Group members
The Accounting Information of
The Personnel, procedures, devices, and
System
records used by an organization to develop accounting information and communicate that information to decision makers The accounting process
Economic activities Actions
(decisions)
Accounting
“links” decision makers with economic activities and with the results of their decisions.
Decision
makers
Accounting information Types of Accounting
Information
Financial
Providing information about the financial resources, obligations, and activities of an economic entity that is intended for use primarily by external decision makers – investors and creditors.
Managerial
Providing information that is intended primarily for use by internal management in decision making required to run the business. return of investment The repayment to an investor of the amount originally invested in another enterprise.
Basic Functions of an
Accounting System
Interpret and record business transactions.
Classify similar transactions into useful reports. Summarize and communicate information to decision makers.
Information
Information System
System
Information
Information
Users
Users
Investors
Investors
Creditors
Creditors
Managers
Managers
Owners
Owners
Customers
Customers
Employees
Employees
Regulatory
Regulatory
agencies agencies -SEC
-SEC
-IRS
-IRS
-EPA
-EPA
Cost
Cost&&Revenue
Revenue
Determination
Determination
Job
Jobcosting costing Process
Processcosting
costing
ABC
ABC
Sales
Sales
Assets
Assets&&
Liabilities
Liabilities
Plant
Plantand and equipment equipment Loans
Loans&&equity
equity
Receivables,
Receivables, payables payables&&cash cash Cash
CashFlows
Flows
From
Fromoperations operations From
Fromfinancing
financing
From
Frominvesting
investing