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Accrual-basis accounting

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Transactions that change a company’s financial statements are recorded in the periods in which the events occur

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Classified balance sheet

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A balance sheet that contains anumber of standard classifications and sections

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Comparability

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Ability to compare the accounting information of different companies because they use the same accounting principles

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Consistency

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Use of the same accounting principles and methods from year to year within a company

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Cost constraint

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Constraint of determining whether the cost that companies will incur to provide the information will outweigh the benefit that financial statement users will gain from having the information avilable

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Cost principle

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An accounting principle that states that companies should record assets at their cost

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Current assets

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Cash and other resources that companies reasonably expect to convert to cash or use within one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer

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Current liabilities

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Obligations that a company reasonably expects to pay within the next year or operating cycle, whichever is longer

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Current ratio

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a measure used to evaluate a company’s liquidity and short-term debt-paying ability; computed as current assets divided by current liabilities

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Debt to total assets ratio

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Measures the percentage of total financing provided by creditors; computed as total debt divded by total assets

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Earings per share

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A measure of the net income earned on each share of common stock

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Economic entity assumption

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An assumption that every economic entity can be seperately identified and accounted for

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Fair value principle

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Assets and liabilities should be reported at fair value

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Faithful representation

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Information that is complete, neutral, and free from error

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Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

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The primary accounting standard-setting body in the United States

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Free cash flow

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Cash remaining from operating activities after adjusting for capital expenditures and dividends paid

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Full disclosure principle

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Accounting principle that dictates that companies disclose circumstances and events that make a difference to financial statement users

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Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)

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A set of rules and practices, having substantial authoritative support, that the accounting profession recognizes as a general guide for financial reporting purposes

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Going concern assumption

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The assumption that the company will continue in operation for the foreseeable future

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Intangible assets

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Assets that do not have physical substance

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International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)

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An accounting standard-setting body that issues standards adopted by many countries outside of the U.S.

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IFRS

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Accounting standards, issued by the IASB, that have been adopted by international countries

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Timely

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Information that is available to decision makers before it loses its capacity to influence decisions

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Understandability

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Information presented in a clear and concise fashion so that users can interpret it and comprehend its meaning

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Verifiable

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Information that is proven to be free from error

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Alternative term for Property, plant, and equpment

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Fixed assets or plant assets

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China international note

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China adopted IFRS in 2007

-under these, many items are reported at current fair values

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Other term for intangible assets

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“Other assets”

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Alternative terminology for long-term investments

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“investments”

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Alternative terminology for common stock

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“capital stock”

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Debt to equity ratio

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Total liabilities

Stockholder’s equity

The higher this ratio is, the lower a company’s solvency

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International note: IFRS

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Over 100 countries use international standards.

All companies in the European Union follow international standards

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Ethics note: Adelphia

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Senior company employees entered into transactions that blurred the line between the employees’ financial interests and those of the company

Ex. Adelphia guranteed over 2 billion of loans to the founding family

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Alternative terminology for Stockholders

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Shareholders

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Ethincs Note: Circus

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Circus-founder, Barnum is alleged to have said, “Trust everyone, but cut the deck.”

The Sarbanes-Oxley provides measures that help ensure that fraud will not occur

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PP&E is sometimes called what?

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fixed assets

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International Note: IFRS and GAAP

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Generally accepted accounting principles are the same

Neither has specific rformat requirements

However, sometimes format differences do exist in presentations commonly employed by IFRS

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