This document outlines chapter 1 of an intermediate accounting textbook. It covers the following key points:
- The major financial statements are identified as the statement of financial position, income statement, statement of cash flows, and statement of changes in equity. Additional means of financial reporting include notes, reports, and forecasts.
- Accounting assists in the efficient allocation of resources by providing financial information to capital providers. High-quality accounting standards are necessary for global markets and convergence between standards.
- The objective of financial reporting is to provide useful information to present and potential investors and creditors. The major standard-setting bodies are the IASB, which issues IFRS, and the FASB in the US.
Intermediate Accounting Chapter 1 about Financial Reporting
and Accounting Standards
After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
Describe the growing importance of global financial markets and its relation to financial reporting.
Explain the objective of financial reporting.
Identify the major policy-setting bodies and their role in the standard-setting process.
Discuss the challenges facing financial reporting.
Intermediate Accounting Chapter 1 about Financial Reporting
and Accounting Standards
After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
Describe the growing importance of global financial markets and its relation to financial reporting.
Explain the objective of financial reporting.
Identify the major policy-setting bodies and their role in the standard-setting process.
Discuss the challenges facing financial reporting.
The Environment of Accounting
The Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting
Basic Objectives of Financial Reporting
Fundamental Concepts
Recognition, Measurement, and Disclosure Concepts
Cash Flows and Income Measurement
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Geoff Brown
Professor Duhn
ACC 680
March 5, 2017
Objectives
Introduction
Potential issues in financial statement analysis
Recommendations on the issues
International financial statement analysis potential benefits
2
Introduction: financial statements analysis
Definition; the act of looking at financial statements with a view of evaluating the financial status of the company to make better economic decisions(Brown et.al, 2014)
Financial statements include balance sheet, income statement, statement of equity and cash flow statement among others
Financial analysis uses tools such as financial ratios
Financial statement analysis make the use of various tools. The most common tools is financial ratios. This financial ratios are classified into various categories depending on the objective they are required to achieve. The common financial ratios are classified into liquidity, profitability, solvency, operating financial ratios and leverage ratios.
3
Introduction (continued)
Statement of the problem- effect of global market on financial statement analysis
Scope; financial statement analysis in the us vis a vis the global market
global market of choice is German.
This presentation is intended to give an outline of the various opportunities as well as threats that will be encountered as result of having global operations. The threats and opportunities will have a bias on the various effects this global markets will have on the process of financial statement analysis. This will also be a comparison between the host country, USA and the new country referred to as the global market. The global market in this case is German
4
Potential issues
Legal systems
Tax regulation
Political and political ties
Inflation
Funding mechanism
This are the major determinants of many countries accounting system and by the extension the process of financial statement analysis. They present both threats and opportunities to the business. The will be each be discussed in the subsequent slides.
5
Legal system
There two types of legal systems namely common law and codified roman law
The kind of accounting system is determined by the legal system
German being the global market uses codified roman law.
Accounting profession in German is highly regulated with procedures laid down on particular transaction
In the German law is silent about items such as cash flow statements, leases and also transactions involving foreign currency transactions(Geppert et.al, 2016)
Unlike in the USA and other countries who use the common law legal system, the accounting field is highly regulated in German. In countries operating under the common law regime the laws are left to professional bodies to deliberate on the various contentious issues. In this case various tools such as cash flow statement are very important when it comes to issues such liquidity. Lack of clear direction on such an item can make benchmarking wit ...
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Global Market AnalysisGeoff BrownProfessor Duh.docxwhittemorelucilla
Global Market Analysis
Geoff Brown
Professor Duhn
ACC 680
March 5, 2017
Objectives
Introduction
Potential issues in financial statement analysis
Recommendations on the issues
International financial statement analysis potential benefits
2
Introduction: financial statements analysis
Definition; the act of looking at financial statements with a view of evaluating the financial status of the company to make better economic decisions(Brown et.al, 2014)
Financial statements include balance sheet, income statement, statement of equity and cash flow statement among others
Financial analysis uses tools such as financial ratios
Financial statement analysis make the use of various tools. The most common tools is financial ratios. This financial ratios are classified into various categories depending on the objective they are required to achieve. The common financial ratios are classified into liquidity, profitability, solvency, operating financial ratios and leverage ratios.
3
Introduction (continued)
Statement of the problem- effect of global market on financial statement analysis
Scope; financial statement analysis in the us vis a vis the global market
global market of choice is German.
This presentation is intended to give an outline of the various opportunities as well as threats that will be encountered as result of having global operations. The threats and opportunities will have a bias on the various effects this global markets will have on the process of financial statement analysis. This will also be a comparison between the host country, USA and the new country referred to as the global market. The global market in this case is German
4
Potential issues
Legal systems
Tax regulation
Political and political ties
Inflation
Funding mechanism
This are the major determinants of many countries accounting system and by the extension the process of financial statement analysis. They present both threats and opportunities to the business. The will be each be discussed in the subsequent slides.
