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What are the two measurement principles commonly used in IFRS?

  • Historical cost principle and fair value principle (correct)
  • Accrual basis principle and matching principle
  • Conservatism principle and materiality principle
  • Revenue recognition principle and going concern principle

    • Under the historical cost principle, how are assets recorded?

  • At their cost at the time of purchase and over the time the asset is held (correct)
  • At a value determined by market fluctuations
  • At their expected future value at the time of purchase
  • At their fair value at the time of purchase and over the time the asset is held

    • What does the fair value principle state about reporting assets and liabilities?

  • They should be reported at the highest market value
  • They should be reported at a value determined by management's discretion
  • They should be reported at fair value, which is the price received to sell an asset or settle a liability (correct)
  • They should be reported at historical cost

    • Which of the following is not a part of the agenda for Session 1 F. Reporting?

    <p>Taxation principles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which account would typically have a debit balance?

    <p>Materials and supplies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which account would be classified as a non-current asset?

    <p>Property, Plant and Equipment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which account would be classified as a current liability?

    <p>Income tax payable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who issues U.S. GAAP?

    <p>FASB</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which international accounting standards are issued by IASB?

    <p>IFRS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In how many countries has there been a movement towards adoption of IFRS since 2002?

    <p>Over 130 countries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which body has the authority to determine measurement rules for financial statements in the USA?

    <p>SEC</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which companies are allowed to use IFRS by the SEC?

    <p>Foreign companies trading in the U.S. and Japanese companies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of financial information through controls, external auditors, and board committees?

    <p>Management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does an audit examine financial reports to ensure?

    <p>Representation and conformity with GAAP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are key considerations in financial reporting?

    <p>Ethical conduct, reputation, and legal liability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does financial disclosure include?

    <p>Parent company standalone or consolidated financial statements, auditor's report, and notes to financial statements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does accounting strategy involve?

    <p>Identifying key accounting policies, comparative information, and financial KPIs for decision making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two fundamental qualities that useful financial information should have?

    <p>Relevance and faithful representation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is not an assumption of the IASB conceptual framework for financial reporting?

    <p>Accrual accounting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary objective of financial reporting?

    <p>To provide useful information to investors and creditors for decision-making about providing capital</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which financial statement reports assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity at a specific date?

    <p>Balance sheet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which financial statement reports revenues, expenses, and resulting net income or net loss for a specific period?

    <p>Income statement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the accounting equation Assets = Liabilities + Shareholders' Equity represent?

    <p>Economic resources and sources of financing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the elements included in the balance sheet?

    <p>Assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the elements included in the income statement?

    <p>Revenues and expenses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the elements included in the statement of cash flows?

    <p>Cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the financial statements?

    <p>To provide information about financial position, performance, and cash flows of a firm for a wide range of users</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the fundamental qualities that useful financial information should have?

    <p>Relevance and faithful representation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basis for the IASB conceptual framework for financial reporting?

    <p>Reporting assumptions including monetary unit, economic entity, time period, and going concern</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the balance sheet report?

    <p>Assets and claims</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are assets and liabilities categorized in a classified balance sheet?

    <p>Current and non-current</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does shareholders' equity represent?

    <p>Financing from owners and business operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the quality of financial disclosures crucial?

    <p>To reflect the firm's business strategy and performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the balance sheet considered as?

    <p>A status report</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are current assets in a balance sheet?

    <p>Cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do liabilities represent in a balance sheet?

    <p>Probable future sacrifices of economic benefits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of financial reporting sessions at IE Business School?

    <p>Understanding the purpose and elements of the balance sheet and financial disclosures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are non-current assets classified in a balance sheet?

    <p>Property, plant, and equipment, long-term financial investments, intangible assets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the key components of financial reporting?

    <p>Identifying, measuring, and communicating financial information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is more valued by the market than strong, volatile growth?

    <p>Moderate, constant growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the balance between offering additional information and compulsory disclosures involve?

    <p>Trade-offs, legal risks, and potential benefits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a current liability?

    <p>Dividends payable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What represents advance cash payments for future delivery of products or services?

    <p>Unearned revenues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the accounting identity representing the relationship between assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity?

    <p>Assets = Liabilities + Shareholders' Equity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between total assets and total liabilities, including contributions of owners and retained earnings?

    <p>Shareholders' equity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a non-current liability?

    <p>Bonds payable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the normal debit or credit balance for shareholders' equity?

    <p>Credit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are increases and decreases recorded for each item in the balance sheet?

    <p>Based on the type of account</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between current and non-current liabilities?

    <p>Expected payment timeline</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines the normal debit or credit balances of accounts on the balance sheet?

    <p>Balance sheet classification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which account represents obligations expected to be paid after a year?

    <p>Long-term borrowings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What represents the claims of the owners on the company's assets?

    <p>Shareholders' equity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What represents the advance cash payments for future delivery of products or services?

    <p>Unearned revenues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which measurement principle dictates that companies record assets at their cost?

    <p>The historical cost principle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the fair value principle state about reporting assets and liabilities?

    <p>Assets and liabilities should be reported at fair value</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of Session 1 F. Reporting at IE Business School?

    <p>The Accounting System, Financial Statements, GAAP, and Financial Disclosure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who issues U.S. GAAP?

    <p>Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of financial reporting quality?

