Accounting Flashcards

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what is the role of an auditor

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The auditor’s objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes the auditor’s opinion.

independent verification of a companies financial position

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what is a profit and loss statement

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A summary of a business’ income and expenditure transactions

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3
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what is a balance sheet

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Assets
Liabilities

(balance of assets V Liabilities)

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what is a business plan and what are the benefits

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The purpose of a business plan is to help articulate business strategy it defines how you will achieve your most important business objectives.
allocation of resources
how you will deal with threats to business

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