Flashcards in Current Assets & Liabilities Deck (49)
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What is a current asset?
Cash plus other assets that are expected to be sold or converted to cash during the current operating cycle
Includes: Demand deposits, cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventory, pre-paids, and short-term investments
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What is a current liability?
A liability expected to be paid within 12 months or less
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How is the Quick Ratio calculated?
(Cash + A/R + Trading Securities) / Current Liabilities
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How is the Current Ratio calculated?
Currents Assets / Current Liabilities
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How is Working Capital calculated?
Currents Assets - Current Liabilities
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How is A/R Turnover calculated?
Credit Sales / Average A/R
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How is Inventory Turnover calculated?
COGS / Average Inventory
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How is Day Sales in Inventory calculated?
365 / Inventory Turnover
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How is Days to Collect A/R calculated?
Average A/R / Average Sales per Day
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How are gain contingencies recorded?
They are NOT accrued due to Conservatism
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When are loss contingencies recorded?
If Probable - they are accrued (if estimable) and disclosed
If Reasonably Possible - they are disclosed
If Remote - don't accrue or disclose
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Recording legally restricted or segregated cash
As long term asset - Investment
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Treatment of unmarked check
Not deducted from cash balance
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Treatment of overdrawn bank balance
Presented as current liability unless other accounts at same bank have sufficient cash
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Examples of credits to AR
Sales returns, write-offs, collections
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Treatment of interest from note receivable
Included as current asset in interest receivable
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Calculate interest receivable
Face value x stated rate x time
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Calculate interest revenue
Carrying amount x effective rate x time
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Treatment of accounting loss
Cannot exceed the amount of AR recognized as an asset
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Basis of aging receivables method of I collectible accounts
Theory that bad debts are function of AR collections during the period
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Treatment of previously written of bad debts
1. DR - AR ; CR - allowance for doubtful accounts
2. DR - Cash ; CR - AR
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What is an assignment
Owner obtains loan by pledging receivable
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What is factoring
Sale of receivables
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Treatment of factored receivables and control surrendered
Treat as sale, risk of uncollectible accounts not retained by seller without recourse
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Calculate cash for factoring
Ar - holdback - fee - interest expense ( AR x rate x avg days / 365
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What is financial component approach
Seller has continued involvement, reduce AR, recog asset obtained and liabilities incurred, record g/l
DR - cash , holdback , loss
CR - AR , recourse liability at FV
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What is due from factor (holdback)
Account for probable sales discounts, returns, allowances.
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What is recourse liability
Recorded to indicate probable uncollectibles
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When is sale of receivables recognized?
1. Receivables beyond reach of transferor and transferors creditors
2. Transferor has no repurchase agreement
3. Tranferee can resell or pledge receivables
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