FASB Flashcards
Operating expenses
Liability (accrued expense)
Accounts receivable
Asset (accrued revenue)
Unearned revenue
Liability
Accrued expense
Liability (accrued expense)
Prepaid expense
Asset (deferred expense)
Sales on account
Asset (accrued revenue)
Supplies not on account
Asset (deferred expense)
Interest expense
Liability (accrued expense, salaries)
Interest revenue
Asset (accrued revenue)
Taxes
Liability (accrued expense)
Accrual to Cash basis
Cash = L + E - other assets
Cash basis to accrual
E = A - L
Or opposite sign of cash basis
Qualitative characteristics of accounting
Primary
Enhancing
Primary characteristics of accounting
Relevance
Faithful representation
(FAR)
3 characteristics of relevant
Predictive value
Confirmatory value
Materiality
3 characteristics of faithful representation
Completeness
Neutrality
Free from error
4 enhancing characteristics
Comparability
Verifiability
Timeliness
Understandability
Negative economic consequences means
Cost of complying with GAAP
inability to raise capital
Cost of government intervention
Failure of internal controls
Inability to raise capital
Choose the correct statement about GAAP
GAAP are laws
Only publicly traded companies must comply
It’s a violation of SEC regs to depart from GAAP
Firms may not restate FIN STATE already issued
Violation of SEC. regs for public ally traded companies to depart from GAAP
Level 1 hierarchy
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2 hierarchy
Inputs such as quoted prices on similar assets or liabilities or observable for the asset or liability, such as interest rates and yield curves
Level 3 hierarchy
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumption that market participants would use in pricing in the asset or liability (including assumptions about)
Fair value option
An Election to value certain financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value is available. Entities may not elect to measure certain items such as investments in entities to be consolidated
IFRS elements
Assets Liabilities Equity Income Expense
Which of the following is a contra account
Accumulated depreciation, equipment
Depreciation expense, office equipment
Dividends
Unearned revenue
Accumulated depreciation, equity
Which of the following is a component of other comprehensive income
Minimum accrual of vacation pay
Cumulative currency-translation adjustments
Changes in market value of inventory
Unrealized gain/loss on equity securities at FV
Currency translation adjustments