5
Legal system
There two types of legal systems namely common law and codified roman law
The kind of accounting system is determined by the legal system
German being the global market uses codified roman law.
Accounting profession in German is highly regulated with procedures laid down on particular transaction
In the German law is silent about items such as cash flow statements, leases and also transactions involving foreign currency transactions(Geppert et.al, 2016)
Unlike in the USA and other countries who use the common law legal system, the accounting field is highly regulated in German. In countries operating under the common law regime the laws are left to professional bodies to deliberate on the various contentious issues. In this case various tools such as cash flow statement are very important when it comes to issues such liquidity. Lack of clear direction on such an item can make benchmarking wit ...
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2. Slide
1-2
C H A P T E R 1
FINANCIAL REPORTING AND
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Intermediate Accounting
IFRS Edition
Kieso, Weygandt, and Warfield
3. Slide
1-3
1. Identify the major financial statements and other means of
financial reporting.
2. Explain how accounting assists in the efficient use of scarce
resources.
3. Explain the need for high-quality standards.
4. Identify the objective of financial reporting.
5. Identify the major policy-setting bodies and their role in the
standard-setting process.
6. Explain the meaning of IFRS.
7. Describe the challenges facing financial reporting.
Learning Objectives
4. Slide
1-4
General-purpose
financial
statements
Capital providers
Entity perspective
Decision-
usefulness
Global Markets
Objective of
Financial
Reporting
Standard-Setting
Organizations
Financial
Reporting
Challenges
Financial
statements and
financial reporting
Accounting and
capital allocation
High-quality
standards
IOSCO
IASB
Hierarchy of IFRS
Political
environment
Expectations gap
Significant financial
reporting issues
Ethics
International
convergence
Financial Reporting and Accounting Standards
7. Slide
1-7
LO 1 Identify the major financial statements and other means of financial reporting.
Global Markets
Financial Statements and Financial Reporting
Characteristics of accounting are:
(1) the identification, measurement, and communication
of financial information about
(2) economic entities to
(3) interested parties.
8. Slide
1-8
Financial
Information
Accounting?
Identify
and
Measure
and
Communicate
Statement of
Financial Position
Income Statement
or Statement of
Comprehensive
Income
Statement of Cash
Flows
Statement of
Changes in Equity
Note Disclosures
President’s letter
Prospectuses
Reports filed with
governmental
agencies
News releases
Forecasts
Environmental
impact statements
Etc.
Financial Statements Additional Information
Economic Entity
Global Markets
LO 1 Identify the major financial statements and other means of financial reporting.
9. Slide
1-9
Resources are limited. Efficient use of resources often
determines whether a business thrives.
LO 2 Explain how accounting assists in the efficient use of scare resources.
Illustration 1-3
Capital Allocation Process
Accounting and Capital Allocation
Global Markets
10. Slide
1-10
LO 3 Explain the need for high-quality standards.
High Quality Standards
Global Markets
Globalization demands a single set of high-quality
international accounting standards. Some elements:
1. Single set of high-quality accounting standards established by
a single standard-setting body.
2. Consistency in application and interpretation.
3. Common disclosures.
4. Common high-quality auditing standards and practices.
5. Common approach to regulatory review and enforcement.
6. Education and training of market participants.
(Continued)
11. Slide
1-11
LO 3 Explain the need for high-quality standards.
High Quality Standards
Global Markets
Globalization demands a single set of high-quality
international accounting standards. Some elements:
7. Common delivery systems (e.g., eXtensible Business
Reporting Language—XBRL).
8. Common approach to corporate governance and legal
frameworks around the world
13. Slide
1-13
Objective of Financial Accounting
LO 4 Identify the objectives of financial reporting.
Objective: Provide financial information about the reporting
entity that is useful to
present and potential equity investors,
lenders, and
other creditors
in making decisions in their capacity as capital providers.
14. Slide
1-14
Capital Providers (Investors)
Investors are the primary user group.
Objective of Financial Accounting
LO 4 Identify the objectives of financial reporting.
General-Purpose Financial Statements
Provide financial reporting information to a wide variety
of users.
Provide the most useful information possible at the
least cost.
15. Slide
1-15
Decision-Usefulness
Objective of Financial Accounting
LO 4 Identify the objectives of financial reporting.
Investors are interested in assessing the company’s
1. ability to generate net cash inflows and
2. management’s ability to protect and enhance the
capital providers’ investments.
Entity Perspective
Companies viewed as separate and distinct from their owners.
16. Slide
1-16
The objective of financial reporting places most
emphasis on:
a. reporting to capital providers.
b. reporting on stewardship.
c. providing specific guidance related to specific
needs.
d. providing information to individuals who are
experts in the field.
