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It is
the exercise of caution when making judgements under conditions of uncertainty.
Prudence
It means that different knowledgeable and independent observers could reach
consensus, although not necessarily complete agreement, thata particular depiction is a
faithful representation. Verifiability
The Conceptual Framework provides the foundation for Standards that: (choose the
incorrect one)
contribute to transparency by enhancing the international comparability and
quality of financial information, enabling investors and other market participants
to make informed economic decisions
provide all of the information that existing and potential investors, lenders
and other creditors need and show the value of a reporting entity.
strengthen accountability by reducing the information gap between the providers
of capital and the people to whom they have entrusted their money.
contribute to economic efficiency by helping investors to identify opportunities
and risks across the world, thus improving capital allocation
Based on the latest Framework, what are the fundamental qualitative characteristics of
financial information?
Reliability and Faithful representation
Relevance and Reliability
Relevance, Reliability, and Faithful representation
Relevance and Faithful representation
Which of the following statements is false?
One enhancing qualitative characteristic may have to be diminished to maximize
another qualitative characteristic.
The enhancing qualitative characteristics, either individually or as a group,
can make information useful even if that information is irrelevant or does
not provide a faithful representation of what it purports to represent.
Trade-off between the fundamental qualitative characteristics may need to be
made in order to meet the objective of financial reporting, which is to provide
useful information about economic phenomena.
A relevant financial information that is a highly uncertain estimate can still be
considered useful.
It describes the objective of, and the concepts for, general purpose financial reporting.
o Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting
Conceptual Framework for Financial Statements
Conceptual framework in Financial Statement Preparation
Conceptual Framework for Financial Reports
This means that specific costs are attributed to identified items of inventory.
First-in-First-out
Perpetual Inventory method
oo
Periodic Inventory method
o Specific identification of cost
Which
5oo
of the following will not form part of the cost of an inventory?
Transport and handling costs
Costs directly costs directly attributable to the acquisition of finished goods,
materials and servicesS
Recoverable purchase taxes
Import taxes
Property, plant and equipment acquired by way of donation are usually recorded at
oc Recorded value of the asset
Fair value of the donated asset
Appraised value as determined by the board of directors
Nil amount - memorandum entry is necessary
Which is false?
o An entity shall begin capitalizing borrowing costs as part of the cost of a
qualifying asset on the completion date.
o Capitalizable borrowing costs from a specific-type of borrowing shall be the
actual borrowing costs less any investment inCome on the temporary investment
of the specific-type borrowings.
borrowing costs incurred while land acquired for building purposes is held without
any associated development activity do not qualify for capitalization
A qualifying asset is an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time
to get ready for its intended use or sale
financial statements and the reason why the entity is not regarded as a going
Concern
An entity shall prepare all its financial statements using the accrual basis
of accounting.
A depreciable asset was originally acquired for 5 million. Its carrying amount at the end
of the current year is 3 million. The asset's fair value less cost to sell is 2 million while it's
value in use is 4 million. Is the asset impaired
No, because the fair value less cost to sell is lower than the carrying amount.
o No, because the value in use is higher than the carrying amount.
Yes, because the fair value less cost to sell is lower than the carrying amount
Yes, because the value in use is higher than the carrying amount.
Which of the following is to be capitalized as part of the cost of a PPE in accordance with
PAS 16?
oo Refundable taxes related to the acquisition of the asset.
o Installation and assembly costs
o Costs of opening a new facility
o Costs of relocating or reorganizing part or all of an entity's operations
Which is true?
Intangible assets are unidentifiable non-monetary asset without physical
substance.
PAS 38 shall apply to all intangible assets.
Expenditure on an intangible item that was initially recognized as an expense
shall be recognized as part of the cost of an intangible asset at a later date.
Development is original and planned investigation undertaken with the prospect
of gaining new scientific or technical knowledge and understanding.
o Monetary assets are money held and assets to be received in fixed or
determinable amounts of money.
For entities other than financial institutions, how are 'dividends paid' classified in the
statement of cash flows?
Either operating or investing cash flow
Operating cash flow
Financing cash flow
Investing cash floW
Either operating or financing cash flow
Which is true?
o An asset is considered not yet ready for its intended use or sale when routine
administrative work might still continue even when the physical construction of
the asset is complete
An entity shall cease capitalizing borrowing costs when substantially all
the activities necessary to prepare the qualifying asset for its intended use
or sale are complete.
An entity shall continue capitalization of borrowing costs during extended periods
in which it suspends active development of a qualifying asset.
An entity also suspends capitalizing borowing costs when a temporary delay is a
necessary part of the process of getting an asset ready for its intended use or
sale.
An entity purchases a building and the seller accepts payment partly in equity shares
and partly in debentures of the entity. This transaction should be treated in the statement
of cash flows as follows:
o The purchase of the building should be investing cash outflow and the issuance
of shares and the debentures as financing cash outflows.
