Chapter 1: The Accounting Environment – What is Accounting and Why is it Done? Accounting is a system for gathering data about an entity’s economic activity‚ processing and organizing the data and in turn‚ communicating that information to people who want to use it to make decisions. Data are unprocessed facts about an entity’s economic activity that is entered into an accounting system whereas information results from organizing and presenting the data in ways that make it useful for decision
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who moved in next-door and reported applying what she learned in therapy to that new relationship by paying closer attention to when her friend crossed boundaries. Her scores on the Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale 24 (BASIS-24) also reflected the progress. The BASIS-24 is a self-report questionnaire based on the BASIS-32 that was developed in the early 1980’s to assess the
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Principles of Accounting 1 Christina Doty American InterContinental University January 9‚ 2013 Dear Dad‚ I’m writing this letter in the hopes that I can help you better understand accounting‚ and use your new software more efficiently‚ and accurately. I know accounting can seem frustrating‚ tiresome‚ and difficult to learn or comprehend. I will explain things so that you will be able to understand them. Dad you need to understand what accounting is‚ Accounting is the process of keeping
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Teeya Clarke MBA 621-Financial and Managerial Accounting July 11‚ 2015 Problem 2-3 Indicate the net effect on assets‚ liabilities and owners’ equity resulting from each of the following transactions: Assets=Liabilities+owners’ Equity 1. Capital stock was issued for $100‚000 cash This will increase assets by $100‚000 and increase equity by $100‚000 2. Bonds payable of $25‚000 were refunded with capital stock. The liabilities will be decreased by 25‚000 and increase equity by 25‚000 3. Depreciation
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general-purpose financial statements for making business decisions (American InterContinential University [AIU]‚ 2015). It allows accounting data to be converted into efficient information. It reduces confusion in decision making and presents an effective and systematic basis for making internal and external business decisions (Chiappetta‚ Larson &Wild‚ 2002‚ p.22). Internal users of accounting include managers‚ officers‚ internal auditors‚ consultants‚ budget officers‚ and market researchers. Internal users
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QUESTION 1 1. Annie’s Attic has the following account balances for the dates given: Cash‚ Sept 1 $40‚000 Cash‚ Sept 30 60‚000 Accounts receivable‚ Sept 1 10‚000 Accounts receivable‚ Sept 30 14‚000 Owner’s equity‚ Sept 1 ? Owner’s equity‚ Sept 30 ? Supplies‚ Sept 1 30‚000 Supplies Sept 30 24‚000 Accounts payable‚ Sept 1 6‚000 Accounts payable‚ Sept 30 ? Net income for September 20‚000 What would owner’s equity be on September 1? 5 points QUESTION 2 1. Annie’s Attic has the following account
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Glove World Today‚ December 1‚ 2015‚ is the day the new citizens of Glove World are separating ourselves from these so called United States of America. The withdrawal comes due to this constant racial inequality and an uneasy feeling of no longer being a welcoming country. This new society of Glove World is open to all newcomers looking to escape poverty or escape war torn countries. Society can no longer sit back and allow these immigrants to feel unsafe and without hope. Society can no longer
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Vocabulary Quiz Name _______________ Chapter 1 1. An accounting principle that states that assets should be recorded at their cost. 2. Debts and obligations of a business. 3. Resources owned by a business. 4. The amount by which expenses exceed revenues. 5. An association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners of a business for
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Nikki Utt August 26‚ 2013 Case Study 1-6: Accounting in Crisis A) Reliable financial reporting is important to businesses and investors especially when a financial crisis forms and a company’s fundamentals are put to the test. In the early 2000’s the U.S and Canada were affected by the recession that had spread to other countries including Russia‚ Europe and Japan (Wikipedia‚ 2013). Many believe that the recession was caused by the economic boom of the late 1990s with minimal inflation
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purchased on account at a cost of $18‚000‚ to be paid within 30 days. Supplies were purchased for $1‚000 cash from a restaurant supply center that was going out of business. These supplies would have cost $1‚875 if purchased under normal circumstances. Oct. 1–6 Revenues of $5‚500 were earned and paid in cash. Expenses required to earn the revenues of $4‚000 were incurred and paid in cash. a. Prepare a balance sheet at September 30‚ 2011. (You will need to compute the missing figure for Notes Payable). (Be
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