FAR Flashcards
(252 cards)
TF: Completeness is an ingredient of relevance
False; faithful representation; others include neutrality and freedom of error
_____ and gains are realized when assets are exchanged for cash or claims to cash
Revenues
What are the enhancing qualitative characteristics?
Timeliness, understandability, comparability, and verifiability
TF: Managerial accounting need not follow generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) while financial accounting must follow them.
True
To be relevant, information should have ____ value and/or ____ value and be material
predictive; confirming
What are the fundamental qualitative characteristics?
Relevance and faithful representation
Going concern and ____ ____ are the two underlying assumptions of financial statement preparation and presentation
accrual accounting
TF: Changing from cash basis accounting to accrual accounting results in prior period adjustment resulting from the correction of an error
True; cash basis accounting is not a generally accepted accounting basis
TF: Benefits related to voluntary employee termination is an exit and disposal activity
False; costs to relocate employees is
TF: A change from direct recognition to the installment method is a change in accounting principle ONLY
False; it’s a change in accounting principle INSEPARABLE FROM A CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING ESTIMATE
_____ _____ does not include all changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners
comprehensive income
____ ____ ____ _____ is a balance sheet account and is reported in the statement of financial position
accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI)
TF: Information presented in notes to the financial statements have the purpose of providing disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles
True
Under ____, loans to officers and key management compensation would require disclosure
IFRS; under GAAP only loans to officers require disclosure
TF: Segment cash flow is reported under IFRS (or U.S. GAAP).
NOT reported
TF: On the opening IFRS balance sheet, inventory must be reported at the lower of cost or net realizable value
True; do NOT use FV
TF: MD&A is required to be presented in an exhibit prepared using XBRL when submitting Form 10-K
False
TF: The franchisor should not report revenue from initial franchise fees when all material conditions of the sale have been “substantially performed.”
False; they SHOULD
TF: Under U.S. GAAP, subsequent reversal of intangible asset impairment losses is prohibited unless the intangible asset is held for sale.
True
TF: Goodwill is recognized in the balance sheet when it has been created from a business acquisition.
True
TF: Equipment used in research and development activities that has alternative future uses is capitalized and depreciated over the term of the R&D project.
False; capitalized and depreciated over its useful life.
What is the equation for gross profit?
Sale - COGS
What is the gross profit % equation?
GP/Sales price
What is the earned GP equation?
Cash collections*gross profit percentage