Income Statements Flashcards
Revenues
Amts reported from sale of goods and services in normal course of business
Net income
Revenues - expenses
Expenses
Amts incurred to generate revenue: COGS, operating expenses, interest, taxes
Percentage of completion revenue recognition
LT projects under contract with reliable estimates of variables
= sales price • (total cost to date)/(total cost)
Completed contract revenue recognition
LT contracts with no contract or unreliable estimates
Revenue and expenses are not recognized until project is complete
Installment sales revenue recognition
Cannot estimate likelihood of collection
Cost is known
Revenue and profit are based on percentage of cash collected
= cost • sales for period/total sales
Cost recovery method of revenue recognition
Cost is unknown and firm cannot estimate the likelihood of collection
Recognize profit after all costs are recovered
Percentage of completion v. Completed contract method
Cash flows: same Net income: POC > CC Income volatility: CC > POC Total assets: POC > CC Equity: POC > CC
Matching principle
Match costs against associated revenues
Recognize in same period
Ex: inventory, depreciation/amortization, warranty expense, doubtful debt expense
Period costs
Expensed in period incurred
Not directly tied to revenue generation (ie admin costs)
Unusual or infrequent items
Reported pretax before net income from continuing operations
- disposal of business segment or assets
- sale of investment in subsidiary
- environmental remediation
- impairments, write offs, restructuring
Discontinued operations
Reported net of taxes from continuing operations
Assets, operations, and financing activities must be operationally distinct from firm
Extraordinary items
Items both unusual and infrequent
Reported net of taxes after net income from continuing operations
Prohibited under IFRS
Change in accting principle
IFRS & GAAP: prior years’ data shown in financial statements must be adjusted
Change in accounting estimate
Does not require restatement of prior period earnings
Disclose in footnotes
Changes do not affect CFs