This does not belong in a cash flow statement and should be disclosed
only in the notes to the financial statements.
The purchase of the building should be investing cash outflow and the issuance
of debentures as financing cash outflows while the issuance of shares as
investing cash outflow.
lgnore the transaction totally since it is a noncash transaction. No mention is
required in either the cash floW statement or anywhere else in the financial
statements.
In using judgement to develop and apply an accounting policy for a transaction or event
where no specific standard applies, which of the following should management give
foremost consideration?
The Conceptual Framework for financial reporting
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the requirements in PFRSs dealing with similar and related issues
the requirements in PFRSSs dealing with dissimilar and unrelated issues
the most recent pronouncements of other standard-setting bodies that use a
similar conceptual framework to develop accounting standards
Two items remained in the ending inventory. Item A had an original cost of 100,000 while
Item B had an original cost of 200,000. The combined cost of the two items then is
300,000. Item A's net realizable value is 150,000 while Item B's net realizable value is
also 150,000. The combined net realizable value of the two items then is also 300,000.
What amount should be presented in the statement of financial position for the two items
of inventory?
200,000
300,000
oo
350.000
o 250,000
PPE acquired by paying cash shall be recorded at acquisition price plus costs directly
A
Itis the smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash inflows that are largely
independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.
Operating segments
Corporate assets
o Cash-generating unit
Component of an entity
Which is false?
An intangible asset is to be measured subsequently using either the cost model
or the revaluation model.
No intangible asset arising from research or from the research phase of an
internal project shall be recognized.
An intangible asset shall be measured initially at cost.
The income and related expenses of incidental operations of the
development of an intangible asset are usually not recognized as part of
the cost of the intangible asset.
According to the IASB Conceptual Framework, the objective of general purpose financial
reporting is to
1. IFRS to IFRS 17
1
2. IAS to IAS 41
1
Parent Company has a lot of subsidiaries. Currently, Parent Company is preparing its
separate statement of financial position. Which of the following properties should not be
reported by Parent Company in its separate statement of financial position as investment
property
o A vacant building owned by Parent Company and to be leased out under an
operating lease
Land leased by Parent Company to one of its subsidiaries under an operating
lease
Property still under construction for use as investment property.
o Machinery leased out by Parent Company to an unrelated party under an
operating lease
Which is true?
Depreciation and maintenance of factory buildings, equipment and right-of use
assets used in the production process, and the cost of factory management and
administration are examples of variable production overheads.
Indirect materials and indirect labor are examples of fixed production overheads.
Fixed production overheads are those indirect costs of production that vary
directly,or nearly directly, with the volume of production.
The costs of purchase of inventories comprise the purchase price, import duties
and other taxes, including those subsequently recoverable by the entity from the
taxing authorities, and transport, handling and other costs directly attributable to
the acquisition of finished goods, materials and services.
The cost of inventories shall comprise all costs of purchase, costs of
conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the inventories to their
present location and condition.
When payment for property, plant and equipment is deferred beyond normal credit
terms, the difference between the cash price equivalent and the total payments is
recognized as
Interest expense over the life of the asset
ooo
Interest expense over the credit period
o Component of cost of the property, plant and equipment
Interest expense of the current year
Which is true?
Fair value the estimated selling price the ordinary course of business less
the estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make
the sale.
o Net realizable value for inventories may not equal its fair value less costs to
sell.
Both net realizable value and fair value are entity-specific values.
Net realizable value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to
transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the
measurement date
The successor of the Accounting Standards Council (ASC) whose main function is to
establish GAAP in the Philippines.
Philippine Interpretations Committee
o Auditing and Assurance Council
Financial Reporting Standards Council
PRC - BOA
The following are Other Comprehensive Income that will be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss, except
Gain or loss from translating financial statements of a foreign operation
Unrealized gain or loss on debt investment measured at fair value through other
comprehensive income
Unrealized gain or loss on equity investments measured at fair value
through other comprehensive income.
Unrealized gain or loss on derivative contracts designated as cash flow hedge
Which is true?
PAS 16 applies to both bearer plants and its produce.
A biological asset is a living plant that is used in the production or supply of
agricultural produce, is expected to bear produce for more than one period and
has a remote likelihood of being sold as agricultural produce, except for
incidental scrap sales.
PAS 16 applies to property, plant and equipment used to develop or
maintain exploration and evaluation assets.
PAS 16 applies to mineral rights and mineral reserves such as oil and natural
gas.
It means applying a new accounting policy to transactions, other events and conditions
as if that policy had always been applied.
o Early adoption of new standard
o Prospective application
o Retrospective application
Retrospective restatement
An entity shall no longer prepare financial statements on a going concern basis if:
o Going concern assumption is no longer applicable in all the given choices.
o The entity intends to liquidate
oo
In order for the IFRS Foundation to carry its mission as the standard setting body, the
IASB was created. What is the meaning of IASB?
