Intermediate Accounting
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ISBN: 9780132162302
Author: Elizabeth A. Gordon, Jana S. Raedy, Alexander J. Sannella
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 2BCC
Basis for Conclusions Case 2: Income Statement or
Certain transactions require a choice about which financial statement is more important—the income statement or the balance sheet Read paragraphs BC1.31 and BC1.32 in the basis for conclusions of Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts No 8, Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting Chapter 1, The Objective of General Purpose Financial Reporting and Chapter 3, Qualitative Characteristics of Useful Financial Information.
- a. The original portion of the U.S. GAAP conceptual framework that dealt with the objectives of financial reporting (Concepts Statement 1) has now been superseded. What opinion did it express related to the importance of these two financial statements?
- b. What opinion did the original IFRS conceptual framework (the Framework) express related to the importance of these two financial statements?
- c. What opinion does the new conceptual framework under U.S. GAAP express regarding the importance of these two financial statements?
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