Gov Acctg Solman Millan
Gov Acctg Solman Millan
Gov Acctg Solman Millan
CHAPTER 1
PROBLEM 1-1: TRUE OR FALSE
True 1. Compared to the accounting for business entities, government accounting
places greater emphasis on the sources and utilization of government funds
and the management's stewardship over government resources.
True 2. Taxes are the main source of funds of the government.
True 3. Other sources of funds of the government include fees, borrowings, and grants
from other governments and international bodies.
False 4. Currently, the financial reporting of government entities is based on NGAs.
False 5. The principles used in the financial reporting of government entities are very
unique that only a very few of these principles are similar to those that are
applied to business entities.
True 6. The principles in the GAM for NGAs are similar to the principles in the PFRSs.
False 7. The GAM for NGAs is promulgated by the Philippine Congress under the
authority conferred to it under the Philippine Constitution.
True 8. A unique financial reporting requirement of government entities is the use of
fund cluster accounting. Under fund cluster accounting, separate books and
reports are prepared for each type of fund held by a government entity.
False 9. The GAM for NGAs is promulgated primarily to harmonized government
accounting standards with the U.S. GAAP.
False 10. An item is recognized as an asset if it meets both the "probable" future
economic benefits" and "reliable measurement" criteria, regardless of whether
the item is a resource controlled arising from past events.
2. What is the legal basis of the COA in promulgating the GAM for NGAs?
a. PD 1445 State Audit Code of the Philippines
b. The Philippine Constitution
c. RA 9298 The Philippine Accountancy Act of 2004
d. Philippine Public Sector Accounting Standards
3. Which of the following is tasked in keeping the general accounts of the government,
supporting vouchers, and other documents?
a. COA
b. DBM
c. NGAs
d. Congress
5. According to the GAM for NGAs, the basis of accounting to be applied by government
entities is the
a. Cash basis
b. Accrual basis
c. Modified accrual basis
d. Any of these as a policy choice
6. Government resources must be utilized efficiently and effectively in accordance with the law.
According to P.D. No. 1445, who is directly responsible in implementing this policy?
a. All employees who are entrusted with the possession of government resources.
b. The head of the government agency.
c. The COA.
d. All elected officials.
7. The transfer of government funds from one officer to another requires the prior authorization
of the
a. Commission on Audit
b. Head of Agency
c. The President of the Republic of the Philippines
d. Bureau of Treasury
8. Mr. A, a government employee entrusted with the custody of government funds, was
instructed by Mr. B, a politician to release funds for the acquisition of a car as a birthday gift
for Mr. B's daughter who will be having her 18th birthday next week. To relieve Mr. A from any
liability, what should Mr. A do?
a. Mr. A shall not release the fund but rather notify Mr. B, in writing, that his
instruction is illegal.
b. Mr. A shall release the fund, and then notify Mr. B, in writing, that his instruction is illegal.
c. Mr. A shall release the fund but retains 20% commission.
d. Mr. A shall release the fund but requires Mr. B to promise, in writing, that the car shall be
returned to the government after his daughter's birthday.
9. Mr. C, a government employee entrusted with the custody of government funds, has lost the
government funds entrusted to him in a force majeure. What should Mr. C do to relieve him
from liability?
a. Mr. C should immediately notify the Head of Agency within 30 days
b. Mr. C should immediately notify COA within 30 days
c. Mr. C should immediately notify Bureau of Treasury within 30 days
d. Mr. C should keep the event a secret and wait for next funds to arrive
10. These refer to the attributes that make information useful to users.
a. Usefulness characteristics
b. Quantitative characteristics
c. Qualitative characteristics
d. Fundamental principles
11. Information loses this qualitative characteristic if it is not reported on a timely basis.
a. Relevance
b. Reliability
c. Neutrality
d. Materiality
12. Which of the following qualitative characteristics does an entity most likely would need to
make some tradeoffs?
a. Faithful Representation and Substance Over Form
b. Materiality and Relevance
c. Relevance and Reliability
d. Understandability and Comparability
13. An entity recognizes an estimated loss from the decline in value of a property. Which of the
following is most likely the qualitative characteristic being applied by the entity?
a. Reliability
b. Substance over Form
c. Faithful representation
d. Prudence
14. Which of the following is not one of the fund clusters of a government entity?
a. Regular Agency Fund
b. Foreign Assisted Projects Fund
c. Special Account-Locally Funded/Domestic Grants Fund
d. Business Related Funds
e. Petty Cash Fund
15. To achieve a proper balance between relevance and reliability, the overriding consideration
is
a. how users’ needs are best satisfied.
b. relevance is always more important that reliability.
c. reliability is always more important than relevance.
d. greater weight shall be given to relevance compared to reliability.
4. which of the following is not charged with government accounting responsibility under the
GAM for NGAs?
a. COA
b. DBM
c. NGAs
d. House of Representatives
6. Which of the following is not one of the objectives of the GAM for NGAs?
a. to harmonize government accounting standards with international standards.
b. to update the coding structure and accounts.
c. to update accounting books, registries, records, forms, reports and financial statements.
d. to update government accounting standards to be consistent with the provisions
of U.S. GAAP.
7. All of the following are requirements peculiar to a government entity. Which is not?
a. Presenting budget information in the financial statements.
b. Fund cluster accounting.
c. Incorporating budgetary controls in the financial reporting system.
d. Accrual basis of accounting.
9. The best estimate for a loss is P100,000. However, the entity deliberately overstated the
loss to P200,000. Which of the following qualitative characteristics is violated?
a. Prudence
b. Reliability
c. a and b
d. Nothing is violated
CHAPTER 2
PROBLEM 1-1: TRUE OR FALSE
False 1. The budget preparation in the Philippines uses a “bottom-up” approach. Under
this approach, the budget preparation starts from the highest levels of the
government down to the lowest levels.
False 2. An entity prepares its budget by simply rolling-over the budget in the previous
year and adjusting each line item by 10% increment to reflect inflation. This
process is described as zero-based budgeting.
False 3. After the budget call from the DBM, the proposed budget of various agencies
are submitted to the Office of the President for review.
False 4. An entity can incur obligations after receiving notice of its appropriation but
before receiving the allotment.
False 5. Budget deliberations in the Congress start in the House of Senate.
True 6. A government entity must first receive an allotment before it can incur
obligations.
False 7. A government entity can make disbursements even before it receives a
disbursement authority.
False 8. Appropriation is also called obligational authority.
True 9. The Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA) is an authority issued by the DBM to
central, regional and provincial offices and operating units to cover their cash
requirements.
True 10. Responsibility accounting greatly enhances budget accountability because
managers are evaluated only in terms of the costs or other variables that they
control, and therefore, budget deviations can be readily attributed to the
managers accountable therefor.
2. Arrange the following steps according to the sequence that they appear in the budget cycle.
I. Allotment
II. Bicameral Deliberations
III. Budget Accountability Reports
IV. President’s enactment of the GAA
V. Budget hearings with the DBM
a. V, IV, II, I and III
b. V, II, IV, I and III
c. II, V, II, I and III
d. V, I, II, IV and III
3. Arrange the following steps according to the sequence that they appear in the budget cycle.
I. Allotment
II. Disbursement Authority
III. Disbursement
IV. Appropriation
V. Incurrence of obligation
a. IV, I, II, V and III
b. IV, I V, III and II
c. IV, I, V, II and III
d. IV, V, I, II and III
4. This type of budget is prepared in such a way that estimated revenues exceed estimated
expenditures.
a. Balance budget
b. Excess budget
c. Obligations budget
d. Budget meal
5. This summarized an agency’s fiscal year plans and performance targets. It shows the
agency’s physical and financial plan, monthly cash program, estimate of monthly income,
and list of obligations that are not year due and demandable.
a. Budget Execution Documents (BEDs)
b. Special Allotment Release Order
c. Statement of Approved Budget, Utilizations, Disbursements and Balances
d. Aging of Due and Demandable Obligations
7. It refers to the amount contracted by a duly authorized administrative officer for which the
government is held liable.
a. Appropriation
b. Allotment
c. Obligation
d. Disbursement
8. Which of the following best describes the Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA)?
a. It is a form of legislative authorization in the allocation of funds for specified purposes.
b. It is a form of authorization to a government agency to incur obligations on behalf of the
government.
c. It is a form of authorization to a government agency to make disbursements out of
government funds.
d. It is a notice received from the Congress that cash is allocated for the payment of
planned expenditures.
