The Reports and Financial Statements Prepared by Accountants

question 35

Multiple Choice

The reports and financial statements prepared by accountants:

• A)Are more useful for profit-seeking businesses than they are for not-for-profit organizations.
• B)Are mainly used to help the firm complete its tax forms.
• C)Provide information that can be used by decision-makers both inside and outside the organization.
• D)Are not as useful now that firms have moved into a more global environment.

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Definitions:

Nonfinancial Firms

Companies that primarily deal in products and services rather than financial instruments and markets, such as manufacturing, retail, and technology firms.

Acquisitions

The process by which one company purchases most or all of another company's shares to gain control of that company.

Divestitures

Refers to the process of a company selling off or liquidating parts of its business or assets.

IFRS

International Financial Reporting Standards, a set of international accounting standards stating how particular types of transactions and other events should be reported in financial statements.