Review Question
Objective of Financial Accounting
LO 4 Identify the objectives of financial reporting.
17. Slide
1-17
General-purpose financial statements are prepared
primarily for:
a. internal users.
b. external users.
c. auditors.
d. government regulators.
Review Question
Objective of Financial Accounting
LO 4 Identify the objectives of financial reporting.
18. Slide
1-18
Two Major Organizations:
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
Issues International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRS).
Standards used on most foreign exchanges.
Standards used by foreign companies listing on U.S.
securities exchanges.
IFRS used in over 115 countries.
LO 5 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and
their role in the standard-setting process.
Standard-Setting Organizations
19. Slide
1-19
Two Major Organizations:
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Issues Statements of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS).
Required for all U.S.-based companies.
LO 5 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and
their role in the standard-setting process.
Standard-Setting Organizations
20. Slide
1-20
LO 5 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and
their role in the standard-setting process.
Standard-Setting Organizations
International Organization of Securities
Commissions (IOSCO)
Does not set accounting standards.
Dedicated to ensuring that global
markets can operate in an efficient
and effective basis.
http://www.iosco.org/
21. Slide
1-21
LO 5 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and
their role in the standard-setting process.
Standard-Setting Organizations
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
Composed of four organizations—
International Accounting Standards
Committee Foundation (IASCF)
International Accounting Standards
Board (IASB)
Standards Advisory Council
International Financial Reporting
Interpretations Committee (IFRIC)
http://www.iasb.org
22. Slide
1-22
LO 5 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and
their role in the standard-setting process.
Standard-Setting Organizations
Illustration 1-4
International Standard-Setting Structure
23. Slide
1-23
IFRS stands for:
a. International Federation of Reporting Services.
b. Independent Financial Reporting Standards.
c. International Financial Reporting Standards.
d. Integrated Financial Reporting Services.
Review Question
Standard-Setting Organizations
LO 5 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and
their role in the standard-setting process.
24. Slide
1-24
The major key players on the international side are
the:
a. IASB and FASB.
b. SEC and FASB.
c. IOSCO and the SEC.
d. IASB and IOSCO.
Review Question
Standard-Setting Organizations
LO 5 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and
their role in the standard-setting process.
25. Slide
1-25
Which body from the U.S. side is similar to the IASB?
a. SEC.
b. FASB.
c. FASC.
d. FAF.
Review Question
Standard-Setting Organizations
LO 5 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and
their role in the standard-setting process.
26. Slide
1-26
Due Process
The IASB due process has the following elements:
1. Independent standard-setting board;
2. Thorough and systematic process for developing
standards;
3. Engagement with investors, regulators, business leaders,
and the global accountancy profession at every stage of
the process; and
4. Collaborative efforts with the worldwide standard-setting
community.
LO 5 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and
their role in the standard-setting process.
28. Slide
1-28
Accounting standard-setters use the following process in
establishing international standards:
a. Research, exposure draft, discussion paper, standard.
b. Discussion paper, research, exposure draft, standard.
c. Research, preliminary views, discussion paper,
standard.
d. Research, discussion paper, exposure draft, standard.
Review Question
Due Process
LO 5 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and
their role in the standard-setting process.
29. Slide
1-29
Issued by the IASB:
Types of Pronouncements
International Financial Reporting Standards.
Framework for financial reporting.
International financial reporting interpretations.
LO 5 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and
their role in the standard-setting process.
30. Slide
1-30
Types of Pronouncements
Hierarchy of IFRS
Companies first look to:
1. International Financial Reporting Standards;
2. International Accounting Standards; and
3. Interpretations originated by the International Financial
Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) or the
former Standing Interpretations Committee (SIC).
LO 6 Explain the meaning of IFRS.
31. Slide
1-31
IFRS is comprised of:
a. International Financial Reporting Standards and FASB
financial reporting standards.
b. International Financial Reporting Standards, International
Accounting Standards, and international accounting
interpretations.
c. International Accounting Standards and international
accounting interpretations.
d. FASB financial reporting standards and International
Accounting Standards.
Review Question
Types of Pronouncements
LO 6 Explain the meaning of IFRS.
32. Slide
1-32
Financial Reporting Challenges
LO 7 Describe the challenges facing financial reporting.
IFRS in a Political Environment Illustration 1-6
User Groups that Influence the
Formulation of Accounting Standards
33. Slide
1-33
What the public thinks accountants should do vs. what
accountants think they can do.
Financial Reporting Challenges
The Expectations Gap
LO 7 Describe the challenges facing financial reporting.