    <p>Showing the firm's business strategy and its economic consequences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the lack of transparency in financial reporting result in?

    <p>Underpricing of shares</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the trade-off between offering additional information and compulsory disclosures?

    <p>Legal risks and information for competitors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of realistic estimations in financial reporting?

    <p>Justification for past actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is valued more by the market than strong and volatile growth?

    <p>Moderate and constant growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the accounting strategy and financial disclosure session emphasize?

    <p>Quality of financial disclosures and trade-offs in offering additional information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does offering additional information in financial reporting involve?

    <p>Legal risks and information for competitors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of the Investor Relations program/team in financial reporting quality?

    <p>Quality of segment disclosure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organization is recognized as the body formulating US GAAP, applied by most US companies?

    <p>FASB</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which institution issues IFRS and interpretations IFRICs and SICs?

    <p>IASB</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which movement has been observed since 2002 towards adoption of IFRS in over 130 countries?

    <p>Movement towards adoption of IFRS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which entity allows foreign companies trading in the U.S. and Japanese companies to use IFRS?

    <p>SEC</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of financial information through controls, external auditors, and board committees?

    <p>Management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What examines financial reports to ensure representation and conformity with GAAP?

    <p>Audit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are key considerations in financial reporting?

    <p>Ethical conduct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organization has the authority to determine measurement rules for financial statements in the USA?

    <p>SEC</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement is true about the adoption of IFRS in over 130 countries?

    <p>It includes the USA and Japan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does financial disclosure include?

    <p>Auditor's report</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary responsibility of management in financial reporting?

    <p>Ensuring the accuracy of financial information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of SEC in allowing foreign companies to use IFRS?

    <p>It allows foreign companies trading in the U.S. to use IFRS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the fundamental qualities that useful financial information should have?

    <p>Reliability and comparability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which financial statement reports assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity at a specific date?

    <p>Balance sheet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary objective of financial reporting?

    <p>Provide useful information to investors and creditors for decision-making about providing capital</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What represents the advance cash payments for future delivery of products or services?

    <p>Unearned revenue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the elements included in the statement of cash flows?

    <p>Cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the accounting equation Assets = Liabilities + Shareholders' Equity represent?

    <p>The relationship between economic resources and sources of financing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the elements included in the income statement?

    <p>Revenues and expenses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the normal debit or credit balance for shareholders' equity?

    <p>Credit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the fair value principle state about reporting assets and liabilities?

    <p>Assets and liabilities should be reported at the price they would receive in an orderly transaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a current liability?

    <p>Accounts payable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What represents the obligations expected to be paid after a year?

    <p>Non-current liabilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does an audit examine financial reports to ensure?

    <p>Accuracy and compliance with accounting standards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Analyzing Balance Sheet and Reporting of Liabilities and Equity

    • Current liabilities are obligations expected to be paid within a year, while non-current liabilities are expected to be paid after a year.
    • Examples of current liabilities include accounts payable, accrued liabilities, short-term borrowings, and dividends payable.
    • Unearned revenues represent advance cash payments for future delivery of products or services.
    • Non-current liabilities include bonds payable, long-term borrowings, and other obligations.
    • Shareholders' equity is the difference between total assets and total liabilities, including contributions of owners and retained earnings.
    • The accounting identity, Assets = Liabilities + Shareholders' Equity, must always balance.
    • Each item in the balance sheet is represented by an account, and the type of account determines how increases and decreases are recorded.
    • The rules of debit and credit for assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity are based on the accounting equation.
    • Delta Corporation's balance sheet includes a variety of accounts such as notes and loans payable, materials and supplies, contributed capital, and patents.
    • The normal debit or credit balances for these accounts are essential for classifying them on the balance sheet.
    • The balance sheet classification of accounts such as notes and loans payable and materials and supplies determines their normal debit or credit balances.
    • Understanding the normal debit or credit balances of specific accounts is crucial for accurately classifying them on the balance sheet.

    Financial Reporting and Statements

    • The primary objective of financial reporting is to provide useful information to investors and creditors for decision-making about providing capital.
    • Useful information should have two fundamental qualities: relevance and faithful representation.
    • The IASB conceptual framework is based on reporting assumptions including monetary unit, economic entity, time period, and going concern.
    • The financial statements have a general purpose of providing information about financial position, performance, and cash flows of a firm for a wide range of users.
    • The financial statements include the balance sheet, income statement, statement of shareholders' equity, statement of cash flows, and comprehensive income statement.
    • The balance sheet reports assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity at a specific date.
    • The income statement reports revenues, expenses, and resulting net income or net loss for a specific period.
    • The statement of cash flows reports inflows and outflows of cash for a specific period in operating, investing, and financing categories.
    • The balance sheet elements include assets like cash, short-term investments, and liabilities like accounts payable and loans/bonds payable.
    • The accounting equation is Assets = Liabilities + Shareholders' Equity, representing economic resources and sources of financing.
    • The income statement elements include revenues like sales revenue, and expenses like wages expense and income tax expense.
    • The statement of cash flows elements include cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities, which can be positive or negative.

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    Test your knowledge of analyzing balance sheets and reporting of liabilities and equity with this quiz. Explore concepts such as current and non-current liabilities, shareholders' equity, accounting identities, balance sheet classifications, and normal debit/credit balances.

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