CHAPTER-I FINANCIAL STATEMENTS LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ you will be able to: • Explain the meaning of financial statements of a company; • Describe the form and content of balance sheet of a company; • Prepare the Balance Sheet of a company as per Schedule VI Part I of the Companies Act 1956. • Know the major headings under which the various assets and liabilities can be shown. • Explain the meaning‚ objectives and limitations of analysis using accounting
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Financial Statements: The Starting point In the Study Of accounting The principal means of reporting general-purpose financial information to persons outside a business organization is a set of accounting reports called financial statements. The persons receiving these reports are termed the users of the financial statements. A set of financial statements consists of four related accounting reports that summarize in a few pages the financial resources
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company’s accounting statements or financial statements and making comparisons with relevant information Financial Ratios are measures of relative values of key financial information. Ratio Analysis involves methods of calculating and interpreting financial ratios to assess the firm’s performance. Ratios are measured as (1) percentages; (2) times or multiples; and (3) number of days. Ratios are of interest as key indicators of financial health to: shareholders
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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 Statement Companies use several tools such as a balance sheet to make sound business decisions. A balance sheet is a quantitative summary of a company ’s financial condition at a specific point in time‚ including assets‚ liabilities and net worth. The first part of a balance sheet shows all the productive assets a company owns‚ and the second part shows all the financing methods (such as liabilities and shareholders ’ equity) Also‚ called statement of condition.
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Financial Statements Financial statements are records of relative financial information of organizations that are highly valuable to both internal and external users of that organization. The following four basic financial statements constitute the foundation of accounting: * Balance sheet * Income statement * Retained earnings statement * Statement of cash flows Purpose of the Financial Statements The balance sheet shows a clear picture of the organization’s financial
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Financial Statements December 18‚ 2012 Financial Statements There are four main types of financial statements in the account world. Each statement has a difference focus and importance. Managers‚ creditors‚ and investors to learn about a company’s financial status and to make decisions about the company use the financial statements. Each financial statement type will briefly be defined and explained in this paper. Also‚ why these statements are of interest to managers‚ creditors‚ and investors
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viewed was “The Accounting Equation”. This taught us how to remember the accounting equation by remembering “ALOE”. I took an accounting class online for the community college in Baltimore‚ and was not taught “ALOE”. I liked that it gave us a way to remember the equation. “ALOE” is something you can always remember and does help to remember the equation. The equation “ALOE” means Assets= Liabilities + Owner’s Equity. This is the equation used for all accounting tasks and procedures. “Debits
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presented to the Faculty of College of Business and Administration Montessori Professional College – Imus Branch Imus City‚ Cavite In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Financial Management Adaya‚ Trysha A. Asilum‚ Rudylyn Cafuir‚ Shella Marie E. Nones‚ Abegail O. Sanone‚ Maria Sarah Vergara‚ Pamela O. AUGUST 2013 APPROVAL SHEET This feasibility study‚ “Chill & Lux’s Restobar‚” prepared and submitted by Adaya‚ Trysha
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Week Three Exercises Fatma Miljkovic ACC/290 March 25‚ 2013 Professor: Tim Callaghan | BE4-1 | Transactions that affect earnings do not necessarily affect cash. | Hint: Identify impact of transactions on cash and net income.(SO 2‚ 9) | | | InstructionsIdentify the effect‚ if any‚ that each of the following transactions would have upon cash and net income. The first transaction has been completed as an example. | | | | | Cash | Net Income | (a) | Purchased $100
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