Significant Financial Reporting Issues
Non-financial measurements
Forward-looking information
Sort assets
Timeliness
34. Slide
1-34
Ethics in the Environment of Financial Accounting
Companies that concentrate on “maximizing the bottom
line,” “facing the challenges of competition,” and
“stressing short-term results” place accountants in an
environment of conflict and pressure.
IFRS does not always provide an answer.
Doing the right thing is not always easy or obvious.
Financial Reporting Challenges
LO 7 Describe the challenges facing financial reporting.
35. Slide
1-35
International Convergence
In 2002 the IASB and the FASB formalized their commitment
to the convergence of U.S. GAAP and international
standards. The Boards agreed to:
1. Make their existing financial reporting standards fully
converged as soon as practicable, and
2. Coordinate their future work programs to ensure that
once achieved, convergence is maintained.
Financial Reporting Challenges
LO 7 Describe the challenges facing financial reporting.
36. Slide
1-36
The expectations gap is:
a. what financial information management provides and
what users want.
b. what the public thinks accountants should do and what
accountants think they can do.
c. what the governmental agencies want from standard-
setting and what the standard-setters provide.
d. what the users of financial statements want from the
government and what is provided.
Review Question
Financial Reporting Challenges
LO 7 Describe the challenges facing financial reporting.
37. Slide
1-37
The fact that there are differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP
should not be surprising because standard-setters have developed
standards in response to different user needs.
IFRS tends to be simpler and more flexible in its accounting and
disclosure requirements.
The U.S. SEC recently eliminated the need for foreign companies
that trade shares in U.S. markets to reconcile their accounting with
U.S. GAAP.
38. Slide
1-38
Appendix 1A THE U.S. STANDARD-SETTING ENVIRONMENT
Organizations responsible for developing financial
accounting standards (GAAP) in the United States:
1. Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC).
2. Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB).
http://www.sec.gov/
http://www.fasb.org/
39. Slide
1-39
Securities Act
of 1933
Securities Act
of 1934
Securities and Exchange Commission
Established by federal government
Accounting and reporting for public companies
Encouraged private standard-setting body
SEC requires public companies to adhere to GAAP
SEC Oversight
Enforcement Authority
LO 8 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and their
role in the standard-setting process.
40. Slide
1-40
Financial Accounting Standards Board
Wheat Committee’s recommendations resulted in the creation of a the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in 1973.
Financial
Accounting
Foundation
Selects members of the FASB
Funds their activities
Exercises general oversight.
Financial
Accounting
Standards Board
Financial Accounting
Standards Advisory
Council
Mission to establish and improve
standards of financial accounting
and reporting.
Consult on major policy issues.
LO 8 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and their
role in the standard-setting process.
41. Slide
1-41
Missions is to establish and improve standards of financial
accounting and reporting. Differences between FASB and
APB include:
Financial Accounting Standards Board
Smaller Membership
Full-time, Remunerated Membership
Greater Autonomy
Increased Independence
Broader Representation
LO 6 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and their
role in the standard-setting process.
42. Slide
1-42
FASB relies on two basic premises:
(1) Responsive to entire economic community
(2) Operate in full view of the public
Financial Accounting Standards Board
Step 1 = Topic placed on agenda
Step 2 = Research conducted and Discussion Memorandum issued.
Step 3 = Public hearing
Step 4 = Board evaluates research, public response and issues
Exposure Draft
Step 5 = Board evaluates responses and issues final Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard
LO 8 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and their
role in the standard-setting process.
Due Process
43. Slide
1-43
Financial Accounting Standards Board
Standards, Interpretations, and Staff Positions.
Financial Accounting Concepts
Emerging Issues Task Force Statements
LO 8 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and their
role in the standard-setting process.
Types of Pronouncements
44. Slide
1-44
Principles that have substantial authoritative support.
Major sources of GAAP:
FASB Standards, Interpretations, and Staff Positions
APB Opinions
AICPA Accounting Research Bulletins
U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Financial Accounting Standards Board
LO 8 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and their
role in the standard-setting process.
When the Board approves a new standard, staff position, etc., the results are
included in the Codification through an Accounting Standards Update.
45. Slide
1-45
Financial Accounting Standards Board
LO 8 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and their
role in the standard-setting process.
Illustration 1A-2
The
Codification
Framework
46. Slide
1-46
IASB and FASB have set up an extensive work plan to achieve
one set of international standards.
Improvements in Accounting Standards
International Accounting Convergence
LO 8 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and their
role in the standard-setting process.
Illustration 1A-3
IFRS Adoption Timeline
47. Slide
1-47
SEC Work Plan
International Accounting Convergence
LO 8 Identify the major policy-setting bodies and their
role in the standard-setting process.
Sufficient development and application of IFRS.
Independent standard-setting for the benefit of investors.
Investor understanding and education.
Regulatory environment.
Impact on large and small financial statement preparers.
Human capital readiness.