Basic Financial Accounting and Reporting - Liabilities PDF

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1. A liability is a probable future payment of assets or services that a company is presently obligated to make as a result of past transactions or events. ฀ ฀ True False 2. Obligations not due within one year or the company's operating cycle, whichever is longer, are reported as current liabilities. ฀ ฀ True False 3. All expected future payments are liabilities. ฀ True False

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4. A single liability can be divided between current and noncurrent liabilities. ฀ True False

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5. A company can have a liability even if the amount of the obligation is unknown. ฀ True False

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6. A liability does not exist if there is any uncertainty about whom to pay, when to pay, or how much to pay. ฀ ฀ True False 7. Trade accounts payable are amounts owed to suppliers for products or services purchased on credit. ฀ True False 8. Unearned revenues are liabilities. ฀ True False

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9. Sales taxes payable is credited and cash is debited when companies send sales taxes collected from customers to the government. ฀ ฀ True False 10. Known liabilities are obligations set by agreements, contracts, or laws, and are measurable and definitely determinable. ฀ ฀ True False 11. A contingent liability is a potential obligation that depends on a future event arising from a future transaction or event. ฀ ฀ True False 12. A lawsuit is an example of a contingent liability for the defendant. ฀ True False

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13. The full disclosure principle requires the reporting of contingent liabilities that are reasonably possible. ฀ ฀ True False 14. Uncertainties from the development of new competing products are contingent liabilities. ฀ True False 15. Debt guarantees are not usually disclosed as a contingent liability. ฀ True False

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16. Accounting for contingent liabilities covers three possibilities. (1) The future event is probable and the amount cannot be reasonably estimated. (2) The future event is remote or unlikely to recur. (3) The likelihood of the liability to occur is impossible. ฀ ฀ True False 17. A potential lawsuit claim is recorded when the claim can be reasonably estimated and it is reasonably possible. ฀ ฀ True False 18. A high value for the times interest earned ratio means that a company is a higher risk borrower. ฀ True False

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19. The times interest earned ratio is calculated by dividing income before interest expense and income taxes by interest expense. ฀ ฀ True False 20. Experience shows that when times interest earned falls below 1.5 to 2.0 and remains at that level or lower for several time periods, the default rate on liabilities increases sharply. ฀ ฀ True False 21. A company's income before interest expense and taxes is $250,000 and its interest expense is $100,000. Its times interest earned ratio is .4. ฀ ฀ True False 22. A short-term note payable is a written promise to pay a specified amount on a definite future date within one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer. ฀ ฀ True False 23. Promissory notes are nonnegotiable meaning that they cannot be transferred from party to party. ฀ True False 24. A note payable can be used to extend the payment due on an account payable. ฀ True False

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25. The matching principle requires that interest expense not be accrued on a note payable until the note is paid, even if the end of an accounting period occurs between the signing of a note payable and its maturity date. ฀ ฀ True False 26. Required payroll deductions result from laws and include income taxes, Social Security taxes, pension and health contributions, union dues, and charitable giving. ฀ ฀ True False 27. The amount of federal income tax withheld depends on the employee's annual earnings rate and the number of withholding allowances claimed by the employee. ฀ ฀ True False 28. Employers must pay FICA taxes equal in amount to the FICA taxes withheld from their employees. ฀ True False 29. The state unemployment tax rates applied to an employer are adjusted according to an employer's merit rating. ฀ ฀ True False 30. A high merit rating means that an employer has high employee turnover or seasonal hiring. ฀ True False 31. Employers must keep certain payroll records, including individual earnings reports for each employee. ฀ ฀ True False

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32. Federal depository banks are authorized to accept deposits of amounts payable to the federal government. ฀ ฀ True False 33. FUTA requires employers to pay a federal unemployment tax on the first $7,000 in salary or wages paid to each employee. ฀ ฀ True False 34. The Form W-2 must be given to employees before January 31 following the year covered by the Form W-2. ฀ ฀ True False 35. Payments of FUTA are made quarterly to a federal depository bank if the total amount due exceeds $500. ฀ ฀ True False 36. An estimated liability is a known obligation of an uncertain amount that can at least be reasonably estimated. ฀ ฀ True False 37. Accrued vacation benefits are a form of estimated liability for an employer. ฀ True False