5. The half of the P45B authorization extended by Entity A (Central Office) to its lower
operating units is referred to as
a. Allotment
b. Appropriation
c. Obligation
d. Sub-allotment
8. The half of the P15B monthly authorizations extended by Entity A (Central Office) to its lower
operating units is referred to as
a. Cash Disbursement Ceiling
b. Non-Cash Availment Authority
c. Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA)
d. Notice of Transfer of Allocation (NTA)
2. An entity prepares its budget for the upcoming year from scratch. It scrutinizes each item in
the budget irrespective of whether the item was included in the previous budget. This
process is called
a. zero budgeting
b. incremental budgeting
c. scratch budgeting
d. zero-based budgeting
3. Under this approach to budgeting, several parties participate in the budget preparation –
from the lowest levels of government to the highest levels, and sometimes even citizen-
stakeholders participate in the budget preparation.
a. bottoms-up budgeting
b. zero-based budgeting
c. top-down budgeting
d. bottom-up budgeting
4. What is the correct sequence of the following steps in the budget process?
I. Budget Legislation
II. Budget Accountability
III. Budget Preparation
IV. Budget Execution
a. II, III, I and IV
b. III, I, IV and II
c. III, I, II and IV
d. III, IV, I and II
5. After deliberation in both houses in the Congress are finished, a committee is formed to
harmonize any conflicts between the Representatives and Senate versions of the General
Appropriations Bill. This committee is called the
a. Adjudication Conference Committee
b. Bicaramel Conference Committee
c. Referee Conference Committee
d. Bicameral Conference Committee
6. It is the authorization made by a legislative body to allocate funds for purposes specified by
the legislative or similar authority.
a. Appropriation
b. Allotment
c. Obligation
d. Disbursement
7. These are the authorizations programmed annually or for some other period prescribed by
law, by virtue of outstanding legislation which does not require periodic action by Congress.
a. Automatic Appropriations
b. New General Appropriations
c. Continuing Appropriations
d. Supplemental Appropriations
8. Entity A, a government entity, wants to make disbursements. Arrange the following events in
the correct sequence before Entity A can make valid disbursements.
I. Allotment
II. Disbursement Authority
III. Appropriation
IV. Incurrence of obligation
a. II, III, I, and IV
b. III, I, IV, and II
c. III, I, II, and IV
d. III, IV, I, and II
9. This is necessary before government entities can enter into contracts that bind the
government for the eventual disbursement of government funds.
a. Disbursement authority
b. Notice of cash allocation
c. Allotment
d. Incurrence of obligation
CHAPTER 3
PROBLEM 3-1: TRUE OR FALSE
True 1. Technically, only the Journals and Ledgers are considered accounting records;
the Registries are budget records.
True 2. Separate accounting records and budget registries are maintained for each
fund cluster.
False 3. Government entities and business entities use the term "obligation" or the
phrase "incurrence of obligation" similarly.
True 4. The various registries maintained by government entities primarily serve as
internal control for controlling and monitoring the conformance of actual results
with the approved budget.
True 5. A check disbursement is normally recorded as credit to the "Cash-Modified
Disbursement System (MDS) Regular" account.
True 6. Both the ORS and RAOD are updated each time an obligation is incurred, a
payable is recorded for the obligation incurred, and disbursements are made to
settle the recorded payables.
True 7. At the end of each year, an adjustment is made to revert any unused NCA of a
government entity.
False 8. The GAM for NGAs requires the Collecting Officer to issue an official receipt to
acknowledge the receipt of the Notice of Cash Allocation.
True 9. The entry to record the reversion of unused NCA at the end of the period is the
exact opposite of the entry used to record the receipt of NCA.
False 10. The remittance of amounts withheld to other government agencies, such as the
BIR, BOC, GSIS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG, is done through the TRA.
2. Which of the following is recorded in the Obligation Request and Status (ORS)?
a. Receipt of notice of appropriation
b. Receipt of allotment from DBM
c. Receipt of Notice of Cash Allocation from the DBM
d. Entering into employment contracts with employees
4. Entity A, a government entity, made disbursements for the travelling expenses of its
personnel. These expenditures are most likely classified as
a. Personal Services (PS)
b. Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE)
c. Financial Expenses (FE)
d. Capital Outlays (CO)
5. Which of the following is charged with the responsibility of keeping the general accounts and
related documents of the government
a. Commission on Audit (COA)
b. Bureau of Treasury (BTr)
c. National Government Agencies (NGAs)
d. Department of Budget and Management (DBM)
6. A journal entry with a credit to the "Cash-Modified Disbursement System, Regular" account
will most likely be recorded in the
a. General Journal
b. Special Journal
c. Cash Disbursements Journal
d. Check Disbursements Journal
7. Which of the following accounts is debited when a government entity remits its collections to
the National Treasury?
a. Cash-Tax Remittance Advice
b. Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular
c. Cash-Treasury/Agency Deposit, Regular
d. Cash – Collecting Officer
8. Which of the following accounts is credited when a government entity remits taxes withheld
to the BIR?
a. Cash-Tax Remittance Advice
b. Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular
c. Cash-Treasury/Agency Deposit, Regular
d. Cash – Collecting Officer
9. Which of the following accounts is credited when a government entity remits contributions to
the GSIS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG?
a. Cash-Tax Remittance Advice
b. Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular
c. Cash-Treasury/Agency Deposit, Regular
d. Cash – Collecting Officer
10. Obligations recorded in the registries but not yet in the accounting books are referred to as
a. Not Yet Due and Demandable
b. Contingent liabilities
c. Erroneous recording
d. Unpaid obligations
2. The incurrence of an obligation for future delivery of performance by the obligee is recorded
by a government entity in the
a. RAOD
b. ORS
c. RAPAL
d. a and b
4. The entry to record the receipt of Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA) by a government entity is:
a. (Debit) Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular; (Credit) Accumulated
Surplus (Deficit)
b. (Debit) Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular; (Credit) Subsidy
form National Government
c. (Debit) Cash-Collecting Officer; (Credit) Subsidy from National Government
d. No journal entry. The event is recorded only in the Registries.
5. According to the Revised Chart of Accounts (RCA) issued by the COA, the “Subsidy from
National Government” account is a(an)
a. Asset account
b. Liability account
c. Revenue account
d. Equity account
6. Which of the following is not one of the necessary closing entries of a government entity?
a. Closing of the “Cash-Treasury/Agency Deposit, Regular” account to the “Accumulated
Surplus/(Deficit)” account.
b. Closing of the “Subsidy from National Government” account to the “Revenue and
Expense Summary” account.
c. Closing of income and expense accounts to the “Revenue and Expense Summary”
account.
d. Closing of the net balance of “Revenue and Expense Summary” account to the
“Subsidy from National Government” account.
7. A government entity pays an accounts payable. The entry to record the payment will most
likely include a
a. debit to the “Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular” account.
b. credit to the “Due to BIR” account.
c. credit to the “Cash-Treasury/Agency Deposit, Regular” account.
d. None of these. The event is recorded only in the Registries and the Obligation Request
and Status.
8. In accordance with the GAM for NGAs and the Revised Chart of Accounts, how does a
government entity recognize the uncollectibility of accounts receivable?
a. By debiting the “Bad Debts Expense” account.
b. By debiting the “Impairment Loss-Loans and Receivables” account.
c. By debiting the “Allowance for Impairment-Accounts Receivable” account.
d. b and c
2. Which of the following does not affect the amount of surplus or deficit that is reported in the
statement of financial performance?
a. receipt of NCA
b. constructive remittance of taxes withheld through TRA
c. closing of the “Cash-Treasury/Agency Deposit, Regular” account
d. adjustment of the “Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular” account for the
unused Notice of Cash Allocation.
e. All of these affect surplus or deficit.
3. Entity A received Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA) amounting to P625,000 for the year.
Unused NCA at the end of the period amount to P6,000. Entity A remitted taxes withheld to
the BIR amounting to P48,000 through Tax Remittance Advice (TRA). How much is the “Net
Financial Assistance/Subsidy” to be reported in Entity A’s statement of financial
performance?
a. 667,000
b. 619,000
c. 571,000
d. 0
Computation:
Subsidy form NG (NCA) 625,000
Subsidy from NG (TRA) 48,000
Unused NCA (6,000)
667,000
4. Entity A, a government entity, had the following transactions during the period:
Received Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA) amounting to P750,000.
