Accountancy ACY 6110 Financial Accounting Theory Fall 2011 Professor Kevin C. K. Lam Room 1016 Chung Yu Tung (CYT) Building The Chinese University of Hong Kong Phone: 2609-7894 E-mail: kevinlam@cuhk.edu.hk Webct: http://webct.cuhk.edu.hk Course Scope and Objectives Financial Accounting Theory is concerned with the models‚ hypotheses‚ and concepts that together form the foundation for financial accounting practice. This course introduces modern financial accounting theories and integrates
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Monday December 16 2:35 Final SEC Regulation Steps 1933 Act- offering of securities -private placement exemption- if it’s not made to public in advertised way -accreddited investors 1940 Act- Issuer that is a fund‚ fund must register if it’s an investment company (over 40% of assets in securities -qualified purchaser- high net worth individuals -fewer than 100 investors Advisors Act- if the issuer is a fund‚ investment company‚ advisor must register -foreign advisors exemption
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DQ 6.1‚ 6.2‚ 6.12‚ 6.13‚ 7.1 P6.9‚ P6.11‚ p7.7‚ P7.9 * 6.1 balance sheet income statement statement of cash flow * 6.2 to disclose the information about the company that may effect future decisions‚ but is not necessarily included in financial statements 6.12 asset must be from a past transaction must have future economic benefit control by the entity 6.13 must have a present obligation obligation involves economic cost in the future * * 7.1 no measurement of environmental
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1. In the accounting cycle‚ the last step is Student Response Feedback A. preparing the financial statements B. journalizing and posting the adjusting entries C. preparing a post-closing trial balance D. journalizing and posting the closing entries Score: 1/1 2. During the end-of-period processing which of the following best describes the logical order of this process Student Response Feedback A. Preparation of adjustments‚ adjusted trial
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Financial Accounting: Introductory Section Pretest Introduction Welcome to the pre-assessment test for the Financial Accounting Online Course: Introductory Section. This test will allow you to assess your knowledge of basic and advanced financial accounting. All questions must be answered for your exam to be scored. Navigation: To advance from one question to the next‚ select one of the answer choices or‚ if applicable‚ complete with your own choice and click the “Submit” button. After submitting
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There is no impairment of goodwill. It is group policy to value non-controlling interest at full fair value. At the acquisition date the non-controlling interest was valued at $9‚000. Prepare the consolidated statement of financial position of Ping @ 30.6.X8. Statement of Financial Position @ 30.6.X8: Ping Co $ Pong Co $ ASSETS Non-current assets Property‚ plant & equipment 20‚000 ordinary shares in Pong at cost Current assets Inventory Owed by Ping Co Receivables Cash 50‚000
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term “IFRS” is international financial reporting standard (IFRS). IFRS has been developed by International accounting standard board (IASB). As per IASB “IFRS refers to a set of international accounting standard stating how particular type of transactions and other events should be reported in financial statement” or‚ in other words IFRS refers to guidelines and rules that companies and organizations are required to follow in preparing and presenting their financial statements. Thus‚ IFRS are the
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points 1. Financial statement ratios support informed judgments and decision making most effectively: a. when viewed for a single year. b. When viewed as a trend of entity data. c. When compared to an industry average for the most recent year. d. When the trend of entity data is compared to the trend of industry data. 2. When comparing entity financial ratios with industry ratios: a. it should be assumed that the data result from the consistent application of alternative accounting methods
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Accounting is the financial information system that provides these insights. In short‚ to understand your organization‚ you have to know the numbers. Accounting consists of three basic activities—it identifies‚ records‚ and communicates the economic events of an organization to interested users. You cannot earn a living‚ spend money‚ buy on credit‚ make an investment‚ or pay taxes without receiving‚ using‚ or dispensing financial information. Good decision making depends on good information
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1. Which of the following statements is true about hedge accounting under U.S. GAAP? a. If a derivative qualifies as a cash flow hedge‚ a company may choose to account for it as a fair value hedge. 2. When a currency is allowed to increase or decrease in value relative to other currencies‚ the currency is said to: a. Float 3. What has occurred when one company purchases the right to buy a foreign currency some time in the future at an exchange rate quoted today? a. the company has acquired
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