ACCO 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Deferral, Balance Sheet, Historical Cost

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26 Oct 2016

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Accountancy

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ACCO 230

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If a business is not expected to continue, items on the balance sheet should be reported as though they are to be liquidated (assets sold and debts paid) Balance sheet items: assets resources an entity can use for operation in the future; value reported using the judgment and past experience of managers. Current assets those assets to be used or turned into cash within one year. Non-current (long term) assets those to be used or turned into cash in more than one year. Examples of assets are cash, short term investments, accounts receivable, inventories, prepaid expenses. Examples of assets are accounts payable, accrued expenses payable, notes payable: stockholders" equity financing provided by owners and business operations. Contributed capital cash provided by owners for which they receive a share of stock in the company. Debit left side of an account assets have a debit balance and increase on the left side.

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Listed below are several terms and phrases associated with basic assumptions, broad accounting principles, and constraints. Pair each item from List A with the item from List B that is most appropriately associated with it.

List A =

1. Expense recognition

2. Periodictiy

3. Historical cost principle

4. Materiality

5. Revenue recognition

6. Going concern assumption

7. Monetary unit assumption

8. Economic entity assumption

9. Full-disclosure principle

List B =

1. A common denominator is the dollar

2. All information that could affect decisions should be reported

3. Concerns the relative size of an item and its effect on decisions

4. Criteria usually satisfied for products at point of sale

5. Record expenses in the preiod the related revenue is recognized

6. The enterprise is separate from its owners and other entities.

7. The entity will continue indefinitely

8. The life of an enterprise can be divided into artificial time periods.

9. Thje original transaction value upon acquistion.

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Unit 6 GAAP Application-Conceptual Framework of Accounting TheConceptual Framework allows for the systematic adaptation ofaccounting standards to a changing business environment. The FASBuses the conceptual framework to aid in an organized and consistentdevelopment of new accounting standards. The conceptual frameworkoutlines the objectives of financial reporting and the qualities ofgood accounting information, precisely defines commonly used termssuch as asset and revenue, and provides guidance about appropriaterecognition, measurement, and reporting. Understanding theterminology associated with the framework is imperative. Match thenumbered statements below with the lettered terms. An answer(letter) may used more than once, and some terms require more thanone answer (letter). 1. Key ingredients in quality of relevance. 2.Traditional assumptions that influence the FASB's conceptualframework. 3. The idea that information should represent what itpurports to represent. 4. An important constraint relating to costsand benefits. 5. An example of conservatism 6. The availability ofinformation when it is needed. 7. Recording an item in theaccounting records. 8. Determines the threshold for recognition. 9.Implies consensus. 10. Transactions between independent parties. a)Cost-effectiveness b) Representational faithfulness c) Recognitiond) Verifiability e) Time periods f) Unrealized g) Completeness h)Timeliness i) Materiality j) Predictive value k) Economic entity l)Lower-of-cost-or-market rule m) Phrenology n) Arm's-lengthtransactions Now that you have reviewed the terminology, for eachsituation listed below, indicate by letter the appropriatequalitative characteristic(s) or accounting concept(s) applied. Aletter may be used more than once, and more than one characteristicor concept may apply to a particular situation. Explain why youchose your answer.

1. Goodwill is recorded in the accounts only when it arises fromthe purchase of another entity at a price higher than the fairmarket value of the purchased entity's identifiable assets. 2. Landis valued at cost. 3. All payments out of petty cash are debited toMiscellaneous Expense. 4. Plant assets are classified separately asland or buildings, with an accumulated depre-ciation account forbuildings. 5. Periodic payments of $1,500 per month for services ofH. Hay, who is the sole propri-etor of the company, are reported aswithdrawals. 6. Small tools used by a large manufacturing firm are^recorded as expenses when purchased. 7. Investments in equitysecurities are initially recorded at cost. 8. A retail storeestimates inventory rather than taking a complete physical countfor purposes of preparing monthly financial statements. 9. A notedescribing the company's possible liability in a lawsuit isincluded with the financial statements even though no formalliability exists at the balance sheet date. 10. Depreciation onplant assets is consistently computed each year by thestraight-line method. a) Understandability b) Verifiability c)Timeliness d) Representational faithfulness e) Neutrality f)Relevance g) Going concern h) Economic entity i) Historical cost j)Measurability k) Materiality l) Comparability Type your answers ina Word Document, and submit to the Drop Box.

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