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ACTG121 Sole Prop Prelims Flashcards

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is a process of identifying, recording and communicating economic information that is useful in making economic decisions.

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Accounting

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Is a service activity, its function is to provide quantitative information, primarily financial in nature.

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Accounting

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Is process of identifying, measuring and, communicating economic decisions by users of information.

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Accounting

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Art of recording, classifying, and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money, transactions and events which are, in part at least, of a financial character and. interpreting the results thereof.

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Accounting

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Information system that measures, processes and communicates financial information about an identifiable economic entity.

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Accounting

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is a process with the basic purpose of providing information about economic activities that is intended to be useful in making economic decisions.

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Nature of Accounting

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Father of Modern Accounting

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Fra Luca Pacioli 1494

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Who published “Summa Arithmetica Geometria Proportioni and Proportionista” on Nov 14 1494 and who introduced double entry system?

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Fra Luca Pacioli

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Does FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the external users for its General Purpose (Branches of Accounting)

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Financial Accounting

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Uses FINANCIAL REPORT for internal users for its specific purpose (Branches of Accounting)

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Management Accounting

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The Government organizations (Branches of Accounting)

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Government Accounting

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Inspection of entity’s financial statements if it corresponds to its business criteria (Branches of Accounting)

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Auditing

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Gives tax advice and files income tax returns (Branches of Accounting)

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Tax Accounting

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Failure to file tax returns (Branches of Accounting)

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Tax Accounting

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Violation is imprisonment for not less than 6 & not more than 10 years (Branches of Accounting)

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Tax Accounting

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Systematic Recording & Analyzing of cost of material, labor, etc. that is related to manufacturing and service type of business
(Branches of Accounting)

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Cost Accounting

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The Academy (Branches of Accounting)

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Accounting Education

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Looks into economic events and analyzes it to make better economic decisions (Branches of Accounting)

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Accounting Research

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Branches of Accounting (8)

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  • Financial Accounting
  • Management Accounting
  • Government Accounting
  • Auditing
  • Tax Accounting
  • Cost Accounting
  • Accounting Education
  • Accounting Research
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Types of Business Activities (3)

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  • Service
  • Merchandising
  • Manufacturing
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  • Registered under DTI (DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRIES)
    (Types of Business Organization)
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Sole Proprietorship

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  • Registered under SEC (SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISION)
  • Formed by contracts
    (Types of Business Organization)
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Partnership

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  • Formed by operation of law.
    (Types of Business Organization)
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Corporation

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  • Registered under CDA (COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY)
    (Types of Business Organization)
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Cooperative

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  • Directly involved in managing the business
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Internal Users

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  • NOT directly involved in managing the business
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External Users

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Types of Information provided by Accounting

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  • Qualitative Information
  • Quantitative Information
  • Financial Information
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to provide information about an entity’s economic resources.

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Primary Objective

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to provide information useful in ASSESSING the entity’s management stewardship.

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Secondary Objective

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  • is not a standard. Rather, the _______________________ serves as a general frame of reference in developing or applying the standards.
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Conceptual Framework

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-Personal money and your business money are separated.
-The business is viewed as a separate entity, distinct from its owner(s). Only the transactions of the business are recorded in the books of accounts. The personal transactions of the business owner(s) are not recorded.

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Separate entity concept

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Initially recorded at their acquisition cost.

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Historical Cost Concept (Cost Principle)

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  • As if your business lives forever.
  • The business is assumed to continue to exist for an indefinite period of time.
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Going concern

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34
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Some costs are initially recognized as assets and charged as expenses only when the related revenue is recognized.

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Matching Principle (C&E)

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Inc & Exp Recog.

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Accrual Basis of Accounting

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Choosing the unfavorable outcome.

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Prudence (or conservatism)

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  • Accounting period or Reporting period.
  • Fiscal year & Calendar year are almost the same.
  • Interim period (quarter 3 mos & semiannual 6 mos)
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Time/Reporting Period

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  • Peso’s purchasing power is regarded as stable.
  • Convert other currencies in peso.
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Stable monetary unit

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  • An item is material if its omission or misstatement could influence economic decisions.
  • It is a matter of professional judgment and is based on the size and nature of an item being judged.
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Materiality Concept

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  • Should not exceed the benefits to be derived from the information used.
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Cost Benefit (Cost constraint)

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  • Related to Materiality & Cost Benefit Concepts
  • Reflects a series of judgmental trade offs
  • Sufficient detail to disclose matters that make a difference to users yet.
  • Sufficient condensation to make the information understandable
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Full Disclosure Principle

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  • Accounting policies used this year shall be the same used last year
  • If it were to change, do it in the next accounting period or year
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Consistency Concept

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  • Are the traits that determine whether an item of information is useful to others. Without these characteristics, information may be deemed unless.
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QUALITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF USEFUL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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  • It is relevant if it can affect decision.
    (Fundamental Qualitative Characteristics)
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A. Relevance

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  • if it can help users to make predictions about future outcomes.
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Predictive Value

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  • if it can help users confirm their past predictions.
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Confirmatory Value

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  • is material if omitting it or misstating it could influence the decisions of users.
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Materiality

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  • It represents the actual effects of events that have taken place
    (Fundamental Qualitative Characteristics).
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B. Faithful Representation

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  • All information necessary for users to have a complete understanding of the FS is provided
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Completeness

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information is selected or presented without bias

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Neutrality

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means the
information is not materially misstated.

