FAR Study Group April/May 2013 - Page 37

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  • #176441
    tmturner74
    Member

    Is it ok to start a FAR Study Group? I retook Audit yesterday and although I don’t have a gut feeling either way if I passed or not, I am going to start on FAR. I am using Becker self-study and purchased the Ninja Notes for FAR.

    I am looking forward to reading a/b everyone’s progression. Good Luck!

     

    Aud- 11/28/12 (72), 02/27/13 (72), 04/06/2013 77!!
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  • #417468
    Qlad
    Member

    @Anasag, some companies use DVLIFO bcoz they have more than 1 products and unit price calculation is very time consuming for each product separately every month, so they just separate the amount that increased this year…call it a layer… deflate it and inflate it at the rate of the base index price.(to get a uniform result)

    Becker or others r trying to put everything in 1 chapter that we studied in one whole semester…think it as a refresher course , not full fledged studies and u will feel positive and encouraged to understand what short material has to say…use google and youtube and go back to Becker again…don't let the negativity capture you.

    hope the explanation of DVLIFO was of some help.

    FAR 72,71,81 🙂
    AUD 64,71, 72, 75 🙂 I'm done !!!
    REG 73, 74, 74, 84 🙂
    BEC 76 🙂

    #417249
    Qlad
    Member

    Is anyone expert in the topic- Inter-company elimination entries…it's killing me! can't do even a single MCQ right. 🙁

    FAR 72,71,81 🙂
    AUD 64,71, 72, 75 🙂 I'm done !!!
    REG 73, 74, 74, 84 🙂
    BEC 76 🙂

    #417470
    Qlad
    Member

    Is anyone expert in the topic- Inter-company elimination entries…it's killing me! can't do even a single MCQ right. 🙁

    FAR 72,71,81 🙂
    AUD 64,71, 72, 75 🙂 I'm done !!!
    REG 73, 74, 74, 84 🙂
    BEC 76 🙂

    #417251
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    @Qlad thank you, it make a lot more sense now to me

    about inter-company eliminations, just think about it as any transaction with my self is not acceptable,

    you have to eliminate it and let it back as no thing happened

    so if it is equipment you have to eliminate the difference of applying new value for depreciation to let it back to old dep.

    and let the equipment to previous amount, and eliminate any Gain or Loss (so notice every thing back to old numbers)

    now if it is a land (no dep.) just eliminate the Gain or Loss and adjust the land to previous value

    now to inventory, you have to get it back to previous numbers

    (but) the problem that you can't because some of the inventory already sold in subsidary

    now to the elimination entry for inventory

    first of all you eliminate the sales and COGS (remember we don't buy or sell to our-self) and note that there is a difference between the number of sales and the number of COGS in the parent J/E,

    and that difference is divided to two things

    a)increased COGS on sub (over if what the parent will book as COGS if it was the original seller)

    b)increased inventory value remaining in sub (over if it was on parent book)

    so adjust COGS to it original number and adjust inventory as if it in the parent co

    now if the sub purchased a parent company's bond it will be subject to extinguishment and book any gain or loss

    don't forget to eliminate 100% (even non-controlling) in all inter-company eliminations

    hope that helps,if something still missing you can tell and i will try my best

    if there is language mistakes i'm sorry , English is my 2nd language

    #417472
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    @Qlad thank you, it make a lot more sense now to me

    about inter-company eliminations, just think about it as any transaction with my self is not acceptable,

    you have to eliminate it and let it back as no thing happened

    so if it is equipment you have to eliminate the difference of applying new value for depreciation to let it back to old dep.

    and let the equipment to previous amount, and eliminate any Gain or Loss (so notice every thing back to old numbers)

    now if it is a land (no dep.) just eliminate the Gain or Loss and adjust the land to previous value

    now to inventory, you have to get it back to previous numbers

    (but) the problem that you can't because some of the inventory already sold in subsidary

    now to the elimination entry for inventory

    first of all you eliminate the sales and COGS (remember we don't buy or sell to our-self) and note that there is a difference between the number of sales and the number of COGS in the parent J/E,

    and that difference is divided to two things

    a)increased COGS on sub (over if what the parent will book as COGS if it was the original seller)

    b)increased inventory value remaining in sub (over if it was on parent book)

    so adjust COGS to it original number and adjust inventory as if it in the parent co

    now if the sub purchased a parent company's bond it will be subject to extinguishment and book any gain or loss

    don't forget to eliminate 100% (even non-controlling) in all inter-company eliminations

    hope that helps,if something still missing you can tell and i will try my best

    if there is language mistakes i'm sorry , English is my 2nd language

    #417253
    10keyLeah
    Member

    Double post, sorry. See my post below.

