General-purpose financial statements are the product of
a.) financial accounting.
b.) managerial accounting.
c.) both financial and managerial accounting.
d.) neither financial nor managerial accounting.
A
Which of the following is not a user of financial reports?
a.) Creditors.
b.) Government agencies.
c.) Unions.
d.) All of these are users.
D
The financial statements most frequently provided include all of the following except the
a.) balance sheet.
b.) income statement.
c.) statement of cash flows.
d.) statement of retained earnings.
D
The information provided by financial reporting pertains to
a.) individual business enterprises, rather than to industries or an economy as a whole or to members of society as consumers.
b.) business industries, rather than to individual enterprises or an
A
All the following are differences between financial and managerial accounting in how accounting information is used except to
a.) plan and control company's operations.
b.) decide whether to invest in the company.
c.) evaluate borrowing capacity to determ
D
Which of the following represents a form of communication through financial reporting but not through financial statements?
a.) Balance sheet.
b.) President's letter.
c.) Income statement.
d.) Notes to financial statements.
B
The process of identifying, measuring, analyzing, and communicating financial information needed by management to plan, evaluate, and control an organization's operations is called
a.) financial accounting.
b.) managerial accounting.
c.) tax accounting.
d
B
How does accounting help the capital allocation process attract investment capital?
a.) By providing timely, relevant information.
b.) By encouraging innovation.
c.) By promoting productivity.
d.) By providing timely, relevant information and by encouragi
A
Which of the following helps in determining whether a business thrives?
a.) Markets.
b.) Free enterprise.
c.) Competition.
d.) All of these answer choices are correct.
D
Which of the following is related to an effective capital allocation?
a.) Promoting productivity.
b.) Encouraging innovation.
c.) Providing an efficient market for buying and selling securities.
d.) All of these answer choices are correct.
D
Financial statements in the early 2000s provide information related to
a.) nonfinancial measurements.
b.) forward-looking data.
c.) hard assets (inventory and plant assets).
d.) None of these answer choices are correct.
C
Which of the following is not a major challenge facing the accounting profession?
a.) Nonfinancial measurements.
b.) Timeliness.
c.) Accounting for hard assets.
d.) Forward-looking information.
C
What is the objective of financial reporting?
a.) Provide information that is useful to management in making decisions.
b.) Provide information that clearly portrays nonfinancial transactions.
c.) Provide information about the reporting entity that is use
C
Primary users for general-purpose financial statements include
a.) creditors.
b.) employees.
c.) investors.
d.) both creditors and investors.
D
Which of the following will be of interest to investors in decision-making?
a.) Assessing the company's ability to generate net cash inflows.
b.) Assessing management's ability to protect and enhance the capital providers' investments.
c.) Both assessing
C
Accrual accounting is used because
a.) cash flows are considered less important.
b.) it provides a better indication of a company's ability to generate cash flows than the cash basis.
c.) it recognizes revenues when cash is received and expenses when cash
B
Which perspective is adopted as a part of the objective of general-purpose financial reporting?
a.) A decision-usefulness perspective.
b.) A proprietary perspective.
c.) An entity perspective.
d.) A financial reporting perspective.
C
Which of the following is a requirement for an accounting principle to be called "generally accepted"?
a.) An authoritative accounting rule-making body has established it in an official pronouncement.
b.) The principle has been accepted as appropriate bec
C
A common set of accounting standards and procedures are called
a.) financial accounting standards.
b.) generally accepted accounting principles.
c.) objectives of financial reporting
d.) statements of financial accounting concepts.
B
Which of the following is a general limitation of "general purpose financial statements"?
a.) General purpose financial statements may not be the most informative for a specific enterprise.
b.) General purpose financial statements are not comparable.
c.)
