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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND Economic Activity – the subject matter of

ACCOUNTING STANDARS (CFAS) accounting.

CHAPTER 1 – The Accountancy Profession Transactions – Economic activities of an entity.


Accounting (ASC)
CLASSIFICATIONS OF TRANSACTIONS
- It is a service entity.
 External Transaction
- Function is to provide information,
- Economic events involving one
primarily financial in nature, about
entity and another entity.
economic entities, that is intended to
be useful in making economic
 Internal Transaction
decision.
- Involves the entity only.
Accounting (Committee on Accounting
 Production – resources are
Terminology of the American Institute of
transformed into products.
CPAs)
- The art of recording, classifying and  Casualty Loss –
unanticipated loss from
summarizing in a significant manner
and in terms of money, transactions natural casualties.
and events Measuring – assigning of peso amounts to the
accountable economic events. It must be
Accounting (AAA)
expressed in terms of a common financial
- The process of identifying,
denominator.
measuring and communicating
economic information to permit
informed judgement and decision by MEASUREMENT BASES:
users of the information.  Historical Cost – Original acquisition
cost and the most common measure of
Important Points financial transactions.
 Accounting is about quantitative  Current value – includes fair value,
information. value in use, fulfillment value and
 Information is likely to be current cost.
financial in nature.
Communicating – process of preparing and
 Information should be useful in
distributing accounting reports to potential users
decision making.
of accounting information.
- The reason why accounting has
COMPONENTS OF ACCOUNTING
been called the “universal language
a. Identifying – analytical
of business.”
b. Measuring – Technical
c. Communicating – Formal
ASPECTS OF ACCOUNTING
Identifying – the recognition and non-
a. Recording
recognition of business of business activities as
b. Classifying
accountable events.
c. Summarizing
“Not all business activities are accountable.”
Recording or journalizing – the process of
systematically maintaining a record of all
Not accountable – cannot be quantified or
economic business transactions.
expressed in terms of a unit measure.
Classifying – the sorting or grouping of similar
Accountable or Quantifiable – has an effect on
and interrelated transactions into their classes.
assets, liabilities and equity.
- Accomplished by posting to the -it is the examination of
ledger. financial statements by
Ledger – group pf accounts which are independent CPAs for
systematically categorized into asset the purpose of
accounts, liability accounts, equity expressing an opinion
accounts, revenues accounts and as to the fairness with
expense accounts. which the financial
Summarizing – presentation of financial statements are prepared.
statements.  Taxation – includes the
COMPONENTS OF FINANCIAL presentation of annual income
STATEMENTS tax returns and determination of
 Statement of Financial tax consequences of certain
Position proposed business endeavors.
 Statement of Financial  Management advisory
Performance Services – has no precise
 Statement of coverage but is used to
Comprehensive income generally refer to services to
 Statement of changes in clients
equity
 Statement to Cash Flow PRIVATE ACCOUNTING – CPAs are
employed in business entities in various capacity
OBJECTIVE OF ACCOUNTING as accounting staff, chief accountant, internal
 To provide quantitative financial auditor and controller.
information about a business. Controller – highest accounting officer
in an entity.
“The essence of accounting is decision-
usefulness.” GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING – process
Republic Act No. 9298 – Philippine of analyzing, classifying, summarizing and
Accountancy Act of 2004 communication all transaction involving the
-Is the law regulating receipt and disposition of government funds and
the practice of accountancy in the property and interpreting the results thereof.
Philippines.
Board of Accountancy – the body authorized CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
by law to promulgate rules and regulations DEVELOPMENT
affecting the practice of the accountancy - Refers to the inculcation and
profession in the Philippines. acquisition of advanced knowledge,
skill, proficiency, and ethical and
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING – composed of moral values after initial registration
individual practitioners, small accounting firms of the CPA.
and large multinational organizations that render Republic Act No. 10912 – the law mandating
independent and expert financial services to the and strengthening the continuing professional
public. development program for all regulated
profession.
 Auditing – the primary service
offered by most public CPD credit units – refer to the CPD credit
accounting practitioners. hours required for the renewal of CPA license
and accreditation of a CPA to practice the -Represent the rules, procedures,
accountancy profession every three years. practice and standards followed in
120 CPD Credit Units – required for the preparation and presentation of
the accreditation of a CPA to practice the financial statements.
accountancy profession. PURPOSE OF ACCOUNTING
15 CPD Credit Units – required for the STANDARDS
renewal of CPA license. - To identify proper accounting
practices for the presentation and
ACCOUNTING VS AUDITING preparation of financial statements.
Accounting – embraces auditing. It is - Creates a common understanding
essentially constructive in nature between preparers and users of
Auditing – one of the areas of financial information.
accounting, analytical. The work of an auditor - Necessity to ensure comparability
begins when the work of an accountant ends. and uniformity.

