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Cfas Chapters Summary
Cfas Chapters Summary
Cfas Chapters Summary
Chapter Summary
Chapter 1: Accounting Profession Process of transforming economic data
into useful accounting information that
Definition of Accounting can be used by the potential users in
It is the process of identifying, measuring, and making decisions.
communicating economic information to permit It is the reason why accounting has been
informed judgement and decision by users of the called the “universal language of
information. (AAA) business.”
II. Measuring as the technical component 3 main areas where CPA can practice
It is assigning of peso amount to the their profession:
accountable economic transactions and 1. Public Accounting – involves individual
events. practitioners or small firms that render
The measurement bases are historical independent and expert financial services
cost (most common and original cost) to the public for a fee.
and current value (fair value). - It offers 3 kinds of services including
*When the measurement is affected by auditing, taxation, and management
estimates, the items measured are said to be advisory services.
valued by opinion. - It is valid for 3 years.
2. Private Accounting – CPAs are employed
*When measurement is unaffected by estimates, in business entities to assist management
the items measured are said to be valued by fact. in planning and controlling the entity’s
operations.
III. Communicating as the formal component
Conceptual Framework and Accounting Standard
Chapter Summary
3. Government Accounting – it focuses on Represents the rules, procedures, practices and
custody and administration of public standards followed in the preparation and
funds. presentation of financial statements.
- The CPAs may be employed in various
branches of government includes BIR, Accounting Standards
COA, SEC, and BSP. The purpose of accounting standards is to identify
proper accounting practices for the preparation
Continuing Professional Development and presentation of financial statements. It
(CPD) ensures comparability and uniformity.
Republic Act No. 10912 is the law mandating Financial Reporting Standards Council
and strengthening the continuing (FRSC)
professional development program for all It is initially known as Accounting
regulated professions, including the Standards Council or ASC.
accountancy profession. It is accounting standard setting body
- The age of 65 years old is created by PRC to assist BOA in carrying
permanently exempted from CPD out its power and function provided
under R.A. Act No. 9298
*15 CPD credit units – required for renewal of Constitute the highest hierarchy of GAAP
license in the Philippines
It composed of 15 members.
*120 CPD credit units – required for accreditation
of a CPA to practice the accountancy profession Approved Statements of the FRSC are the
(Public Accounting). following:
*In making the judgement [At present, the FRSC has adopted in their
entirety all International Accounting Standards
1. Management shall refer to, and consider the and International Financial Reporting Standards.]
applicability of, the following sources in
descending order: Philippine Financial Reporting Standards
2.Management may also consider the following: Chapter 2: Conceptual Framework (Objective of
Financial Reporting)
a) Pronouncement of other standard-setting
bodies Conceptual Framework
b) Accounting literature and accepted
industry practices It is promulgated (promote) by the IASB.
*shall means must while may means optional It describes the concepts for general
purpose of financial reporting where it
International Accounting Standards summarizes the terms for external users.
Committee/Board It is an attempt to provide an overall
theoretical foundation for accounting.
It is an independent private sector body, with the
It is intended to guide the standard-
objective of achieving uniformity in the
setter, preparers, and users in presenting
accounting principles which are used by business
financial statements.
Conceptual Framework and Accounting Standard
Chapter Summary
*The Conceptual Framework provides the b. Lenders and other creditors –
foundation for standard that: enables them to determine whether
their loans, interest thereon and
a) Contribute to transparency other amounts owing to them will be
b) Strengthen accountability paid when due.
c) Contribute to economic efficiency
Purpose of Revised Conceptual
Other users – parties that may find the
Framework
general-purpose financial reports useful
a. To assist the IASB to develop IFRS
but the reports are not directed to them
Standards based on consistent concepts.
primarily.
b. To assist preparers of financial statement
a. Employees – to assess the ability of
to develop consistent accounting policy
the entity to provide renumeration,
when no standard apply or not yet
retirement benefits, and employment
addressed by an IFRS to a particular
opportunities.
transaction.
b. Customers – they are interested
c. To assist preparers to develop accounting
about the continuance of an entity
policy when a Standard allows a choice of
c. Government and their agencies – it
an accounting policy.
requires information to regulate the
d. To assist all parties to understand and
activities of the entity, determine
interpret the IFRS Standard.
taxation policies and as a basis for
national income and similar statistics.
Authoritative status of Conceptual
d. Public – to assist the public by
Framework
providing information about the
1. If there is a standard that specifically
trend and the range of its activities.
applies to a transaction, then it overrides
(reject) the Conceptual Framework.
Scope of Revised Conceptual Framework
2. In the absence of standard, the
1. Objective of Financial Reporting
management shall consider the
2. Qualitative Characteristics
applicability of the Conceptual
3. Financial Statement and Reporting entity
Framework.
4. Elements of Financial Statement
3. The requirements of the IFRS shall prevail
5. Recognition and derecognition
over the Conceptual Framework.
