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Financial Information

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central to every organization; essential for decision-making

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Accounting

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the process of collecting, recording classifying, summarizing, reporting, and analyzing financial activities

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Internal Reports

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used within the organization

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Managerial Accounting (Internal)

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provides financial information that managers inside the organization use to evaluate and make decisions about current or future operations

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Sales Reports (Internal)

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show how well marketing strategies are working as well as the # of units sold during a specific time period

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Production Costs Reports (Internal)

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can help departments track and control costs, as a well as zero in on the amount of labor needed

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External Reports

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used outside of the organization

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Financial Accounting (External)

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focuses on preparing external financial reports that are used by outsiders

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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

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principles used by accountants to ensure accuracy and consistency in the way financial information reported

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Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

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a private organization that is responsible for establishing financial accounting standards used in the US

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IASB

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International Accounting Standards Board

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IFRS

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International Financial Reporting Standards

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MOU

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Memorandum of Understanding

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Annual Report

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a yearly document that describes a firm’s financial status; includes balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flow

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Public Accountant

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independent accounts who serve organizations and individuals on a fee basis

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Auditing

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process of reviewing the records used to prepare financial statements

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Auditor’s Opinion

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indicates whether the statements have been prepared in accordance with accepted accounting rules; important to annual reports

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CPA

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Certified Public Accountants; the only ones allowed to issue an auditor’s opinion; must be certified through AICPA

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Private Accountants

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accountants employed to serve one particular organization

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CMA

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Certified Management Accountant; only need to pass an exam

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Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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2002, clarifies auditor-independence issues, places increased accountability on a company’s senior executives and management, strengthens disclosure of insider’s transactions, and prohibits loans to executives

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Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)

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independent 5-member board that has the authority to set and amend auditing, quality control, ethics, independence, and other standards for audit reports

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Accountants

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develop and manage financial systems and help plan the firm’s financial strategy

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Assets

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things of value owned by a firm; Liabilities + Owner’s Equity = Assets

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Liabilities (debts)
are what a firm owes to its creditors
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Owner's Equity
total amount of investment in the firm minus liabilities; also called net worth; Assets - Liabilities = Owner's Equity
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Double-Entry Bookkeeping
every transaction must be recorded as 2 entries, to keep the accounting equation balanced
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Accounting Cycle
the process of generating financial statements, beginning with a business transaction and ending with the preparation of the report; 6 steps
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Data Analytics
the process of examining numerous data sets (big data) to draw conclusions about the information they contain, with the assistance of specialized systems and software
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Balance Sheet
summarizes a firm's financial position at a specific point in time
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Liquidity
how fast they can be converted to cash
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Current Assets (CA)
assets that can or will be converted into cash within the next 12 months
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Marketable Securities (CA)
temporary investments of excess cash that can be converted to cash, readily
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Account Receivable (CA)
amounts owed to the firm by customers who bought goods/services on credit
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Notes Receivable (CA)
amounts owed by customers or others to whom the firm lent money
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Inventory
stock of goods being held for production or for sale to customers
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Fixed Assets
long-term assets used by the firm for more than 1 year
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Depreciation
the allocation of the asset's original cost to the year in which it is expected to produce revenues
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Intangible Assets
long-term assets with no physical existance
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Patents & Copyrights
shield a firm from direct competition, so their benefits are more protective than productive
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Trademarks
registered names that can be sold or licensed to others
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Goodwill
when a company pays more for an acquired firm than the value of its tangible assets
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Current Liabilities (CL)
those due within a year of the date of the balance sheet
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Accounts Payable (CL)
amounts the firm owes for credit purchases due within a year and counterpart of account receivable
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Notes Payable (CL)
short-term loans from banks, suppliers, or others that must be repayed within a year
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Accrued Expenses (CL)
expenses, typically for wages/taxes, that have accumulated and must be paid at a specific future date within the year although the firm has not received a bill
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Income Taxes Payable (CL)
taxes owed for the current operating period but not yet paid, larger amounts are often shown separately
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Current Portion of Long-Term Debt (CL)
any replacement on long-term debt due within a year
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Long-Term Liabilities
come due more than 1 year after the due date of the balance sheet
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Retained Earnings
the amount left over from profitable operations since the firm's beginning; total profits - all dividends paid to stockholders = retained earnings
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Income Statement
summarizes the firm's revenue and expenses and shows its total profits or loss over a period of time
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Revenues
the dollar amount of sale plus any other income received from sources such as interest, dividends, and rent
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Gross Sales
the total amount of a company's sals
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Sales Discounts
price reductions given to customer that pay their bills early
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Returns & Allowances
dollar amount of merchandise reformed by customers because they didn't like the product or it was damaged or defective
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Net Sales
the amount left after deducting sales discounts and returns and allowances from gross sales
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Expenses
the costs of generating revenue; the following are recorded in the income statement: costs of goods sold & operating expenses
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Costs of Goods Sold
the total expense of buying or producing the firm's goods or services
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Gross Profit
the amount a company earns after paying to produce/buy its products but before deducting operating expenses; net sales - costs of goods sold = gross profit
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Operating Expenses
the expenses of running a business that is not related directly to producing or buying its products
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Selling Expenses
related to marketing and distributing the company's products
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General & Administrative Expenses
the business expenses that cannot be linked to either cost of goods sold or sales
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Net Profit/Net Income/Net Loss
final figure - bottom line - of an income statement; revenues>expenses = net profit; revenues
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Statement of Cash Flows
a summary of the money flowing into and out of a firm
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Ratio Analysis
involves calculating and interpreting financial ratios using data taken from the firm's financial statements in order to assess its condition and performance
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Financial Ratio
states the relationship between financial data on a percentage basis
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Liquidity Ratio
measures the firm's ability to pay its short term debts as they come due
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Current Ratio
the ratio of total current assets to total current liabilities; divide; a 2 is better
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Acid-Test (Quick) Ratio
like the current ratio but excludes inventory from the current asset; ratio of 1 is preferred
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Networking Capitol
used to measure a firm's overall liquidity; total current assets - total current liabilities = networking capitol
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Profitability Ratios
measure how well the firm is using its resources to generate profit and how efficiently it is being managed
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Net Profit Margin (Return On Sales)
measures the percentage of each sales dollar remaining after all expenses, including taxes, have been deducted; net profit / net sales = net profit margin
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Return on Equity (ROE)
measures the return that owners receive on their investment in the firm; the major reason for investing in stocks; can be compared to past values to see how the company is performing over time; net profit / total owner's equity = ROE
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Earnings Per Share (EPS)
measures the # of dollars earned by each share of stock; indicates a firm's ability to pay dividends; net profit / # of shares of common stock outstanding
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Activity Ratios
measure how well a firm uses its assets; reflect the speed with which resources are converted to cash or sales
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Inventory Turnover Ratio
measures the speed with which inventory moves through the firm and is turned into sales; cost of goods sold / average inventory = inventory turnover ratio; average inventory = beginning inventory + ending inventory / 2
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Debt Ratios
measure the degree and the effect of the firm's use of borrowed funds (debt) to finance its operations
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Debt-to-Equity Ratio
measures the relationship between the amount of debt financing (borrowing) and the amount of equity financing (owner's funds); the lower the ratio, the better; total liabilities / owner's equity = debt-to-equity ratio
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Cloud Based Accounting
firms add 5x more clients than traditional accounting firms
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Automation
in auditing services, will help generate complete sets of data and will improve the overall details of the auditing process
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Staffing
a change in approach to advisory services will have an impact on the type of experienced employees accountants hire in the future

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