Identify all false statements about non-GAAP earnings. 1. Public companies are required to reconcile non-GAAP earnings with GAAP earnings. 2. Non-GAAP earnings may be reported in a note to financial statements or in Management Discussion & Analysis section. 3. Non-GAAP earnings are usually larger than GAAP earnings as a company selects to exclude "unusual" or "nonrecurring" items. 4. Non-GAAP earnings is not audited by a CPA. 5. All U.S. public companies report some forms of non-GAAP earnings.

{Auditing} 46. Name the title of financial statement, which is audited to recognize total contribution of the shareholders in the company. a. Statement of financial performance b. None of the options c. Statement of flow of cash d. Statement of Owner’s equity

Financial accounting reports refer to the basic financial statements. They are prepared per period and they cannot be published until they had been audited by independent auditors. * O True O False

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An entity has made an error in the balance sheet. During the current year, a bond has been classified as a non-current liability rather than recording it as a current liability. However, the entity will amend this error in the next financial year (Amend as a current liability).  Explain how the employees/managers will impact on this error?

Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding financial accounting and management accounting? O a. Financial accounting reports need to be audited to verify their accuracy unlike management accounting reports which do not need to be audited. O b. Only financial accounting involves the use of accounting information. Management accounting information emphasize supporting decisions that affect the future unlike financial accounting information, which focus on the consequences of past activities of the organization. O c. O d. None of the given answers Financial accounting needs to follow specific set of rules called accounting standards unlike management accounting O e.

Which of the following is correct criticism on the positive accounting theory? O a. It gives prescriptions for accounting practice of the company. O b. It misleads the stock market by manipulating the earnings. O c Its earnings numbers prepared according to a single basis. O d. It says something about good or bad accounting policy of the company.

Based on cases 2.5 Dollar General Stores Inc. Michael C. Knapp - Contemporary Auditing_Real Issues and Cases (2010, South - Western College Pub) (1) Under what circumstances, if any, are " earnings management" techniques acceptable under IFRS? Under what circumstances, if any, are such techniques Ethical? Explain.

Suppose an accountant discovers that the company holds substantial amounts of inventory that are now obsolete and worthless. Should the accountant report the truth, write off the inventory as an asset, and take a loss on obsolete inventory in earnings? Suppose the accountant also knows that the company is already in distress. Should the accountant seek ways to avoid or delay recognizing inventory losses that will cause the company to report lower earnings and thereby experience a drop in stock price and potential bankruptcy? What if the accountant knows the company is growing quickly and generating healthy profits?

Misappropriation of assets: Select one: a. causes harm to stockholders because the assets are no longer available to their rightful owners b. causes the financial statements to be misstated since the misappropriation usually involves material amounts c. is generally committed by company management d. harms the users of the financial statements by providing them incorrect financial data for their decision making