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Financial Accounting(Practice Quiz)

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Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA

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1.
Financial accounting is focused on the __________ financial statements of a company.

External

Right!

Internal

Wrong.
2.
Financial statements report the fair market value of a company.

True

Wrong.

False

Right!
3.
Large corporations must follow the __________ accrual basis of accounting.
4.
Corporations whose stock is publicly traded must have their financial statements __________ audited by independent certified public accountants.
5.
The U.S. government agency with authority over the financial reporting requirements of publicly traded corporations is the __________.

AICPA

Wrong.
The AICPA is not a government agency.

FASB

Wrong.
The FASB is not a government agency.

IRS

Wrong.
This government agency is associated with income tax reporting.

SEC

Right!
6.
The non-government organization that researches and develops new accounting standards is the __________.

AICPA

Wrong.

FASB

Right!

IRS

Wrong.
This is a government agency.

SEC

Wrong.
This is a government agency.
7.
The acronym for the common rules and standards that companies must follow when preparing its external financial statements is __________ GAAP.
8.
SEC is the acronym for __________ Securities and Exchange Commission.
9.
FASB is the acronym for __________ Financial Accounting Standards Board.
10.
GAAP is the acronym for __________ generally accepted accounting principles.
11.
__________ Double-entry bookkeeping will result in at least two accounts being involved in every transaction.
12.
Every transaction will have one account being credited and one account being __________ debited.
13.
The accounting equation is Assets = __________ Liabilities + Stockholders' (or Owner's) Equity.
14.
Matching, cost, and full disclosure are examples of the fundamental or basic accounting __________ principles.
15.
The profitability of a company for a specified period of time is reported on the __________ income statement.
16.
The main components or elements of the income statement are __________ revenues, expenses, gains, and losses.
17.
Prepaid insurance is reported as an __________ asset on a company's balance sheet.
18.
The word "__________ payable" is often in the title of liability accounts.
19.
The statement of cash flows explains the changes in cash and cash __________ equivalents during the specified time interval.
20.
The first section of the statement of cash flows pertains to __________ operating activities.

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