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Financial Reporting Flashcards

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To measure income

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The FASB Codification

All pronouncements fall under the Codification umbrella

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Authoritative and Non-Authoritative

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Managerial Accounting has a timeliness focus

Managerial Accounting is not required to follow GAAP

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Form 10K - Annual and Audited

Form 10Q - Quarterly and Reviewed

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Focus is on the needs of users to help them make decisions and assessments about the company

Does not make assessments of the economy

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Cost vs. Benefit

Materiality

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Consistency - Year vs. Year

Comparability - Company vs. Company

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Relevance & Faithful Representation

Relevance - Makes a difference to the user
Includes:
Predictive Value - Future Trends
Confirming Value - Past Predictions
Materiality - Could affect User Decisions

Faithful Representation
Includes:
Completeness - Nothing omitted that would impact the decision-making of a user
Neutrality - Information is presented is without bias
Free from Error - No material errors or omissions

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Comparability Verifiability Timeliness and Understandability

Comparability - Allows users to compare different items among various periods
Verifiability - Different people would reach a similar conclusion on the information presented
Timeliness - Information is made available early enough to impact the decision making of users
Understandability - Information is easy to understand

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When an estimate is necessary due to uncertainty conservatism chooses the best option that won’t overstate the financial position of the company

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Earned (Revenue) or Incurred (Expense) but no Cash Receipt/Outlay yet

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Cash Receipt/Outlay but not Earned (Revenue) or Incurred (Expense)

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When an item is recorded and included in the financial statements

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The price you would receive if you sold the asset

Assumes asset is at its highest and best value

Assumes asset is sold at its most advantageous market to get the best price possible

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Buyer and Seller are not Related

Buyer and Seller are Knowledgeable

Buyer and Seller are able to transact - i.e. This isn’t a hypothetical transaction for Fair Value measurement purposes. The buyer actually does have the $10M to purchase the asset you’re trying to value at $10M

Buyer and Seller are both motivated to buy/sell

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Price quotes or market prices

For example NYSE or NASDAQ

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Interest rates

Prime rate

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Unobservable inputs such as assumptions or forecasts

Lowest priority for valuation

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Market approach - uses market transactions and prices to value the asset

Income approach - uses present value discounts earnings

Cost approach - uses replacement cost to value the asset

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Cash

Inventory or Assets expected to be converted or consumed during a business’ operating cycle

Deferred Gross Profit on Installment Sales (Contra Asset)

Receivables expected to be collected in 12 months or less

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Liabilities that will use current assets during the present operating cycle

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23
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Expense that has been incurred but not paid

Example: rents payable

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24
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A type of current liability

Payments that have been received but cannot be recorded as revenue yet

Example: Tenant pre-pays rent - Landlord still must perform to earn it and is a liability until this happens

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When they have been earned; i.e. company has performed

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Increase in equity from an activity or event that is not central to the main activities of the business

Can be operating or non-operating

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Decrease in equity from an activity or event that is not central to the main activities of the business

Can be operating or non-operating

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Average time it takes to turn materials or services into Cash

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Valuation method - the current value of a future amount of money using a specific interest rate

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How much an asset cost - (net of depreciation and amortization)

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How much it would cost to reacquire an asset today (Entrance Cost)

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32
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The sale price of an asset (Exit Cost)

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33
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Sale Price of an Asset - Selling/Disposal Fee

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34
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Recognized when earned

If the royalty % is applied against net sales then subtract the estimated return amount from the gross sales first and then apply the royalty rate

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Revenue recognized upon receipt of cash

Only used when cash collection is uncertain

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36
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Gross Profit that can’t be recognized until cash is received

D.GP : Gross Profit % x Accounts Receivable

Pay attention to the year if GP% varies

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37
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No revenue recognized until all costs are recovered from purchase of the asset

Most conservative method of revenue recognition when collection of sale price is uncertain

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38
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Payment has been received but performance is not complete.

As company performs revenue is recognized.

Recorded as a Deferred Revenue (Liability) on Balance Sheet

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39
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Franchiser - Startup franchise fee revenue deferred until substantial performance

Franchisee - Costs are deferred until corresponding revenue is recognized

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40
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Mnemonic: SPEAR-BAR

Sales (i.e. Customer Payments)
+ Ending Accounts Receivable
- Beginning Accounts Receivable
: Sales Revenue on an Accrual Basis

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Mnemonic: CRAP-I

Cash Remitted (i.e. paid)
+Increase in Accounts Payable
-Increase in Inventory
:COGS on an Accrual Basis

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Reported Net of Tax after Continuing Operations but before Extraordinary Items

Company decides to cease operating a segment of its business

Includes Income (or loss) from the period plus the gain (or loss) from disposal

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43
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Both unusual AND infrequent

Reported Net of Tax after Discontinued Operations

Note: Usual or Infrequent Items are reported as part of Continuing Operations

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44
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Adjusts assets to reflect a consistent level of purchasing power due to inflation

Uses the Consumer Price Index (CPI)

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45
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When they are incurred. Accrue if not yet paid.

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46
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Those incurred but not paid.

Product costs - Expenses should be matched with associated revenues as they are recognized (sales commission on a used car sale)

Period costs - Expenses amortized and recognized with the passage of time

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47
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Immediately.

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48
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Office staff salaries

Office/building rent

Office supplies

Note: Sales staff salaries and portions of the building assigned to Sales should be allocated to Selling Expense not G&A

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49
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One-time costs for opening a new business

Expensed as they are incurred

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50
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Interest on projects (software) for internal use is not expensed but is instead capitalized

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51
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Net Income + Other Comprehensive Income (OCI):

Revenues/Expenses

Gains/Losses

Cumulative accounting adjustments

Reclassifications adjustments

Non-owner changes in equity

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52
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Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments

Unrealized gains on AFS Securities

Minimum Pension Liability adjustment for defined benefit plans

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53
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Avoids double counting items that were included in both Net Income and OCI

Example: AFS Securities previously included in OCI are now sold at a loss and reported on the Income Statement

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54
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Reported in a Single or Combined Income Statement

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55
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Accounting Principles used

Basis of Consolidation

Inventory Pricing Methods

Depreciation Method

Amortization of Intangibles

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56
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Nature of Operations

Use of Estimates and listing of Significant Estimates

Concentration vulnerability

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