Relevance and reliability are two of the four key qualitative characteristics of financial accounting information. The others being understandability and comparability. Relevance requires that the financial accounting information should be such that the users need it and it is expected to affect their decisions. Reliability requires that the information should be accurate and true and fair. Relevance and reliability are both critical for the quality of the financial information‚ but both are related
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What are the four most important financial statements? Briefly describe each Much success in today’s business world is tied in with numbers in the form of accounting and financial statements. Being able to understand and properly read these statements is a critical component in truly knowing a business and properly assessing its overall financial performance. Financial reporting is the issuance of written documents in the form of the financial statements by the companies to the shareholders
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The first PhxKlips we 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
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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 | 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
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PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS AT MARCH 31‚ 2013 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31‚ 2012 (AUDITED) AND FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31‚ 2013 AND 2012 (UNAUDITED) F-1 PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (in million pesos‚ except par value per share amounts and number of shares) As at January 1‚ As at March 31‚ As at December 31‚ 2012 2012 2013
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Combined Financial Statements and Credit Group Financial Information December 31‚ 2012 and 2011 (With Independent Auditors’ Reports Thereon) KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN‚ INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES AND KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS AND SUBSIDIARIES Table of Contents Page Independent Auditors’ Report 1 Financial Statements: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan‚ Inc. and Subsidiaries and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Subsidiaries: Combined Balance Sheets 2 Combined Statements of Operations
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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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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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Financial Statements ACC 290 March 4‚ 2013 Financial Statements come in four basic types; income statement‚ retained earnings‚ the statement of cash flow and the balance sheet. These statements are used both internally and externally to calculate the profitability and liabilities of a company. The financial statements of a company are the window for managers‚ investors‚ and creditors into the stability of a company. The details of a financial statement differ from the type of the
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