International Accounting Standards Body
International Accounting Setting Body
International Accounting Standards Board
International Accounting Setting Board
Which of the following is not one of the criteria which must be met before development
costs can be capitalized?
The entity intends to complete the project and either use or sell the intangible
asset
o The entity can reliably identify the research costs incurred to bring the
project to economic feasibility.
The entity has sufficient financial resources to complete the project
The project has achieved technical feasibility
Carrying Value under cost model is computed as cost less any accumulated
depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses
• Carrying Value
under the revaluation model is computed as fair value at the date of
revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent
accumulated impairment losses
•
PAS 16 provides that cost model is preferred more than revaluation model.
Which is false?
The cost of an item of property, plant and equipment can include the initial
estimate of the costs of dismantling and removing the item and restoring the site
on which it is located
income earned through using a building site as car park until
construction starts will be treated as a reduction to the cost of the
to-be-constructed building.
An entity shall choose either the cost model or the revaluation model as its
accounting policy and shall apply that policy to an entire class of property, plant
and equipment.
An item of property, plant and equipment that qualifies for recognition as an asset
shall be measured at its cost.
If an item of property, plant and equipment is revalued, the entire class of
property, plant and equipment to which that asset belongs shall be revalued
Which is true?
a building that is vacant but is held to be leased out under one or more operating
leases is an owner occupied property:
An owner-managed hotel is an investment property.
land held for a currently undetermined future use is an investment
property.
Investment property Is land, building or machinery held by the owner or by the
lessee as a right-of-use asset to earn rentals or for capital appreciation or both.
Factors in determining the useful life of an intangible asset include all, except
Any provision for renewal or extension of the legal life
The expected use of the asset
The amortization method
Any legal or contractual provision
An entity (other than a financial institution) receives dividends from its investment in
shares. How should it disclose the dividends received in the statement of cash flows
prepared under PAS 7?
Either as operating cash inflow or as investing cash inflow
Operating cash inflow
o As an adjustment in the operating activities section of the cash flow because it is
included in the net income for the year and as a cash inflow in the financing
activities section of the cash flow statement.
Either as operating cash inflow or as financing cash inflow
When a change accounting policy is applied retrospectively, the entity shall adjust the
in
balance of each affected component of for the earliest prior period
presented and the other comparative amounts disclosed for each prior period presented
as if the new accounting policy had always been applied.
closing, equity
closing, assets
opening, equity
opening, assets
Which of the following statements is true?
Statement I: There is a provision in PAS 38 that prescribes the use of the straight-line
method of amortization in case it is difficult to come-up with an amortization method that
closely reflects the pattern of use or consumption of the asset.
Statement II: There is a provision in PAS 16 that prescribes the use of the straight-line
method of depreciation in case it is difficult to come-up with a depreciation method that
closely reflects the pattern of use or consumption of the asset.
o
Ilonly
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NeitherI nor Il
Both I and II
If the qualifying asset is financed by general borrowing, the capitalizable borrowing cost
is equal to
o Average expenditures on the asset multiplied by a capitalization rate or actual
borrowing cost incurred, whichever is higher.
Average expenditures on the asset multiplied by a capitalization rate or
actual borrowing cost incurred, whichever is lower.
Actual borrowing cost incurred
Total expenditures on the asset multiplied by a capitalization rate
For financial institutions, how are interest paid usually classified in the statement of cash
flows?
o Operating cash flow
Either operating or financing cash flow
Investing cash flow
Financing cash flow
Either operating or investing cash flow
What is the law governing the practice of Accountancy in the Philippines? RA 9298
Which is false?
o Storage costs and selling costs form part of the cost of inventories
The practice of writing inventories down below cost to net realizable value is
Consistent with the view that assets should not be carried in excess of amounts
expected to be realized from their sale or use.
The amount of any write-down of inventories to net realizable value and all
losses of inventories shall be recognized as an expense in the period the write
down or loss OCcurs.
o Specific identification of assigning cost shall be used for the cost of inventories of
items that are not ordinarily interchangeable and goods or services produced and
segregated for specific projects.
Inventories are usually written down to net realizable value item by item.
Which is true?
Fair value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less
the estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make
the sale.
Both net realizable value and fair value are entity-specific values.
Net realizable value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to
transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the
measurement date
Net realizable value for inventories may not equal its fair value less costs to
sell.
the items below, except one, give rise to reclassification adjustment. Which is the
All of
exception?
When a hedged forecast transaction affects profit or loss
Changes in revaluation surplus
Disposal of foreign operation
Derecognition of investments measure at fair value through Other
Comprehensive Incor
Depreciation is the systematic allocation of the depreciable of an intangible asset over its
useful life.
True
False