FAR_Section_2 Flashcards
Balance Sheet (Statement of Financial Position)
Reports the effect of transactionsat a point in time. Consists of assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity.
Current Assets
Assets that will be used up or converted into cash within one year or the operating cycle, which is longer; Ex) Cash, temporary trading securities, A/R,N/R, inventories and prepaid expenses
Current Liabilities
liabilities that will be settled within one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer; Ex) A/P, accrued expenses, dividends payable, incomes taxes payable, current portion of L/T debt
Cash (ASC 305)
the most liquid asset of an enterprise
Cash Equivalent
security that is easily converted into cash with an original maturity of 90 days or less; CE is a financial instrument that has both: easily convertible into a known amount of cash (highly liquid), and original maturity of 3 months or less from the date of purchase. Since it is so close to maturity, this presents very little risk of change in value, due to changes in interest rates:e.g. Treasury bills, comercial paper & market funds)
Examples of Cash Equivalents
Coin and currency on hand (petty cash), money market accounts, unmailed checks, savings accounts, CDs with an original maturity of 3 months or less, Negotiable paper (banks checks, travlers checks, money orders)
Items exluded from cash
Compensating balances, postdated checks or NSF, Overdrafted protection, Restricted cash, Postage stamps
Compensating balances
legally restricted deposits that are either a current asset or a non-current asset, but not considered part of cash. If funds are NOT legally restricted, present them along with cash
Postdated checks or NSF (Non-sufficient Funds)
recievables
Overdrafted protection
If in same bank, net them; if positive then show it as casf; if negative, shot it as a current liability;;If in a different banks, show the positive as an asset, and the negative as a current liability
Restricted Cash - Current
Restricted for a current asset or liability (segragated from cash)
Restricted Cash - Non-Current
Restricted for a noncurrent asset or liability (either other assets or investments)
Postage stamps
supplies (prepaid expenses)
Bank Reconciliation
Used to reconcile differences between cash balances per bank and per book to arrive at a corrected balance between the two. Several factos can cause a differential between bankand book cash balances such as deposits in transit, outstanding checks, erros or bank service charges.
Balance on bank statement
(Deposits in transit) - (Outstanding checks) + (Errors made by bank) = (Corrected balance)