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Financial Financial Reporting: Reporting:

Its Conceptual Its Conceptual FrameworkFramework

Financial Financial Reporting: Reporting:

Its Conceptual Its Conceptual FrameworkFramework

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An electronic presentation by Douglas Cloud

Pepperdine University

An electronic presentation by Douglas Cloud

Pepperdine University

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1. Explain the FASB conceptual framework.

2. Understand the relationship among the objectives of financial reporting.

3. Identify the general objective of financial reporting.

4. Describe the three specific objectives of financial reporting.

ObjectivesObjectivesObjectivesObjectives

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5. Discuss the types of useful information for investment and credit decision making.

6. Explain the qualities of useful accounting information.

7. Understand the accounting assumptions and conventions that influence GAAP.

8. Define the elements of financial statements.

ObjectivesObjectives

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Charges Given to the FASBCharges Given to the FASBCharges Given to the FASBCharges Given to the FASB

To develop a conceptual

framework of accounting theory.

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Charges Given to the FASBCharges Given to the FASBCharges Given to the FASBCharges Given to the FASB

To establish standards (GAAP)

for financial accounting practices.

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FASB Conceptual FrameworkFASB Conceptual FrameworkFASB Conceptual FrameworkFASB Conceptual Framework

To guide the FASB in establishing accounting standards.

To provide a frame of reference for resolving accounting questions in situations where a standard does not exist.

To determine the bounds for judgment in the preparation of financial statements.

To increase users’ understanding of and confidence in financial reporting.

To enhance comparability.

To guide the FASB in establishing accounting standards.

To provide a frame of reference for resolving accounting questions in situations where a standard does not exist.

To determine the bounds for judgment in the preparation of financial statements.

To increase users’ understanding of and confidence in financial reporting.

To enhance comparability.

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Relationship of Conceptual Framework Relationship of Conceptual Framework and Standard-Setting Processand Standard-Setting Process


Conceptual Framework

Objectives and ConceptsObjectives and ConceptsTerms

Identify goals and Identify goals and purpose of accountingpurpose of accounting

Guide the selection of events to Guide the selection of events to be accounted for, the be accounted for, the

measurement of these events, and measurement of these events, and the means of summarizing and the means of summarizing and communicating the information communicating the information

to external users,to external users,

Purpose

Statements of Financial Statements of Financial Accounting ConceptsAccounting Concepts

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Standard Setting

Statements of Financial Accounting Standards

Standards

Establish methods and procedures for measuring,

summarizing, and communicating financial accounting information to

external users.

From Objectives

and Concepts

Statements of Financial

Accounting Concepts

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Conceptual Framework Projects for Conceptual Framework Projects for Financial Accounting and ReportingFinancial Accounting and ReportingConceptual Framework Projects for Conceptual Framework Projects for Financial Accounting and ReportingFinancial Accounting and Reporting

Objective Project

Accounting Projects

Reporting Projects

continued continued continued

Qualitative Characteristics Project

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Accounting Projects

Reporting Projects

Qualitative Characteristics Project

Conceptual Framework Projects for Conceptual Framework Projects for Financial Accounting and ReportingFinancial Accounting and ReportingConceptual Framework Projects for Conceptual Framework Projects for Financial Accounting and ReportingFinancial Accounting and Reporting

Elements

Recognition

Measurement

Financial Statements and Financial

Reporting

Income

Cash Flow and Liquidity

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Objectives of Financial ReportingObjectives of Financial ReportingObjectives of Financial ReportingObjectives of Financial Reporting

Provide information that is useful to present and potential investors, creditors, and other

users in making rational investment, credit, and similar

decisions.

General Objective

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Provide information that is useful to present and potential investors

creditors, and other users in assessing the amounts, timing, and

uncertainty of prospective cash receipts from dividends and

interest, and the proceeds from the sale, redemption, or maturity of

securities or loans.

Derived External User Objective

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Provide information to help investors, creditors, and others

in assessing the amounts, timing, and uncertainty of

prospective net cash inflows to related company.

Derived Company Objective


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Specific Objectives

Provide information about a company’s economic resources, obligations, and owners’ equity.

Provide information about a company’s economic resources, obligations, and owners’ equity.

Provide information about a company’s comprehensive income and its components.

Provide information about a company’s comprehensive income and its components.

Provide information about a company’s

cash flows.

Provide information about a company’s

cash flows.


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Other IssuesOther IssuesOther IssuesOther Issues

First, financial reporting should provide information about how the management

of a company has discharged its stewardship

responsibilities.

First, financial reporting should provide information about how the management

of a company has discharged its stewardship

responsibilities.

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Second, financial statements and other means of financial reporting should include explanations and interpretations to management to help external users understand the

financial information provided.

Second, financial statements and other means of financial reporting should include explanations and interpretations to management to help external users understand the

financial information provided.


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Providing this critical information is known as

full disclosure.

