Tax
Audit
CPA ?'s (FAR)
Holsinger
Random Accounting Trivia
100

If extended, the due date of an individual return is

What is October 15th?

100

What is the formula for the Audit Risk Model?

What is Inherent Risk x Control Risk x Detection Risk


100

During the second quarter, Buzz Company sold a piece of equipment at a $12,000 gain. What portion of the gain should Buzz report in its income statement for the second quarter? 

A. $12,000

B. $6,000

C. $4,000

D. $0

What is A. $12,000

100

The number of continents we have clients on  

What is 6 out of 7?

100

This certification allows a tax professional to be federally authorized to represent taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

What is "Enrolled Agent" 

200

The taxes that comprise the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA)

What are Social Security and Medicare?

200

What is the minimum documentation retention period for audit engagements under AICPA standards for non-issuers and issuers?

What is...

Non-issuers: 5 years

Issuers: 7 years

200

A company issues bonds at 98, with a maturity value of $50,000. The entry the company uses to record the original issue should include which of the following?


A. A debit to bonds payable of $50,000.

B. A credit to bond premium of $1,000.

C. A credit to bonds payable of $49,000.

D. A debit to bond discount of $1,000.

 

What is D. A debit to bond discount of $1,000.

200

Who is (handout)

Who is William?

200

What is the governing body in Pennsylvania for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam?

What is "The Pennsylvania State Board of Accountancy?" 

300

Social Security, pensions, and 401(k) distributions fall into this category of income—taxable federally, but generally not taxed in Pennsylvania if received after leaving the workforce

What are Retirement Benefits?

300

What is the "cooling-off" period for a former auditor joining an SEC registrant in a financial reporting oversight role under SEC independence rules?

What is 1 Year

300

Kind Nurses Assoc. is a voluntary health and welfare organization. Nurses are paid to visit homes of elderly people and are reimbursed for mileage and supplies. Which of the following items should Kind record as a support activity in its disclosure of functional expenses?

A. Payment for nurses' supplies.

B. Nurses' mileage expense.

C. Payment for nurses' employee benefits.

D. Fundraising costs.

What is D. Fundraising costs.

300

The year that Holsinger was founded

What is 1983?

300

This accounting principle requires that expenses be recorded in the same period as the revenues they help generate, even if cash hasn't yet changed hands.

What is "the matching principle?" 

400

These assets are subject to capital gain treatment when sold at a gain, but result in ordinary losses when sold at a loss due to depreciation recapture rules

What is Personal Property/Section 1245 assets?

400

An auditor is concerned with completing various phases of the examination after the balance sheet date. This "subsequent period" involving formal audit procedures extends to the date of the:

What is Auditor's Report

400

Unrealized holding gains/losses would be included in earnings for which of the following debt securities?

Part 1: Trading (1:)

Part 2: Held-to-maturity (2:)

The First Yes or No is for Trading and the Second Yes or No is for Held to Maturity

A. 1: No   2: Yes

B. 1: Yes   2: Yes

C. 1: No   2: No

D. 1: Yes   2: No

What is D. 1: Yes   2: No

400

This is the month with the most Holsinger birthdays

What is December?

400

What year was the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) signed into law?

What is "2002?" 

500

Upon the sale of a partnership interest, this portion of the gain attributable to “hot assets” under IRC §751 is treated as ordinary income

What are unrealized receivables and inventory?

500
What is a dual-date report, and when is it used?

What is a report with two dates: one for the overall audit and another for a specific subsequent event. It is used to limit liability for that event.

500

During January Year 1, Yana Co. incurred landscaping costs of $120,000 to improve leased property. The estimated useful life of the landscaping is fifteen years. The remaining term of the lease is eight years, with an option to renew for an additional four years. However, Yana has not reached a decision with regard to the renewal option. In Yana's December 31, Year 1, balance sheet, what should be the net carrying amount of landscaping costs? 

A. $112,000

B. $110,000

C. $105,000

D. $0

What is C. $105,000

500

This is how many parking spots we have at the office (within 5)

What is 114?

500

What is the age of the youngest person to ever pass the CPA exam?

What is "15?"