Chapter 3-1 The Accounting Information System Chapter 3-2 Financial Accounting‚ Fifth Edition Study Objectives 1. Analyze the effect of business transactions on the basic accounting equation. 2. Explain what an account is and how it helps in the recording process. 3. Define debits and credits and explain how they are used to record business transactions transactions. 4. Identify the basic steps in the recording process. 5. Explain what a journal is and
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A major social problem in America today is its inequality of the distribution of income. "Income inequality refers to the gap between the rich and the poor. The United States has the most unequal income distribution in the industrialized world‚ and it is growing at a faster rate than any other industrialized country" (Eitzen & Leedham‚ pg. 37). The main reason as to why income is distributed so unequally is because of the gap between social classes. Each social class has a certain power‚ and
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3 Adjusting Accounts and Preparing Financial Statements QUESTIONS 1. The cash basis of accounting reports revenues when cash is received while the accrual basis reports revenues when they are earned. The cash basis reports expenses when cash is paid while the accrual basis reports expenses when they are incurred (and matched with revenues they generated). 2. The accrual basis of accounting generally provides a better indication of company performance and financial condition than does
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liabilities 21‚500 Deferred tax liability 15‚500 8% serial bonds 80‚000 Common stock‚ $10 par 90‚000 Additional paid-in capital 150‚000 Retained earnings—Appropriation for bonded indebtedness 60‚000 Retained earnings—Unappropriated 38‚000 $643‚600 $643‚600 An analysis of the Retained Earnings—Unappropriated account follows: Retained earnings unappropriated‚ December 31‚ 2010 $1‚300‚000 Add: Net income 327‚000 Transfer from
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Others understand that financial statements often cause more dramatic movement in the stock price when the news is released. They intend to profit from the news. External users include stockholders‚ bankers‚ creditors‚ potential investors‚ and tax and regulatory agencies that have an interest or stake in the organization. Each of these external users will use financial reports to satisfy their need for information to determine profitability‚ credit worthiness‚ or compliance. Financial reports
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statement is the most important? Explain why. The four basic financial statements are the balance sheet‚ income statement‚ statement of retained earnings‚ and statement of cash flows. The balance sheet shows what it owes and owns. Income statement shows how the company did during a period of time both revenues and expenses. Statement of retained earnings indicates how much previous income was distributed to yourself and other business owners and what was kept for future growth. Statement of cash
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family below‚ use the current family members (step-parents‚ if needed) 10 How many persons‚ including the applicant‚ are dependent upon the family income? (i) Relationship to applicant (ii) Age 10a Income earner A. ____________________________ _________________ 10b Income earner B. ____________________________ _________________ 10c Income earner C. ____________________________ _________________ 10d Other Member D. ____________________________ _________________ 10e Other Member
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Corporate and Partnership Tax Lee – Fall 2013 By: Cullen G. Tatum TEST INFO: • The test will be a take home test that will have to be returned by the original assigned test date. • Interested in comparing between different types of entities. • One question will be some individuals who want to form an entity‚ and you should choose one and elaborate. • You should treat the test as if you were responding in memo form to an attny who already knows some info on the subject so you do not need
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ledger a.a chronological record of all transactionsb.the balance of each account in the chart of accountsc.budget records for each account in the chart of accountsd.subsidiary details supporting a control account 2. Which steps in the Financial Accounting Process are in the correct sequence based on closing the accounts and determining timing differences prior to issuing financial statements a.record the transaction‚ post to the ledger‚ prepare the adjusted trial balance‚ enter adjusting entries
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issues. Q15-4. In a contribution income statement‚ costs are classified according to behavior as variable or fixed‚ and the contribution margin (the difference between total revenues and total variable costs) that goes toward covering fixed costs and providing a profit is emphasized. In a functional income statement‚ costs are classified according to function (rather than behavior)‚ such as manufacturing and selling and administrative. This is the type of income statement typically included in corporate
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