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38. Since income tax expense is created by earning income, a liability is incurred when income is earned. ฀ True False 39. A corporation has a $42,000 credit balance in the Income Tax Payable account. Period end information shows that the actual liability is $50,000. The company should record an entry to debit Income Tax Expense for $8,000 and credit Income Taxes Payable for $8,000. ฀ ฀ True False 40. Employers can use a wage bracket withholding table to compute federal income taxes withheld from each employee's gross pay. ฀ ฀ True False 41. Each employee records the number of withholding allowances claimed on form W-4, which is the withholding allowance certificate that is filed with the employer. ฀ ฀ True False 42. Companies with many employees often use a special payroll bank account to pay employees. ฀ True False

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43. A payroll register usually shows the pay period dates, hours worked, gross pay, deductions, and net pay of each employee for every pay period. ฀ ฀ True False 44. A payroll register is a cumulative record of an employee's hours worked, gross earnings, deductions, and net pay. ฀ ฀ True False 45. When the number of withholding allowances claimed on Form W-4 increases, the amount of income tax withheld increases. ฀ ฀ True False

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46. All of the following statements regarding liabilities are True except: ฀ ฀ A. A liability is a probable future payment of assets or services. B. Unearned future wages to be paid to employees should be recorded as liabilities. C For a liability to be reported, it must be a present obligation that results from a past transaction or event, . and requires a future payment of assets or services. D. Information about liabilities is more useful when the balance sheet identifies them as either current or long term. E. All of these are True. 47. Obligations due to be paid within one year or the company's operating cycle, whichever is longer, are: ฀ ฀ A. Current assets. B. Current liabilities. C. Earned revenues. D. Operating cycle liabilities. E. Bills. 48. Obligations not expected to be paid within the longer of one year or the company's operating cycle are reported as: ฀ ฀ A. Current assets. B. Current liabilities. C. Long-term liabilities. D. Operating cycle liabilities. E. Bills. 49. All of the following statements regarding uncertainty in liabilities are true except: ฀ ฀ A. Liabilities can involve uncertainty in whom to pay. B A company can create a known amount when issuing a note even though the holder of the note may not . be known until the maturity date. C. A company can have an obligation of a known amount to a known creditor but not know when it must be paid. D. A company only records liabilities when it knows whom to pay, when to pay, and how much to pay. E. A company can be aware of an obligation but not know how much will be required to settle it. 50. Liabilities: ฀ ฀ A. Must be certain. B. Must sometimes be estimated. C. Must be for a specific amount. D. Must always have a definite date for payment. E. Must involve an outflow of cash. 51. Known liabilities: ฀ ฀ A. Include accounts payable, notes payable, and payroll. B. Are obligations set by agreements, contracts, or laws. C. Are measurable. D. Are definitely determinable. E. All of these. 52. Accounts payable: ฀ ฀ A. Are amounts owed to suppliers for products and/or services purchased on credit. B. Are long-term liabilities. C. Are estimated liabilities. D. Do not include specific due dates. E. Must be paid within 30 days.

53. Amounts received in advance from customers for future products or services: ฀ A. Are revenues. B. Increase income. C. Are liabilities. D. Are not allowed under GAAP. E. Require an outlay of cash in the future.

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54. Sales taxes payable: ฀ ฀ A. Is an estimated liability. B. Is a contingent liability. C. Is a current liability for retailers. D. Is a business expense. E. Is a long-term liability. 55. Unearned revenues are: ฀ ฀ A. Also called deferred revenues. B. Amounts received in advance from customers for future delivery of products or services. C. Also called collections in advance. D. Also called prepayments. E. All of these. 56. Advance ticket sales totaling $6,000,000 cash would be recognized as follows: ฀ A. Debit Sales, credit Unearned Revenue. B. Debit Unearned Revenue, credit Sales. C. Debit Cash, credit Unearned Revenue. D. Debit Unearned Revenue, credit Cash. E. Debit Cash, credit Revenue.

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57. A contingent liability: ฀ ฀ A. Is always of a specific amount. B. Is a potential obligation that depends on a future event arising from a past transaction or event. C. Is an obligation not requiring future payment. D. Is an obligation arising from the purchase of goods or services on credit. E. Is an obligation arising from a future event. 58. Contingent liabilities can be: ฀ A. Probable. B. Remote. C. Reasonably possible. D. Estimable. E. All of these.

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59. Contingent liabilities must be recorded if: ฀ ฀ A. The future event is probable and the amount owed can be reasonably estimated. B. The future event is remote. C. The future event is reasonably possible. D. The amount owed cannot be reasonably estimated. E. All of these. 60. Debt guarantees: ฀ ฀ A. Are never disclosed in the financial statements. B. Are considered to be a contingent liability. C. Are a bad business practice. D. Are recorded as a liability even though it is highly unlikely that the original debtor will default. E. All of these.

