bias)
c. Free from error (no omissions)
Qualitative Characteristics of accounting information
ENHANCING QUALITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS
- Comparability (Consistency helps meet the goal)
- Verifiability
- Timeliness
- Understandability
fair value framework
The Principal Market define
The principal market is the one with the greatest volume and level of activity for the asset or liability within which the reporting entity could sell the asset or transfer the liability.
fair value framework
The Most Advantageous Market define
The most advantageous market is the one in which the reporting entity could sell the asset at a price that maximizes the amount that would be received for the asset or that minimizes the amount that would be paid to transfer the liability.
fair value measurement and gaap
The use of fair value measurement is required by a number of GAAP pronouncements.
SEC
# of commissioners
name the 4 divisions
the sec has 5 commissioners appointed by the President
Four Divisions:
1 Division of Corporate Finance - oversees compliance, examines all filings
2 Division of Enforcement - investigates and takes action when violation of securities law
3 Division of Trading and Markets - oversees secondary markets, exchanges, brokers and dealers
4 The Division of Investment Management - oversees investment advisers and investment companies
main pronouncements published by the SEC
Financial Reporting Releases (FRR) - formal pronouncements, highest-ranking authoritative source of accounting for public companies.
Staff Accounting Bulletins (SAB) - current position on technical issues
SEC
Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Releases (AAER)
These report the enforcement actions that have been taken against accountants, brokers or others. for example Worldcom
statement of financial position
Name 3 important valuations for a company
- Total OE or net assets – amount determined by current US GAAP and is found in the balance sheet;
- Market value of net identifiable assets -the amount of cash that would remain after selling all identifiable assets (including identifiable intangibles) and paying off all liabilities - firm’s “split up” or liquidation value. -assets appraised
- Total value of the firm – Its market capitalization—the total value of the firm’s outstanding stock.
what is a valuation account used for?
increase or decrease the book value of an item to a measure of current value
FV definition applied to nonfinancial assets
- highest and best use considers what is: physically possible legally permissible financially feasible - highest and best use may be: in use -- usually nonfinancial assets in exchange -- usually financial assets
When are prepaid taxes NOT a current asset?
financial income and tax income are the same
no tax expense reported
once the current tax bill is calculated, the prepaid taxes of $300,000 are transferred into a tax expense account to cover the $300,000 in current year tax expense.
Financial statements prepared on the income tax basis how should the nondeductible portion of meal & entertainment expenses be reported
included in the expense category in the determination of income. the income tax return requires full business exp info to calculate the deductible amount
Which financial statement use primarily to determine liquidity and financial flexibility
Balance sheet, statement of financial position
financial flexibility -shows the degree of leverage and ability to adapt to changing financial conditions as well as the ability to manage future cash flows when conditions change.
which statement shows the wealth position of the firm and allows an assessment of the relative risk of the enterprise.
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define deferred revenue, type of acct, examples
Liability account
cash received before revenue earned
prepaid rent, subscription, gift certificates, airline tickets
define accrued revenue, type of acct, examples
Asset account
revenue earned before cash received
sales on account AR, interest receivable-time has passed and you have earned interest on an account-interest accrued