Notes to Financial Statements Flashcards
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Require as integral part of Fin. Stmts for GAAP & IFRS
Significant Accounting Policies
Include as first or second note to the FS’s
Identify & Describe Significant Accounting Policies
a. Measurement bases used in preparing Financial Stmts
b. Accounting principles and methods
c. Criteria
d. Policies
e. Pricing
Accounting Policies commonly described in this footnote
a. Basis of consolidation
b. Depreciation methods
c. Amortization of intangibles
d. Inventory pricing
e. Accountng for recognition of profit on long-term construction contracts
f. Recognition of revenue from franchising or leasing operations
Items NOT included in footnote:
a. Composition of accounts and amounts in $s of account balances
b. Details relating to changes in accounting principles
c. Dates of maturity and amounts of long-term debt
d. Yearly computation of depreciation, depletion and amortiz.