Chapter 1 The Government and Not-For-Profit Environment TRUE/FALSE (CHAPTER 1) 1. The main objective of a typical governmental or not-for-profit entity is to earn a profit. 2. A government’s budget may be backed by the force of law. 3. Governmental entities have no need for an accounting system. 4. A government’s internal managers rely on general purpose financial statements for a considerable amount of information about their government. 5. Governments and not-for-profits
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Governmental Acct. Chapter 1 Homework 1-1) What justifies the different accounting & financial reporting practices of gvmt. & not-for-profit organizations as compared with business organizations? The fact that governments may have a monopoly on the services that they provide and the taxpayers must provide resources to them regardless of what they are‚ and efficiency is hard to measure as well as the quantity or quality of the services. 1-2) Describe the principal differences that distinguish
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CHAPTER 1 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND ACCOUNTING STANDARDS IFRS questions are available at the end of this chapter. TRUE-FALSE—Conceptual Answer No. Description F 1. Definition of financial accounting. T 2. Purpose of financial statements. T 3. Definition of financial accounting. T 4. Capital allocation process. F 5. Financial reports. F 6. Fair value information. F 7. Objectives of financial reporting. F 8. Accrual accounting. T 9. Generally accepted accounting principles. T 10. Users
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Chapter 1 Multiple-Choice Questions |1. |Recording‚ classifying‚ and summarizing economic events in a logical manner for the purpose of providing financial | |easy |information for decision making is commonly called: | |c |a. finance. | |
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(section 1) Module 1 E 1-1 1 a 2 c 3 d 4 c 5 b 6 c 7 d 8 a 9 b 10 c P 1-1 a. Wages Interest Add Equip 6‚000‚000 500‚000 900‚000 7‚400‚000 b. Wages Interest 6‚000‚000 500‚000 6‚500‚000 c. Bonds Wages Interest 6‚000‚000 500‚000 10‚000‚000 16‚500‚000 E 1-2 b b d b b c c b a b d. The cash basis of accounting requires the company to expense the entire $10 million of equipment in year ten. The taxpayers of the tenth year incur the entire expense rather than depreciating $1 million per year. P 1-2 1. The
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GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING EXAM 3 - CHAPTERS 8 THRU 10 Select the best answer for each question and enter your answers on the answer sheet sent with the exam. Submit only the completed answer sheet‚ not the entire exam. Please write your name on the answer sheet. 1. General long-term debt of a governmental entity includes a) All future financial obligations. b) All future financial obligations that result from past transactions. c) All future financial obligations
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Chapter 1 1. What is the name of the superstore which exists in South Africa and other countries and is considered to be the next Wal-Mart? a. South-Mart b. African-Store c. World-Mart d. Shoprite Answer: D Factual‚ International Business‚ p. 5 2. Companies are no longer limited by their domestic boundaries and may conduct any business activity anywhere in the world; these companies are more likely to compete anywhere because of a. Technology
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"principal" of the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program who considers and approves or disapproves accounting and reporting standards recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board? A. Chair of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. B. Secretary of the Interior. C. Comptroller General. D. All of the above. Content: Concept Level: Easy Wilson - Chapter 12 #16 17. FASAB has identified four major user groups of federal financial reports‚ they are
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CHAPTER 1 Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting: ENVIRONMENT AND CHARACTERISTICS ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS QUESTION 1-1 a. The similarities of accounting for profit-seeking and G&NP organizations include: 1. Double-entry system of accounts. 2. Most accounting mechanics‚ e.g.‚ basic transaction documents‚ journals‚ ledgers‚ charts of accounts. 3. Where a G&NP organization has a business-type activity‚ e.g.‚ a municipal electric utility‚ the accounting largely parallels that
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CHAPTER 13 CURRENT LIABILITIES AND CONTINGENCIES IFRS questions are available at the end of this chapter. TRUE-FALSE—Conceptual Answer No. Description F 1. Zero-interest-bearing note payable. F 2. Dividends in arrears. T 3. Examples of unearned revenues. T 4. Reporting discount on Notes Payable. F 5. Currently maturing long-term debt. F 6. Excluding short-term debt refinanced. T 7. Accounting for sales tax collected. F 8. Accounting for sick pay. T 9. Social security
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