Chapter 1 Review Questions
Chapter 1 Review Questions
The financial statements most frequently provided include all of the following except the: statement of retained earnings
An effective process of capital allocation is critical to a healthy economy, which: promotes productivity, encourages innovation, provides an efficient and liquid market for buying and selling securities
Challenges facing financial accounting include all of the following except: financial measurements
All of the following are objectives of financial reporting except to provide information: about the management and major shareholders of an enterprise
Which one of the following organizations has not been instrumental in the development of financial accounting standards? IMA.
Which of the following was established by the federal government to help develop and standardize financial information presented to stockholders? SEC
The first step taken in the establishment of a typical FASB statement is: topics are identified and placed on the board's agenda.
The most authoritative source of GAAP among the following is FASB: Interpretations
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are issued by the: IASB
All of the following are true regarding iGAAP except: iGAAP includes standards referred to as International Auditing Standards (IAS). iGAAP is: iGAAP is more "principle-based than U.S. GAAP. GAAP standards are developed by the IASB. iGAAP tends to be simpler in its accounting than U.S. GAAP.
Corporations whose securities are listed on a U.S. stock exchange are required to file audited financial statements with the Financial Accounting Standards Board False- with the SEC
Accounting Research Bulletins (ARBs) were issued by the Accounting Principles Board (APb) False
APB Opinions were issued by the Accounting Practices Board. False
Financial Accounting Concepts are a major type of pronouncement issued by the FASB. True
The passage of a new FASB Standards Statement
The financial statements most frequently provided include all of the following except the: statement of retained earnings
An effective process of capital allocation is critical to a healthy economy, which: promotes productivity, encourages innovation, provides an efficient and liquid market for buying and selling securities
Challenges facing financial accounting include all of the following except: financial measurements
All of the following are objectives of financial reporting except to provide information: about the management and major shareholders of an enterprise
Which one of the following organizations has not been instrumental in the development of financial accounting standards? IMA.
Which of the following was established by the federal government to help develop and standardize financial information presented to stockholders? SEC
The first step taken in the establishment of a typical FASB statement is: topics are identified and placed on the board's agenda.
The most authoritative source of GAAP among the following is FASB: Interpretations
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are issued by the: IASB
All of the following are true regarding iGAAP except: iGAAP includes standards referred to as International Auditing Standards (IAS). iGAAP is: iGAAP is more "principle-based than U.S. GAAP. GAAP standards are developed by the IASB. iGAAP tends to be simpler in its accounting than U.S. GAAP.
Corporations whose securities are listed on a U.S. stock exchange are required to file audited financial statements with the Financial Accounting Standards Board False- with the SEC
Accounting Research Bulletins (ARBs) were issued by the Accounting Principles Board (APb) False
APB Opinions were issued by the Accounting Practices Board. False
Financial Accounting Concepts are a major type of pronouncement issued by the FASB. True
The passage of a new FASB Standards Statement