FAR 1 Flashcards

(35 cards)

1
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interest costs related to construction projects

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capitalized based on weighted average
ex:
4/1  $500,000    x5% = $2,083
5/1  $800,000    x5% = $3,333
6/1  $1,500,000  x5% = $6,250
                                = $11,666
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how do find a corporation’s long term debt when bonds are issued with detachable stock warrants

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subtract the stock warrants from the amount of bonds to find the corporation’s long term debt
ex:
$4,000,000 bonds at 101 $4,040,000
200,000 warrants at $1 FV (200,000)
LTD allocated to bonds = $3,840,000

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3
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Government funds measurement focus

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current financial resources

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4
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management and general expenses incurred by a community foundation should be reported as

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supporting services in a statement of activity

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5
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when an entity has significant influence over another entity, how should they account for it

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using the equity method

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6
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under US GAAP, if an entity is not a going concern, how should the financial statements be prepared

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liquidation basis

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7
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current ratio =

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current assets / current liabilities

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8
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earnings per share =

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(net income - preferred dividends) / weighted average of outstanding shares

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9
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when should liabilities of a sub be included in the consolidated financial statements

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when they are 50% or more owned by a parent company

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10
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how should held-to-maturity investments be reported

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at amortized cost

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11
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effective tax rate =

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income tax expense / pretax expense

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12
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R&D expenses include, but are not limited to,

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  • personnel costs

- design/testing/construction

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13
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compensation costs should be

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expensed over the service period

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14
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temporary differences that decrease a future taxable income are considered to be

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noncurrent assets

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15
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for an overfunded pension plan, amortization of net gains would

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increase retained earnings

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16
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financial statements are considered available to be issued when

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  • they are in a format that complies with GAAP

- all approvals for issuance have been obtained

17
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the present value factor used to find the value of a finance lease includes the

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implicit rate
ex:
annual lease payment
x PV of implicit rate
-----------------------------
lease liability before payment
- lease payment
------------------------------
= lease liability
18
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demonstrates how a not-for-profit organization’s resources are used in providing various programs and services

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statement of activities

19
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what does it mean if a budgetary control balance (open purchase order) exceeds encumbrance balance (purchase order outstanding)

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an error must have been made

20
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under the modified approach, how are infrastructure expenditures reported

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as expenses, except for outlays that result in additions or improvements, which would be capitalized

21
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required disclosures on the statement of cash flows

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  1. major classes of gross cash receipts and gross payments made
  2. amount of income taxes paid
  3. reconciliation of net income to net cash flow from operations
22
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when parent-subsidiary relationships exist, consolidated financial statements are prepared in recognition of the accounting concept of

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economic entity

23
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when assets are transferred in a troubled debt restructuring

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  • gains/losses = difference between debt and FV of asset transferred
  • carrying amount of liability liquidated = liability

liability
- FV real estate transferred
—————————————-
= gain/loss

24
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software costs

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  • coding costs after technological feasibility has been established
  • testing costs after technological feasibility has been established
  • costs of producing product masters for training materials
25
on government entity statement of cash flows, how are cash flows from capital financing activities reported?
separately from cash flows from non-capital financing activities
26
general fund resource revenues include
- property taxes - licenses and permits - intergovernmental revenues
27
under periodic inventory, if ending inventory is overstated, retained earnings is
overstated
28
how are gains and losses on treasury stock recorded on the income statement
treasury stock is never recorded on the income statement
29
stock repurchase plan: | for every $1 withheld from employee wages for purchase of Wall's common stock, Wall contributes $2
employee withholdings $350,000 wall contributes $2 x $2 wall's CY expense before payroll = $700,000
30
under IFRS, how should a going concern be accounted for/prepared
under IFRS there are no specifications on how a company should account for/method of accounting to be used for a company that is not considered to be a going concern
31
to qualify as a finance lease under US GAAP
- ownership transfers at the end of the lease - written purchase option lessee is reasonably certain to exercise - PV of minimum lease payment = FV of the asset - lease term = 75% or more of the useful life of the asset - asset has no alternate use to lessor
32
uncollectible accounts
``` BASE: Beg balance 260,000 Add (9mx2%) +180,000 Subtract WOs (325,000) End balance =115,000 ```
33
60/40 partnership earnings example
red white total earnings 80,000 salary allow. 55,000 45,000 (100,000) net earn to dist. = (20,000) x60% x40% distribution (12,000) (8,000) =43,000 =37,000
34
bonds issued at discount of 98 with a maturity value of 50,000
journal entry: cash (50,000 x 98%) 49,000 discount on bonds payable 1,000 bonds payable 50,000
35
general fund budget: appropriations & budgetary control
journal entry: estimated revenues 100,000 appropriations 80,000 budgetary control 20,000