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Chapter 5: Question 3ISTQ (page 262)

3. Companies that use IFRS:

(a) may report all their assets on the statement of financial position at fair value.

(b) are not allowed to net assets (assets − liabilities) on their statement of financial positions.

(c) may report non-current assets before current assets on the statement of financial position.

(d) do not have any guidelines as to what should be reported on the statement of financial position.

Short Answer

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The correct option is (c) may report non-current assets before current assets on the statement of financial position.

Step by step solution

01

Definition of Statement of Financial Position

The statement that is generally concerned with the reporting of all assets and liabilities of the business entity is known as the statement of financial position.

02

The Explanation for Correct option

Companies that adopt IFRS report their balance sheet items in reverse order of GAAP. Under IFRS, non-current assets are reported first, and then-current assets are reported. The same procedure is followed in the liabilities section.

03

The Explanation for Incorrect options

(a) The business entity’s assets are not reported at fair value under IFRS.

(b) IAS 5 states that a business entity can disclose its net assets on the financial statement.

(d) IAS 1 states all the requirements regarding what must be reported on the statement of the financial position.

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Discuss at least two situations in which estimates could affect the usefulness of the information in the balance sheet.

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P5-5 (L03) GROUPWORK (Balance Sheet Adjustment and Preparation) Presented below is the balance sheet of Sargent Corporation for the current year, 2017.

SARGENT CORPORATION

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2017

Current assets

\(485,000

Current liabilities

\)380,000

Investment

640,000

Long-term liabilities

1,000,000

Property, Plant, and Equipment

1,720,000

Stockholder’s equity

1,770,000

Intangible assets

305,000

\(3,150,000

\)3,150,000

The following information is presented.

1. The current assets section includes cash \(150,000, accounts receivable \)170,000 less \(10,000 for allowance for doubtful accounts, inventories \)180,000, and unearned rent revenue \(5,000. Inventory is stated on the lower-of-FIFO-cost-or-net realizable value.

2. The investments section includes the cash surrender value of a life insurance contract \)40,000; investments in common stock, short-term \(80,000 and long-term \)270,000; and bond sinking fund \(250,000. The cost and fair value of investments in common stock are the same.

3. Property, plant, and equipment includes buildings \)1,040,000 less accumulated depreciation \(360,000, equipment \)450,000 less accumulated depreciation \(180,000, land \)500,000, and land held for future use \(270,000.

4. Intangible assets include a franchise \)165,000, goodwill \(100,000, and discount on bonds payable \)40,000.

5. Current liabilities include accounts payable \(140,000, notes payable—short-term \)80,000 and long-term \(120,000, and income taxes payable \)40,000.

6. Long-term liabilities are composed solely of 7% bonds payable due 2025.

7. Stockholders’ equity has preferred stock, no par value, authorized 200,000 shares, issued 70,000 shares for \(450,000; and common stock, \)1.00 par value, authorized 400,000 shares, issued 100,000 shares at an average price of \(10. In addition, the corporation has retained earnings of \)320,000.

Instructions

Prepare a balance sheet in good form, adjusting the amounts in each balance sheet classification as affected by the information given above.

E5-8 (L02) (Current vs. Long-term Liabilities) Frederic Chopin Corporation is preparing its December 31, 2017, balance sheet. The following items may be reported as either a current or long-term liability.

1. On December 15, 2017, Chopin declared a cash dividend of \(2.50 per share to stockholders of record on December 31. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2018. Chopin has issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock, of which 50,000 shares are held in treasury.

2. At December 31, bonds payable of \)100,000,000 are outstanding. The bonds pay 12% interest every September 30 and mature in installments of \(25,000,000 every September 30, beginning September 30, 2018.

3. At December 31, 2016, customer advances were \)12,000,000. During 2017, Chopin collected \(30,000,000 of customer advances; advances of \)25,000,000 should be recognized in income.

Instructions For each item above, indicate the dollar amounts to be reported as a current liability and as a long-term liability if any.

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