Earned total revenue of P290,000 from billings and collections of unbilled income.
Incurred total expenses of P885,000.
Remitted total taxes withheld of P140,000 to the BIR through Tax Remittance Advice
(TRA).
The “Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular” has an unused balance of
P43,000 at the end of the period.
Computation:
Revenue 290,000
Expenses (885,000)
Surplus (deficit) from operations (595,000)
Subsidy from NG (NCA) 750,000
Subsidy from NG (TRA) 140,000
Unused NCA (43,000)
Net Financial Assistance/Subsidy 847,000
Surplus (Deficit) for the period 252,000
5. The trial balances of Entity A, a government entity, show the following amounts:
Unadjusted Trial Balance – P2,753,000
Adjusted Trial Balance – P2,765,000
Statement of Financial Position (Debit Column) – P1,880,000
Statement of Financial Performance (Credit) – P1,137,000
Computation:
Adjusted Trial Balance (Dr. & Cr.) 2,765,000
Statement of Financial Position (Dr.) (1,880,000)
Statement of Financial Performance (Dr.) 885,000
Statement of Financial Position (Cr.) 1,137,000
Surplus (Deficit) for the period 252,000
6. Which of the following expenditures is not shown in the statement of financial performance?
a. Personnel Services (PS)
b. Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE)
c. Capital Outlay (CO)
d. Financial Expenses (FE)
e. All of these expenditures are shown in the statement of financial performance.
7. The entries to record the constructive remittance of taxes withheld through Tax Remittance
Advice include all of the following, except
a. A debit to the “Cash-Tax Remittance Advice” account
b. A credit to the “Cash-Tax Remittance Advice” account
c. A debit to the “Subsidy from National Government” account
d. A debit to the “Due to BIR” account
e. All of these are included.
9. Which of the following is not one of the special journals prescribed by the GAM for NGAs?
a. Sales Journal c. Check Disbursements Journal
b. Cash Disbursements Journal d. Cash Receipts Journal
10. The 8-digit Revised Chart of Accounts (RCA) Code for expenses starts with number
a. 1 c. 5
b. 2 d. None of these
CHAPTER 4
PROBLEM 4-1: TRUE OR FALSE
False 1. All revenues shall be remitted to the BTr and included in the Special Fund,
unless another law specifically requires otherwise.
False 2. Payments to government entities in the form of checks are not allowed.
False 3. Revenues of a government entity arise from exchange transactions only.
False 4. According to the GAM for NGAs, revenue from exchange transactions are
measured at the amount of cash received.
True 5. When cash flows are deferred, the fair value of the consideration receivable is
its present value.
True 6. The constructive remittance of taxes withheld through the TRA gives rise to the
recognition of revenue.
True 7. According to the GAM for NGAs, the receipt of concessionary loans by
government entities may give rise to revenue recognition.
False 8. The taxable event for income tax is the passage of the time period for which the
tax is levied.
False 9. Taxes are compulsory payments, imposed on persons, properties or activities,
intended to provide revenue to the government. Taxes include fees, fines and
penalties.
True 10. The main source of revenue for the government is taxes.
2. Entity A enters into a long-term contract to provide services. The outcome of the transaction
can be estimated reliably and the progress on the contract can be measured with sufficient
reliability. According to PPSAS, how should the revenue from the contract be recognize?
a. On a straight line basis over the contract term.
b. By reference to the stage of completion of the contract at the reporting date.
c. Full recognition of contract price upon completion of the contract.
d. Only to the extent of costs that are expected to be recovered.
5. Which of the following would result to an increase or decrease in the revenue reported by a
government entity in its statement of financial performance?
a. Impairment loss on an amount already recognized as revenue.
b. Receipt of a pledge.
c. Receipt of donation in the form of services in kind.
d. The repayment of a loan payable is forgiven.
6. A type of fund held by a government entity that is designated for special purposes.
a. General fund
b. Special fund
c. Trust fund
d. Fiduciary fund
7. The national government receives a foreign grant conditioned on the construction of a public
infrastructure. According to the GAM for NGAs, when does the national government
recognize revenue from the grant (i.e., credit to the Income from Grants and Donations in
Cash’ account)?
a. Upon the receipt of the grant.
b. When the grant becomes receivable, provided there is reasonable assurance that the
attached condition will be satisfied.
c. When the condition is met.
d. When the related expenses for which the grant is intended to compensate are incurred.
8. The receipt of which of the following may not give rise to revenue by a government entity?
a. Notice of Cash Allocation
b. Tax Remittance Advice
c. Subsidy from another government entity
d. Inter-agency fund transfer
9. A government entity collects fees for the processing of certain permits. The processing of a
permit would normally take a few minutes. The processing fee is collected upon issuance of
the permit. This government entity would normally recognize revenue from permit fees
a. on a straight line basis.
b. by reference to the stage of completion.
c. upon collection of the fee.
d. when the significant risks and rewards are transferred to the customer.
3. According to the GAM for NGAs, all of the following criteria must be met before a
government entity recognizes revenue from sale of goods, except
a. Significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods are transferred to the buyer and
the entity does not retain control over those goods.
b. It is probable that economic benefits will flow to the entity.
c. The amounts of revenue and related costs can be measured reliably.
d. The stage of completion can be measured reliably.
4. According to the GAM for NGAs, when the outcome of a service contract cannot be
estimated reliably, revenue is recognized
a. on a straight line basis over the periods the services are rendered.
b. by reference to the contract’s stage of completion at each reporting date.
c. only to the extent of costs that are expected to be recovered.
d. only upon the completion of the contract.
5. Entity A sells goods with a list price of P100,000, on account. Credit term is 20% and 10%.
Journal entry to recognize the revenue includes all of the following except
a. A debit to accounts receivable for P72,000.
b. A credit to sales revenue for P72,000.
c. A debit to sales discounts for P28,000.
d. All of these are included in the entry.
6. According to the GAM for NGAs, an exchange of goods or services of similar nature and
value between entities
a. gives rise to revenue measured at the fair value of the goods or services received,
adjusted for any cash paid or received on the exchange.
b. gives rise to revenue measured at the fair value of the goods or services given up,
adjusted for any cash paid or received on the exchange.
c. a or b, whichever is more clearly determinable.
d. does not give rise to revenue.
8. Which of the following, according to GAM for NGAs, may never give rise to revenue for a
government entity?
a. Services in-kind
b. Debt forgiveness
c. Concessionary loan
d. Grant with condition
10. Which of the following receipts of a government entity will give rise to revenue recognition?
a. Receipt of excess cash advance
b. Receipt of refund for overpayment of expenses
c. Receipt of performance bond
d. Receipt of subsidy from the National Government or other National Government
Agencies
CHAPTER 5
PROBLEM 5-1: TRUE OR FALSE
True 1. No additional cash advance shall be given to any official or employee unless
the previous cash advance given to him is first liquidated.
True 2. All disbursements require prior certificates to establish their validity and legality.
A certification for fictitious obligation is void and results to criminal liability be
the certifying officials.
False 3. Entity A acquires equipment from a supplier, on account. A lender settles the
account of Entity A by directly paying the supplier the proceeds of a loan
payable that is recorded in the BTr’s books. This transaction is call Cash
Disbursement Ceiling (CDC).
False 4. All disbursements shall be made through Disbursement Vouchers (DVs) or
Payroll which are approved by the Head of the Requisitioning Unit.
False 5. Government entities are not allowed by law to make purchases using credit
card.
False 6. The Non-Cash Availment Authority (NCAA) is a disbursement authority issued
to government agencies with foreign service posts.
False 7. According to the GAM for NGAs, the Advice to Debit Account (ADA) mode of
disbursement can be used only if the payee maintains an account in the same
bank where the government entity maintains its account.
False 8. Disbursements through the Cash Disbursement Ceiling (CDC) results to the
recognition of a loan payable in the books of accounts of the BTr.
True 9. Under the Advice to Debit Account (ADA) mode of disbursement, payments
from a government entity are directly credited to the bank accounts of the
payees through fund/bank transfers.
False 10. The only valid modes of disbursement for a government entity are through cash
or check.
