Chapter 5: Question 3IFRS (page 262)

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

Short Answer

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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

Lansbury Inc. had the following balance sheet on December 31, 2016.

LANSBURY INC.

BALANCE SHEET

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Cash

\(20,000

Account payable

\)30,000

Accounts receivables

21,200

Note payable

41,000

Investment

32,000

Common stock

100,000

Plant assets (net)

81,000

Retained earnings

23,200

Land

40,000

\(194,200

\)194,200

During 2017, the following occurred.

1. Lansbury Inc. sold part of its debt investment portfolio for \(15,000. This transaction resulted in a gain of \)3,400 for the firm. The company classifies these investments as available for sale.

2. A tract of land was purchased for \(13,000 cash.

3. Long-term notes payable in the amount of \)16,000 were retired before maturity by paying \(16,000 cash.

4. An additional \)20,000 in common stock was issued at par.

5. Dividends of \(8,200 were declared and paid to stockholders.

6. Net income for 2017 was \)32,000 after allowing for depreciation of \(11,000.

7. Land was purchased through the issuance of \)35,000 in bonds.

8. At December 31, 2017, Cash was \(37,000, Accounts Receivable was \)41,600, and Accounts Payable remained at $30,000.

Instructions

(a) Prepare a statement of cash flows for 2017.

(b) Prepare an unclassified balance sheet as it would appear at December 31, 2017.

(c) How might the statement of cash flows help the user of the financial statements? Compute two cash flow ratios.

The net income for the year for Genesis, Inc. is \(750,000, but the statement of cash flows reports that the net cash provided by operating activities is \)640,000. What might account for the difference?

What is working capital? How does working capital relate to the operating cycle?

How does separating current assets from property, plant, and equipment in the balance sheet help analysts?

(Preparation of a Classified Balance Sheet) Assume that Denis Savard Inc. has the following accounts at the end of the current year.

1. Common Stock.

2. Discount on Bonds Payable.

3. Treasury Stock (at cost).

4. Notes Payable (short-term).

5. Raw Materials.

6. Preferred Stock Investments (long-term).

7. Unearned Rent Revenue.

8. Work in Process.

9. Copyrights.

10. Buildings.

11. Notes Receivable (short-term).

12. Cash.

13. Salaries and Wages Payable.

14. Accumulated Depreciation—Buildings.

15. Restricted Cash for Plant Expansion.

16. Land Held for Future Plant Site.

17. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.

18. Retained Earnings.

19. Paid-in Capital over Par—Common Stock.

20. Unearned Subscriptions Revenue.

21. Receivables—Officers (due in one year).

22. Inventory (finished goods).

23. Accounts Receivable.

24. Bonds Payable (due in 4 years).

25. Noncontrolling Interest.

Instructions

Prepare a classified balance sheet in good form. (No monetary amounts are necessary.)

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