The AICPA CPA-Financial exam, also known as CPA Financial Accounting and Reporting, is a key part of the Certified Public Accountant certification path. It is designed for candidates who want to demonstrate strong knowledge of financial reporting, accounting standards, and related transaction analysis. This exam matters because it measures the technical accounting skills needed for professional CPA-level work. Preparing well for it can help you move closer to earning the Certified Public Accountant credential.
| # | Exam Topics | Sub-Topics | Approximate Weightage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Area I - Conceptual Framework, Standard-Setting and Financial Reporting | Conceptual framework, financial reporting objectives, standard-setting process, reporting principles | 20% |
| 2 | Area II - Select Financial Statement Accounts | Cash and receivables, inventory and fixed assets, liabilities, equity and related disclosures | 35% |
| 3 | Area III - Select Transactions | Revenue recognition, leases, pensions and postretirement items, business combinations | 25% |
| 4 | Area IV - State and Local Governments | Governmental accounting basics, fund statements, measurement focus, financial reporting for state and local entities | 20% |
The exam tests how well candidates understand financial accounting and reporting concepts, apply accounting rules to real situations, and analyze transactions and accounts accurately. It also checks depth of knowledge across reporting standards and government accounting areas, so candidates need both theory and practical problem-solving ability.
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According to the FASB conceptual framework, what does the concept of reliability in financial reporting include?
Choice 'd' is correct. The concept of reliability in financial reporting includes; neutrality, representational faithfulness and verifiability.
Choices 'a', 'b', and 'c' are incorrect, per the above.
On January 2, 1991, Air, Inc. agreed to pay its former president $300,000 under a deferred compensation arrangement. Air should have recorded this expense in 1990 but did not do so. Air's reported income tax expense would have been $70,000 lower in 1990 had it properly accrued this deferred compensation in its December 31,1991, financial statements, Air should adjust the beginning balance of its retained earnings by a:

Choice 'b' is correct. $230,000 debit.
Which of the following assumptions means that money is the common denominator of economic activity and provides an appropriate basis for accounting measurement and analysis?
Choice 'c' is correct. The monetary unit assumption means that money is the common denominator for economic activity and provides an appropriate basis for accounting measurements and analysis.
Choice 'a' is incorrect. The going concern assumption has nothing to do with money per se. The going concern assumption presumes that an entity will continue to operate in the foreseeable future.
Choice 'b' is incorrect. The periodicity has nothing to do with money per se. The periodicity assumption is that economic activity can be divided into meaningful time periods.
Choice 'd' is incorrect. The economic entity assumption has nothing to do with money per se. The economic entity assumption is that economic activity can be accounted for when considering an identifiable set of activities.
Due to a decline in market price in the second quarter, Petal Co. incurred an inventory loss. The market price is expected to return to previous levels by the end of the year. At the end of the year the decline had not reversed. When should the loss be reported in Petal's interim income statements?
Choice 'd' is correct. When the loss is probable and estimable, the expected loss must be recorded in full. This loss becomes such at the end of the fourth quarter. Therefore, the inventory must be valued on the year-end at the lower of cost or market, recognizing the loss at that time.
Choice 'a' is incorrect. Expected losses must be recorded in full when the loss is probable and estimable and not ratably over several quarters.
Choice 'b' is incorrect. Expected losses must be recorded in full when the loss is probable and estimable and not ratably over several quarters.
Choice 'c' is incorrect. Since the loss is not probable at the end of the second quarter, no amount should be recognized at that time.
Which of the following statements best describes an operating procedure for issuing a new Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) statement?
Choice 'c' is correct. A new statement from the FASB is issued only after a majority vote of the members of the FASB.
Choice 'a' is incorrect. There is no necessity for the EITF to approve a discussion memorandum
(presumably the question means a discussion memorandum of the FASB statement itself and not an EITF statement) before it is disseminated to the public.
Choice 'b' is incorrect. There is no necessity for an exposure draft to be modified per public opinion before issuing the discussion memorandum (a question can be raised here as to 'what' discussion memorandum'). Exposure drafts are quite/most often modified before they are issued as FASB statements, but they do not have to be. Whether they are or are not modified is a function of whether the FASB thinks they should be modified, partly due to the public comments that have been received.
Choice 'd' is incorrect. There is no way to rescind a new FASB statement, although, in reality, a FASB statement can be rescinded by the issuance of a new statement on the same subject. However, even if there was a way to rescind a new FASB statement, it would not be by a majority vote of the AICPA membership, but by a majority vote of the members of the FASB.
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