2. BALANCE SHEET CHAPTER 4 Warfield Weygandt Kieso
INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING
Principles and Analysis
2nd Edition

3. Learning Objectives
Explain the uses and limitations of a balance sheet.
Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.
Prepare a classified balance sheet using the report and account formats.
Determine which balance sheet information requires supplemental disclosure.
Describe the major disclosure techniques for the balance sheet.
1. On the topic, “Challenges Facing Financial Accounting,” what did the AICPA Special Committee on Financial Reporting suggest should be included in future financial statements?
Non-financial Measurements (customer satisfaction indexes, backlog information, and reject rates on goods purchases).
Forward-looking Information
Soft Assets (a company’s know-how, market dominance, marketing setup, well-trained employees, and brand image).
Timeliness (no real time financial information)

4. Additional Information Techniques of Disclosure
Balance Sheet
Use and Limitations
Classification
Additional Information
Techniques of Disclosure
Usefulness
Limitations
Current assets
Noncurrent assets
Liabilities
Owners’ equity
Format
Contingencies
Accounting policies
Contractual situations
Post–balance-sheet events
Fair values
Parenthetical explanations
Notes
Cross-reference and contra items
Supporting schedules
Terminology
Service Cost - Actuaries compute service cost as the present value of the new benefits earned by employees during the year. Future salary levels considered in calculation.
Interest on Liability - Interest accrues each year on the PBO just as it does on any discounted debt.
Actual Return on Plan Assets - Increase in pension funds from interest, dividends, and realized and unrealized changes in the fair market value of the plan assets.
Amortization of Unrecognized Prior Service Cost - The cost of providing retroactive benefits is allocated to pension expense in the future, specifically to the remaining service-years of the affected employees.
Gain or Loss - Volatility in pension expense can be caused by sudden and large changes in the market value of plan assets and by changes in the projected benefit obligation. Two items comprise the gain or loss:
difference between the actual return and the expected return on plan assets and,
amortization of the unrecognized net gain or loss from previous periods

5. Balance Sheet Usefulness of the Balance Sheet
Evaluating the capital structure.
Assess risk and future cash flows.
Analyze the company’s:
Liquidity,
Solvency, and
Financial flexibility.
LO 1 Explain the uses and limitations of a balance sheet.

6. Balance Sheet
Review:
Financial flexibility measures the ability of an enterprise to take effective actions to alter the amounts and timing of cash flows.
Technical Bulletins provide answers to specific questions related to the application and implementation of FASB Statement or Interpretations, APB Opinions, and ARBs. Technical Bulletins do not alter GAAP; they merely provide guidance on questions related to existing GAAP.
True
True
False
LO 1 Explain the uses and limitations of a balance sheet.

7. Balance Sheet Limitations of the Balance Sheet Use of historical cost.
Use of judgments and estimates.
Many items of financial value are omitted.
LO 1 Explain the uses and limitations of a balance sheet.

8. Balance Sheet Classification in the Balance Sheet
Three General Classifications
Assets, Liabilities, and Stockholders’ Equity
Companies further divide these classifications:
Illustration Balance Sheet Classifications
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

9. Balance Sheet Current Assets
Cash and other assets a company expects to convert into cash, sell, or consume either in one year or in the operating cycle, whichever is longer.
Illustration Accounts and basis of valuation
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

10. Balance Sheet Review The correct order to present current assets is
a. Cash, Accounts Receivable, Prepaid Items, Inventories.
b. Cash, Accounts Receivable, Inventories, Prepaid Items.
c. Cash, Inventories, Accounts Receivable, Prepaid Items.
d. Cash, Inventories, Prepaid Items, Accounts Receivable.
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

11. Balance Sheet Review: True False False
An asset which is expected to be converted into cash, sold, or consumed within one year of the balance sheet date is always reported as a current asset.
Technical Bulletins provide answers to specific questions related to the application and implementation of FASB Statement or Interpretations, APB Opinions, and ARBs. Technical Bulletins do not alter GAAP; they merely provide guidance on questions related to existing GAAP.
True
False
False
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

12. Balance Sheet – “Current Assets”
Cash
Generally any monies available “on demand.”
Cash equivalents are short-term highly liquid investments that will mature within three months or less.
Any restrictions or commitments must be disclosed.
Illustration 4-3
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

13. Balance Sheet – “Current Assets”
Short-Term Investments
Portfolios
Type
Valuation
Classification
Held-to-Maturity
Debt
Amortized Cost
Current or Noncurrent
Trading
Debt or Equity
Fair Value
Current
Available- for-Sale
Debt or Equity
Fair Value
Current or Noncurrent
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

14. Balance Sheet – “Current Assets”
Short-Term Investments
Illustration Balance Sheet Presentation
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

15. Balance Sheet – “Current Assets”
Receivables
Claims held against customers and others for money, goods, or services.
Accounts Receivable – oral promises
Notes Receivable – written promises
Major categories of receivables should be shown in the balance sheet or the related notes.
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

16. Balance Sheet – “Current Assets”
Accounts Receivable – Presentation Options 1
Current assets:
Cash $ 346
Accounts receivable 500
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
Inventory
Total current assets $1,633 2
Current assets:
Cash $ 346
Accounts receivable, net of $25 allowance 475
Inventory
Total current assets $1,633
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

17. Balance Sheet – “Current Assets”
Accounts Receivable
Illustration Balance Sheet Presentation
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

18. Balance Sheet – “Current Assets”
Inventories
Company discloses:
basis of valuation (e.g., lower-of-cost-or-market) and
the method of pricing (e.g., FIFO or LIFO).
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