A
What is the relationship between the Securities and Exchange Commission and accounting standard setting in the United States?
a.) The SEC requires all companies listed on an exchange to submit their financial statements to the SEC.
b.) The SEC coordinates
C
What is due process in the context of standard setting at the FASB?
a.) The FASB operates in full view of the public.
b.) Public hearings are held on proposed accounting standards.
c.) Interested parties can make their views known.
d.) All of the answer c
D
Which of the following organizations has been responsible for setting U.S. accounting standards?
a.) The Accounting Principles Board.
b.) The Committee on Accounting Procedure.
c.) The Financial Accounting Standards Board.
d.) All of the answer choices ar
D
Why did the AICPA create the Accounting Principles Board?
a.) The SEC disbanded the previous standard setting organization.
b.) The previous standard setting organization did not provide a structured set of accounting principles.
c.) No such organization
B
Which organization was responsible for issuing Accounting Research Bulletins?
a.) The Accounting Principles Board.
b.) The Committee on Accounting Procedure.
c.) The SEC.
d.) The FASB.
B
A characteristic of generally accepted accounting principles include:
a.) a common set of standards and principles.
b.) standards and principles are based a federal statutes.
c.) acceptance requires an affirmative vote of Certified Public Accountants.
d.)
A
Characteristics of generally accepted accounting principles include all of the following except
a.) authoritative accounting that the rule-making body has established as a principle of reporting.
b.) standards are considered useful by the profession.
c.)
C
Why was it believed that accounting standards that were issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board would carry more weight?
a.) Smaller membership.
b.) The FASB board members were well-paid.
c.) The FASB board members were CPAs.
d.) Due process.
D
The passage of a new FASB Accounting Standards Update requires the support of
a.) seven Board members.
b.) three Board members.
c.) four Board members.
d.) five Board members.
C
What is the purpose of Emerging Issues Task Force?
a.) Provide interpretation of existing standards.
b.) Provide a consensus on how to account for new and unusual financial transactions.
c.) Provide interpretive guidance.
d.) Provide timely guidance on se
B
Which organization is responsible for issuing Emerging Issues Task Force Statements?
a.) The FASB
b.) The CAP
c.) The APB
d.) The SEC
A
The role of the Securities and Exchange Commission in the formulation of accounting principles can be best described as
a.) consistently primary.
b.) consistently secondary.
c.) sometimes primary and sometimes secondary.
d.) non-existent.
C
The body that has the power to prescribe the accounting practices and standards to be employed by companies that fall under its jurisdiction is the
a.) FASB.
b.) AICPA.
c.) SEC.
d.) APB.
C
Companies that are listed on a stock exchange are required to submit their financial statements to the
a.) AICPA.
b.) APB
c.) FASB.
d.) SEC.
D
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) was proposed by the
a.) American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
b.) Accounting Principles Board.
c.) Study Group on the Objectives of Financial Statements.
d.) Study Group on establishment of Acc
D
Which of the following is true of the Financial Accounting Standards Board
a.) It has issued a series of pronouncements entitled Auditing Standards Updates.
b.) It was the forerunner of the current Accounting Principles Board.
c.) It is the arm of the Sec
D
The Financial Accounting Foundation
a.) oversees the operations of the FASB.
b.) oversees the operations of the AICPA.
c.) provides information to interested parties on financial reporting issues.
d.) works with the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory
A
The major distinction between the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and its predecessor, the Accounting Principles Board (APB), is
a.) the FASB issues exposure drafts of proposed standards.
b.) all members of the FASB are fully remunerated, serv
B
The Financial Accounting Standards Board employs a "due process" system which
a.) is an efficient system for collecting dues from members.
b.) enables interested parties to express their views on issues under consideration.
c.) identifies the accounting i
B
Which of the following is not a publication of the FASB?
a.) Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts
b.) Accounting Research Bulletins
c.) Interpretations
d.) Technical Bulletins
B
FASB Technical Bulletins
a.) are similar to FASB Interpretations in that they establish enforceable standards under the AICPA's Code of Professional Ethics.
b.) are issued monthly by the FASB to deal with current topics.
c.) are not expected to have a sig
C
The purpose of the Emerging Issues Task Force is to
a.) develop a conceptual framework as a frame of reference for the solution of future problems.
b.) lobby the FASB on issues that affect a particular industry.
c.) do research on issues that relate to lo
D
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) continues to be involved in all of the following except
a.) developing and enforcing professional ethics.
