Personal Financial Stmts Flashcards

2
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Which personal financial statements are required?

A

Statement of Financial Condition

Statement of Changes in Net Worth

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How are assets and liabilities valued in a personal financial statement?

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Estimated current value

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How are estimated taxes that would be paid if all assets were converted into cash and all liabilities paid presented on a personal financial statement?

A

Presented on Statement of Financial Condition between Liabilities and Net Worth

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What is the general presentation on a statement of financial condition?

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Assets
- Liabilities
- Estimated taxes on assets sold
= Net Worth

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How is life insurance presented on a personal financial statement?

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Only shown if there is cash surrender value

It is shown net of loans against the policy

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How are business interests shown on a personal financial statement?

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Business Interests that constitute a large percentage of total assets should be separated from other investments

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What is the discreet view in an interim financial statement?

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Interim period is a separate accounting period - not GAAP

Same accounting principles used for annual reporting should be used.

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What is the integral view in an interim financial statement?

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Interim period is a part of the annual period - GAAP

Gross profit method may be used to estimate COGS and inventory

Temporary declines in inventory aren’t recognized

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How are discontinued operations & extraordinary items reported in interim financial statements?

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Aren’t prorated

Fully recognized in Interim Period as incurred

If it occurs in Q3, it’s recognized in Q3

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How are cumulative gains and losses reported in interim financials?

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Reported as if they occurred in the first quarter

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How is inventory valuation handled in interim financials?

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If inventory experiences a decline in value during an interim period, the loss is recognized in the interim period

If the loss is expected to be only temporary, no loss is recognized

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What is one of the primary problems with interim reporting?

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The matching principle gets messed up – Expenses incurred in one period may benefit future periods

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For whom is segment reporting required?

A

Publicly traded companies

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What factors cause a segment to be significant and therefore to be reported separately?

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Revenue of segment is 10% or more of total

Profit is 10% or more of total

Segment assets are 10% or more of total

75% Test - All segment revenues must equal 75% of total external revenues

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What is the disclosure requirement regarding sales of 10% or more for one customer?

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If 10% or more of enterprise revenue comes from one customer, the segment making the sales must be disclosed

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