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PROFICIENCY: THEORY OF ACCOUNTS

PAS 7- STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS


I. PAS 7 requires the presentation of information about
historical changes in cash and cash equivalents of an
entity by means of a statement of cash flows.
II. An entity requires presenting a statement of cash flows as
a supporting part of its primary financial statement.
ANSWER: True, False (integral)

PAS 19R – EMPLOYEE BENEFITS


I. When an entity amends a pension plan, past service cost
should be reported as an expense in the period the plan is
amended.
II. In rare circumstances, when a retirement benefit plan has
attributes both defined benefit plan and defined
contribution plan, the plan is deemed as defined
contribution plan.
ANSWER: True, False (benefit)
PAS 12- ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAX
MGS Company shall record an unrealized gain as a:
TYPE OF DIFFERENCE CLASSIFICATION
Temporary Liability

PAS 33- EARNINGS PER SHARE

I. When an entity chooses to disclose in separate financial


statement, it must present such EPS in the notes to
financial statements.
II. When an entity chooses to disclose EPS on both, separate
and consolidated financial statements, the disclosure
required by the standard is to present only on the basis
of consolidated information.
ANSWER: False (separate financial statement), True

BONDS PAYABLE
I. In bond refunding transaction, the excess of the carrying
amount over the retirement price is a gain on early
retirement of bonds payable.
II. In a treasury bond transaction, the excess of the carrying
amount of the bonds payable over the reacquisition price
is reported as gain on acquisition of treasury bonds.
ANSWER: False (extinguishment), True

LIABILITIES
A. An entity operates a chemical plant and has a public policy
of making good any damage caused to the environment. Which
would give rise to a provision?
ANSWER: A chemical spill from a chemical plant has caused
harm to the surrounding wildlife.

I. A containers deposit account is usually classified as a


non-current liability.
II. Gift certificates payable is a non-current liability and
when the said certificate is redeemed, sales account will
be credited.
ANSWER: False (current), True

SHARE INVESTMENT
I. When a stock right is accounted for “not separately” and
then sold, gain or loss on sale of stock is recognized.
II. When stock rights are received by the shareholder and
accounted for separately, the original investment is
credited.
ANSWER: False (no gain or loss to be recognized), True

RECEIVABLE FINANCING
I. Accounts receivable-assigned is credited whenever final
settlement is made between the assignor and the assignee
whether it be notification of non-notification.
II. When assignment is non-notification and there is collection
of the accounts receivable a “debit to Notes Payable-Bank”
is necessary.
ANSWER: True, False (Cash)

LOANS RECEIVABLE
I. If the origination fees are not chargeable against the
borrower, the fees are known as indirect origination cost.
II. The indirect origination cost are deferred and also
amortized over the life or term of the loan.
ANSWER: False (direct), False (direct)

BANK RECONCILIATION
Which is/are true regarding bank overdrafts?
I. It is stated that generally overdrafts are not permitted
in the Philippines.
II. When an entity maintains two or more accounts in one bank,
in an overdraft, such overdraft can be offset against the
other account with a credit balance.
III. Overdraft can also be offset with other bank account, if
immaterial.
IV. Bank overdraft net of other bank account is used when
credit balance is greater than debit cash balance.
ANSWER: True, False (debit), True, True

I. The impact of erroneous debit by the bank to the company’s


account will result to overstatement of the cash balance
account.
II. The impact of an erroneous charge to the company’s account
and corrected in the same month will overstate the receipts
column.
ANSWER: False (understatement), True

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

I. To be fair in presentation, an information must be


predictive and confirmatory.
II. Financial statement users assumed to have no reasonable
knowledge and business and financial accounting matters.
ANSWER: False, False (reasonable knowledge)

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