2. The Chief Accountant shall charge obligations incurred against available allotment to ensure
that
a. the NCA is sufficient to meet the disbursement needs.
b. there are no unreleased appropriations.
c. no overdraft is incurred.
d. no excess allotment exists.
4. Which of the following results to the recognition, in the books of accounts, of expenses
classified as Personnel Services?
a. Granting of cash advance for payroll
b. Liquidation of payroll fund
c. Issuance of office supplies to end users
d. Set up of payable for payroll
5. According to the GAM for NGAs, disbursements for salaries and wages shall be supported
by
a. Disbursement Vouchers
b. Payroll
c. Petty Cash Vouchers
d. Official Receipts
7. The entry in the books of a government agency with foreign service post to record the
receipt of disbursement authority called the Cash Disbursement Ceiling (CDC) includes a
a. debit to Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS)
b. credit to Subsidy from National Government
c. credit to Cash-Constructive Income Remittance
d. debit to Subsidy from National Government
8. This is used to recognized: (1) in the books of national government agencies, the
constructive remittance to BIR and BOC of taxes and customs’ duties withheld, and the
constructive receipt of NCA for those taxes and customs duties; (2) in the books of the BIR
and BOC, the constructive receipt of tax revenue and customs duties; and (3) in the books
of the BTr, the constructive receipt of the taxes and customs duties remitted.
a. Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA)
b. Tax Remittance Advice (TRA)
c. Cash Disbursement Ceiling (CDC)
d. Non-Cash Availment Authority (NCAA)
10. Which of the following government agencies will most likely be able to obtain a
disbursement authority in the form of Cash Disbursement Ceiling (CDC)?
a. BIR
b. DPWH
c. DFA
d. NFA
2. Entity A sends an employee to an official travel and gives him cash to cover his travelling
expenses. Which of the following is most likely the entry to record the cash disbursement?
a. Travelling Expenses xxx
Advances to Officers and Employees xxx
b. Travelling Expenses xxx
Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular xxx
c. Advances to Officers and Employees xxx
Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular xxx
d. Advances to Officers and Employees xxx
Cash on Hand xxx
3. Entity A purchases office supplies from an authorized merchant using an electronic card.
The entry to record the purchase is
a. Office Supplies Inventory xxx
Accounts Payable xxx
b. Accounts Payable xxx
Cash – Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular xxx
c. Office Supplies Inventory xxx
Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular xxx
d. No journal entry.
4. Entity A wants to make disbursements online. Which of the following should Entity A do so
that it can make valid disbursements online?
a. Apply for a PayPal account.
b. Obtain a debit card or credit card that is either Visa or MasterCard from any bank.
c. Enrol with the eMDS of the Land Bank of the Philippines.
d. Make a facebook account.
5. Entity A acquires the equipment on account and settles the account through Non-Cash
Availment Authority (NCAA). The entry to settle the account is
a. Accounts Payable xxx
Subsidy form National Government xxx
b. Accounts Payable xxx
Cash – Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular xxx
c. Accounts Payable xxx
Cash-Constructive Income Remittance xxx
d. No journal entry.
6. Entity A has a foreign service post. During the period, Entity A receives authorization from
the DBM allowing it to use the collections of its own foreign service post to defray for the
necessary expenses of the foreign service post. The entry to record the disbursement
authority is
a. Cash in Bank-Foreign Currency, Current Account xxx
Cash-Collecting Officer xxx
b. Cash-Constructive Income Remittance xxx
Subsidy from NG xxx
c. Accounts Payable xxx
Cash-Constructive Income Remittance xxx
d. No journal entry.
8. A government entity makes payment through Advice to Debit Account (ADA). The entry most
likely to be used in recording the payment is
a. Accounts Payable xxx
Cash – Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular xxx
b. Accounts Payable xxx
Subsidy form National Government xxx
c. Accounts Payable xxx
Cash-ADA xxx
d. None. The transaction is recorded only in the Registries and ORS.
9. A government entity makes constructive remittance of taxes withheld to the BIR through Tax
Remittance Advice (TRA). The entry used in recording the transaction is
a. Cash-Tax Remittance Advice xxx
Subsidy form National Government xxx
b. Due to BIR xxx
Cash-Tax Remittance Advice xxx
c. a and b
d. None. The transaction is recorded only in the Registries and ORS.
10. Which of the following modes of disbursements would result to the recognition of a loan
payable in the books of the BTr?
a. CDC
b. NCAA
c. ADA
d. UFC
3. It is an authority issued by the DBM to central, regional and provincial offices and operating
units to cover their cash requirements. It specifies the maximum amount of cash that can be
withdrawn from a government servicing bank in a certain period.
a. Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA)
b. Tax Remittance Advice (TRA)
c. Cash Disbursement Ceiling (CDC)
d. Non-Cash Availment Authority (NCAA)
4. Entity A has a foreign service post. During the period, Entity A receives authorization from
the DBM allowing it to use the collections of its own foreign service post to defray for the
necessary expenses of the foreign service post. This authorization is called
a. Cash Disbursement Ceiling (CDC)
b. Non-Cash Availment Authority (NCAA)
c. Electronic Modified Disbursement System (eMDS)
d. Advice to Debit Account (ADA)
5. Entity A disburses a check chargeable against its checking account maintained with
Government Servicing Bank. The journal entry to record the disbursement involves a credit
to which of the following accounts?
a. Cash-Treasury/Agency Deposit, Regular
b. Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular
c. Cash-in-Bank-Local Currency, Current Account
d. Cash-Collecting Officers
6. Which of the following entries would most likely constitute a cash disbursement, rather than
a check disbursement?
a. Electricity Expenses xxx
Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular xxx
To record payment for electricity expenses
b. Accounts Payable xxx
Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular xxx
To record payment of accounts payable
c. Advances to Officers and Employees xxx
Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular xxx
To record grant of cash advance for travel
d. None. All of these are check disbursements.
7. Which of the following would most likely constitute a disbursement through Advice to Debit
Account (ADA)?
a. Electricity Expenses xxx
Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular xxx
To record payment for electricity expenses
b. Accounts Payable xxx
Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular xxx
To record payment of accounts payable
c. Advances to Officers and Employees xxx
Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular xxx
To record grant of cash advance for travel
d. None. All of these are check disbursements.
9. Entity A purchases office supplies from an authorized merchant using an electronic card.
The entry to record the purchase is
a. Office Supplies Inventory xxx
Accounts Payable xxx
b. Accounts Payable xxx
Cash – Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular xxx
c. Office Supplies Inventory xxx
Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular xxx
d. No journal entry.
10. Entity A acquires the equipment on account and settles the account by debiting Accounts
Payable and crediting Subsidy from National Government. The mode of disbursement used
by Entity A is most likely a(an)
a. Credit Card transaction
b. Advice to Debit Account
c. Cash Disbursement Ceiling
d. Non-Cash Availment Authority
CHAPTER 6
PROBLEM 6-1: TRUE OR FALSE
False 1. According to the GAM for NGAs, all financial assets are initially measured at
fair value.
False 2. According to the GAM for NGAs, government entities shall prepare bank
reconciliations only at year-end or whenever the need arises.
False 3. Only debt instruments with remaining maturity of 3 months or less can qualify
as cash equivalents.
False 4. The PCF of a government entity is replenished when disbursements reach at
least 90%, or as needed.
True 5. No journal entry is prepared when a disbursement is made out of the petty cash
fund.
False 6. A government entity established a P30,000 petty cash fund. The custodian
must be bonded for at least P5,000.
False 7. According to the GAM for NGAs, all financial assets shall be initially measured
at fair value plus transaction costs.
False 8. Transaction costs on financial assets classified under the held to maturity
category are expensed outright.
True 9. A derivative derives its value from the changes in value of a specified rate,
price, event or some other variable.
True 10. Risk management is the process of identifying the desired level of risk,
identifying the actual level of risk and altering the latter to equal the former.
4. The entry to record the replenishment of a petty cash fund of a government entity is
a. Expense accounts xxx
Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular xxx
b. Expense accounts xxx
Petty Cash xxx
c. Expense accounts xxx
Cash-Collecting Officers xxx
d. Expense accounts xxx
Cash-Treasury/Agency Deposit, Regular xxx
5. Under this method of bank reconciliation statement preparation, the unadjusted book and
bank balances are brought to an adjusted balance that is reported on the statement of
financial position.
a. Bank to Book Method
b. Book to Bank Method
c. Adjusted Balance Method
d. All of these
6. Which of the following may be paid through the petty cash fund of a government entity?
a. Rent worth P12,000.
b. Pantry supplies worth P15,000.
c. Office supplies worth P20,000.
d. None of these.