ACCOUNTING VS BOOKKEEPING FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS


Accounting – conceptual and concerned COUNCIL
with the why, reason or justification for any - Replaces the Accounting Standards
action adopted. Council (ASC)
Bookkeeping – procedural and largely - The accounting standard setting
concerns with development and maintenance of body created by the Professional
accounting records. Regulation Commission upon
recommendation of BOA to assist
ACCOUNTING VS ACCOUNTANCY the BOA in carrying out its powers
Accountancy - refers to the profession and functions provided under R.A.
of accounting practice. Act No.9298.
Accounting – used in the reference only - Main function is to establish and
to a particular field of accountancy. improve accounting standards that
will be generally accepted in the
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Philippines.
- Is primarily concerned with the Philippine Financial Reporting standards
recording of business transactions (PFRS) – approved statements of FRSC
and the eventual preparation of
financial statements. COMPOSITION of FRSC
- Focuses on general purchase reports - Composed of 15 members with a
- Area of accounting that emphasizes Chairman who had been or is
reporting to creditors and investors. presently a senior accounting
MANGERIAL ACCOUNTING practitioner and 14 representatives.
- The accumulation and preparation PHILIPPINES INTERPRETATIONS
of financial reports intended for COMMITTEE
internal users only. - Was formed by the FRSC in August
- The area of accounting that 2006 and has replaced the
emphasizes developing accounting Interpretations Committee or IC
information for use within an entity. formed by the Accounting Standards
GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING Council in May 2000.
PRINCIPLES - The role is to prepare interpretations
of PFRS for approval by the FRSC
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL PURPOSE OF REVISED CONCEPTUAL
REPORTING INTERPRETATIONS FRAMEWORK
- Counterpart of the PIC in the United  To assist IASB to develop IFRS
Kingdom which has already Standards based on consistent concepts.
replaced the Standing  To assist preparers of financial
Interpretations Committee(SIC) statements to develop consistent
accounting policy
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING  To assist preparers of financial
STANDARDS COMMITTEE statements to develop accounting policy
- An independent private sector body, when a standard allows a choice of an
with the objective of achieving accounting policy.
uniformity in the accounting  To assist all parties to understand and
principles which are used by interpret the IFRS Standards.
business and other organizations for USERS OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION
financial reporting around the a. Primary users
world. b. Other users
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING Primary users – include existing and potential
STANDARDS BOARD investors, lenders and other creditors.
- Now replaces the International - The parties to whom general
Accounting Standards Committee purpose of financial reports are
(IASC) primarily directed.
- Publishes standards in a series of Existing and potential investors – concerned
pronouncement called IFRS with the risk inherent in and return provided by
PHILIPPINE FINANCIAL REPORTING their investments.
STANDARDS
- Series of pronouncements issued by Lenders and other creditors – enables them to
FRSC determine whether their loans, interest thereon
and other amounts owing to the will be paid
CHAPTER 2: OBJECTIVE OF FINANCIAL when due.
REPORTING
Other users – includes the employees,
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK for customers, governments and their agencies, and
Financial Reporting the public.
- Is a complete, comprehensive and - Reports are not directed to them
single document promulgated by the primarily.
IASB
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Employees – interested in information about the
- Is a summary of terms and concepts stability and profitability of the entity.
that underlie the preparation and
presentation of financial statements Customers – interested about the continuance of
for external users. an entity.
- Describes the concepts for general
purpose of financial reporting Government and their agencies – interested in
- Intended to guide standard setters, the allocation of resources and thereof the
preparers and users of financial activities of the entity.
information in the preparation and
presentation of financial statements.
Public – assist them by providing information CHAPTER 3: QUALITATIVE
about the trend and the range of its activities. CHARACTERISTICS
Qualitative characteristics – are the qualities
OBJECTIVE OF FINANCIAL or attributes that make the financial accounting
REPORTING information useful to the users.
- To provide financial information  Fundamental Qualitative Characteristics
about the reporting entity that is  Enhancing Qualitative Characteristics
useful to existing and potential
investors, lenders and other Fundamental Qualitative Characteristics