Providing this critical information is known as

full disclosure.


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Interrelationship of Final Reports, Useful Interrelationship of Final Reports, Useful Information, and Decision MakingInformation, and Decision Making

Interrelationship of Final Reports, Useful Interrelationship of Final Reports, Useful Information, and Decision MakingInformation, and Decision Making

Financial Reports

Return on Investment

Risk

Financial Flexibility

Liquidity

Operating Capability

Buy Hold Sell

Extend CreditContinue

CreditDeny Credit

Communication Documents

Types of Useful Information External Decision Making

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Relevance Reliability

Hierarchy of Qualitative CharacteristicsHierarchy of Qualitative CharacteristicsHierarchy of Qualitative CharacteristicsHierarchy of Qualitative Characteristics

Accounting Information

Benefits>CostsBenefits>Costs

Understandability

Decision Usefulness

Pervasive Pervasive ConstraintConstraint

Pervasive Pervasive ConstraintConstraint

User-User-Specific Specific QualityQuality

User-User-Specific Specific QualityQuality

Primary Decision-Specific QualitiesPrimary Decision-Specific QualitiesContinuedContinuedContinuedContinued

Overall Overall QualityQuality

Overall Overall QualityQuality

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Ingredients of Primary QualitiesIngredients of Primary Qualities

RelevanceRelevance ReliabilityReliability


Predictive Value

Feedback Value

Timeli-ness

Verifi-ability

Representa-tional

faithfulness

Neu-trality

Secondary and

Interactive Qualities

MaterialityMateriality

Comparability (including Consistency

Threshold for

Recognition

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Accounting information is relevant if it can make a difference in a decision.

Accounting information is relevant if it can make a difference in a decision.

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Accounting information is reliable when it is reasonably free from error and bias, and faithfully represents what it is

intended to represent.

Accounting information is reliable when it is reasonably free from error and bias, and faithfully represents what it is

intended to represent.

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Comparability of accounting information enables users to

identify and explain similarities and differences between two or

more sets of economic facts.

Comparability of accounting information enables users to

identify and explain similarities and differences between two or

more sets of economic facts.

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Constraints to the HierarchyConstraints to the HierarchyConstraints to the HierarchyConstraints to the Hierarchy

Are benefits greater

than costs?

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• The nature of the item.• The relative size rather

than absolute size of an item.

• The nature of the item.• The relative size rather

than absolute size of an item.

Constraints to the HierarchyConstraints to the HierarchyConstraints to the HierarchyConstraints to the Hierarchy

Materiality

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Assumptions and ConventionsAssumptions and ConventionsAssumptions and ConventionsAssumptions and Conventions

EntityEntity

The entity assumption assumes that a proprietorship, partnership, or

corporation’s financial activities are distinguished from other financial organizations in keeping its own financial records and reports.

The entity assumption assumes that a proprietorship, partnership, or

corporation’s financial activities are distinguished from other financial organizations in keeping its own financial records and reports.

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ContinuityContinuity

This assumption assumes that the company will continue to operate

in the near future, unless substantial evidence to the

contrary exists. This assumption is also known as the going-

concern assumption.

This assumption assumes that the company will continue to operate

in the near future, unless substantial evidence to the

contrary exists. This assumption is also known as the going-

concern assumption.

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Period of TimePeriod of Time

In accordance with the period-of-time assumption, a company prepares

financial statements at the end of each year and includes them its annual

report. The period-of-time assumption is the basis for the adjusting entry

process at period-end.

In accordance with the period-of-time assumption, a company prepares

financial statements at the end of each year and includes them its annual

report. The period-of-time assumption is the basis for the adjusting entry

process at period-end.

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Historical CostHistorical Cost

Usually, the exchange price is retained in the accounting records as the value of an item until it is removed from the records.

Usually, the exchange price is retained in the accounting records as the value of an item until it is removed from the records.

Cost$16,000

Cost$16,000

Replacement Cost

$13,000

Replacement Cost

$13,000

Market Value

$13,500

Market Value

$13,500

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Historical CostHistorical Cost

Which amount Which amount should be used?should be used?Which amount Which amount should be used?should be used?

Cost$16,000

Cost$16,000

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Monetary UnitMonetary Unit

This assumption states that there must be some basis for measuring exchange

of goods or services. Currently the dollar is considered to be a stable

monetary unit for preparing a company’s financial statements.

This assumption states that there must be some basis for measuring exchange

of goods or services. Currently the dollar is considered to be a stable

monetary unit for preparing a company’s financial statements.

The FASB encourages The FASB encourages companies to prepare companies to prepare

supplemental disclosures supplemental disclosures about the impact of about the impact of

changing prices.changing prices.

The FASB encourages The FASB encourages companies to prepare companies to prepare

supplemental disclosures supplemental disclosures about the impact of about the impact of

changing prices.changing prices.