7. Entity A maintains a petty cash fund. At any given point of time, the cash on hand and the
petty cash vouchers must be equal to the ledger balance of the petty cash fund. If these are
not equal, the difference is either shortage or overage. This system of handling petty cash
fund is called
a. Impress System
b. Fluctuating Balance System
c. Pretty Cash System
d. Imprest System
8. According to the GAM for NGAs, the establishment of a petty cash fund
a. requires the approval of the Head of Agency.
b. requires the approval of the Chief Accountant.
c. requires the approval of the President of the Philippines.
d. does not require any formal approval because petty cash funds are likely to be
immaterial.
9. The “Loans Receivable” account is most likely to be used in the books of accounts of which
the following government agencies?
a. COA
b. NIA
c. BTr
d. All of these
2. Which of the following is not one of the categories of financial assets under the GAM for
NGAs?
a. Held-to-maturity investments
b. Loans and receivables
c. Available-for-sale financial assets
d. Financial asset through other comprehensive income
6. If the investment is classified as available for sale financial asset and the fair value at year-
end is P1,800,000, how much is the gain (loss) from the change in fair value?
a. (200,000)
b. (217,289)
c. 195,709 (1,800,000 – 1604,291)
d. 238,869
7. If the investment is classified as available for sale financial asset, how much is the interest
income in 20x1?
a. 221,580
b. 203,951
c. 186,322
d. 200,000
8. According to the GAM for NGAs, changes in fair value of investments classified as available
for sale financial assets are
a. recognized in surplus or deficit
b. recognized in net assets
c. not recognized
d. a or b
9. Entity A acquires an investment for P100,000 and incurs transaction costs of P10,000. At
year-end, the fair value of the investment is P80,000. Entity A recognizes a P30,000 loss
from the change in fair value. The investment would most likely to have been classified
under which of the following categories of financial assets?
a. Available-for-sale financial assets
b. Financial asset through surplus or deficit
c. Held-to-maturity investments
d. Loans and receivables
10. Entity A acquires an investment for P100,000 and incurs transaction costs of P10,000. At
year-end, the fair value of the investment is P120,000. However, the investment is
appropriately reported in the year-end statement of financial position at a carrying amount of
P106,382. The investment would most likely to have been classified under which of the
following categories of financial assets?
a. Available-for-sale financial assets
b. Held-to-maturity investments
c. Loans and receivables
d. Cannot be determined due to insufficient information
2. Which of the following is excluded from the amount of cash that is reported in the statement
of financial position of a government entity?
a. unreleased checks drawn
b. cancelled checks drawn
c. undeposited collections
d. post-dated checks received
4. All of the following are considered internal controls over cash except
a. Requiring a cash custodian to be properly bonded. The amount of bond shall not be less
than the cash accountability of the custodian.
b. Preparing a bank reconciliation for each bank account maintained by a government
entity.
c. Making estimates of recurring expenses before establishing an amount for a petty cash
fund.
d. Maintaining the petty cash fund under a Fluctuating Balance System wherein the
total cash on hand and petty cash vouchers may or may not be equal to a fixed
amount of petty cash fund at any given point of time.
e. Requiring at least three bidders or canvases before making purchases.
5. The per transaction threshold for petty cash disbursements of a government entity is
a. P5,000
b. P10,000
c. P15,000
d. No limit; sky is the limit.
6. A government agency shall prepare a bank reconciliation for each bank account maintained.
Bank reconciliations are prepared using the
a. Bank to Book Method
b. Book to Bank Method
c. Adjusted Balance Method
d. Any of these
7. If the adjusted balance of cash is less than the unadjusted balance per books and there are
no other reconciling items or errors, the difference is most likely caused by
a. Credit memo
b. Debit memo
c. Deposits in transit
d. Outstanding checks
9. The subsequent changes in the fair value of an investment that is classified as available for
sale are recognized in
a. surplus or deficit
b. net assets or equity
c. not recognized
d. any of these as an accounting policy choice
10. According to the GAM for NGAs, the very purpose of derivatives is
a. risk management
b. speculation
c. risk incurrence
d. a or b
CHAPTER 7
PROBLEM 7-1: TRUE OR FALSE
False 1. According to the GAM for NGAs, inventories of government entities are
subsequently measured at net realizable value or current replacement cost
depending on whether the inventory is classified as held for sale or held for
distribution.
False 2. According to the GAM for NGAs, purchases of machinery, equipment, furniture
and fixtures and similar items below the Ᵽ10,000 capitalization threshold for
PPE are recorded as inventories.
True 3. Relief goods, office supplies, equipment and furniture and fixture are items that
may appropriately be recorded as inventories by a government entity.
False 4. The GAM for NGAs allows government entities to use the FIFO cost flow
formula.
False 5. The GAM for NGAs allows government entities to use a periodic inventory
system.
False 6. The specific identification cost formula is not available for use by government
entities, according to the GAM for NGAs.
False 7. The Purchase Request (PR) form is prepared when end users request for the
issuance of items of inventory that are available on stock.
True 8. If the beginning balance of inventory is P50, the net purchases are P100 and
the cost of goods sold is P30, the ending inventory must be P120.
Fact pattern
Entity A, a government entity, sells eggs. At the start of the period, Entity A’s inventory consisted
of (1) red egg with a carrying amount of P2. During the period, Entity A acquired one (1) brown
egg for P3 and one (1) blue egg for P4. Entity A sold the brown egg during the period.
False 9. Under the Specific identification cost formula, Entity A’s cost of sale is P2.
False 10. If the eggs are ordinarily interchangeable, Entity A’s cost of sale is P2.5,
assuming the sale occurred only after all the purchases were made.
3. Entity A, a government entity, purchases relief goods which are to be held on standby, ready
to be distributed when a calamity strikes. Entity A would most likely classify the goods
purchased as
a. Inventory Held for Consumption
b. Inventory Held for Distribution
c. Purchases
d. None of these, only a note disclosure shall be made
4. According to the GAM for NGAs, this shall be used for large numbers of items of inventory
that are ordinarily interchangeable.
a. Specific identification
b. FIFO
c. Weighted average cost applied in a period inventory system
d. Weighted average cost applied in a perpetual inventory system
e. Any of these as a matter of accounting policy choice
5. This refers to the cost an entity would incur to acquire an asset on the reporting date.
a. Net realizable value
b. Fair value
c. Current replacement cost
d. Present value
7. Which of the following events or transactions would not lead to the recognition of the cost of
inventory as expense?
a. The inventory is written down.
b. The inventory is distributed for free.
c. The inventory is exchanged for dissimilar inventory.
d. The inventory is consumed in the manufacturing process.
8. The accounting division of a government entity uses this record and monitor the movements
and balances inventories.
a. Stock Card
b. Stock Ledger Card
c. Journal Entry
d. Special Journal
9. Which of the following statements correctly differentiates the Stock Card from the Stock
Ledger Card?
a. The Stock Ledger Card is maintained by the Budget Division while the Stock Card is
maintained by the Accounting Division.
b. The Stock Card is subject to audit by the COA while the Stock Ledger Card is not.
c. The Stock Card shows quantities only while the Stock Ledger Card shows monetary
balances only.
d. The stock Card shows quantities only while the Stock Ledger Card shows
quantities as well as monetary amounts.
10. This document is prepared when end users request for the issuance of inventories that are
available on stock.
a. Purchase Requisition Form
b. Custodian Inventory Slip
c. Purchase Order
d. Requisition and Issue Slip
2. Entity A, a government entity, distributed welfare goods to the intended recipients. The entry
to recognize the event is
a. Cost of sales xxx
Welfare Goods for Distribution xxx
b. Welfare Goods Expense xxx
Welfare Goods for Distribution xxx
c. Distribution costs xxx
Welfare Goods for Distribution xxx
d. None. The expense is recognized at the end of the period when a physical count is
performed. The expense is closed to the Income Summary account.
