Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting Practice Question
Question
A professional is deciding the best next action for the CPA FAR Financial Accounting and Reporting involving consolidation entries in Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting. Which statement is most accurate for exam purposes? (Item 114)
Answer choices
- A. Rely on informal custom instead of the applicable rule, control, or standard.
- B. The best answer is to choose the accounting treatment that best matches recognition, measurement, presentation, and reporting principles for the consolidation entries scenario.
- C. Skip verification because the previous case had the same answer.
- D. Document nothing because documentation could create follow-up questions.
Correct Answer
B. The best answer is to choose the accounting treatment that best matches recognition, measurement, presentation, and reporting principles for the consolidation entries scenario.
Explanation
The correct answer is B because consolidation entries is tested by asking candidates to choose the accounting treatment that best matches recognition, measurement, presentation, and reporting principles. The distractors reflect common exam mistakes: ignoring context, using informal shortcuts, skipping verification, or applying a rule from the wrong domain.
Question details
- Difficulty: medium
- Domain: Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting
- Objective: consolidation entries