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TRUE-FALSE—ConceptualAnswer No. DescriptionF 1. Definition of financial accounting. T 2. Purpose of financial statements. T 3. Definition of financial accounting. T 4. Capital allocation process. F 5. Objective of financial reporting. T 6. Decision-Usefulness approach. T 7. Users of financial statements. F 8. Committee on Accounting Procedure. F 9. Passage of FASB standards. T 10. Financial Accounting Concepts. T 11. Creation of Accounting Principles Board. F 12. FASB Codification. T 13. Code of Professional Conduct. F 14. GAAP and political action. T 15. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. T 16. Expectations gap. F 17. Financial reports. F 18. Fair value information. F 19. International Financial Reporting Standards. F 20. Ethical issues. MULTIPLE CHOICE—ConceptualAnswer No. Descriptiona 21. Financial accounting. d 22. Users of financial reports. d 23. Identify the major financial statements. a 24. Financial reporting entity. d 25. Differences between financial and managerial accounting. b 26. Financial reporting communication. b 27. Managerial accounting. a 28. Capital allocation process. d 29. Efficient use of resources. d 30. Capital allocation process. c 31. Financial statement information. c 32. Accounting profession challenge. c 33. Financial reporting objective. d 34. Financial statements primary users. c 35. Investor’s decision making. Test Bank for Intermediate Accounting, Fourteenth Edition 1 - 2 MULTIPLE CHOICE—Conceptual (cont.)Answer No. Descriptionb 36. Accrual accounting. c 37. Objective of financial reporting perspective. c 38. Meaning of “generally accepted.” b 39. Common set of standards and procedures. a 40. Limitation of general purpose financial statements. c 41. Securities and Exchange Commission and accounting standard setting. d 42. Due process in FASB standard setting. d 43. Organizations responsible for setting accounting standards. b 44. Reason for Accounting Principles Board creation b 45. Organization issuing Accounting Research Bulletins. a 46. Characteristic of GAAP. c 47. Characteristics of GAAP. d 48. FASB accounting standards. c 49. FASB standard passage. b 50. Purpose of Emerging Issues Task Force. a 51. AICPA role in standard setting. c 52. Role of SEC. c 53. Powers of the SEC. d 54. SEC enforcement. d 55. Creation of FASB. d 56. Appointment of FASB members. a 57. Purpose of the Financial Accounting Foundation. b 58. Characteristics of FASB. b 59. FASB and "due process" system. b 60. Publications of FASB. c 61. Purpose of FASB Technical Bulletins. d 62. Purpose of Emerging Issues Task Force. b 63. Role of the AICPA. b 64. Pronouncement issued by the APB. c 65. Standard setting organizations. d 66. Identification of standard setting organizations. c 67. Statements of financial accounting concepts. d P68. FASB members. d P69. FASB statement process. d 70. Nature of GAAP. d 71. Body which promulgates GAAP. d 72. Publications which are not GAAP. d 73. Publications which are not GAAP. b 74. Code for Professional Conduct Rule 203. c 75. Purpose of FASB staff position. c 76. Components of GAAP. a 77. Political environment of standard setting. c 78. International Accounting Standards Board. Test Bank for Intermediate Accounting, Fourteenth Edition 1 - 4 SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES BY QUESTIONSItem Type Item Type Item Type Item Type Item Type Item Type Item Type Learning Objective 1
Learning Objective 7 14. TF 16. TF 77. MC 79. MC 81. MC 83. E 15. TF 62. MC 78. MC 80. MC 82. MC Learning Objective 8 17. TF 18. TF 19. TF 31. MC 32. MC Learning Objective 9 20. TF 84. MC Note: TF = True-False MC = Multiple Choice E = Exercise Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards 1 - 5 TRUE-FALSE—Conceptual
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P27. The process of identifying, measuring, analyzing, and communicating financial information needed by management to plan, evaluate, and control an organization’s operations is called a. financial accounting. b. managerial accounting. c. tax accounting. d. auditing.
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Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards 1 - 13 P68. Members of the Financial Accounting Standards Board are a. employed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). b. part-time employees. c. required to hold a CPA certificate. d. independent of any other organization. P69. The following are part of the "due process" system used by the FASB in the evolution of a typical FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards: 1. Exposure Draft 2. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 3. Preliminary Views The chronological order in which these items are released is as follows: a. 1, 2, 3. b. 1, 3, 2. c. 2, 3, 1. d. 3, 1, 2.