1. Entity A, a government entity, purchases furniture and fixtures amounting to P14,000. Entity
A would most likely record the purchase as
a. Property, Plant and Equipment
b. Inventory Held for Consumption
c. Inventory Held for Manufacturing
d. Semi-Expendable Property
2. Accountable forms such as pre-printed forms used in government transactions are most
likely to be classified by a government entity as
a. Inventory Held for Consumption
b. Inventory Held for Sale
c. Semi-Expendable Property
d. Not considered inventory, according to the GAM for NGAs
4. Which of the following cost formulas is not available for use by government entities?
a. Specific identification
b. FIFO
c. Weighted Average
d. All of these are available
5. The GAM for NGAs requires the use of which of the following inventory systems?
a. Perpetual inventory system
b. Periodic inventory system
c. a or b
d. none of these
8. Arrange the following in the sequence they are used in the requisition and receipt of
inventories by a government entity
I. Inspection and Acceptance Report (IAR)
II. Disbursement Voucher (DV)
III. Purchase Request (PR)
IV. Journal entry
V. Purchase Order (PO).
VI. Stock Card (SC)
10. This is used to report wasted materials, such as destroyed spare parts and other spoilages.
a. Wasted Stocks Card (WSC)
b. Waste Materials Report
c. Report on the Physical Count of Inventories
d. Inventory Custodian Slip
CHAPTER 8
PROBLEM 8-1: TRUE OR FALSE
False 1. Living animals and plants are always accounted for biological assets.
True 2. Biological assets are initially and subsequently measured at fair value less
costs to sell.
True 3. Agricultural produce is measured at fair value less costs to sell only at the
point of harvest.
True 4. An essential element of agricultural activity is the management of the
biological transformation of biological assets.
True 5. Entity A’s dairy cattle gave birth to a calf. The fair value less costs to sell of
the new born calf is P10,000. Entity A recognizes a gain of P10,000 from the
initial recognition of the calf.
True 6. A loss can arise from the initial measurement of a biological asset.
False 7. Fair value is quoted price in an active market less transaction costs.
True 8. Entity A acquires a biological asset for P100, equal to fair value, and incurs
transaction cost of P10 on the purchase. If the asset’s costs to sell is P20,
Entity A will recognize a loss of P30 on the initial recognition of the
purchased asset.
False 9. Entity A recognizes a gain of P100 from the change in FVLCS of its biological
assets during the period. If the change in FVLCS due to price change is P70,
the change in FVLCS due to physical change must be P40.
True 10. If there are more than one active markets for a biological asset, the entity
shall use the price in the market expected to be used when determining fair
value.
2. The common features of agricultural activities include all of the following except
a. capability to change
b. management of change
c. measurement of change
d. wind of change
4. According to the GAM for NGAs, biological assets are measured as follows:
Initial measurement Subsequent measurement
a. fair value less cost to sell fair value less cost to sell
b. cost cost less accumulated
depreciation
c. cost cost less accumulated
depreciation and impairment
losses
d. fair value less costs to sell cost
6. According to the GAM for NGAs, if there is no active market for a biological asset
a. the entity shall measure the biological asset at cost less accumulated depreciation.
b. the entity shall measure the biological asset at cost less accumulated depreciation and
accumulated impairment losses.
c. the entity shall use a contract price in determining the fair value.
d. the entity shall estimate the market price using the guidance set forth in the GAM
for NGAs.
8. The carrying amount of a group of biological assets of Entity A is P100,000 before any year-
end adjustment. If the year-end fair value is P120,000 while the year-end estimate of costs
to sell is P5,000, which of the following statements is correct?
a. Entity A will recognize a gain of P15,000 in surplus or deficit.
b. Entity A will recognize a gain of P15,000 directly in equity.
c. Entity A will recognize a gain of P10,000 in surplus or deficit.
d. Entity A will recognize a gain of P25,000 in surplus or deficit.
9. Which of the following need not be disclosed in relation to the accounting for biological
assets?
a. Consumable and bearer biological assets
b. Mature and immature biological assets
c. The amount of change in fair value less costs to sell due to physical changes and due to
price changes
d. The gain or loss on initial recognition of agricultural produce separately from that
of biological assets
10. Entity A is determining the measurement of its biological assets at the end of the period.
Entity A’s biological assets consist of trees in a plantation forest. There is no separate active
market for these trees. However, Entity A was able to gather the following information:
FVLCS of land, land improvements and trees as a package, P10M.
FVLCS of land, P8M.
FVLCS of land improvements, P500,000
How much is the valuation of the trees in Entity A’s year-end statement of financial position?
a. P10,000,000
b. P2,000,000
c. P1,500,000
d. P1,000,000
4. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the measurement of assets related to
agricultural activities?
a. Biological assets are initially and subsequently measured at fair value.
b. No gain or loss shall be recognized on the initial recognition of a biological asset.
c. Agricultural produce is initially and subsequently measured at fair value less costs to
sell.
d. The gain or loss arising from the initial measurement of biological asset or
agricultural produce is recognized in surplus or deficit.
5. According to the GAM for NGAs, biological assets whose fair value cannot be reliably
determined on initial recognition are measured as follows:
Initial measurement Subsequent measurement
a. fair value less cost to sell fair value less cost to sell
b. cost cost less accumulated
depreciation
c. cost cost less accumulated
depreciation and impairment
losses
d. fair value less costs to sell cost
6. If Entity A expects to transact in Active Market #1, how much is the fair value?
a. 130,000
b. 120,000
c. 118,000
d. 123,000
7. If Entity A expects to transact in Active Market #2, how much is the carrying amount of the
biological assets in the year-end statement of financial position?
a. 135,000
b. 132,000
c. 120,000
d. 123,000
8. If Entity A expects to transact in Active Market #1, how much is the gain or loss from the
year-end remeasurement?
a. 18,000
b. 28,000
c. 32,000
d. 23,000
CHAPTER 9
PROBLEM 9-1: TRUE OR FALSE
False 1. An entity shall capitalize as part of the cost of an investment property the
operating losses incurred before the investment property achieves the
planned level of occupancy.
False 2. According to the GAM for NGAs, government entities may choose to use
either the cost model or the fair value model to subsequently measure
investment properties.
False 3. According to the GAM for NGAs, an entity shall not depreciate an asset while
it is classified as investment property.
False 4. Recoverable amount is the lower of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell
and value in use.
False 5. If an asset’s recoverable amount exceeds its carrying amount, the asset is
impaired.
False 6. An investment property with carrying amount of PIO is determined to have a
fair value less costs to sell of P7 and a value in use of P8. The impairment
loss is P3.
True 7. An investment property with carrying amount of P10 is sold for P7.
Transaction costs on the sale amounted to P1. The loss on derecognition is
P4.
False 8. An investment property that was previously impaired is determined to have a
new recoverable amount of P10. Right now, the asset’s carrying amount is
P7. However, if no impairment loss had been recognized in the prior year’
the asset would have a carrying amount of P9 by now. The gain on reversal
of impairment, therefore, is P1.
False 9. According to the GAM for NGAs, a government entity shall, at each reporting
date, determine the recoverable amount of an investment property and
compare it with its carrying amount.
True 10. An entity need not compute for the value in use of an asset if the entity has
no reason to believe that the value in use exceeds the fair value less costs to
sell.
3. Which of the following costs may properly be included in the carrying amount of an
investment property?
a. Start-up costs, such as opening costs.
b. Operating losses incurred before the investment property achieves the planned level of
occupancy.
c. Abnormal amounts of wasted materials, labor or other resources incurred in constructing
or developing the property.
d. Accrued taxes prior to acquisition date that the entity assumes an obligation to
pay.
4. Entity A, a government entity, acquires a building to be leased out under various operating
leases on commercial basis. Entity A incurs the following costs on the acquisition:
Purchase price P10,000,000
Legal services and transfer taxes 10,000
Refurbishments before occupancy 30,000
Occupancy permit fees 25,000
Property taxes after occupancy 8,000
Opening costs (blessing and feng shui) 500,000
The entry to initially recognize the investment property in Entity A’s books of account is
a. Investment Property, Land 10,065,000
Cash Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular 10,065,000
b. Investment Property, Land 10,565,000
Cash Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular 10,565,000
c. Investment Property, Land 10,010,000
Cash Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular 10,010,000
d. Investment Property, Land 10,040,000
Cash Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular 10,040,000
5. During the period, Entity A, government entity, decides to use as an office one of its building
that has previously been leased out under various operating leases on commercial basis.
