CCIFP Accounting and Reporting
Questions And Answers
AccountingxforxContract-in-ProgressxforxContractorsxUsingxthexCompleted-
ContractxMethodx-xCORRECTxxANSWER--
xIfxaxcontractorxisxunablextoxreasonablyxestimatexthexpercentagexofxworkxperformedxorxtotalx
costsxtoxcompletexaxcontract,xthexcontractorxmustxusexthexcompleted-contractxmethod.
-
xMustxevaluatexeachxjobxandxrecordxeitherxaxnetxassetx"defferedxcosts"xorxaxnetxliabilityx"def
erredxrevenue"xisxrecorded
AICPAxrecognizesxthexFinancialxAccountingxStandardsxBoardx(FASB)xformedxinx1973xasxt
hexbodyxissuingxauthoritativexstandardsx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
BeforexFASBxtherexwasxAccountingxPrinciplesxBoardxOpinionsx(ABPs)xalsoxAccountingxR
esearchxBulletinsx(ARBs)
StatementsxofxPositionx(SOP)
BillingsxinxExcessxofxCostsxandxEstimatedxEarningsxonxUncompletedxContractsx(CurrentxLi
ability)x-xCORRECTxxANSWER--
xIsxaxresultxfromxcontractxbillingsxbeingxgreaterxthanxrecognizedxrevenuesxunderxthexpercen
tagexofxcompletionxmethod
CashxandxCashxEquivalents,MarketablexSecurities,xandxCashxandxShortxTermxSecuritiesx
HeldxinxLieuxofxRetentionx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
Sometimesxownersxarexwillingxtoxpayxretentionxifxcontractorsxagreextoxdepositxthexfundsxint
oxsomextypexofxcashxequivalentxorxshort-termxsecuritiesxthatxthexownerxcanxcontrol
CIExandxBIEx-xUnbalancexItemsx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
ComputationxofxPercentagexofxCompletionx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
Dividexthextotalxcostsxincurredxtoxdatexbyxthextotalxestimatedxcontractxcosts.xThenxmultiplyxt
hisxpercentagexbyxthexcontractxamountxtoxgetxthexamountxofxrevenuextoxrecognize.xThenxta
kexthatxnumberxandxsubtratexthexactualxcostsxtoxdatextoxgetxthexgrossxprofitxtoxdatexonxthexpr
oject.
Questions And Answers
AccountingxforxContract-in-ProgressxforxContractorsxUsingxthexCompleted-
ContractxMethodx-xCORRECTxxANSWER--
xIfxaxcontractorxisxunablextoxreasonablyxestimatexthexpercentagexofxworkxperformedxorxtotalx
costsxtoxcompletexaxcontract,xthexcontractorxmustxusexthexcompleted-contractxmethod.
-
xMustxevaluatexeachxjobxandxrecordxeitherxaxnetxassetx"defferedxcosts"xorxaxnetxliabilityx"def
erredxrevenue"xisxrecorded
AICPAxrecognizesxthexFinancialxAccountingxStandardsxBoardx(FASB)xformedxinx1973xasxt
hexbodyxissuingxauthoritativexstandardsx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
BeforexFASBxtherexwasxAccountingxPrinciplesxBoardxOpinionsx(ABPs)xalsoxAccountingxR
esearchxBulletinsx(ARBs)
StatementsxofxPositionx(SOP)
BillingsxinxExcessxofxCostsxandxEstimatedxEarningsxonxUncompletedxContractsx(CurrentxLi
ability)x-xCORRECTxxANSWER--
xIsxaxresultxfromxcontractxbillingsxbeingxgreaterxthanxrecognizedxrevenuesxunderxthexpercen
tagexofxcompletionxmethod
CashxandxCashxEquivalents,MarketablexSecurities,xandxCashxandxShortxTermxSecuritiesx
HeldxinxLieuxofxRetentionx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
Sometimesxownersxarexwillingxtoxpayxretentionxifxcontractorsxagreextoxdepositxthexfundsxint
oxsomextypexofxcashxequivalentxorxshort-termxsecuritiesxthatxthexownerxcanxcontrol
CIExandxBIEx-xUnbalancexItemsx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
ComputationxofxPercentagexofxCompletionx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
Dividexthextotalxcostsxincurredxtoxdatexbyxthextotalxestimatedxcontractxcosts.xThenxmultiplyxt
hisxpercentagexbyxthexcontractxamountxtoxgetxthexamountxofxrevenuextoxrecognize.xThenxta
kexthatxnumberxandxsubtratexthexactualxcostsxtoxdatextoxgetxthexgrossxprofitxtoxdatexonxthexpr
oject.