CPA Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) : Asset Retirement Obligations
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Example Question #1 : Asset Retirement Obligations
Which of the following is untrue regarding asset retirement obligations?
If a company acquires a fixed asset to which an asset retirement obligation is attached, the company should recognize a liability as of the acquisition date
When estimating the fair value of an asset retirement obligation, a company should use a discounted cash flow model using a rate that factors in market risk
A business should recognize the fair value of an asset retirement obligations when it incurs the liability and if it can make a reasonable estimate of its fair value
If the fair value of an asset retirement obligation cannot initially be obtained, the liability can be recorded at a later date when the fair value is available
When estimating the fair value of an asset retirement obligation, a company should use a discounted cash flow model using a rate that factors in market risk
Companies do not need to discount cash flows when estimated asset retirement obligations.
Example Question #2 : Asset Retirement Obligations
Which of the following would be included in the journal entry to retire a fixed asset?
A debit to depreciation expense
A debit to accumulated depreciation
A credit to accumulated depreciation
A credit to sales revenue
A debit to accumulated depreciation
When an asset is retired, the asset value and its related accumulated depreciation are reverse. This means a debit will be booked to accumulated depreciation to clear the account.
Example Question #3 : Asset Retirement Obligations
Which of the following is not a common method of asset disposal?
Scrap
Conversion
Sale
Exchange
Conversion
The most common methods of asset disposal are sale, scrap, and exchange.
Example Question #4 : Asset Retirement Obligations
Of the following assets, which is an intangible that is subject to a recoverability test when testing for impairment?
R&D costs for a patent
A trademark with indefinite useful life
A patent
Goodwill
A patent
The recoverability test is only performed on intangible assets with a limited life. A patent generally has a limited life.
Example Question #5 : Asset Retirement Obligations
Goodwill should be tested for value impairment at which of the following levels under US GAAP?
Each reporting unit
Each acquisition unit
Each identifiable long term asset
Entire business as a whole
Each reporting unit
US GAAP requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level.
Example Question #6 : Asset Retirement Obligations
Which situation would likely dictate use of units of production depreciation?
Machine which produces products
Land
Truck
Building
Machine which produces products
Land is not depreciated, and a machine which produces products would incur damage, wear and tear, and usage only as it produces goods. Buildings and trucks would be depreciated throughout their lives.
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