FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I COURSE DESCRIPTION/OBJECTIVES The primary aim of Financial Accounting is to provide students with an introduction to the process and function of financial reporting. Whilst a large proportion of the course is aimed at understanding accounting as a process‚ taking a preparers‟ perspective‚ we will also seek to develop an understanding of the importance of the role of accounting in today’s society. LEARNING OUTCOMES After studying this course the student will be able to understand:
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B6013 Spring 2010 B6013 - Financial Accounting Financial Assets and Liabilities Shareholder’s Equity Professor Urooj Khan o esso U ooj a Outline – Session 19 1. Financial Assets and Liabilities – Accounting for Financial Assets 2. Shareholder’s Equity – – – – Capital Stock Cisco Case Dividends and Share Repurchases Comprehensive I C h i Income B6013 Spring 2010 © Columbia Business School 2 Prof. Urooj Khan 1 B6013 Spring 2010 Background Readings and Practice Problems
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8 Accounting theory and conceptual frameworks After studying this chapter you should be able to: & explain what accounting theory is & describe the main attempts at constructing an accounting theory & appraise current developments in the area & describe and discuss the contents of the IASB Framework & appraise the quality and usefulness of the IASB Framework in the context of its self-declared purposes & describe and discuss the parts of IAS 1 relating to accounting concepts and policies & appraise
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Chapter 1 Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards Intermediate Accounting‚ 15th Edition Kieso‚ Weygandt‚ and Warfield 1 Financial Statements and Financial Reporting • Goals or purpose of (financial) accounting – Identification‚ measurement‚ and communication of financial information about – An economic entity to – Interested Parties (internal and external) • Creditors‚ managers‚ unions‚ government agencies Financial reports (statements) & notes 2 Financial Statements
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Chapter 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions EXERCISES E1–2 Req. 1 READ MORE STORE Balance Sheet As at December 31‚ 2008 |ASSETS | |LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | |Liabilities | | |Cash |$ 48‚900
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Accounting Principles: A Business Perspective‚ Financial Accounting (Chapters 1 – 8) A Textbook Equity Open College Textbook originally by Hermanson‚ Edwards‚ and Maher Fearless copy‚ print‚ remix(tm) www.textbookequity.com www.opencollegetextbooks.org ISBN-13: 978-1461088189 ISBN-10: 1461088186 License: CC-BY-NC-SA p. 1 of 433 About This Publication Simply put‚ you may copy‚ print‚ redistribute‚ and re-purpose this textbook or parts of this textbook provided that you give attribution
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CHAPTER 23 Statement of Cash Flows LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Describe the purpose of the statement of cash flows. Identify the major classifications of cash flows. Differentiate between net income and net cash flows from operating activities. Contrast the direct and indirect methods of calculating net cash flows from operating activities. Determine net cash flows from investing and financing activities. Prepare a statement of cash flows. Identify sources of information for
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multiple-choice questions from the information presented in Chapter 1 through Chapter 13. Each question is worth 2.5 points. This study guide indicates the items you should review before taking the exam. GOOD LUCK! CHAPTER 1 1. Know the 3 forms of business entities 2. Know the definitions of revenues and expenses 3. Know the difference between internal and external users 4. FASB – responsible for GAAP (accounting principles) 5. Accounting Equation 6. Know the 3 activities that business
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Chapter 1 BE1-1 Briefly define accounting. What are the three main characteristics of accounting? Is accounting static or dynamic? Accounting collects‚ analyzes‚ measures and records financial information about an organization and reports that information to stakeholders and decision makers. Accounting has 3 essential characteristics. Accounting is the (1) identification‚ measurement‚ and communication of financial information about economic entities to interested persons. Like social
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Financial Reporting Accurate financial reporting is paramount to the establishment of a level playing field for businesses. It also aids in analyzing trends in business and the economy. The first part of the research paper should outline the different offices and bureaus of financial reporting and why they are significant. The second part of the research paper will present some positive and negative examples of financial reporting results and offer analysis about them. These examples can incorporate
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