21 Key Terms Flashcards
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GASB Qualitative characteristic:
Understandability
Information can be interpreted by the user
GASB Qualitative characteristics
1 understandability 2 reliability 3 relevance 4 timeliness 5 consistency 6 comparability
GASB Qualitative characteristic:
Reliability
Information is reasonably free from error or bias
GASB Qualitative characteristic:
Relevance
Information has capacity to make a difference in a decision
By a user
GASB Qualitative characteristic:
Timeliness
Information is available before it loses its capacity to affect
The decision
GASB Qualitative characteristic:
Consistency
Information is consistently presented over time
GASB Qualitative characteristic:
Comparability
Users can identify similarities and differences between 2 entities
GASB elements of statement of financial position 5
1 assets 2 liabilities 3 deferred outflow of resources 4 deferred inflow of resources 5 net position
2 elements of GASB resource flow statements
1 Outflow of resources
2 inflow of resources
GASB definition of element:
Assets
Resources with present service capacity that the government
Presently controls
GASB definition of element:
Liabilities
Present obligations to sacrifice resources that the government
Has little or no discretion to avoid
GASB definition of element:
Deferred outflow of resources
Consumption of net assets by government that is applicable
To future reporting period
Similar to an asset (prepaid asset)
GASB definition of element:
Deferred inflow of resources
Acquisition of net assets by the government that is applicable
To a future reporting period
Similar to a liability (unearned revenue)
GASB definition of element:
Net position
Residual of all other elements presented in a statement of
Financial position
GASB definition of element:
Outflow of resources
Consumption of net assets by the government that is applicable
To the reporting period
GASB definition of element:
Inflow of resources
Acquisition of net assets by the government that is applicable to
The reporting period
What is the required supplementary GASB information in compliance with GAAP? (Minimum required info other than financial statements) 3
1 management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A)
2 notes to financial statements
3 required supplementary info (RSI)
Which government statements use accrual accounting and which use modified accrual accounting?
Accrual: government wide, proprietary funds, fiduciary funds
Modified accrual: fund financial statements (governmental funds)
What are the required financial statements for government wide financial statements?
1 statement of net position
2 statement of activities
What are the required financial statements for fund financial statements (AKA Governmental funds)?
1 balance sheet
2 statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund
balances
What are the required financial statements for proprietary funds?
1 statement of net positon
2 statement of revenues, expenses and changes in fund net position
3 statement of cashflows
What are the required financial statements for fiduciary funds?
1 statement of fiduciary net position
2 statement of changes in fiduciary net position
3 Examples of deferred outflows of resources
1 grant expenditures paid in advance of meeting timing requirements
2 deferred amounts from refunding of debt (debits)
3 cost to acquire rights to future revenue
2 examples of deferred outflows of resources
1 deferred loss from sale and leaseback
2 negative fair value of government hedge of a future transaction