    Ninja Combo, Yaeger, Wiley -- Licensed CPA, May 2015

    #417474
    10keyLeah
    Member

    Double post, sorry. See my post below.

    Ninja Combo, Yaeger, Wiley -- Licensed CPA, May 2015

    #417255
    10keyLeah
    Member

    @Stay_Postive.. thanks!

    @gchanter – it will be my first exam as well. I personally scored anywhere between 40% and 80% the first time through Wiley online test bank MCQ's. This second time, I'm getting in the 70's so far, but I'm still taking time to figure it out before trying to answer.

    I've heard of people getting in the 70-80 range and failing, and I've heard of people getting in the 60-70 range and passing. There are so many variables to the exam that it makes it difficult to really gauge. My biggest concern is time management.

    I will have studied for 4 months for FAR by the time I sit. Being a little nervous is normal. Just do the best you can do.. and if you fail… just get back up and re-take it. That's my plan anyways.

    Does anyone have a strategy about how to not run out of time??

    Ninja Combo, Yaeger, Wiley -- Licensed CPA, May 2015

    #417476
    10keyLeah
    Member

    @Stay_Postive.. thanks!

    @gchanter – it will be my first exam as well. I personally scored anywhere between 40% and 80% the first time through Wiley online test bank MCQ's. This second time, I'm getting in the 70's so far, but I'm still taking time to figure it out before trying to answer.

    I've heard of people getting in the 70-80 range and failing, and I've heard of people getting in the 60-70 range and passing. There are so many variables to the exam that it makes it difficult to really gauge. My biggest concern is time management.

    I will have studied for 4 months for FAR by the time I sit. Being a little nervous is normal. Just do the best you can do.. and if you fail… just get back up and re-take it. That's my plan anyways.

    Does anyone have a strategy about how to not run out of time??

    Ninja Combo, Yaeger, Wiley -- Licensed CPA, May 2015

    #417257
    Qlad
    Member

    @ Anasag…thank u i will re- do the MCQ and try to understand the JE..don't worry about the language…u r perfect.

    FAR 72,71,81 🙂
    AUD 64,71, 72, 75 🙂 I'm done !!!
    REG 73, 74, 74, 84 🙂
    BEC 76 🙂

    #417478
    Qlad
    Member

    @ Anasag…thank u i will re- do the MCQ and try to understand the JE..don't worry about the language…u r perfect.

    FAR 72,71,81 🙂
    AUD 64,71, 72, 75 🙂 I'm done !!!
    REG 73, 74, 74, 84 🙂
    BEC 76 🙂

    #417259
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I would also appreciate any tips on time mgmt as I think this will be my biggest problem during the test. I plan on allocating 45 min for each testlet and 1:45 for Sims…so I have that part …but any other tips and tricks would be greatly appreciated.

    #417480
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I would also appreciate any tips on time mgmt as I think this will be my biggest problem during the test. I plan on allocating 45 min for each testlet and 1:45 for Sims…so I have that part …but any other tips and tricks would be greatly appreciated.

    #417261
    Tina82
    Member

    @casagarber, I typically don't do the mcqs in the order given. I go through and do the ones I know right away first and then go back to the ones that require more thought. Not really a time management tip but then I know how much time there is left for the harder ones; say you you know 15 on the spot and can do those in 15 minutes then you have 30 minutes for the others.

    R - 74;88
    A - 84
    B - 74;89
    F - no study = 67; May 15 = 87 & done

    #417482
    Tina82
    Member

    @casagarber, I typically don't do the mcqs in the order given. I go through and do the ones I know right away first and then go back to the ones that require more thought. Not really a time management tip but then I know how much time there is left for the harder ones; say you you know 15 on the spot and can do those in 15 minutes then you have 30 minutes for the others.

    R - 74;88
    A - 84
    B - 74;89
    F - no study = 67; May 15 = 87 & done

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