19. Balance Sheet – “Current Assets”
Inventories
Illustration Balance Sheet Presentation
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

20. Balance Sheet – “Current Assets”
Prepaid Expenses
Payment of cash, that is recorded as an asset because service or benefit will be received in the future.
Cash Payment
Expense Recorded
BEFORE
Prepayments often occur in regard to:
insurance
supplies
advertising
rent
maintenance on equipment
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

21. Balance Sheet – “Current Assets”
Prepaid Expenses
Illustration Balance Sheet Presentation
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

22. Balance Sheet – “Noncurrent Assets”
Long-Term Investments
Generally consists of four types:
Securities
Tangible fixed assets
Special funds
Nonconsolidated subsidiaries or affiliated companies.
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

23. Balance Sheet – “Noncurrent Assets”
Long-Term Investments
Securities
bonds,
stock, and
long-term notes
For marketable securities, management’s intent determines current or noncurrent classification.
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

24. Balance Sheet – “Noncurrent Assets”
Long-Term Investments
Fixed Assets
Land held for speculation
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

25. Balance Sheet – “Noncurrent Assets”
Long-Term Investments
Special Funds
Sinking fund
Pensions fund
Cash surrender value of life insurance
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

26. Balance Sheet – “Noncurrent Assets”
Long-Term Investments
Nonconsolidated Subsidiaries or Affiliated Companies
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

27. Balance Sheet – “Noncurrent Assets”
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Assets of a durable nature used in the regular operations of the business.
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

28. Balance Sheet
Review:
Land held for speculation is reported in the property, plant, and equipment section of the balance sheet.
Technical Bulletins provide answers to specific questions related to the application and implementation of FASB Statement or Interpretations, APB Opinions, and ARBs. Technical Bulletins do not alter GAAP; they merely provide guidance on questions related to existing GAAP.
True
False
False
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

29. Balance Sheet – “Noncurrent Assets”
Intangibles
Lack physical substance and are not financial instruments.
Limited life intangibles amortized.
Indefinite-life intangibles tested for impairment.
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

30. Balance Sheet – “Exercise”
Exercise Mickey Snyder Corporation’s adjusted trial balance contained the following asset accounts at December 31, 2008: Prepaid Rent $12,000; Goodwill $40,000; Franchise Fees Receivable $2,000; Franchises $47,000; Patents $33,000; Trademarks $10,000. Prepare the intangible assets section of the balance sheet.
Intangibles
Goodwill $ 40,000
Franchises 47,000
Patents 33,000
Trademarks 10,000
Total $130,000
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

31. Balance Sheet – “Noncurrent Assets”
Other Assets
This section should include only unusual items sufficiently different from assets in the other categories.
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

32. Balance Sheet Current Liabilities
“Obligations that a company reasonably expects to liquidate either through the use of current assets or the creation of other current liabilities.”
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

33. Balance Sheet Long-Term Liabilities
“Obligations that a company does not reasonably expect to liquidate within the normal operating cycle.”
All covenants and restrictions must be disclosed.
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

34. Balance Sheet – “Exercise”
Exercise Included in Ewing Company’s December 31, 2008, trial balance are the following accounts: Accounts Payable $240,000; Pension Liability $375,000; Discount on Bonds Payable $24,000; Advances from Customers $41,000; Bonds Payable $400,000; Wages Payable $27,000; Interest Payable $12,000; Income Taxes Payable $29,000. Prepare the long-term liabilities section of the balance sheet.
Long-term liabilities
Pension liability $375,000
Bonds payable 400,000
Discount on bonds payable (24,000)
Total 751,000
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

35. Balance Sheet Owners’ Equity
Companies usually divide equity into three parts, (1) Capital Stock, (2) Additional Paid-In Capital, and (3) Retained Earnings.
Illustration Balance Sheet Presentation
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

36. Balance Sheet Classification Exercise
Account
Classification
(a) Investment in Preferred Stock
(a) Current asset/Investment
(b) Treasury Stock
(b) Equity
(c) Common Stock
(c) Equity
(d) Cash Dividends Payable
(d) Current liability
(e) Accumulated Depreciation
(e) Contra-asset
(f) Interest Payable
(f) Current liability
(g) Deficit
(g) Equity
(h) Trading Securities
(h) Current asset
(i) Unearned Revenue
(i) Current liability
LO 2 Identify the major classifications of the balance sheet.

37. Balance Sheet - Format Classified Balance Sheet Account form
Report form
Accounting Trends and Techniques—2004 (New York: AICPA) indicates that all of the 600 companies surveyed use either the “report form” (506) or the “account form” (94), sometimes collectively referred to as the “customary form.”
LO 3 Prepare a classified balance sheet using the report and account formats.

38. Additional Information Reported
There are normally five types of information that are supplemental to account titles and amounts presented in the balance sheet:
Contingencies
Accounting Policies
Contractual Situations
Post-Balance-Sheet Disclosures
Fair Values
LO 4 Determine which balance sheet information requires supplemental disclosure.

39. Additional Information Reported
Post-Balance-Sheet Disclosures
Two Types:
Events that provide evidence about conditions that existed at the balance sheet date.
Events that provide evidence about conditions that did not exist at the balance sheet date.
LO 4 Determine which balance sheet information requires supplemental disclosure.

40. Techniques of Disclosure
Parenthetical Explanations
Notes
Cross-Reference and Contra Items
Supporting Schedules
Terminology
LO 5 Describe the major disclosure techniques for the balance sheet.

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