61. In the accounting records of a defendant, lawsuits: ฀ ฀ A. Are estimated liabilities. B. Should always be recorded. C. Should always be disclosed. D. Should be recorded if payment for damages is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. E. Should never be recorded. 62. Uncertainties such as natural disasters: ฀ ฀ A. Are not contingent liabilities because they are future events not arising from past transactions or events. B. Are contingent liabilities because they are future events arising from past transactions or events. C. Should be disclosed because of their usefulness to financial statements. D. Are estimated liabilities because the amounts are uncertain. E. Arise out of transactions such as debt guarantees. 63. The times interest earned ratio reflects: ฀ ฀ A. A company's ability to pay its operating expenses on time. B. A company's ability to pay interest even if sales decline. C. A company's profitability. D. The relation between income and debt. E. The relation between assets and liabilities. 64. Fixed expenses: ฀ ฀ A. Create risk. B. Can be an advantage when a company is growing. C. Include interest expense. D. Do not fluctuate with changes in sales. E. All of these. 65. Times interest earned is calculated by: ฀ ฀ A. Multiplying interest expense times income. B. Dividing interest expense by income before interest expense. C. Dividing income before interest expense and income taxes by interest expense. D. Multiplying interest expense by income before interest expense. E. Dividing income before interest expense by interest expense and income taxes. 66. If the times interest ratio: ฀ ฀ A. Increases, then risk increases. B. Increases, then risk decreases. C. Is greater than 1.5, then the company is in default. D. Is less than 1.5, the company is carrying too little debt. E. Is greater than 3.0, the company is likely carrying too much debt. 67. A company had fixed interest expense of $6,000, its income before interest expense and any income taxes is $18,000, and its net income is $8,400. The company's times interest earned ratio equals: ฀ ฀ A. 0.33. B. 0.71. C. 1.40. D. 3.00. E. 12,000. 68. The times interest earned computation is: ฀ ฀ A. (Net income + Interest expense + Income taxes)/Interest expense. B. (Net income + Interest expense - Income taxes)/Interest expense. C. (Net income - Interest expense - Income taxes)/Interest expense. D. (Net income - Interest expense + Income taxes)/Interest expense. E. Interest expense/(Net income + Interest expense + Income taxes expense).

69. A company's income before interest expense and taxes is $250,000 and its interest expense is $100,000. Its times interest earned ratio is: ฀ ฀ A. 0.40 B. 2.50 C. 1:2.5 D. 2.5:1 E. 0.50 70. A company's fixed interest expense is $8,000, its income before interest expense and income taxes is $32,000. Its net income is $9,600. The company's times interest earned ratio equals: ฀ ฀ A. 0.25. B. 0.30. C. 0.83. D. 3.33. E. 4.0. 71. The difference between the amount received from issuing a note payable and the amount repaid is referred to as: ฀ ฀ A. Interest. B. Principle. C. Face Value. D. Cash. E. Accounts Payable. 72. A short-term note payable: ฀ ฀ A Is a written promise to pay a specified amount on a definite future date within one year or the . company's operating cycle, whichever is longer. B. Is a contingent liability. C. Is an estimated liability. D. Is not a liability until the due date. E. Cannot be used to extend the payment period for an account payable. 73. Short-term notes payable: ฀ ฀ A. Can replace an account payable. B. Can be issued in return for money borrowed from a bank. C. Are negotiable. D. Are an unconditional promise to pay. E. All of these. 74. On December 1, Martin Company signed a 90-day, 6% note payable, with a face value of $5,000. What amount of interest expense is accrued at December 31 on the note? ฀ ฀ A. $0 B. $25 C. $50 D. $75 E. $300 75. On November 1, Carter Company signed a 120-day, 10% note payable, with a face value of $9,000. What is the adjusting entry for the accrued interest at December 31 on the note? ฀ ฀ A. Debit interest expense, $0; credit interest payable, $0. B. Debit interest expense, $100; credit interest payable, $100. C. Debit interest expense, $150; credit interest payable, $150. D. Debit interest expense, $200; credit interest payable, $200. E. Debit interest expense, $300; credit interest payable, $300.