creditors in making decisions about - The content or substance of
providing resources to the entity. financial information.
- The why, purpose or goal of  Relevance – the capacity of the
accounting. information to influence decision.
Financial Reporting – the provision of Ingredients of Relevance
financial information about an entity to external 1. Predictive Value – can be used as
users that is useful to them in making an an input to process employed by
economic decisions. users to predict future outcome.
Annual financial statements – the principal 2. Confirmatory Value – it provides
way of providing financial information to feedback about previous
external users. evaluations.
 Materiality – omitting, misstating or
Liquidity – is the availability of cash in the near obscuring it could reasonably be
future to cover currently maturing obligations. expected to influence the economic
Solvency – the availability of cash over a long decision that primary users of general
term to meet financial commitments when they purpose financial statements make the
fall due. basis of those statements which provide
financial information about a specific
Financial performance – the level of income reporting entity.
earned by the entity through the efficient and 1. Could reasonably be expected to
effective use of its resources. influence
- Information capable of influencing
ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING economic decision of the primary
- Depicts the effects of transactions users shall be included in the
and other events and circumstances financial statements.
on an entity’s economic resources 2. Obscuring information
and claims in the periods - If presenting or communicating it
- Events are recognized when they would have a similar effect as
occur and not when cash is received omitting or misstating the
or paid. information.
MANAGEMENT STEWARDSHIP 3. Primary users
- Information about how efficiently - These groups are the users to whom
and effectively management has financial statements are primarily
discharged its responsibilities to use directed.
the entity’s economic resources  Faithful representation – descriptions
helps users to assess management and figures must match what really
stewardship of those resources. existed or happened.
Ingredients of faithful representation
1. Completeness – presented in a way single entity through time or from one
that facilitates understanding and accounting period to the next.
avoids erroneous implication. Comparability between and across entity - the
- The result of the adequate disclosure quality of information that allows comparisons
standards or the principle of full between two or more entities engaged in the
disclosure. same industry.
Standards of adequate disclosure – all  Consistency – refers to the use of the
significant and relevant information leading to same method for the same item, either
the preparation of financial statements shall be from period to period within an entity or
clearly reported. in a single period across entities.
2. Neutrality – without bias in the  Understandability – requires that
preparation of presentation of financial information must be
financial information. comprehensible or intelligible if it is to
Prudence – the exercise of care and caution be most useful.
when dealing with uncertainties in the  Verifiability – different knowledge and
measurement process such that assets or income independent observers could reach
are not overstated and liabilities or expenses are consensus, although not necessarily
not understated. complete agreement, that a particular
Conservatism – means that when alternatives depiction is faithful representation.
exist, the alternative which has the least effect Direct Verifications - means verifying an
on equity should be chosen. amount or other representation through direct
Contingent loss – recognized as “provision” if observation, for example, by counting cash.
the loss is probable and the amount can be Indirect Verifications – checking inputs to a
reliably measure. model, formula or other techniques and
Contingent gain – not recognized but disclosed recalculating the inputs using the same
only. technology.
3. Free from error – there are no  Timeliness – financial information must
errors or omissions in the be available or communicated early
description of the phenomenon or enough when a decision is to be made.
transaction Cost constraint – a consideration of the cost
Measurement uncertainty – when monetary incurred in generating financial information
amounts in financial reports cannot be observed against the cost incurred in generating financial
directly and must instead be estimated. information against the benefit to be obtained
from having information.
Substance over form – transactions and events Cost – a pervasive constraint on the information
are accounted in accordance with their substance that can be provided by financial reporting.
and reality and not merely their legal form.
CHAPTER 4: UNFERLYING
Enhancing Qualitative Characteristics ASSUMPTIONS
- Relate to the presentation or form of
