A SHORT HISTORY OF ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS The history of accounting is as old as civilization‚ among the most important professions in economic and cultural development. Accountants invented writing‚ developed money and banking‚ innovated the double entry bookkeeping system that fueled the Italian Renaissance‚ were needed by Industrial Revolution inventors and entrepreneurs for survival‚ helped develop the capital markets necessary for big business so essential for capitalism‚ turned into a profession
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HT513 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING FOR TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY 1. Document used after business transaction 2. Book of prime entry INTRODUCTION OF BUSINESS • The purpose of a business is to make a profit for its owner(s) • A business is a separate entity from its owner. • Every financial transaction has a dual effect. • Double entry bookkeeping accounts for the dual aspect of financial statement transactions. INTRODUCTION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT • Information from a trial balance is used to prepare
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financial statements are based on the accounting equation. This equation presents the resources of a company and the claims to those resources. Assets are economic resources that are expected to produce a benefit in the Future Liabilities are outsider claims. They are debts that are payable to outsiders‚ called creditors. Owners’ equity (also called capital or stockholders equity for a corporation) represents the insider claims of a business. The accounting equation shows the relationship among assets
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Accounting Equation Paper ACC 300 Accounting Equation The accounting equation is the basis of double entry accounting. The equation places debits and credits on each side of the equation with a balance on each side being required. The debits are accounted for as assets‚ while the credits fall under liabilities and shareholder equity. (Kimmel‚ Weygandt‚ and Kieso‚ 2011) The equation looks like: Assets = Liabilities + Shareholder Equity. A system of journal entries that show a debit and credit for
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line item under assets because we used cash and credit $100‚000 under liability because we now owe a debt. After fully balancing the equation‚ we had $200‚ 00 in assets (what we invested) and $100‚000 in liabilities and shareholder’s equity. Chapter 1 Accounting in Action: E 1-5 pg. 34 Instructions: For each of the three situations‚ say if the accounting method used is correct or incorrect. If correct‚ identify which principle or assumption supports the method used. If incorrect‚ identify
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Balancing Equations Balancing equations is a fundamental skill in Chemistry. Solving a system of linear equations is a fundamental skill in Algebra. Remarkably‚ these two field specialties are intrinsically and inherently linked. 2 + O2 ----> H2OA. This is not a difficult task and can easily be accomplished using some basic problem solving skills. In fact‚ what follows is a chemistry text’s explanation of the situation: Taken from: Chemistry Wilberham‚ Staley‚ Simpson‚ Matta Addison Wesley
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rent of $1‚000 30-May Smith paid dividends to himself of $1‚400 Requirements: 1 Enter the transactions for May into the accounting equation‚ calculating new balances after each entry. Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity Cash + Accounts receivable + Supplies + Equipment Accounts payable Common stock + Service revenue - Salaries expense
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Upstream: 60 = 6(b-c) Downstream: 60 = 3(b+c) There are now two separate equations: 60 = 6b - 6c and 60 = 3b + 3c Solve both equations for b: b = 10 + c b = 10 - c Now make both equations equal each other and solve for c: 10 + c = 10 - c 2c = 0 c = 0 The speed of the current was 0 mph Now‚ plug the numbers into one of either the original equations to find the speed of the boat in still water. I chose the first equation: b = 10 + c or b = 10 + 0 b = 10 The speed of the boat in still water must
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$34‚000. d. $178‚000. In the U.S.‚ generally accepted accounting principles are established: a. directly by the 1933 Securities Act. b. by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. c. by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. d. by the Association of Certified Public Accountants. On March 1‚ 2006‚ the premium on a two-year insurance policy on equipment was paid amounting to $1‚800. At the end of 2006 (end of the accounting period)‚ the financial statements for 2006‚ would report
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To solve a system of equations by addition or subtraction (or elimination)‚ you must eliminate one of the variables so that you could solve for one of the variables. First‚ in this equation‚ you must look for a way to eliminate a variable (line the equations up vertically and look to see if there are any numbers that are equal to each other). If there is lets say a –2y on the top equation and a –2y on the bottom equation you could subtract them and they would eliminate themselves by equaling zero
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