[Q2] FAR Study Group 2014 - Page 196

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  • #183478
    jeff
    Keymaster

    I’ve had a few requests for April/May Study Groups…March will be here before you know it.

    In order to take an early April exam, you should begin studying…now. 🙂

    Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS) | Another71 | NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE

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  • #563443
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    GW is not amortized, but is subject for impairment test at least annually.

    #563444
    NJPRU
    Member

    Notta – to piggyback what Amor said – Goodwill has an infinite life and is therefore not amortized. ONLY finite intangibles are amortized over their useful lives.

    AUD: DONE
    FAR: DONE
    BEC: DONE
    REG: DONE

    IM GOING TO BE A CPA!!!!!

    #563445
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    @NJPRU, there's a rule somewhere about GW having been allowed for impairment. Could you recall that? Somewhere under equity method or consolidation method? Just a thought. No big deal. All these accounting rules are nuts to rule, then suddenly exemptions pop up from somewhere.

    #563446
    NJPRU
    Member

    Well yes – you have to test impairment on GW annually. My notes are as follows:

    GAAP:

    Step 1: Determine if the CV of GW is greater than it's FV

    if yes:

    estimate the implied FV of GW and compare that to the CV of GW = impairment loss if CV is greater

    ** I havent gotten to acquisition accounting yet, and this was a brief subsection in Gleim for the impairment testing ONLY.

    FOR IFRS: CV of GW – Recoverable Amount (which is the greater of FV-Cost to Sell vs Value in Use)

    AUD: DONE
    FAR: DONE
    BEC: DONE
    REG: DONE

    IM GOING TO BE A CPA!!!!!

    #563447
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Okay, I found the special exception for GW's testing for impairment.

    GW pertaining to investments/marketable securities under equity method is not tested for impairment.

    #563448
    NJPRU
    Member

    Sorry I couldn't help more – acquisitions start on Monday for me.

    AUD: DONE
    FAR: DONE
    BEC: DONE
    REG: DONE

    IM GOING TO BE A CPA!!!!!

    #563449
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Well the bad news is that our auditor, that studied for less than a month and passed FAR, stressed governmental and Stockholder's Equity. Very important to know the government wide financial statements, which aren't really focused on in Wiley, than just the fund types. I have added a fourth book, Becker, to my FAR collection and will be studying more government from in the morning. The good news is that everything else he stressed was stuff I know pretty well, pension expense, equity method, etc. My head is filled with info right now so tonight is going to be relaxation with Criminal Minds and Big Bang Theory. I don't know why, but it makes me feel better to know 4 geniuses can't fix a damn elevator so natural born intelligence obviously isn't everything! 🙂

    #563450
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Thanks MommaBear for sharing your tutorial with your auditor.

    I hope I can find a cute auditor around my area too:)

    #563451
    NJPRU
    Member

    Special shoutout to those taking the test today and throughout the weekend! You are going to do great!

    Here is the quote of the day:

    “Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, ‘Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary’.” ~ Dr. Martin Luther King,

    AUD: DONE
    FAR: DONE
    BEC: DONE
    REG: DONE

    IM GOING TO BE A CPA!!!!!

    #563452
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I missed my p.m. quote last night so here you go:

    “Recipe for success: Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.” ~ William A. Ward

    #563453

    Good luck tomorrow CPAmom!

    Florida:
    AUD: 73, 81! Thank you Lord!
    BEC: 73, 77! Thank you Lord! and WTB
    REG: 71, 82! Thank you Lord! and A71
    FAR: 72, 78! Thank you God and my Mommy in Heaven!

    CPA Excel, Ninja Notes & Audio, Wiley Test Bank, CPAreviewforfree

    #563454
    jasbeerch
    Member

    @CPAMOM

    Best of luck for Tomorrow's exam.

    Plz pay special attention to Governmental accounting , IFRS, NFP.

    #563455
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Thanks teetee and jasbeerch!

    So here's my take on what's important for government statements:

    Required (Basic F/S):

    1. MD&A

    2. Government Wide F/S (Statement of Net Assets & Statement of Activities)

    3. Fund F/S (G-2, P-4, F-2)

    4. Reconciliation between GW and Fund

    5. Notes

    Required Supplementary Information (RSI)

    1. Pension (schedules fo funding progress and employer contributions)

    2. Budget (Budgetary comparison schedules)

    3. Infrastructure (Information and assets for modified approach entities)

    Optional Other Supplementary Information

    1. Combining Statement for non-major funds

    2. Variance between initial and final budgets

    3. Variance between final budget and actual

    Other optional reporting

    –Introductory section (before basic F/S and RSI)

    –statistical section–after Basic F/S and RSI

    Where's the catch? This doesn't seem difficult at all so I feel like there must be more to it than just what I have taken from the reading. What am I missing?

    #563456
    jrosen92770
    Participant

    Thought I'd chime in with a quote from Bruce Lee:

    If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.

    BEC - 5/26/2013 75
    REG - 8/31/2013 82
    AUD - 11/24/2013 74, 2/9/2014 92
    FAR - 5/25/2014 85

    NY CPA

    #563457

    CPA MOM – thanks for the rundown on governmental, that's a huge help as that's one of my big 3 going into my (hopefully) final weekend of studying for this beast.

    I do want to remind you that the topics are generally random. We all know we are going to get a range of % of our exam on governmental, but the specific sub-topics, or if it will include a sim or not is basically random. I would just suggest to not focus too intently on any one weakness in your final hours of study And instead focus evenly on all weaknesses…

    MBA,CMA,CPA, CFF?, ABV?

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