A friend asks you about whether GAAP requires companies to disclose forecasts of financial variables to external

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A friend asks you about whether GAAP requires companies to disclose forecasts of financial variables to external users. She thinks that information could be very useful to investors.


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1. What are the two primary qualitative characteristics of accounting information?

2. Does GAAP routinely require companies to disclose forecasts of financial variables to external users? Indicate yes or no and explain how your answer relates to the qualitative characteristics of accounting information.

GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is the accounting standard adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). While the SEC previously stated that it intends to move from U.S. GAAP to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-1260481952

10th edition

Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson, Wayne Thomas

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