b.) developing auditing standards for public companies.
c.) providing professional edu
B
Which of the following pronouncements were issued by the Accounting Principles Board?
a.) Accounting Research Bulletins
b.) APB Opinions
c.) APB Statements of Position
d.) Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts
B
Which of the following organizations has not been instrumental in the development of financial accounting standards in the United States?
a.) AICPA
b.) FASB
c.) IASB
d.) SEC
C
Which of the following organizations has not published accounting standards?
a.) American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
b.) Securities and Exchange Commission.
c.) Financial Accounting Standards Board.
d.) All of these have published accounti
D
The purpose of Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts is to
a.) establish GAAP.
b.) modify or extend an existing FASB Accounting Standards Update.
c.) form a conceptual framework for solving existing and emerging problems.
d.) determine the need for
C
Members of the Financial Accounting Standards Board are
a.) employed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
b.) part-time employees.
c.) required to hold a CPA certificate.
d.) independent of any other organization.
D
The following are part of the "due process" system used by the FASB in the evolution of a typical FASB Accounting Standards Update:
1. Exposure Draft
2. FASB Accounting Standards Update
3. Preliminary Views
The chronological order in which these items are
D
Which of the following is true of generally accepted accounting principles?
a.) GAAP includes detailed practices and procedures as well as broad guidelines of general application.
b.) GAAP is influenced by pronouncements of the SEC and IRS.
c.) GAAP chang
D
The most significant current source of generally accepted accounting principles is the
a.) AICPA.
b.) SEC.
c.) APB.
d.) FASB.
D
Which of the following is not a part of generally accepted accounting principles?
a.) The FASB Interpretations
b.) The CAP Accounting Research Bulletins
c.) The APB Opinions
d.) All of these are part of generally accepted accounting principles.
D
Which of the following publications does not qualify as a statement of generally accepted accounting principles?
a.) Statements of financial standards issued by the FASB
b.) Accounting interpretations issued by the FASB
c.) APB Opinions
d.) Accounting res
D
Rule 203 of the Code of Professional Conduct addresses:
a.) ethical requirements.
b.) financial statements being based on generally accepted accounting principles.
c.) advertising to obtain clients.
d.) auditing financial statements.
B
What is the purpose of a FASB Staff Position?
a.) Provide interpretation of existing standards.
b.) Provide a consensus on how to account for new and unusual financial transactions.
c.) Provide interpretive guidance.
d.) Provide timely guidance on select
C
Which of the following is not considered a component of generally accepted accounting principles?
a.) FASB Implementation Guides.
b.) Widely recognized industry practices.
c.) Articles published in CPA journals.
d.) AICPA Accounting Interpretations.
C
Financial accounting standard-setting in the United States
a.) can be described as a social process which reflects political actions of various interested user groups as well as a product of research and logic.
b.) is based solely on research and empirica
A
The purpose of the International Accounting Standards Board is to
a.) issue enforceable standards which regulate the financial accounting and reporting of multinational corporations.
b.) develop a uniform currency in which the financial transactions of co
C
Which of the following is a source of pressure that may influence the accounting standard setting process?
a.) Congress.
b.) Lobbyist.
c.) CPA firms.
d.) All of these answers are correct.
D
What is a possible danger if politics plays too big a role in accounting standard setting?
a.) Accounting standards that are not truly generally accepted.
b.) Individuals may influence the standards.
c.) User groups become active.
d.) The FASB delegates i
A
What is the "expectations gap"?
a.) The difference between what the public thinks the accountant should not do and what the accountant knows they should do.
b.) The difference between what the public thinks the accountant is doing and what Congress says t
C
What is not a reason that accounting standards may differ across countries?
a.) Governments.
b.) Language.
c.) Culture.
d.) Past practice.
B
What would be an advantage of having all countries adopt and follow the same accounting standards?
a.) Agreement.
b.) Comparability.
c.) Lower preparation costs.
d.) Comparability and lower preparation costs.
D
Which of the following is an ethical concern of accountants?
a.) Earnings manipulation.
b.) Conservative accounting.
c.) Industry practices.
d.) None of these answers are correct.
A