Information on the investment property is as follows:
Investment property – Building P1,000,000
Accumulated depreciation 800,000
At the date of change in use, the fair value of the investment property is P250,000. How
much is the gain (loss) on the transfer?
a. 50,000
b. (50,000)
c. 0
d. A transfer is prohibited.
6. On January 1, 20x1, Entity A acquires a building to be held as investment property for a total
cost of P1,500,000. The building is estimated to have a 30-year useful life and a 5% residual
value. Entity A uses the straight-line method of depreciation. On December 31, 20x5, Entity
A sells the building for P1,300,000. How much is gain (loss) on the sale?
a. 35,700
b. 37,500
c. 53,700
d. 75,300
Following the impairment, Entity A revises its estimate of residual value to 5% of the recoverable
amount and the remaining useful life to 10 years.
9. Five years after the impairment, Entity A determines an indication that the impairment may
no longer exist. Entity A makes the following estimates and computations:
Fair value less costs to sell P800,000
Value in use P700,000
10. During the period, one of the buildings of Entity A, a government entity, was completely
destroyed by fire. The building has a historical cost of P1,000,000 and an accumulated
depreciation of P400,000. The building is insured for P700,000. Which of the following
statements is correct?
a. Entity A reports a net gain of P300,000 from the event in its year-end financial
statements.
b. Entity A reports a net gain of P100,000 from the event in its year-end financial
statements.
c. Entity A recognizes a loss of P600,000 but no gain.
d. Entity A shall treat the loss event and the insurance claim as separate events.
3. According to the GAM for NGAs, government entities shall measure an investment property
as follows:
Initial Subsequent
a. cost Cost model or Fair value Model
b. cost Cost Model
c. fair value Fair value Model
d. fair value Cost Model or Fair value Model
6. Entity A acquires an investment property for P1,000,000 cash. Additional costs incurred are
as follows:
Repairs and remodeling before occupancy, P50,000.
Legal costs of transferring title to the property, P20,000.
Repairs after occupancy, P15,000.
The investment property is estimated to have a remaining useful life of 10 years and a
residual value equal to 5% of initial cost. Entity A uses the straight line method of
depreciation. How much is the carrying amount of the investment property after one year?
a. 914,850
b. 968,350
c. 923,100
d. 872,100
7. According to the GAM for NGAs, transfers to or from investment property shall be made only
when there is a
a. change in management’s intention
b. change in use
c. change in business model
d. change in classification
8. During the period, Entity A decides to lease out under various operating leases on
commercial basis one of its buildings that has previously been used as office building.
Information on the building is as follows:
Historical cost P1,000,000
Accumulated depreciation 800,000
At the date of change in use, the fair value of the building is P250,000. Which of the
following is the correct reclassification entry?
a. Investment Property, Buildings 200,000
Accumulated Depreciation – Buildings 800,000
Buildings 1,000,000
b. Investment Property, Buildings 250,000
Accumulated Depreciation – Buildings 800,000
Buildings 1,000,000
Gain on reclassification 50,000
c. Investment Property, Buildings 250,000
Accumulated Depreciation – Buildings 800,000
Buildings 1,000,000
Revaluation Surplus 50,000
d. a or c, depending on the entity’s accounting policy
On December 31, 20x5, Entity A determines that the building is impaired and makes the
following estimates:
Fair value less costs to sell P900,000
Value in use P1,000,000
Following the impairment, Entity A revises its estimate of residual value to 5% of the recoverable
amount.
10. On December 31, 2x10, Entity A determines an indication that the impairment loss
recognized in the prior period may no longer exist. Entity A makes the following estimates
and computations:
Fair value less costs to sell P1,100,000
Value in use P1,050,000
CHAPTER 10
PROBLEM 10-1: TRUE OR FALSE
True 1. The capitalization threshold for items of PPE by government entities if P15,000,
which is equal to the petty cash disbursement limit.
True 2. Individual items of PPE with values below the capitalization threshold but work
together as a group are recognized as PPE if the total cost of the group meets
the capitalization threshold.
False 3. Items below the capitalization threshold of PPE are recognized as Semi-
Expandable Property – a separate class of PPE.
False 4. According to the GAM for NGAs, trade discounts are excluded from the initial
measurement of items of PPE but not cash discounts.
True 5. The provision for decommissioning and restoration costs of an item of PPE is
subsequently measured at amortized cost.
False 6. According to the GAM for NGAs, government entities may choose either the
cost model or the revaluation model to subsequently measure their PPE.
True 7. Government entities record depreciation on a monthly basis.
False 8. An item of PPE with historical cost of P10, accumulated depreciation of P5 and
accumulated impairment losses of P1 is sold for P7. The gain on the sale is P2.
True 9. Heritage assets are measured at cost. However, they are not subsequently
depreciated, but subject to impairment.
True 10. Infrastructure assets are accounted for in the same manner as the other items
of PPE. However, infrastructure assets are generally assigned a residual value
of zero.
True 11. Reforestation projects are classified as land improvements.
False 12. Entity A’s equipment has a carrying amount of P10 before replacement of an
old part. The old part has a carrying amount of P2. The cost of the replacement
part is P5. The loss on replacement is P3.
True 13. Entity A acquires an equipment in exchange for another equipment owned by
Entity B. The carrying amount of Entity A’s equipment is P10 while its fair value
is P9. Entity B’s equipment has a fair value of only P7. However, Entity B pays
Entity A P2 for the difference. If the exchange has commercial substance, Entity
A will recognize a loss of P1 on the exchange.
True 14. Entity A acquires an item of PPE from an inter-agency transfer. Entity A will not
recognize any gain or loss from this transaction.
False 15. Government entities normally assign items of PPE a residual value of 15% of
cost.
3. According to the GAM for NGAs, cash discounts not taken on purchases of items of PPE
are
a. included in the cost of PPE
b. recognized as “Other Losses”
c. ignored
d. debited to the “Purchase Discount Lost” account
4. According to the GAM for NGAs, estimates of decommissioning and restoration costs of an
item of PPE are (choose the incorrect statement)
a. included in the initial cost of the item of PPE at the present value of the estimates.
b. credited to the “other provisions” account at their present value.
c. included in the initial cost of an item of PPE but not subject to subsequent
depreciation, although subject to amortization using the effective interest method.
d. are recognized as provisions, at present value, and subsequently measured similar to a
financial liability.
5. Which of the following costs is not added to the cost of an intern of PPE?
a. Costs of site preparation
b. Initial delivery and handling costs
c. Net disposal proceeds of samples generated during testing
d. Employee benefits arising directly from the acquisition of PPE
6. Entity A acquires 5 motor vehicles for a package price of P10M. In conjunction with the
purchase, the supplier provides Entity A a promotional item of 1 motor vehicle which is not of
the same type as those acquired. The fair value of the motor vehicle is P2M. Which of the
following statements is correct?
a. For individual costing purposes, the cost of each of the 5 motor vehicles is
P1,600,000.
b. For individual costing purposes, the cost of each motor vehicle acquired is P1,666,667.
c. The promotional item is recognized as gain equal to fair value.
d. a and c
9. Entity A, a government entity, acquires an equipment for P1M on August 6, 20x1. The
equipment’s estimated useful life is 5 year. How much is the carrying amount of the
equipment on December 31, 20x1?
a. 920,833
b. 936,667
c. 916,667
d. 979,167
Computation:
(1M x 95%(a) x 5 (b)/60 (c)) = 79,167 accumulated depreciation
(1M – 79,167) = 920,833
(a)
(100% less 5% standard residual value)
(b)
(August to December 20x1)
(c)
(5 yrs. x 12)
10. Which of the following assets would most likely not be assigned a residual value by a
government entity?
a. A major part of an equipment
b. A building held as investment property
c. A major tool
d. Infrastructure asset
13. Which of the following assets of a government entity is not subject to impairment?
a. Heritage assets
b. Reforestation projects
c. Idle land
d. None of these
15. The national government receives a P10M grant from a foreign government condition on the
construction of a highway. According to the GAM for NGAs, when shall the national
government recognize revenue from the grant?
a. when the grant is received
b. when the grant becomes receivable
c. when the grant becomes receivable and there is reasonable assurance that the attached
condition will be satisfied
d. when the condition is satisfied
The current market rate of interest on acquisition date 12%. The entry to recognize the train in
the books of accounts is?
a. Trains 10,212,440
Other Losses 100,000
Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular 10,300,000
Other Provisions 12,440
b. Trains 10,312,440
Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular 10,300,000
Other Provisions 12,440
c. Trains 10,200,000
Other Losses 100,000
Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular 10,300,000
d. Trains 10,300,000
Cash-Modified Disbursement System (MDS), Regular 10,300,000
2. During the period Entity A starts the construction of a building by administration. Entity A
acquires construction materials for Ᵽ10M. the entry to record the transaction is
a. Construction Materials Inventory 10,000,000
Account Payable 10,000,000
b. Construction in Progress-Buildings And Other Structures 10,000,000
Account Payable 10,000,000
c. Construction in Progress-Buildings And Other Structures 10,000,000
Construction Materials Inventory 10,000,000
d. None of these.
