A. What is the difference between accrual-basis accounting and cash-basis accounting? The difference between the two types of accounting is when revenues and expenses are recorded. In cash basis accounting revenues are recorded when cash is actually received and expenses are recorded when the expenses are actually paid. B. Why would politicians prefer the cash basis over the accrual basis? The accrual basis system deals with deprecation of the value of equipment‚ land and such. Politicians would
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Accounting Homework Individual Chapter 7 Question 1&2 1. (a) What are generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)? In the U.S.‚ generally accepted accounting principles‚ commonly abbreviated as US GAAP or simply GAAP‚ are accounting rules used to prepare‚ present‚ and report financial statements for a wide variety of entities‚ including publicly-traded and privately-held companies‚ non-profit organizations. (b)What bodies provide authoritative support for GAAP
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for the intangible assets. Applicable accounting pronouncement ASC 805-20-25 Business Combinations-Identifiable assets and liabilities and any non controlling interest-Recognition Recognition Conditions 25-2 To qualify for recognition as part of applying the acquisition method‚ the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed must meet the definitions of assets and liabilities in FASB Concepts Statement No. 6‚ Elements of Financial Statements‚ at the acquisition date. For
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Individual Financial Statements Paper ACC/290 Principles of Accounting Professor: Bruce Geddus January 8‚ 2014 Introduction to financial accounting and it ’s my turn to identify the four basic financial statements and to describe them as well. In this financial statement paper I will also be describing the four financial statements‚ discuss how the four financial statements are useful to internal users such as managers and employees. And last I will discuss
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Homework Week 2 Exercise E1-1 SEC – K Audit – G Sole Proprietorship – I Corporation – E Accounting – A Accounting Entity – D Audit Report – J Cost Principle – F Partnership – C FASB – L IASB – H Unit of Measure – B GAAP – N IFRS – M E1-2 Accounts receivable – Asset Cash and cash equivalents – Asset Net sales – Revenue Notes payable – Liability Taxes payable – Liability Retained earnings – Stockholders’ Equity Cost of products sold – Expense Marketing‚ administrative
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Introduction: The basic objective of accounting is to provide information that is useful in making business and economic decisions. What makes accounting information useful for decision-making? The answer is however the accounting information confirms to the qualities that should be possessed by the financial and cost & Managerial reporting. In view and addition to this‚ the importance of strategic cost management and costing techniques like Activity based costing should not be underestimated. This
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Catherine Gamero 4/26/12 Week One Discussion Questions • What are the four basic financial statements? What is the primary purpose of each of the four basic financial statements? In your opinion‚ which financial 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
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Tavaris Washington Phase 5 (IP) MKT210-1302A-01 Colorado Technical University Online Instructor: Christian Cheney May 13‚ 2013 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to reveal how relevant it is to know the importance of how effective and superb a business plan needs to be within the marketing industry. This paper will specify important key concepts of how a business plan needs to be conducted such as; customer segment‚ marketing problem‚ solution to marketing problem‚ business marketing
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ACC206: Principles of Accounting II Final Paper Instructor: Emmett Denham March 25‚ 2013 ABC Company could reach $3 million in annual sales within 3 years if the company used shingle scrap material to build cedar dollhouses. The new product would add additional costs but would project an aggressive growth in revenue for the company. In the following reports I will show you how beneficial the cedar dollhouses would be to ABC Company. [ABC Company] | Cash Flow Satement | | | | Date:
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-assets and liability accounts are closed to the balance sheet. -the post-closing trial balance shows the updated capital account balance. -the financial statements are prepared from the adjusted trial balance. -accumulated depreciation is a permanent account and does not close at the end of the period and the balance sheet is carried forward into the next period. -capital is a permanent account. -the closing process zeroes out all revenues and expenses. -current assets will be used up or converted
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