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Chapter 5: Question 3IFRS (page 262)

IFRS5-3 Briefly describe the convergence efforts related to financial statement presentation.

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IASB and FASB both are working on projects to develop reporting standards of financial statements.

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Definition of Financial Statements

The statements that report the summary of all the business transactions that have financial nature are known as financial statements.It includes the balance sheet, income statement, and the statement of cash flow.

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Financial statement representation

IASB and FASB both are working on a project related to standards of reporting financial reporting. This project will develop standards that will be required for representing information in the financial statement and will also provide information regarding the classification of line items. This framework states that financial statements must be presented in such a way that all activities are classified as investing, operating, and financing. Financing activities must be further classified into owner and creditors transactions. The same classification must be used in the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flow.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

(L03) (Preparation of a Classified Balance Sheet, Periodic Inventory) Presented below is a list of accounts in alphabetical order.

Accounts Receivable-Inventory-Ending

Accumulated Depreciationโ€”Buildings-Land

Accumulated Depreciationโ€”Equipment Land for Future Plant Site

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income - Loss from Flood

Advances to Employees- Noncontrolling Interest

Advertising Expense - Notes Payable (due next year)

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts - Paid-in Capital in Excess of Parโ€” preferred stock

Bond Sinking Fund -Patents

Bonds Payable - Payroll Taxes Payable

Buildings - Pension Liability

Cash (in bank) - Petty Cash

Cash (on hand) - Preferred Stock

Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance -Premium on Bonds Payable

Commission Expense- Prepaid Rent

Common Stock- Purchase Returns and Allowances

Copyrights - Purchases

Debt Investments (trading)- Retained Earnings

Dividends Payable- Salaries and Wages Expense (sales)

Equipment - Salaries and Wages Payable

Freight-In Sales- Discounts

Gain on Disposal of Equipment- Sales Revenue

Interest Receivable - Treasury Stock (at cost)

Inventoryโ€”Beginning Unearned Subscriptions Revenue

Instructions Prepare a classified balance sheet in good form. (No monetary amounts are to be shown.)

In its December 31, 2017, balance sheet Oakley Corporation reported as an asset, โ€œNet notes and accounts receivable, $7,100,000.โ€ What other disclosures are necessary?

What is the professionโ€™s recommendation in regard to the use of the term โ€œsurplusโ€? Explain.

The major classifications of activities reported in the statement of cash flows are operating, investing, and financing. Classify each of the transactions listed below as:

1. Operating activityโ€”add to net income.

2. Operating activityโ€”deduct from net income.

3. Investing activity.

4. Financing activity.

5. Reported as significant noncash activity.

The transactions are as follows.

(a) Issuance of common stock.

(h) Payment of cash dividends.

(b) Purchase of land and building.

(i) Exchange of furniture for office equipment.

(c) Redemption of bonds

(j) Purchase of treasury stock.

(d) Sale of equipment.

(k) Loss on sale of equipment.

(e) Depreciation of machinery.

(l) Increase in accounts receivable during the year.

(f) Amortization of patent.

(m) Decrease in accounts payable during the year.

(g) Issuance of bonds for plant assets.

Crane Corporation has the following accounts included in its December 31, 2017, trial balance: Equity Investments (trading) \(21,000, Goodwill \)150,000, Prepaid Insurance \(12,000, Patents \)220,000, and Franchises $130,000. Prepare the intangible assets section of the balance sheet.

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