Which of the following statements is correct regarding income reporting under IFRS?

(a) IFRS does not permit revaluation of property, plant, equipment, and intangible assets.

(b) IFRS provides the same options for reporting comprehensive income as GAAP.

(c) Companies must classify expenses by nature.

(d) IFRS provides a definition for all items presented in the income statement.

Short Answer

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Meaning of GAAP

GAAP is the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles that facilitate the accounting professionals to maintain the financial information of a business concern. It contains basic rules, guidelines, and principles issued by FASB.

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The explanation for the correct option

The comprehensive income is treated in the same manner under IFRS as it is treated under the GAAP. It is computed by adding/subtracting the unrealized gains/losses in the net income generated by a business entity.

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The explanation for the incorrect options

IFRS allows the business concerns to revalue their tangible and intangible assets. Also, the companies are not required to classify the expenses under the IFRS. In addition, IFRS facilitates the business entities tocompute income and losses and does not necessarily provide the definition of all the items.

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Discuss the appropriate treatment in the income statement for the following items:

(a) Loss on discontinued operations.

(b) Non-controlling interest allocation.

(c) Earnings per share.

(d) Gain on sale of equipment.

Maher Inc. reported income from continuing operations before taxes during 2017 of \(790,000. Additional transactions occurring in 2017 but not considered in the \)790,000 are as follows.

  1. The corporation experienced an uninsured flood loss in the amount of \(90,000 during the year.
  2. 2. At the beginning of 2015, the corporation purchased a machine for \)54,000 (salvage value of \(9,000) that had a useful life of 6 years. The bookkeeper used straight-line depreciation for 2015, 2016, and 2017, but failed to deduct the salvage value in computing the depreciation base.
  3. Sale of securities held as a part of its portfolio resulted in a loss of \)57,000 (pretax).
  4. When its president died, the corporation realized \(150,000 from an insurance policy. The cash surrender value of this policy had been carried on the books as an investment in the amount of \)46,000 (the gain is nontaxable).
  5. The corporation disposed of its recreational division at a loss of \(115,000 before taxes. Assume that this transaction meets the criteria for discontinued operations.
  6. The corporation decided to change its method of inventory pricing from average-cost to the FIFO method. The effect of this change on prior years is to increase 2015 income by \)60,000 and decrease 2016 income by $20,000 before taxes. The FIFO method has been used for 2017. The tax rate on these items is 40%.

Instructions

Prepare an income statement for the year 2017 starting with income from continuing operations before taxes. Compute earnings per share as it should be shown on the face of the income statement. Common shares outstanding for the year are 120,000 shares. (Assume a tax rate of 30% on all items, unless indicated otherwise.)

(Single-Step Statement, Retained Earnings Statement, Periodic Inventory) Presented below is the trial balance of Thompson Corporation on December 31, 2017.

THOMPSON CORPORATION
TRIAL BALANCE

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Debit (\()

Credit (\))

Purchase Discounts

\(10,000

Cash

\)189,700

Accounts receivables

105,000

Rent Revenue

18,000

Retained Earnings

160,000

Salaries and Wages payable

18,000

Sales Revenue

1,100,000

Notes Receivables

110,000

Accounts payable

49,000

Accumulated Depreciation

28,000

Sales discount

14,500

Sales return and allowances

17,500

Notes payable

70,000

Selling expenses

232,000

Administrative expenses

99,000

Common Stock

300,000

Income tax expenses

53,900

Cash Dividends

45,000

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

5,000

Supplies

14,000

Freight-In

20,000

Land

70,000

Equipment

140,000

Bonds Payable

100,000

Gain on Sale of Land

30,000

Accumulated Depreciation

19,600

Inventory

89,000

Buildings

98,000

Purchases

610,000

Totals

\(1,907,600

\)1,907,600

A physical count of inventory on December 31 resulted in an inventory amount of \(64,000; thus, cost of goods sold for 2017 is \)645,000.

Instructions

Prepare a single-step income statement and a retained earnings statement. Assume that the only changes in retained earnings during the current year were from net income and dividends. Thirty thousand shares of common stock were outstanding the entire year.

Explain the transaction approach to measuring income. Why is the transaction approach to income measurement preferable to other ways of measuring income?

On January 1, 2017, Richards Inc. had cash and common stock of \(60,000. At that date, the company had no other asset, liability, or equity balances. On January 2, 2017, it purchased for cash \)20,000 of debt securities that it classified as available-for-sale. It received interest of \(3,000 during the year on these securities. In addition, it has an unrealized holding gain on these securities of \)4,000 net of tax. Determine the following amounts for 2017: (a) net income, (b) comprehensive income, (c) other comprehensive income, and (d) accumulated other comprehensive income (end of 2017).

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