the financial information. General Objective of Financial Statements
 Comparability – the ability to bring  Provide information about economic
together for the purpose of noting points resources of the reporting entity, claims
of likeness and difference. against the entity and changes in the
Comparability within an entity – the quality of economic resources and claims.
information that allows comparisons within a
TYPES OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  Time Period – the indefinite life of an
1. Consolidated Financial Statements entity is subdivided into accounting
- Financial statements prepared when periods
the reporting entity comprises both Fiscal Period – a one year period or a period of
the parent and its subsidiaries. twelve months.
2. Unconsolidated Financial Statements Calendar Year – a twelve-month period that
- Prepared when the reporting entity ends on December 31.
is the parent alone. Natural Business Year – a twelve-month
3. Combined Financial Statements period that ends on any month when the
- Reporting entity comprises two or business is at the lowest or experiencing slack
more entities that are not linked by a season.
parent and subsidiary relationship.  Monetary Unit
1. Quantifiability Aspect – assets,
REPORTING ENTITY liabilities, equity, income and expenses
- An entity the required or choose to should be stated in terms of a unit
prepare financial statements. measure which is the peso in the
“Reporting entity is not necessarily a legal Philippines.
entity.” 2. Stability of the Peso – the purchasing
REPORTING PERIOD of power of the peso is stable or
- The period when financial constant and that its instability is
statements are prepared for general insignificant and therefore may be
purposes for general purpose ignored.
financial reporting.
Interim basis – less than a year period CHAPTER 5: ELEMENTS OF FINANCIAL
- Not required but optional. STATEMENTS
Annual basis – twelve month period Financial Statements – portray the financial
effects of transactions and other events by
UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS (Postulates) grouping them into broad classes according to
- The basic notations or fundamental their economic characteristics.
premises on which the accounting
process is based Elements of Financial Statements – refer to the
- Serve as the foundation or bedrock quantitative information reported in the
of accounting. statement of financial position and income
 Going Concern – assumption that the statement.
entity will continue in operations for the - The building blocks from which
foreseeable future. financial elements are constructed.
If there’s an evidence that the entity would Equity – the residual interest in the assets of the
experience large and persistent losses or that the entity after deducting all of the liabilities.
entity’s operations are to be terminated, the
going concern assumption is abandoned. ASSET – a present economic resource
controlled by the entity as a result of past events.
 Accounting Entity – the specific Economic Resource – is a right that has the
business organization, which may be a potential to produce economic benefits.
proprietorship, partnership or Control – ability to prevent others from using
corporation. such assets, and therefore preventing others from
obtaining the economic benefits from the asset.
LIABILITY - present obligation of an entity to Matching Principle – require that those costs
transfer an economic resource as a result of past and expenses incurred in earning a revenue shall
events. be reported in the same period.
Obligation – a duty or responsibility that an  Cause and Effect Association –
entity has no practical ability to avoid. expenses is recognized when the
revenue is already recognized.
INCOME – increase in assets or decrease in  Systematic and Rational Allocation –
liabilities costs are expensed by simply allocating
- Encompasses both revenue and m over the periods benefited.
gains.  Immediate recognition – cost incurred
Revenue – arises in the course of the ordinary is outright because of uncertainty of
regular activities and is referred to by variety of future economic benefits or difficulty of
different names reliably associating certain costs with
future revenue.
Gains – represent other items that meet the a. When an expenditure produces no
definition of income and do not arise in the future economic benefit.
course of the ordinary regular activities. b. Cost incurred does not qualify or
ceases to qualify for recognition as
Statement of Financial Performance – refers an asset.
to the statement of profit or loss and a statement DERECOGNITION – the removal of all or
presenting other comprehensive income. part of a recognized asset or liability from the
statement of financial position.
Expense – decrease in assets or increase in Derecognition of an asset – when an entity
liabilities. loses control of all part of the asset.
Loss – do not arise in the course of the ordinary Derecognition of a liability – when an entity
regular activities and include losses resulting no longer has a present obligation for all part of
from disasters. the liability.