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Test Bank for Intermediate Accounting, Fourteenth Edition 1 - 16 EXERCISESEx. 1-85 —Objective of financial reporting. What is the objective of financial reporting? How do general-purpose financial statements help meet this objective. Solution 1- The objective of financial reporting is to provide financial information about the reporting entity that is useful to present and potential equity investors, lenders, and other creditors in decisions about providing resources to the entity. General-purpose financial statements provide financial reporting information to a wide variety of users. They help shareholders, creditors, employees, and regulators to better understand a company’s financial position and related performance. Ex. 1-86 —Development of accounting principles. Presented below are three independent, unrelated statements regarding the formulation of generally accepted accounting principles. Each statement contains some incorrect or debatable statement(s). Statement I The users of financial accounting statements have coinciding and conflicting needs for statements of various types. To meet these needs, and to satisfy the financial reporting responsibility of management, accountants prepare different sets of financial statements for different users. Statement II The FASB should be responsive to the needs and viewpoints of the entire economic community, not just the public accounting profession. The FASB therefore will succeed because it will deal effectively with all interested groups. Statement III The Securities and Exchange Commission is very concerned about financial reporting and has formulated a committee called the Accounting Standards Executive Committee (AcSEC) to provide input to the FASB. In addition, after each FASB Statement is issued, the AcSEC issues Statements of Position stating its position on the FASB statement. Instructions Evaluate each of the independent statements and identify the areas of fallacious reasoning in each. Explain why the reasoning is incorrect. Complete your discussion of each statement before proceeding to the next statement. Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards 1 - 17 Solution 1- Statement I It is true that users of financial accounting statements have coinciding and conflicting needs for statements of various types. However, to meet these needs, accountants generally prepare a single set of general-purpose financial statements, rather than a number of different types of financial statements. It may be argued that accountants often do prepare special statements for particular purposes, but in general the accounting profession has relied on general purpose financial statements prepared in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles. Statement II It is true that the FASB should be responsive to the needs of the entire economic community, not just the public accounting profession. However, it is not clear whether the FASB will succeed. The FASB will have the best chance of survival if it deals with problems promptly, sets proper priorities, takes whatever action it thinks is right and in the public interest, and handles pressures responsibly without overreacting to them. Statement III The Accounting Standards Executive Committee (AcSEC) was established within the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, not the Securities and Exchange Commission, to respond to pronouncements of the FASB. The AcSEC does issue Statements of Position, but issues them before the FASB sets standards on the issue. Ex. 1-87 —Publications and organizations. Significant accounting publications are listed below (1-8). Sources or sponsors of accounting publications are identified next by alphabetical character (a-f). Match the publications with their sources. Publications ____ 1. Accounting Research Bulletins (1953-1959) ____ 2. Statements on Auditing Standards ____ 3. Statements of Position (SOPs) ____ 4. Emerging Issues Task Force Statements ____ 5. Opinions (1962-1973) ____ 6. Technical Bulletins ____ 7. Statements of Financial Accounting Standards ____ 8. Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts Sources/Sponsors a. Auditing Standards Board d. Committee on Accounting Procedure b. Accounting Standards Executive Committee e. Accounting Principles Board c. The AICPA f. Financial Accounting Standards Board Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards 1 - 19 IFRS QUESTIONSTrue/False:
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Which of the following is a major challenge facing the accounting profession?So, what are the biggest challenges facing accountants today? Cash flow, hiring new talent, adapting to new tax and regulatory changes and continuing to adjust to remote work remain some of the largest hurdles for accounting teams.
What are some of the major challenges facing the accounting profession quizlet?What are some of the major challenges facing the accounting profession? customer satisfaction indexes, backlog information and reject rates on goods purchased.
What are the 3 main categories of accounting as a profession?A business must use three separate types of accounting to track its income and expenses most efficiently. These include cost, managerial, and financial accounting, each of which we explore below.
Which of the following is not true about generally accepted accounting principles?Which of the following is not true of generally accepted accounting principles? GAAP does not have substantial authoritative support.
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