1 Review of Chart of Accounts – Philippines Questions and Suggested Answers 1. In China GAAP, the bonds or stocks purchased are categorized as "Held-for-trading" or "Available for sale" or "Long term investment", based on the purpose of purchase. Does Philippine GAAP have similar categorization? Philippine client want to separate the marketable securities to current or non-current, it means short or long term, right? Answer: The Philippine Financial Reporting Standards (PFRS) [based from International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)] classifies “Investment in Bonds” and “Investments in Stocks” as financial assets. For this purpose, investments in bonds or stocks are classified as: Trading securities (debt or equity securities) o o …show more content…
2. Philippine client wants to separate the employee advance and company owe to employee for travel expense to two accounts. Can it be booked in one account using debit/credit to separate the transaction? Answer: The answer will depend on the Company’s accounting policy. But it is suggested that this be booked separately into two accounts, Employee Travel Advances (liability) and Receivable from Employees (assets). The purpose of separate classification of these accounts is for control purposes and facilitates compliance with PFRS much easier. For example: Employee Travel Advances are by their nature, classified as a prepayment. These are amounts advanced to an employee for transportation subject to future liquidation. These travel advances payable to employees may be given to regular personnel as well as to key management personnel (officers). If these travel advances is separately accounted for between those given to regular personnel and key management personnel (officers), in this way there would be monitoring and proper liquidation of travel advances. Please note that key management personnel are considered as related party. The Philippines adopts Philippine Accounting Standards (PAS) 24 – Related Party Disclosures. PAS 24 requires necessary disclosures of related party transactions and outstanding balances with such parties. On the other hand, separating Receivable from Employees is recommended because PFRS
Payton Approved, a new dog bakery opened in July 2014. To measure the businesses success the first six months are reviewed. The first topic will discover the steps of the accounting cycle with descriptions of each process. Next, one will learn and analyze a report of the importance of each step for the accounting process to measure success. The last analyzed step will discuss how the omission of one step can impact the success of the company.
US GAAP Similar to IFRS, but individually significant items are presented on the face of the income statement and disclosed in the notes.
A company had a beginning balance in retained earnings of $44,500. It had net income of $7,500 and paid out cash dividends of $6,000 in the current period. The ending balance in retained earnings equals:
The purpose of accounting cycle report is to keep the best accounting records up to date. It also assist in producing the best possible financial statement that shows the true pictures of the business or organization and help making a good call whether business is profitable or not.
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GAAP, but are provided here to give the statement users a more precise understanding of the financial position of the entity.
Debt securities included under this topic include any investment that would be considered a loan to a company, municipality or the government and its agencies. These include corporate or municipal bonds and U.S. Treasury securities and other instruments expressly stated within the codification. Equity securities covered under this section must have an easily attainable market value and include corporate stock, U.S. Treasury securities, and business investments greater than 20%. In this case, the code will dictate the method of accounting to be used as well as financial statement presentation. (GAAP) (FASB ASC 320-10-05-2, 2016).
be used (1) to pay fees to Bank A and expenses incurred with third parties (accounting
* Statement of net assets (Balance sheet) presentation required classification of current and non-current of assets and liabilities. Equity section presents: Net Assets Invested in Capital Assets, Care Organizations Net of Related Debt, Restricted Net Assets, and Unrestricted Net Assets.
Question 3: Describe and show the journal entries illustrating how the company accounts for the transfer of its accounts receivable to financial institutions. Is this accounting treatment reasonable? What are the key assumptions made under this approach? Do you agree with these assumptions?
a. Trading securities. Investments in debt securities that are classified as trading and equity securities that have readily determinable fair values that are classified as trading shall be measured subsequently at fair value that are classified as trading shall be included in earnings.
The purpose and goal behind researching the income statements and balance sheets then calculating the ratios is mainly to help creditors and investors make their decisions easier and faster. The way we are presenting our research results helps the investors and creditors make the decision which of the companies is more worthy to invest in or loan money too without taking a risk, and lowering the chances that they will be disappointed by the results of their investment, or in the creditors case they can be almost certain the company they are loaning the money to would be worthy enough of paying the money back without a hassle.
The current assets are those which are readily convertible into cash and cash equivalents due to their highly liquid nature and also form part of working capital of the company’s operations. However, the long term assets in contrast are not liquid because since they have a useful life of more than a year and hence their full value cannot be easily realized within
QuickBooks and Sage 50 Accounting are both great options for small business accounting. These programs help manage business finances which can drastically save time that may have been spent creating Excel spreadsheets and more. However, while both programs are sufficient for small businesses, the programs differ based on what they can offer your company.