IFRS Flashcards

IFRS NINJA (57 cards)

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International Accounting Standards Borad (IASB)

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  • Issues IFRS
  • Most Authoritative
  • 1st place MGMT looks for guidance
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IASB Framework

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  • Helps Develop Standards
  • NOT a standard
  • DOESNT SUPERSED ANY STANDARD AUTHORITY
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Objective of IFRS Framework

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  • Provide users W/ Information
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IFRS assumes Entity uses what basis of Accounting?

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  • Accrual
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Qualitative Characteristics

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  • Relevance
  • Faithful Representation
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Relevance

(Qualitative Characteristic)

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  • Makes a Difference to user
  • Predictive value- Predicts Future
  • Confirmatory Value - Evaluates past
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Faithful Representation

(Qualitative Characteristic)

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  • Complete
  • Neutral
  • Free from Error
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Enhancing Characteristics

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  • Comparability
  • Understandability
  • Verifiability
  • Timeliness
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Comparability

(Enhancing Characterisitics)

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  • Allows users to compare different items at different periods
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Understandability

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  • Easy to Understand
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Verifiability

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  • Different people would reach same conclusion
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Timeliness

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  • Information is available in time to make decision
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Pervasive Contraint of IFRS

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  • Cost vs. Benefit
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Reporting Elements

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  • Asset
  • Liability
  • Equity
  • Income
  • Expense
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Criteria for Recognition on IFRS Financial Statements

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  • Probable future economic benefit
  • Can be measured reliably
    • Cost Recovery Method required if value or outcome not be measured reliably
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IFRS vs. GAAP (1)

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  • Comparative FS required
  • No completed contract method
  • No LIFO
  • Statement of Comprehensive Income Required
  • Statement Changes in Equity Required
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IFRS vs. GAAP (2)

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  • Income instead of Rev.
    • Gains not displayed seperately
    • Losses same as expense, but ARE displayed seperate
  • Profit instead of Net Income
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IFRS vs. GAAP (3)

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  • Contracts- Customer Controls assets before Delivery?
    • IFRS– Performance Obligation classification Mandatory
    • GAAP– Optional
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IFRS Transitioning (1)

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  • Date of Transition is 1st reporting period that entity produces full comparative financial statements using IFRS
    • If IFRS was implemented June 2010 for use in the Decemeber 31, 2010 FS, then the Date of Transition is actually January 1, 2009 for a full year of comparative statements
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IFRS Transitioning (2)

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  • For PPE, the Fair Value Method is the most efficieent for converting assets to IFRS
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Adjustments made for adopting IFRS get made where?

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  • The entitys Retained Earnings or Equity
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IFRS Current Assets

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  • Stays the same
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IFRS Current Liabilities

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  • can be refinanced into a no-current liability if agreement is executed before B/S date
  • GAAP ONLY REQUIRES INTENT, NOT EXECUTION
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Contingencies

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  • Uncertain future events
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GAAP Contingent Liability
* Probable, Reasonably Possilbe, or Remote
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IFRS Contingent Liability
* If "Probable" and "Measurable" * Classified as **Provision** * Payment is uncertain in Timing or amount
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IFRS records Financial Assets using which 3 methods
* Amortized Cost * Fair Value through OCI * Fair Value through Profit or Loss
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Amortized Cost
* Objective: Collect Cash Flows * Uses Effective Interest Method
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Fair Value through OCI
* Objective: Sell Financial Assets * Gain or Loss recognized in OCI
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Fair Value through Profit or Loss
* Objective: Everything Else * Gain or Loss recognized in Profit or Loss
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Deferred Taxes IFRS
* Uses Liability Method * All Deferred Tax Liabilities must be reported * Only "probable" Deferred Tax Assets can be reported
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Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities are
* **Non-current** to the Statement of Financial position * ONLY netted if they are related to same country/taxing authority * EX: China Deferred Tax Assets cant offset Japan Deferred tax liabilities
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IFRS Tax Rates
* Enacted Tax Rate or Substantially Enacted Tax rate
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GAAP Tax Rate
* Enacted Tax Rate Only
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IFRS Income Statement
* Income * Finance Costs * Tax Expense * Discontinued OPs * Profit/loss * Non-Controlling interest in Profit/Loss * Net Profit/Loss attributable to Equity
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IFRS Comprehensive Income Two Statements Allowed
* Income Statement * Statement of Comprehensive INcome
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Investment in Subsidiaries are Valued At
* Cost * Fair Value * Equity Method
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PP&E Valuation IFRS
* Recorded at Cost
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PP & E Valued using one of two options called
* Cost Model * Revaluation Model
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PP& E Cost Model
* Asset Carried at Cost - (Accumulated Depreciation and Impairment Loss)
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Revaluation Model
* Asset is adjusted to Fair Value minus Accumulated Depreciation * Increases in value from the adjustment reported in current period = **Other Comprehensive Income** * Decreases in value from adjustment = **Expense** *
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Revaluation Model Must
* Asset must be able to be reliably measured * be applied to whole calss of assets, not just one * No guidance on how often assets should be revalued under IFRS
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Investment Property IFRS
* Initially recorded at Cost * Does NOT include property used in course of business
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Investment Property IFRS Revalued using
* Fair Value Model * Property is revalued to Fair Value * Profit/Loss is recorded in current period on Income statement
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Investment Profit/Loss
* Recorded on **Income Statment**
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PP&E Profit/Loss
* Recorded on **Other Comprehensive Income OCI**
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Invesment Property IFRS using Cost Model
* Cost Model * Carried at (Cost - Accum. Depreciation) * Fair Value must still be disclosed in the notes to the Financial Statements
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Operating Leases can be recorded as
* Investment property if measured at Fair Value * All other Investment property must use Fair Value Method if one asset uses it *
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Intangible Assets valued using one of two options
* Cost Model * Revaluation Model
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Intangible Assets Cost Model
* Asset Carried at Cost less Accumulated Depreciation and Impairment Loss
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Intangible Asset Revaluation Model
* Asset is adjusted to Fair Value, less Accumulated Depreciation * Increases in value from adjustment = **Other Comprehensive Income** * Decreases in value from adjustment = **expense**
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Intangible Asset Revaluation Model must
* Reliably measured * applied to whole class of assets, not just one * no guidance on how often assets should be revalued under IFRS
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Internally generated Goodwill
* Not Recognized
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Intangible Assets Amortization
* Intangible Asset has Finite Life * Amortized over Useful Life * Intangible Asset has Indefinite LIfe * NOT AMORTIZED * Tested for Impariment at Reported Date
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Leases IFRS
* if Substantial Risks of ownership have passed to the LEssee, then the Lease must be accounted as **Finance Lease**
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Pension Defiend Benefit Plans IFRS
* Project-Unite-Credit-Method calculated the PV of the defined benefit obligation
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Statement of Cash FLows IFRS
* Interest expense or Finance Costs can be classified as either **Operating or Financing** * **​**Once a class is chosen, ALL future costs must be classified there * Significant non-cash Transactions * Must be included in notes to Financial Statements