Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
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ISBN: 9781337788281
Author: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Identify the way in which the decline in the market value of a company’s portfolio of available-for-sale securities below the cost should be accounted.
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When the market value of a company’s portfolio of available-for-sale securities is lower than its cost，the difference should be: a. accounted for as a valuation allowance deducted from the asset to which it relates b. accounted for as an addition in the shareholders’ equity section of the balance sheet c. accounted for as a liability d. disclosed and described in a note to the financial statements but not accounted for.
For investments in available-for-sale securities, a debit balance in the Unrealized Holding Gain/Loss account
reflects a cumulative unrealized gain.
is reported as a negative element in the accumulated other comprehensive income section of shareholders' equity.
is reported as a positive element in the accumulated other comprehensive income section of shareholders' equity.
is reported as a positive element in the assets section of the balance sheet.
Which of the following statements is not true of the fair-value method of accounting for marketable securities?
Select one:
A. The investment account is recorded at current fair value on the balance sheet.
B. Interim changes in the investments’ fair value may or may not affect income depending on the securities’ classification.
C. This method is used when the reporting company generally owns less than 20% of the investee company.
D. Dividends are treated as a return of the capital invested.
E. None of the above
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