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Realization and RecognitionRealization and Recognition

Realization is the process of converting noncash resources and rights into cash or rights to cash. Recognition is the process of formally recording and reporting an item in the financial

statements of a company.

Realization is the process of converting noncash resources and rights into cash or rights to cash. Recognition is the process of formally recording and reporting an item in the financial

statements of a company.

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Matching and Accrual AccountingMatching and Accrual Accounting

Accrual accounting is the process of relating the financial effects of transactions, events,

and circumstances having cash consequences to the period in which they occur rather than to when the cash receipt or payment occurs.

Accrual accounting is the process of relating the financial effects of transactions, events,

and circumstances having cash consequences to the period in which they occur rather than to when the cash receipt or payment occurs.

The matching principle states that to determine the income of a company for

an accounting period, the company computes the total expense involved in

obtaining the revenues of the period and relates these total expenses to the total

revenues recorded in the period.

The matching principle states that to determine the income of a company for

an accounting period, the company computes the total expense involved in

obtaining the revenues of the period and relates these total expenses to the total

revenues recorded in the period.

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ConservatismConservatism

The conservatism convention states that when alternative accounting valuations are equally possible, the accountant should select the one

that is least likely to overstate assets and income in the current period.

The conservatism convention states that when alternative accounting valuations are equally possible, the accountant should select the one

that is least likely to overstate assets and income in the current period.

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Balance SheetBalance SheetBalance SheetBalance Sheet

A balance sheet is a financial statement that

summarizes the financial position of a company on a

particular date.

A balance sheet is a financial statement that

summarizes the financial position of a company on a

particular date.

It also is called a statement of

financial position.

It also is called a statement of

financial position.

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Assets are the probable future economic benefits obtained and controlled by a company as a result of past transactions or events.

Liabilities are the probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of a company to transfer assets or provide services in the future as a result of past transactions or events.

Equity is the owners’ residual interest in the net assets of a company.

Balance SheetBalance SheetBalance SheetBalance SheetElements of a balance sheet:

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Income StatementIncome StatementIncome StatementIncome Statement

An income statement is a financial statement that

summarizes the results of a company’s operations.

An income statement is a financial statement that

summarizes the results of a company’s operations.

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Revenues are inflows or other enhancements of assets of a company or settlement of its liabilities during a period from delivering or producing goods, rendering services, or other activities that are the company’s ongoing major operation. Revenues increase the equity of a company.



The elements of the income statement are:

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Expenses are outflows or other using up of assets of a company or incurrences of liabilities during a period from delivering or producing goods, rendering services, or carrying out other activities that are the company’s ongoing major operation. Expenses decrease the equity of a company.




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Gains are increases in the equity of a company from peripheral or incidental transactions and from all other transactions and other events and circumstances affecting the company, except those that result from revenues or investments by owners. Gains increase the equity of a company.




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Losses are decreases in the equity of a company, from peripheral or incidental transactions except those that result from expenses or distribution to owners. Losses decrease the equity of a company.



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Revenues increase the equity of the

company

Expenses decrease the equity of the

company

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Statement of Cash FlowsStatement of Cash FlowsStatement of Cash FlowsStatement of Cash Flows

A statement of cash flows is a financial statement that summarizes the cash inflows and outflows of a

company for a period.

A statement of cash flows is a financial statement that summarizes the cash inflows and outflows of a

company for a period.

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o Operating cash flows are the flows of cash from acquiring, selling, and delivering goods for sale, as well as providing services.

o Investing cash flows are the flows of cash from acquiring and selling investments, property, plant, and equipment, as well as from lending money and collecting on loans.

o Financing cash flows are the flows of cash to and from the owners and long-term creditors.

Statement of Cash FlowsStatement of Cash FlowsStatement of Cash FlowsStatement of Cash FlowsThe elements of a statement of cash flows are:

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Statement of Changes in EquityStatement of Changes in EquityStatement of Changes in EquityStatement of Changes in Equity

A statement of changes in equity summarizes the

changes in a company’s equity for a period.

A statement of changes in equity summarizes the

changes in a company’s equity for a period.

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Investments by owners are increases in equity resulting from transfers of something valuable to the company from other entities in order to obtain or increase ownership interest.

Distribution to owners are decreases in equity of a company caused by transferring assets, rendering services, or incurring liabilities to owners.

Statement of Changes in EquityStatement of Changes in EquityStatement of Changes in EquityStatement of Changes in EquityA statement of changes in equity contains two elements:

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Model of Business ReportingModel of Business ReportingModel of Business ReportingModel of Business Reporting

1. Financial and nonfinancial data.

2. Management’s analysis of the financial and nonfinancial data.

3. Forward-looking information.

4. Information about management and shareholders.

5. Background about the company.

1. Financial and nonfinancial data.

2. Management’s analysis of the financial and nonfinancial data.

3. Forward-looking information.

4. Information about management and shareholders.

5. Background about the company.

Framework of the Model

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