Evolution of Financial Accounting Introduction Accountancy is the art of communicating financial information of a business entity to its stakeholders. It is the branch of mathematical science that assists in discovering the causes of success and failure in a business. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) defines accountancy as "The art of recording‚ classifying‚ and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money‚ transactions and events which are‚ in
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Date: _____________ 1.|An account is a part of the financial information system and is described by all except which one of the following?| A)|An account has a debit and credit side.| B)|An account is a source document.| C)|An account consists of three parts.| D)|An account has a title.| 2.|Which statement about an account is true?| A)|In its simplest form‚ an account consists of two parts.| B)|An account is an individual accounting record of increases and decreases in specific asset
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Managerial and Financial Accounting ACCT/300: Principles of Accounting April 9‚ 2008 Managerial and Financial Accounting This paper will attempt to differentiate between managerial and financial accounting‚ the users of managerial and financial accounting and what type of business decisions would be made with the information. Managerial Accounting Managerial accounting provides accounting information to managers who are inside an organization and who directs and controls its operations
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Kayla Johnson Intermediate Financial Accounting I AC321 A Chapter 1: CE 1-1: Describe the main elements of the link labeled “Help‚ FAQ‚ Learning Guide‚ and About the Codification.” The “Help‚ FAQ‚ Learning Guide‚ and About the Codification” link describes how to navigate the website and answers questions about changing or updating your profile. CE 1-2: Describe the procedures for providing feedback. In the bottom right hand of the home page‚ you can select a link that will lead you to a
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An asset is anything that will give me some value in the future - So Cash and Accounts Receivables are assets‚ and so are machines‚ buildings‚ etc. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The income statement reflects conditions over a period of time (say Q1 2013)‚ while the Balance sheet reflects the state of the business at a specific point in time (say‚ at end of Q1 2013) Equity is what the owners/stakeholders of the company really have‚ of value. Equity = Assets - Liabilities Asset: Anything that will
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1. The accounting process involves all of the following except a. identifying economic transactions that are relevant to the business. b. communicating financial information to users by preparing financial reports. c. recording nonquantifiable economic events. d. analyzing and interpreting financial reports. 2. Financial accounting provides economic and financial information for all of the following except a. creditors. b. investors. c. managers. d. other external users. 3.
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No.6 (Serial No.61) Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing‚ ISSN 1548-6583‚ USA Fair value accounting under financial crisis HE Cai-xia1‚ ZHANG Chi2 (1. School of Accounting‚ Zhongnan University of Economics and Law‚ Wuhan 430073‚ China; 2. School of Management‚ Huazhong University of Science and Technology‚ Wuhan 430073‚ China) Abstract: The recent financial crisis has led to a vigorous debate about the pros and cons of fair-value accounting (FVA). This debate presents a major challenge
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Financial accounting is the only branch of accounting and it is not perfect. There are large numbers of limitations which open new way to use other tools of accounting. To know what are the main limitations of financial accounting. It is very necessary for accountants. Accountants are often blind to these limitations. So‚ I am covering its limitation a lot of ground. Read below and understand:- Net effect of transactions are recorded in financial accounting which has happened in past. These
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The objectives of accounting : 1) To keep systematic records: Accounting is done to keep a systematic record of financial transaction. In the absence of transaction there would have been terrific burden on human memory which in most cases would have been impossible to bear. 2) To protect business properties: accounting provides protection to business properties from unjustified and unwarranted use. This is possible on account of accounting supplying the following information to the manager
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Financial Accounting Assignment 2 1 of 25 The credit term 2/10 n/30 means: that after 10 days 2% interest is charged. that there is a 10% discount if payment is received within 30 days. that there is a 2% discount if payment is received within 10 days. there is a 10% discount if paid immediately and 2% if paid within 30 days. 2 of 25 Family Food Stores purchased canned goods at an invoice price of $3‚000 and terms of 2/10‚ n/30. Half of the goods had been mislabeled and were returned immediately
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