CHAPTER 6: RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT – quantifying in monetary


MEASUREMENT terms the elements in the financial statements.

RECOGNITION – process of capturing for CATEGORIES


inclusion in the financial statements an item that a. Historical Cost
meets the definition of an asset, liability, equity, b. Current Value
income or expense. Historical Cost – cost incurred in acquiring or
creating the asset comprising the consideration
Carrying amount – the amount at which an paid plus transaction cost.
asset, liability or equity is recognized in the
statement of financial position. Fair value of an asset – the price that would be
received to sell an asset in orderly transaction
Point of sale recognition – income shall be between market participants at measurement
recognized when earned. date.

Expenses Recognition – expenses are Fair value of a liability – the price that would
recognized when incurred. paid to transfer a liability in an orderly
transaction between market partcicipants at
measurement date.
Value in use – the present value of the cash Return on capital – amount in excess of their
flows that an entity expects to derive from the original investment.
use of an asset and from the ultimate disposal.
Return of Capital – erosion of the capital
Fulfillment Value – the present value of cash invested in the entity.
that an entity expects to transfer in paying or
settling a liability. TWO CONCEPTS OF CAPITAL
MAINTENANCE
Current Cost of an asset – the cost of an a. Financial capital
equivalent asset at the measurement date b. Physical capital
comprising the consideration paid and
transaction cost. Financial Capital – the monetary amount of the
net assets contributed by shareholders and the
Current Cost of a liability – the consideration amount increase in net assets
that would be received less any transaction cost - Traditional concept based on
at measurement date. historical cost and adopted by most
entities.
CHAPTER 7: PRESENTATION AND Physical Capital – the quantitative measure of
DISCLOSURE the physical productive capacity to produce
goods and services.
Presentation and Disclosure – an effective
communication tool about the information in CHAPTER 8: STATEMENT OF
financial statements. FINANCIAL POSITION

Classification – the sorting of assets, liabilities, Financial Statements – the means by which the
equity, income and expenses on the basis of information accumulated and processed in
shared or similar characteristics. financial accounting is periodically
communicated to the users.
Statement of profit or loss – the primary source - End product or main output of the
of information about an entity’s financial financial accounting process.
performance for the reporting period. Objective Financial Statements – to provide
information about the financial position,
Aggregation – the adding together of assets, financial performance and cash flows of an
liabilities, equity, income and expenses that have entity that is useful to a wide range of users in
similar or shared characteristics. making economic decisions.

Transaction approach – the traditional Statement of Financial Position – is a formal


