Mary Tokar is comparing a GAAP-based company to a company that uses IFRS. Both companies report available-for-sale debt investments. The IFRS company reports unrealized losses on these investments under the heading “Reserves” in its equity section. However, Mary can find no similar heading in the GAAP-based company financial statements. Can Mary conclude that the GAAP-based company has no unrealized gains or losses on its available-for-sale debt investments? Explain.

Mary Tokar is comparing a GAAP-based company to a company that uses IFRS. Both companies report available-for-sale debt investments. The IFRS company reports unrealized losses on these investments under the heading “Reserves” in its equity section. However, Mary can find no similar heading in the GAAP-based company financial statements. Can Mary conclude that the GAAP-based company has no unrealized gains or losses on its available-for-sale debt investments? Explain.

Cornerstones of Financial Accounting

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ChapterA2: Investments

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Problem 12MCQ: When the market value of a companys available-for-sale securities is lower than its cost, the...

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Mary Tokar is comparing a GAAP-based company to a company that uses IFRS. Both companies report equity investments. The IFRS company reports unrealized losses on these investments under the heading “Reserves” in its equity section. However, Mary can find no similar heading in the GAAP-based company financial statements. Can Mary conclude that the GAAP-based company has no unrealized gains or losses on its non-trading equity investments? Explain.
Under GAAP, companies are permitted to recognize bad debt expense based on estimated bad-debt losses as of the time of sale, rather than when the accounts are actually written off. Identify one aspect of the conceptual framework of accounting that supports this treatment and one aspect that might not support it.
4. At each reporting date, companies adjust debt investments which fails in cash flows test to fair value, with any unrealized gain (loss) reported as part of amount reported in comprehensive income during the period. Group of answer choices False True
FASB allows debt to be shown at its fair market value. Consequently, if a company in financial difficulty uses the fair value option, it would report a gain because investors no longer want to purchase its debt. Do you think that this is appropriate?
Which of the following is correct regarding the classification of investment in debt instruments as financial asset at fair value through OCI? a. This classification is not allowed for investment in debt instruments. b. An entity may make an irrevocable election to classify investment in a debt instrument that is not ‘held for trading’ as such. c. In order to be classified as such, a debt instrument needs to both have simple principal and interest cash flows and be held in a business model in which both holding and selling financial assets are integral to meeting management’s objectives. d. All of the above.
Which of the following statements about "avoidable interest" is false? it is computed only on self-constructed assets. it is computed using a weighted-average interest rate on debt and equity financing. it increases assets on the balance sheet. O it is an approximation of the interest expense the firm would have incurred if it financed all construction through debt.
When do companies recognize gains and losses from the extinguishment of debt? Where are the gains and losses disclosed on the income statement?
1. Define and briefly discuss a loss contingency. 2. What are the similarities and differences of the accounting treatment and financial statement reporting of a loss contingency between U.S. GAAP and IFRS? 3. As a manager, would you like to report a debt as a current or non-current liability if you had a choice? Explain. And under what kind of circumstances could a short-term obligation be reported as a non-current liability?
IFRS requires companies to measure their financial assets at fair value except when based on: a. whether the equity method of accounting is used. b. whether the financial asset is a debt investment. c. whether the financial asset is an equity investment. d. whether an investment is classified as trading.
a. The following item is not a debt: Dividends payable in shares. Advances paid by clients on contracts. Accumulated estimated warranty costs. The portion of a long-term obligation to be paid within the next year. b. Accounts payable: They are not reported at their present value. When they report their net amount, a Purchase Discounts account is used; when they are reported at their gross amount, the account of Losses due to discounts on purchases is used. All of the above. None of the above.
6. Statement 1: Unrealized gains or losses from financial assets measured at fair value through OCI are closed to Retained Earnings at the end of the accounting period. Statement 2: If a company’s business model for debt investment is achieved by collecting contractual cash flows and by selling the financial asset, such investment should be designated as a financial asset measured at amortized cost. a. Only statement 1 is true b. Only statement 2 is true c. Both statements are true d. Both statements are false
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