Fiscal Year End: Financial Reporting Quiz

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    Effective December 31, 2013, Forest City will be changing its fiscal year-end from the 12 months ended January 31, 20xx to the 12 months ended December 31, 20xx. 

    • True
    • False
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Fiscal year end: financial reporting quiz. Businesses are expected to have end year reports so as to check their liquidity in the year and check its year to year growth. Do you know which statements that should be prepared and how to determine what month should be the yearend report time? Take up this quiz and get to refresh your memory on some of the basics surrounding financial reporting for companies.

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  • 2. 

    To run financial reports with calendar-based results, the user must select ____ for the fiscal year variant.

    • Z1

    • Z2

    Correct Answer
    A. Z1
    Explanation
    To run financial reports with calendar-based results, the user must select the fiscal year variant "Z1".

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  • 3. 

    To run financial reports with fiscal based results, the user must select ____ for the fiscal year variant.

    • Z1

    • Z2

    Correct Answer
    A. Z2
    Explanation
    To run financial reports with fiscal based results, the user must select "Z2" for the fiscal year variant. This indicates that the system should use the fiscal year variant Z2 to generate the reports. The fiscal year variant determines the structure and duration of the fiscal year, such as the start and end dates, and is essential for accurately calculating financial data based on the fiscal calendar. Selecting Z2 ensures that the reports reflect the correct fiscal year's data.

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  • 4. 

    January 2014 transactions on a formerly January year-end company are recorded in which accounting period?

    • Period 12 2013

    • Periods 13-16 2013

    • Period 0 2014

    • Period 1 2014

    Correct Answer
    A. Period 1 2014
    Explanation
    January 2014 transactions for a formerly January year-end company will be recorded in Period 1, 2014.

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  • 5. 

    There are 12 months of 2013 Actuals results for January year-end companies in Z2 (fiscal basis). 

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    There is no dataset that provides 12 months of Actuals 2013 for January year-end companies.

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  • 6. 

    The stub period for January year-end companies is Period 12, 2013.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    Yes, there is no activity recorded in Period 12, 2013 for January year-end companies. The January transactions will be recorded in Period 1, 2014 in the general ledger. December year-end companies do not have a "stub" period, as the accounting periods already align to a calendar year-end.

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  • 7. 

    Historical financial data for Actuals have been shifted to a calendar basis in Z1 for comparative reporting purposes for which year?

    • 2011

    • 2012

    • 2013

    • 2014

    Correct Answer
    A. 2013
    Explanation
    Only 2013 contains 12 months of financial results on a calendar basis in the Z1 cubes.

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