76. On November 1, Carter Company signed a 120-day, 10% note payable, with a face value of $9,000. What is the maturity value of the note on March 1? ฀ ฀ A. $9,000 B. $9,100 C. $9,150 D. $9,200 E. $9,300 77. On November 1, Carter Company signed a 120-day, 10% note payable, with a face value of $9,000. Carter made the appropriate year-end accrual. What is the journal entry as of March 1 to record the payment of the note assuming no reversing entry was made? ฀ ฀ A. Debit Notes Payable $9,000; debit Interest Payable $150; credit Cash $9,150. B. Debit Cash $9,300; credit Notes Payable $9,300. C. Debit Notes Payable $9,300; credit Interest Payable $150; credit Interest Expense $150; credit Cash $9,000. D. Debit Notes Payable $9,000; debit Interest Payable $150; debit Interest Expense $150; credit Cash $9,300. E. Debit Notes Payable $9,000; debit Interest Expense $300; credit Cash $9,300. F. Interest accrued: $9,000 x .10 x 60/360 = $150 G. Interest earned during next year: $9,000 x .10 x 60/360 =$150 78. Employers' responsibilities for payroll include: ฀ ฀ AProviding each employee with an annual report of his or her wages subject to FICA and federal income . taxes along with the amount of these taxes withheld. B. Filing Form 941, the Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return. C. Filing Form 940, the Annual Federal Unemployment Tax Return. D. Maintaining individual earnings records for each employee. E. All of these. 79. Gross pay is: ฀ ฀ A. Take-home pay. B. Total compensation earned by an employee before any deductions. C. Salaries after taxes are deducted. D. Deductions withheld by an employer. E. The amount of the paycheck. 80. The employer should record payroll deductions as: ฀ A. Employee receivables. B. Payroll taxes. C. Current liabilities. D. Wages payable. E. Employee payables.

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81. FICA taxes include: ฀ ฀ A. Social Security taxes. B. Charitable giving. C. Employee income taxes. D. Unemployment taxes. E. All of these. 82. The amount of federal income taxes withheld from an employee's paycheck is determined by: ฀ ฀ A.The amount of the employee's current earnings for the pay period and number of withholding allowances the employee claims. B. The employer's merit rating. C. The amount of social security taxes. D. Multiplying the gross pay by 6.2%. E. All of these.

83. Recording employee payroll deductions may involve: ฀ A. Liabilities to individual employees. B. Liabilities to federal and state governments. C. Liabilities to insurance companies. D. Liabilities to labor unions. E. All of these.

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84. The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) requires that each employer file a: ฀ A. W-4. B. Form 941. C. Form 1040. D. Form 1099. E. All of these.

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85. An employee earned $47,000 during the year working for an employer. The FICA tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% and the FICA tax rate for Medicare is 1.45%. The employee's annual FICA taxes amount is: ฀ ฀ A. $681.50. B. $2,914.00. C. $3,595.50. D. $7,191.00. E. Zero, since the employee's pay exceeds the FICA limit. 86. Phil Phoenix is paid monthly. For the month of January of the current year, he earned a total of $8,288. The FICA tax for social security is 6.2% and the FICA tax rate for Medicare is 1.45%. The FUTA tax rate is 0.8%, and the SUTA tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. The amount of federal income tax withheld from his earnings was $1,375.17. His net pay for the month is: ฀ ฀ A. $5,190.83 B. $5,844.79 C. $6,278.79 D. $6,566.00 E. $6,792.64 87. Phil Phoenix is paid monthly. For the month of January of the current year, he earned a total of $8,288. The FICA tax rate for social security is 6.2% and the FICA tax rate for Medicare is 1.45%. The FUTA tax rate is 0.8%, and the SUTA tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. The amount of Federal Income Tax withheld from his earnings was $1,375.17. What is the total amount of taxes withheld from the Phoenix's earnings? ฀ ฀ A. $3,097.17 B. $2,443.21 C. $2,009.21 D. $1,722.00 E. $1,495.36 88. The annual Federal Unemployment Tax Return is: ฀ A. Form 940. B. Form 1099. C. Form 104. D. Form W-2. E. Form W-4. 89. The Wage and Tax Statement is: ฀ A. Form 940. B. Form 941. C. Form 1040. D. Form W-2. E. Form W-4.

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90. A bank that is authorized to accept deposits of amounts payable to the federal government is a: ฀ A. Credit union. B. FDIC insured bank. C. Federal depository bank. D. National bank. E. Federal Reserve Bank. 91. An employer's federal unemployment taxes (FUTA) are reported: ฀ A. Annually. B. Semiannually. C. Quarterly. D. Monthly. E. Weekly.

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92. A merit rating: ฀ ฀ A. Is assigned by the state. B. Reflects a company's stability or instability in employing workers. C. Adjusts the employer's SUTA tax rate. D. Affects state unemployment taxes paid by an employer. E. All of these. 93. Employer payroll t...