Financial Statements October 19th 2014 Financial Statements In today’s business age financial statements are not only very important to a business for tax and record reason they have also become a very useful tool for the business owners. They can help you determine how well your business is doing from month to month and help you keep track of basically anything you would want to know going on finically inside of your business. There are four different types of financial statements there
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | Analyzing and Interpreting Financial Statements | | This paper will demonstrate my understanding of financial accounting and why generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are important. I will discuss how financial statements are used in the marketplace. I will describe each financial statement and tell what it reveals about the business. I will explain how the statements are linked and show examples. I will explain the notes to the financial statements. I will also
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Financial Statements XACC/290 January 12‚ 2014 Melissa Drayton Financial Statements There are four basic financial statements: balance sheet‚ income statement‚ retained earnings statement‚ and statement of cash flows. These financial statements would include an overview of the assets‚ liabilities‚ expenses‚ and revenues of the business. Financial statements are useful not only to internal user; such as managers and employees‚ but also to external users; such as investors and creditors to
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Financial Statements Accounting is a function by which users can understand the internal financial workings of a company. Use of public accounting dates as far back as the late nineteenth century (Hendrickson‚ 2007) and continues today under the set guidelines that accounting professionals refer to as generally accepted accounting principles. These principles are set in the United States by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission (Weygandt‚ p. 9‚ 2008)
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“Financial Statements.” There are four financial statements to work with; Balance Sheets‚ Income Statements‚ Retained Earnings Statements‚ and Statement of Cash Flows. Balance sheets let you have a quick review of what assets‚ liabilities‚ and equity were distributed within the accounting period. Income statements show the business whether they made a profit or not. Retained earnings statement shows what the company decides to retain for them‚ after everything else is paid. The statement of cash flows
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Financial Statement By Mary Baumann XACC/290 July 27‚ 2014 Jameson Monteiro Financial Statement The four main financial statement are the balance sheet‚ the income statement‚ the cash flow statements‚ and the statements of shareholder’s equity. Each statement can be used to give an insight to a company’s financial activities‚ and can provide valuable information on said company. The balance sheet provides detailed information on a company’s assets‚ liabilities‚ and their shareholder’s
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THE MAJOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHERS MEANS OF REPORTING. FININCAL STATEMENTS: The statements prepared to show the financial position of the business is known as financial statements. These statements provide financial information of an equity to internal and external users and decision makers. MAJOR FINANCIAL STATEMETS: The three main financial statements are as follow:
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accounting information must possess. Accounting information is comparable when accounting standards and policies are applied consistently from one period to another and from one region to another. The characteristic of comparability of financial statements is important because it allows us to compare a
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government mandate and therefore does not have to follow due process in issuing a standard. CA1-2 It is True the objective of financial statements emphasizes a stewardship approach for reporting financial information It is False the purpose of the objective of financial reporting is to prepare a balance sheet‚ an income statement‚ a statement of cash flows‚ and a statement of owners’ or stockholders’ equity. It is False because they are generally shorter‚ FASB interpretations are subject to less due
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| 598.67 | 682.29 | 301.99 | 241.34 | 208.34 | Number of equity sharesoutstanding (Lacs) | 2546.33 | 2543.99 | 2319.78 | 2189.78 | 2189.78 | Profit loss account | Mar ’ 12 | Mar ’ 11 | Mar ’ 10 | Mar ’ 09 | Mar ’ 08 | Income | | | | | | Operating income | 3‚493.98 | 2‚663.58 | 2‚316.75 | 2‚344.82
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