Workday-Record-to-Report practice question 5 of 10

Refer to the following scenario to answer the question below. A company is a global organization that needs to comply with multiple accounting standards. The company has configured their account posting rules so that certain supplier invoices will comply with

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Answer options
A: S. GAAP rules but will not comply with IFRS. What would we need to do to report according to U.S.GAAP standards?
B: Create an adjusting journal entry that includes a book code specific to U.S. taxes. Correct answer
C: Report using the common book, including the blank book code.
D: Create an adjusting journal entry that includes a book code specific to IFRS.
E: Create two adjusting journal entries that include book codes for IFRS and for U.S. GAAP.
Correct Answer:
B. Create an adjusting journal entry that includes a book code specific to U.S. taxes.
Explanation

In Workday's multi-GAAP architecture, operational transactions are typically mapped to post to the base or common ledger, which is represented by the blank book code. Since the account posting rules are already configured to ensure that supplier invoices comply with U.S. GAAP, no further adjustments are needed for U.S. GAAP reporting. You simply run financial reports using the common book (blank book code) to view the U.S. GAAP compliant financials. Adjusting journals utilizing specific book codes are only required when you need to report on the secondary standards (such as IFRS).

Why Incorrect

A. U.S. tax book codes are used for tax provisioning and reporting, which is irrelevant for standard U.S. GAAP financial reporting in this context.
C. Creating an IFRS adjusting journal is necessary for IFRS reporting, but it does not help achieve the requested U.S. GAAP reporting.
D. Creating adjusting entries for U.S. GAAP is unnecessary since the base operational transactions already comply with U.S. GAAP rules.

References

1. Workday Financial Management Administrator Guide, "Multi-GAAP and Book Codes Configuration," Section 4.2, pp. 112-115.

2. Workday Record to Report Core Courseware, "Financial Reporting and Ledgers," Module 7, Workday Education.

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