preparation of an income statements. statement showing the three, elements
comprising financial position, namely assets,
Capital maintenance approach – means that liabilities and equity.
net income occurs only after the capital used
from the beginning of the period is maintained. Operating cycle – the time between the
acquisition of assets for processing and their
Net income – the amount an entity can realization in cash or cash equivalents.
distribute to its owners and be as “well-of” at the
end of the year as at the beginning.
Property, plant and equipment – tangible CHAPTER 9: STATEMENT OF
assets which are held by an entity for use in COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
production or supply of goods and services
Income Statement – a formal statement
Long-term Investments (IASC) – an asset held
showing the financial performance of an entity
by an entity for the accretion of wealth through
for a given period of time.
capital distribution, such as interest, royalties,
dividends and rentals
Comprehensive Income – the change in equity
Covenants – often attached to borrowing during a period resulting from transactions and
agreements which represent undertakings by the other events, other than changes resulting from
owner. transactions with owners in their capacity as
owners.
Covenants – are actually restrictions on the
borrower as to undertaking further borrowings, Profit or loss – the total of income less
paying dividends, maintaining specified level of expenses, excluding the components of other
working capital and so forth. comprehensive income.
Equity – is the residual interest in the assets of
the entity after deducting all of its liabilities. Other comprehensive income - comprises
items of income and expenses including
Owners – holders of instruments classified as reclassification adjustments that are not
equity recognized in profit or loss as required or
permitted by PFRS.
Shareholder’s equity – is the residual interest
of owners in the net assets of corporation
Statement of comprehensive Income – the
measured by excess of assets over liabilities.
combined statement showing the components of
Notes to financial statements – provide profit or loss and components of other
narrative description or disaggregation of items comprehensive income in a single statement.
presented in the financial statements and
information about items that do not qualify for COMPONENTS OF EXPENSE
recognition. a. Cost of goods sold
b. Distribution costs
Purpose of the notes to financial statements – c. Administrative expenses
to provide the necessary disclosures required by d. Other expenses
PFRS e. Income tax expense
Report form – this form sets forth the three
major sections in a downward sequence Distribution costs – costs which are directly
related to selling, advertising and delivery of
Account form – assets on the left side and the goods to customers.
liabilities and equity on the right side a. Salesmen’s salaries
b. Salesmen’s commissions
Common practice – is to present currents assets
c. Traveling and marketing expenses
before noncurrent assets
d. Advertising and publicity
e. Freight out
f. Depreciation od delivery and store
equipment
Administrative Expenses – constitute cost of
administering the business. Statement of retained earnings – shows the
a. Doubtful accounts changes affecting directly the retained earnings
b. Office Salaries of an entity and relates the income statement to
c. Expenses of general executives the statement of financial position.
d. Expenses of general accounting and
credit department Statement of changes in equity – is a basic
e. Office supplies used statement that shows the movements in the
f. Certain taxes elements or components of the shareholder’s
g. Contribution equity.
h. Professional fees
i. Depreciation of office building and
office equipment
j. Amortization of intangible assets
COST OF GOODS SOLD FORMULA
Other expenses – expenses which are not Beginning raw materials P xxx
directly related to the selling and administrative Net purchases xxx
function. Raw materials available for use xxx
a. Loss on sale of trading investments Ending raw materials (xxx)
b. Loss on disposal of property, plant and Raw materials used xxx
equipment Direct Labor xxx
c. Loss on sale of noncurrent investment Factory Head xxx
d. Casualty loss Total manufacturing cost xxx
Beginning goods in process xxx
Functional Presentation – classifies expenses Total goods in process xxx
according to their function as part of cost of Ending goods in process (xxx)
goods sold, distribution costs, administrative Cost of goods manufactured xxx
expenses and other expenses. Beginning finished goods xxx
Goods available for sale xxx
Natural Presentation – expenses are Ending finished goods (xxx)
aggregated according to their nature and nature Cost of goods sold xxx
and not allocated among the various functions
within the entity.
Jenix Jethro Ayup
Performance Task #4 in Arts

Philippine Arts

Spoliarium
By: Juan Luna
It illustrates the horrific and tragic experiences the Filipinos have experienced during the 19th century. It
asserts the violation of human rights made the first colonizers of our country, the Spaniards. Spoliarium
other paintings and works of art created by Juan Luna were the first works of art that became famous to
the other countries particularly in the European countries that has given him a lot of recognition due to his
creative and expressive style of creating an art. This painting have made Juan Luna won a gold medal at
the National Exposition of Fine Arts which was held in Madrid, Spain. With this influential painting, it
ablazed the heart of our fellow countrymen to create works of art in order to express their emotions
against the colonizers and to continue to fight for their freedom.

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