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Accounting definition

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Self proprietorship

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A business owned by one person

ex. A small owner-operated barber shop

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Partnership

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A business owned by two or more persons associated as partners

often because indivdual lacks sufficient economic resources

ex. lawyers, artchitects, CPAs

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Corporation

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A business organized as a seperate legal entity owned by stockholders

Investors receive shares of stock to indicate their ownership claim

Ex. NYSE members

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Most of business is done by what?

Most common business is what?

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Most of business- corporation

Most common - sel proprietorshipp and partnership

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External users

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Creditors/lendors

Private investors

Vendors

Customers

Taxing authorities

Regulators

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Internal users

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Managers who plan, organize, and run a business

ex. marketing manager, production supervisor, finance director, company officer

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Investors

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Use accounting information to make decisions to buy, hold, or sell stock

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Creditors

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Use accounting information to evaluate the risks of selling on credit or lending money

external user

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Specific examples of external users

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Taxing authorities

Customers

Labor unions

Regulatory Agencies

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Ethics in financial reporting

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Regulators and lawmakers concerned that the conomy would suffer if investors lost confidence in corporate accounting due to unethical financial reporting

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3 business activities

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Financing

Investing

Operating

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Creditors

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Persons or entities to whom a company owes money

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Liabilities

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Amonts owed to creditors

Have the legal right to be paid according to pre-determined schedule

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Common stock

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Total amount paid in by stockholders for the shares they purchase

Investors have no legal right to corporate cash until claims of creditors are satisfied

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Dividends

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Payments to stockholders

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Two financing activities

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  1. Borrow money
  2. Issue (sell) shares of stock
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Investing activities

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Involves the purchase of resources a company needs in order to operate

buying of LONG TERM assets

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Assets

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Resources owned by a business

Eg. property, plant, and equipment, investments, cash

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Revenue

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The increase in assets resulting from the sale of a product or service in the normal course of business

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Inventory

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Goods (assets) available for future sales to customers

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Account receivable

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right to receive money in the future

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Expenses

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The costs of assets consumed or services used in the process of generating revenues

es. cost of goods sold, selling expenses, marketing expenses, administrative expenses

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Accounts payable

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Operating activities

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Revenue

Inventory

Account receivable

Expenses

Accounts payable

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Net income =

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Revenues > expenses

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Net loss =

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4 financial statements (in order)

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IRBS

  1. Income statement
  2. Retained Earnings statement
  3. Balance Sheet
  4. Statement of Cash Flows
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Income statement

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Reports the successes or failures of the company’s operations for a period of time

Investors and creditors are interested in past income to predict future income

  • relates to a company’s stock price
  • helps creditors determine if company has ability to repay in the future
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Retained Earnings Statement

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Shows the amounts and causes of changes in retained earnings during the period

Allows users to evaluate the dividend payment practices

  • investors may prefer high or low dividend payouts
  • creditors take notice because dividends reduce ability to repay debts
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Retained earnings

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The net income retained in the corporation

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Balance Sheet

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Reports assets and claims to assets at a specific point in time

2 types of claims

  1. liabilties (claims of creditors)
  2. Claims of owners ( stockholder’s equity)

Assets = liabilities + stockholders’ equity

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Basic Accounting Equation

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Assets = liabilities + stockholders’ equity

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Statement of Cash Flows

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Provide financial information about the cash receipts and cash payments of a business for a specific period of time

Reports cash effects of a company’s operating, investing, and financing activities as well as net increase or decrease in cash

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Questions statement of Cash Flows answers

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Where did the cash come from?

How was the cash used during the period?

What was the change in the cash blance during the period?

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Annual Report

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Publicly traded companies MUST provide an annual report

Include:

Financial statements

MD&A

Notes to financial statements

Independent Auditor’s Report

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Management Discussion & Analysis

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Includes:

Ability to pay near-term obligations

Ability to fund operations and expansion

Its results of operations

*SEVERAL SUBJECTIVE STATEMENTS AND OPINIONS

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Notes to the Financial Statements

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Clarify the financial statements and provide additional detail

Info not all quantifiable

-descriptions of policies and methods

INTEGRAL

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Auditor’s Report

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Independent outside auditor peforms it

States auditor’s opinion as to the fairness of the statements

auditor’s must have CPA

Unqualified opinion- financial statements are fair

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Unqualified opinion

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Issued when the auditor is satisfied that the financial statements provide a fair representation of the company’s financial position and results of operations are in accordance with GAAP

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Why so much in annual report?

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Not all relevant info in financial statements

Users are interested in non-financial info

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IFRS properties

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Principles based

Developed by the International accounting Standards Board (IASB)

Non-US companies to not have to comply with SOX

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U.S. GAAP properties

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Rules based

Developed by the Financial accounting standards board (FASB)

SOX applies to large public companies on U.S. exchanges

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