6. Measurement
7. Presentation and disclosure
Users of Financial Information
Primary Users – parties whom general Objective of Financial Reporting
purpose financial reports are primarily
directed. The overall objective of financial reporting is to
a. Existing and Potential Investors – provide financial information about the reporting
they concerned with the risk inherent entity that is useful to primary users in making
in and return provided by their decisions about providing resources to the
investment. entities.
Conceptual Framework and Accounting Standard
Chapter Summary
*It encompasses also other information such as [Information about financial position can help
financial highlights, summary of important users to assess the entity’s liquidity, solvency,
financial figures, analysis of financial statement and the need for additional financing.]
and significant ratios.
*Liquidity is the availability of cash in the
*It includes non-financial information such as near future to cover currently maturing
description of major products and a listing of obligations. (short-term)
corporate officers and directors.
*Solvency is the availability of cash over a
Target Users long term to meet financial commitments
when they fall due. (Long-term)
Management need not rely on general purpose
financial reports because it is able to obtain or Changes in economic resources and
access additional financial information internally. claims
[Investors depends on the return that they expect *It is useful in assessing the entity’s ability to
from an investment. While, creditors depend on generate future cash inflows from operations.
the principal and interest payments or other Accrual Accounting
return that they expect.]
Under accrual basis, the effects of transactions
*Financial Reporting should provide information and other events are recognized when they occur
useful in assessing the amount, timing and (earned or incurred) and not as cash is received
uncertainty of prospects for future net cash or paid. It provides a better basis for assessing
inflows to the entity, past and future performance.
c. To provide information about entity Limitations of Financial Reporting
resources, claims, and changes in a. General Purpose financial reports do not
resources and claims. and cannot provide all the information
Economic Resources and claims that primary user’s need.
[Provide information about financial position b. It is not designed to show the value of an
of reporting entity. It comprises the assets, entity but to help the primary user
liabilities and equity of an entity at a estimate the value of the entity.
particular moment in time.] c. Intended to provide common information
to user and cannot accommodate every
request for information.
Conceptual Framework and Accounting Standard
Chapter Summary
d. It is based on estimate and judgement *Information that does not bear on an economic
rather than exact depiction. decision is useless.
These are the qualities or attributes that make When the items are not significant enough to
financial accounting information useful to the affect the evaluation, decision, and fairness of the
users. financial statements. It is a doctrine of
convenience.
Fundamental Qualitative Characteristics
*Materiality is a relativity when an item depends
Information must be both relevant and faithfully
on relative size rather than absolute size. What is
represented if it is to be useful.
material for one entity may be immaterial for
*Application of Qualitative characteristics another.
1. Identify the transaction that has the potential [As a general guide, an item is material if
to be useful. knowledge of it could reasonably be affect or
influence the economic decision of the primary
2. Identify the information about the transaction users of the financial statements.]
that is most relevant and can be faithfully
represented. Three important aspects:
It is intended to increase the usefulness of the *Indirect Verification – checking the inputs to a
financial information that is relevant and model, formula or other technique and
faithfully represented. recalculating the inputs using the same
methodology.
Comparability
Timeliness
The ability to bring together for the purpose of
noting points of likeness and differences. The financial information must be available or
communicated early enough when a decision is
a. Comparability within the entity or to be made.
Intracomparability - allows comparison
from one accounting period to the next. *What happened in the past would become the
b. Comparability across the entity or basis of what would happen in the future.
Intercomparability - allows comparison
between two or more entities engaged in Cost constraints on useful
the same industry. information
Verifiability
Conceptual Framework and Accounting Standard
Chapter Summary
It provides financial information about an entity’s Combined Financial Statement
asset, liabilities, equity, income, and expenses
useful to user of financial information in: The reporting entity comprises two or more
entities that are not linked by a parent and
a. Assessing future cash flows to the subsidiary relationship.
reporting entity
b. Assessing management stewardship of Reporting Entity
the entity’s economic resources An entity that is required or chooses to prepare
*Financial Information financial statements.
- It is useful to the primary user because the net It serves as the foundation or bedrock of
cash inflow to the parent includes distribution to accounting in order to avoid misunderstanding
the parent from its subsidiaries. but rather enhance the understanding and
usefulness of the financial statements.
Unconsolidated Financial Statements
Going Concern
It is prepared when the reporting entity is parent
alone. The entity will continue in operations for the
foreseeable future. It is the foundation of cost
*It is not sufficient to meet the requirement
principle where the measurement of certain asset
needs of primary users
at fair value.
- It is useful to the primary users because the
Accounting Entity
claims against the parent typically does not give
the holder of that claim against subsidiaries.
Conceptual Framework and Accounting Standard
Chapter Summary
The entity is separate from the owners,
managers, and employees who constitute the
entity.
Time Period
Monetary unit
Noncash Transaction
Noncash investing and financing
transactions shall be disclosed only
either in the notes to financial
statements or in a separate schedule
or in a way that provides all relevant
information about these transactions.