FAR10 Flashcards
Fair Value Measurement
The price received to:
sell an asset OR paid to transfer a liability
FV transaction costs vs. transportation costs
Transactions costs not included,
Transportation costs are included
Principal Market (1st option)
The market with the greatest volume or level of activity
Most advantageous market (2nd option)
The market with the best price for the asset or liability, after considering the “transaction costs” but transactions costs not included in the final fair value measurement
Valuation Techniques
Accounted for a change in accounting estimate (prospectively)
Market Approach
Uses prices and other relevant info from market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities to measure FV
Income Approach
Converts future amounts, including cash flows or earnings, to a single discounted amount to measure FV
Cost Approach
Uses current replacement cost to measure FV
Hiearchy of Inputs
Level I inputs are most reliable FV measurement and Level III inputs are least reliable (if multiple levels used then FV is based on “lowest level”)
Level 1 Inputs “identical”
Are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (measurement date)
Level 2 Inputs “similar”
Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets OR Quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active
Level 3 Inputs “discounted cash flows”
Are unobservable inputs for asset or liability (reflect assumptions on best available info)
Partnership GAAP vs. Tax Rules
GAAP Rule = FV of assets contributed
Tax Rule = NBV of assets contributed
Partnership Exact Method
Determine the exact amount a new partner will have to pay to get his capital account in the exact proportional interest to the new net assets of the partnership “finger math”
Partnership Bonus Method
To either existing partners if new partner pays more than receives OR to new partner if new partner receives more than pays “balance in total capital accounts”
Partnership Goodwill Method
Recognized based upon the total value of the partnership implied by the new partner’s contribution (to old partners) “going in investment”
Profit and Loss Distribution
All interest, salaries, and bonuses are deducted from total profit to arrive at amount
Withdrawal of a Partner
Bonus Method - allocated among remaining partners’ with their remaining profit and loss ratios
Goodwill Method - allocated to ALL with their profit and loss ratios
Liquidation of a Partnership
First creditors, including partners who are creditors, then second partners’ capital (losses must be provided for before distributions)
Liquidation of a Partnership (capital deficiency)
Remaining partners must absorb the deficiency to their remaining profit and loss ratios (“poor partners do not have any money to repay their shortage, so the “rich” partners are paid first)
Formation of a partnership, tangible assets (inventory and real estate) would be recorded at…
fair market value at the date of the investment
Variable Interest Entities (VIEs)
Consolidation required if met:
- Variable Interest (has financial stake)
- Variable Interest Entities (VIEs) - equity characteristics are strange
- Primary Beneficiary (power) - absorbs losses and receives profits
The entity’s equity investment at risk is less than the equity investment at risk of similar non-VIE entities
indicate that an entity has an insufficient level of equity investment at risk