3. Entity A exchanged an equipment with Entity B. Entity A however, did not recognize any gain
or loss on the exchange. Which of the following is a valid reason for this?
a. No cash was involved in the exchange.
b. The fair values of the equipment exchanged were equal
c. The exchanged lacks commercial substance.
d. All of these
4. Entity A receives a donation of land with fair value of Ᵽ1M.The donor stipulated that the land
shall only be used as a portion of a proposed highway. If in case the project is discontinued,
Entity A shall return the land to the donor. At the date of receipt of the donation, the
construction of the highway is not yet started. When should Entity A recognize the land in its
books of accounts?
a. Upon receipt of the donation.
b. When the construction of the highway is started.
c. When the construction of the highway is completed.
d. When the land is used in the construction of the highway.
5. During the year Entity A, an NGA, incurred interest of Ᵽ200,000 on a loan taken to
specifically finance the construction of a building. The proceeds of a loan were temporarily
invested and earned interest income of Ᵽ20,000. Which of the following entries best reflects
the recognition of the interest in the books of accounts of Entity A?
a. Interest expense 200,000
Interest Payable 200,000
b. Interest expense 180,000
Interest Payable 180,000
c. Construction in Progress-Buildings
and Other Structures 180,000
Interest Payable 180,000
d. Buildings and Other Structures 180,000
Interest Payable 180,000
3. Entity A acquires an equipment on account with the following terms: P500,000 list price,
20%, 10%, 2/10, n/30. Entity A incurs the following additional costs:
Non-refundable purchase taxes
(not yet included in the list price above) 10,000
Installation costs 100,000
Estimated costs of dismantling the equipment at
the end of its 10-year useful 20,000
4. Entity A acquires 5 motor vehicles for a package price of P10M. In construction with the
purchase, the supplier provides Entity A a promotional item of 1 motor vehicle which is the
same as those acquired. The fair value the motor vehicle is P2M. Which of the following
statements is correct?
a. For individual costing purposes, the cost of each motor vehicle acquired is P2,000,000.
b. For individual costing purposes, the cost of each motor vehicle acquired is
P1,666,667.
c. The promotional item is recognized as gain equal to fair value.
d. a and c
6. If the exchange has commercial substance, how much is the initial measurement of the
equipment received by Entity A?
a. 95,000
b. 110,000 (95,000 + 15,000)
c. 115,000
d. 85,000
7. If the exchange has commercial substance, how much is the gain (loss) recognized by
Entity A in the exchange?
a. 10,000 (95,000 – 85,000)
b. (10,000)
c. (15,000)
d. 15,000
8. Entity A incurs costs in repairing an item of PPE. It is not clear whether the repair is a minor
or major repair. Entity A shall
a. recognize the repair costs as expense
b. capitalize the repair costs
c. a or b
d. none of these
9. Entity A, a government entity, acquires an equipment for P1M on August 26, 20x1. The
equipment’s estimated useful life is 5 years. How much is the accumulated depreciation of
the equipment on December 31, 20x1?
a. 66,666
b. 63,333
c. 83,333
d. 79,167
Computation:
(1M x 95%(a) x 4 (b)/60 (c)) = 63,333
(a)
(100% less 5% standard residual value)
(b)
(September to December 20x1)
(c)
(5 yrs. x 12)’
10. How much is the impairment loss assuming Entity A compute for the value in use using the
Depreciable Replacement Cost Approach?
a. 32,667
b. 32,500
c. 50,000
d. 37,500
Computation:
Replacement cost 700,000
Accumulated depreciation - (700K x 95% x 5/10) (332,500)
Depreciated Replacement Cost – Value in use 367,500
11. Assume the indication of impairment is physical damage to the equipment. Entity A
estimates that it would cost P10,000 to restore the equipment’s service potential to the level
before the physical change. How much is the impairment loss under the Restoration Cost
Approach?
a. 42,667
b. 42,500
c. 50,000
d. 47,500
Computation:
Depreciated replacement cost (see solution above) 367,500
Less: Restoration cost (10,000)
Value in use 357,500
12. Assume the indication of impairment is a significant decline in the expected output of the
equipment, which Entity A estimates to be 10%. How much is the impairment loss under the
Service Units Approach?
a. 62,667
b. 62,500
c. 50,000
d. 69,250
Computation:
Depreciated replacement cost (see solution above) 367,500
Multiply by: 90%
Value in use 330,750
CHAPTER 11
PROBLEM 11-1: TRUE OR FALSE
False 1. If it is not clear whether an expenditure is a research or a development cost,
it is treated as development cost.
True 2. The development cost of an internally generate intangible asset may be
capitalized if certain conditions are met.
False 3. A government entity does not amortize intangible assets.
False 4. Government entities amortize all of their intangible assets over a period of 2
to 10 years, unless a more appropriate estimate of useful life is available.
True 5. For subsequent measurement, government entities classify intangible assets
into those with finite and indefinite useful lives, similar to business entities.
False 6. Government entities normally assign their intangible assets a residual value
of 5% of cost.
True 7. Subsequent expenditures on recognized intangible assets are generally
expensed unless it is clear that the expenditures meet the recognition criteria
for intangible assets.
False 8. A government entity acquires an intangible asset with indefinite useful life for
P100. Assuming the entity uses the maximum amortization period for
intangible assets under the GAM for NGAs, the appropriate annual
amortization expense on the intangible asset is P10.
False 9. The amortization of an intangible asset is credited directly to the intangible
asset account, according to the GAM for NGAs.
False 10. An entity determines an indication of impairment for the intangible asset with
carrying amount of P100. The entity calculates a fair value less costs to sell
of P90 and a value in use of P105. The impairment loss is P5.
4. According to the GAM for NGAs, government entities shall use this measurement model in
subsequently measuring intangible assets.
a. Cost model
b. Revaluation model
c. Fair value model
d. a or b
6. The default amortization method for intangible assets with finite useful life is
a. straight line method
b. sum-of-the-years digits
c. double declining
d. none of these
7. which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the accounting for impairment of
intangible assets under the GAM for NGAs?
a. An entity is required to test for impairment an intangible asset with indefinite useful life or
an intangible asset not yet available for use at least annually or whenever there is an
indication of impairment.
b. An entity shall test for impairment an intangible asset with definite useful life only when
an indication of impairment exists.
c. The accounting for impairment of intangible assets, and reversal thereof, is the same as
those of investment property and PPE.
d. Intangible assets are subject to amortization using the straight line method over a
period of 2 to 10 years but are not subject to impairment.
10. On December 31, 20x2, Entity A assesses an indication impairment and makes the following
estimates:
Fair value less costs to sell P700,000
Value in use P800,000
7. Internally generated brands, mastheads, publishing titles, lists of users of a service, and
items similar in substance are not recognized as intangible assets because
a. it is illegal to recognize these items as assets, according to international intellectual
property laws and other business laws.
b. it is often difficult to measure separately the costs of these items.
c. these cannot be distinguished from the cost of developing the entity’s operations
as a whole.
d. the entity normally cannot demonstrate its ability to use these, when completed during
their development phase.
10. An entity shall test for impairment an intangible asset with finite useful life
a. only when an indication of impairment exists.
b. at least annually or whenever there is an indication of impairment.
c. at each reporting date, including interim periods, if the entity prepares interim financial
statements.
d. Never, because intangible assets held by a government entity is not subject to
impairment; only amortization.