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, CHAPTER 1
FINANCIAL REPORTING AND
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1.Describe the global financial markets and their relation to financial reporting.
2.Explain the objective of financial reporting.
3.Identify the major policy-setting bodies and their role in the standard-setting process.
4.Discuss the challenges facing financial reporting.
,1-2 Test Bank for Intermediate Accounting: IFRS Edition, 3e
TRUE-FALSE—Conceptual
1. Financial statements are the principal means through which financial information is
communicated to those outside an enterprise.
Ans: T
LO: 1.1
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
2. Capital markets are increasingly integrated and companies have greater flexibility in
deciding where to raise capital.
Ans: T
LO: 1.1
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
3. The major financial statements used under International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRS) include the statement of changes in financial position and the statement of
stockholders’ equity.
Ans: F
LO: 1.1
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
4. General-purpose financial statements are not considered cost-effective because, while they
provide useful information, the cost to provide the information is quite high.
Ans: F
LO: 1.2
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
, Financial Reporting and Accounting Standards 1-3
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
5. Investors and creditors are considered the primary user group of general-purpose financial
reporting.
Ans: T
LO: 1.2
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
6. An effective process of capital allocation promotes productivity and provides an efficient
market for buying and selling securities and obtaining and granting credit.
Ans: T
LO: 1.2
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
7. The emphasis on “assessing cash flow prospects” means that the cash basis is preferred
over the accrual basis of accounting.
Ans: F
LO: 1.2
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
8. While objectives for financial reporting exist on an informal basis, no formal objectives have
been adopted.
Ans: F
LO: 1.2
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
,1-4 Test Bank for Intermediate Accounting: IFRS Edition, 3e
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
9. One weakness of accrual accounting is that it does not provide a good indication of the
enterprise's present and continuing ability to generate favorable cash flows.
Ans: F
LO: 1.2
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
10. The passage of a new International Financial Reporting Standard requires the support of
ten of the thirteen board members.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
11. International Financial Reporting Standards preceded International Accounting Standards.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
12. The standard-setting structure includes a Monitoring Board whose purpose is to provide
advice and counsel to the IASB on major policies and technical issues.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
, Financial Reporting and Accounting Standards 1-5
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
13. The overriding requirement of IFRS is that financial statements provide an error-free and
comprehensive presentation of a company’s financial position.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
14. The IFRS Foundation appoints members, reviews effectiveness, and helps in the
fundraising efforts of the IASB, IFRS Advisory Council, and IFRS Interpretations
Committee.
Ans: T
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
15. International Accounting Standards are no longer considered applicable because they have
been replaced by International Financial Reporting Standards.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
16. The IASB has a regulatory mandate that is enforced by the European Union member
countries.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
,1-6 Test Bank for Intermediate Accounting: IFRS Edition, 3e
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
, Financial Reporting and Accounting Standards 1-7
17. The two major standard-setting organizations in the world are the International Accounting
Standards Board (IASB) and International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO).
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
18. Under IFRS, the information reported by SMEs focuses on the needs of lenders and
creditors.
Ans: T
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
19. The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) sets accounting standards
for those countries which have not yet adopted IFRS.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
20. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) follows specific steps in developing
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS); the first step in the process is holding a
public hearing.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
, 1-8 Test Bank for Intermediate Accounting: IFRS Edition, 3e
21. A unanimous vote by all Board members is needed to issue a new International Financial
Reporting Standard (IFRS).
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
22. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is comprised of 14 volunteer
members and each member of the IASB must come from a different country.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
23. Interpretations issued by the IFRS Interpretations Committee are more authoritative than
IASB Standards.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
24. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is a regulatory agency with
enforcement powers for its International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
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, CHAPTER 1
FINANCIAL REPORTING AND
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1.Describe the global financial markets and their relation to financial reporting.
2.Explain the objective of financial reporting.
3.Identify the major policy-setting bodies and their role in the standard-setting process.
4.Discuss the challenges facing financial reporting.
,1-2 Test Bank for Intermediate Accounting: IFRS Edition, 3e
TRUE-FALSE—Conceptual
1. Financial statements are the principal means through which financial information is
communicated to those outside an enterprise.
Ans: T
LO: 1.1
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
2. Capital markets are increasingly integrated and companies have greater flexibility in
deciding where to raise capital.
Ans: T
LO: 1.1
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
3. The major financial statements used under International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRS) include the statement of changes in financial position and the statement of
stockholders’ equity.
Ans: F
LO: 1.1
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
4. General-purpose financial statements are not considered cost-effective because, while they
provide useful information, the cost to provide the information is quite high.
Ans: F
LO: 1.2
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
, Financial Reporting and Accounting Standards 1-3
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
5. Investors and creditors are considered the primary user group of general-purpose financial
reporting.
Ans: T
LO: 1.2
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
6. An effective process of capital allocation promotes productivity and provides an efficient
market for buying and selling securities and obtaining and granting credit.
Ans: T
LO: 1.2
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
7. The emphasis on “assessing cash flow prospects” means that the cash basis is preferred
over the accrual basis of accounting.
Ans: F
LO: 1.2
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
8. While objectives for financial reporting exist on an informal basis, no formal objectives have
been adopted.
Ans: F
LO: 1.2
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
,1-4 Test Bank for Intermediate Accounting: IFRS Edition, 3e
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
9. One weakness of accrual accounting is that it does not provide a good indication of the
enterprise's present and continuing ability to generate favorable cash flows.
Ans: F
LO: 1.2
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
10. The passage of a new International Financial Reporting Standard requires the support of
ten of the thirteen board members.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
11. International Financial Reporting Standards preceded International Accounting Standards.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
12. The standard-setting structure includes a Monitoring Board whose purpose is to provide
advice and counsel to the IASB on major policies and technical issues.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
, Financial Reporting and Accounting Standards 1-5
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
13. The overriding requirement of IFRS is that financial statements provide an error-free and
comprehensive presentation of a company’s financial position.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
14. The IFRS Foundation appoints members, reviews effectiveness, and helps in the
fundraising efforts of the IASB, IFRS Advisory Council, and IFRS Interpretations
Committee.
Ans: T
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
15. International Accounting Standards are no longer considered applicable because they have
been replaced by International Financial Reporting Standards.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
16. The IASB has a regulatory mandate that is enforced by the European Union member
countries.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
,1-6 Test Bank for Intermediate Accounting: IFRS Edition, 3e
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
, Financial Reporting and Accounting Standards 1-7
17. The two major standard-setting organizations in the world are the International Accounting
Standards Board (IASB) and International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO).
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
18. Under IFRS, the information reported by SMEs focuses on the needs of lenders and
creditors.
Ans: T
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
19. The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) sets accounting standards
for those countries which have not yet adopted IFRS.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
20. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) follows specific steps in developing
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS); the first step in the process is holding a
public hearing.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
, 1-8 Test Bank for Intermediate Accounting: IFRS Edition, 3e
21. A unanimous vote by all Board members is needed to issue a new International Financial
Reporting Standard (IFRS).
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
22. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is comprised of 14 volunteer
members and each member of the IASB must come from a different country.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
23. Interpretations issued by the IFRS Interpretations Committee are more authoritative than
IASB Standards.
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
24. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is a regulatory agency with
enforcement powers for its International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Ans: F
LO: 1.3
Bloom: K
Difficulty: Easy
Min: 1
AACSB: Analytic
AICPA BB: Strategic/Critical Thinking
AICPA FN: Measurement
AICPA PC: Problem Solving and Decision-making
IMA: None