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Free from Error

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  • Information is comparable if it can help users identify similarities and differences between sets of information.
    (Enhanced Qualitative Characteristics)
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A. Comparability

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  • Information is verifiable if different users could reach a general agreement as to what the information intends to represent.
    (Enhanced Qualitative Characteristics)
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B. Verifiability

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  • Information is timely if it is available to users in time to be able to influence their decisions.
    (Enhanced Qualitative Characteristics)
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C. Timelines

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  • Information is understandable if it is presented in a clear and concise manner.
    (Enhanced Qualitative Characteristics)
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D. Understandability

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  • Regulating corporations it includes partnerships
  • Requires them to file audited financial statements
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Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)

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  • Task in Collecting national Taxes and Administering the provisions of the Tax Code.
  • The provisions do at times reflect the choice of accounting methods and procedures .
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Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)

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FSRSC

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Financial Sustainability Reporting Standards Council

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PFRS

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Philippine FInancial Reporting Standards

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IFRS

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International Financial Reporting Standards

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  • Tasked in regulating banks and other entities performing banking functions .
  • BSP influences the selection and application of accounting policies by these business.
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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)

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  • Tasked in regulating cooperatives.
  • CDA influences the selection and application of accounting policies by these businesses.
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Cooperative Development Authority (CDA)

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  • are the characteristics that make information useful to users.
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Fundamental Qualitative Characteristics

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  • are the characteristics that enhance the usefulness of information
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Enhancing Qualitative Characteristics

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Basic Accounting Equation

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ASSET = LIABILITIES + EQUITY

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Extended Accounting Equation

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ASSET = LIABILITIES + EQUITY+INCOME-EXPENSE

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FORMULA FOR ENDING CAPITAL

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BEG CAPITAL = INCOME - EXPENSE

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Short introduction of Obligations

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  • a duty or responsibility.
  • Is under Liabilities
  • To settle an obligation you should exchange your economic resource
  • Liabilities as Obligations
  • Assets as Economic Resource
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  • Supported by Law, Legislation, and Contracts
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A. Legal Obligation

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  • Mere words and illustrations (w/o) contracts.
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B. Constructive Obligation

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  • Already obtained economic benefits or taken an action, as a consequence, you are required to transfer an economic resource.
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C. Present Obligation

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  • Is under Assets
  • Don’t necessarily need to own the economic resource.
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Short introduction of Control

73
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means you have the exclusive right to enjoy those benefits and the ability to prevent others from enjoying those benefits.

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Control

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The control over an economic resource have resulted from a past event or translation.

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Past Event

75
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is the basic storage of information in accounting

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Accounting

76
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THE 5 MAJOR ACCOUNTS

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  • Asset
  • Liabilities
  • Equity
  • Income
  • Expense
77
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Economic Resources you control that resulted from past events and can provide you future economic benefits.

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Asset

78
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Present Obligations that have resulted from past events and can require you to give up resources when settling them.

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Liablities

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Asset minus Liabilities

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Equity

80
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Increases in economic benefits during the period in the form of increases in assets that in result increases equity.

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Income

81
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arises in the course of the ordinary activities of a business.

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Revenue

82
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represent other items that meet the definition of income and may or not may arise in the course of the ordinary activities.

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Gains

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Decreases in economic benefits during the period in the form of decreases in assets that in result decreases in equity.

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Equity

84
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arises in the course of the ordinary activities of a business.

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Expenses

85
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represents other items that meet the definition of expenses and may or not may arise in the same course of the ordinary business.

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Losses

86
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Varies depends on the type of business

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Chart of Accounts

87
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Banks chart of account should confirm to BSP Chart of Accounts.

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BSP (Bangko Sentrol ng Pilipinas)

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Cooperatives chart of account should conform to CDA Chart of Accounts.

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CDA (Cooperative Development Authority)

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  • National Government Agencies MUST conform to (RCA) Revised Chart of Accounts issued by the (COA) Communion on Audit
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COA (Commision on Audit)

90
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The aggregate amount of estimated losses for uncollectible accounts receivable.

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Short Introduction in Allowance for doubt/ bad debts accounts

91
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  • The portion of the cost of a depreciable asset
  • Decreasing of value over time
  • Ex. bldg., equipment, vehicle etc..
  • Accumulated Depreciation - total amount of depreciation expenses recognized since the asset was acquired and made available for use.
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Short Introduction in Depreciation expense

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  • “In & Out” sellers cost of delivering goods to customers.
  • Other terms. Delivery expense, transportation cost, & carriage outwards.
  • Contains tolls, gas, labor/rate of the worker.
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Short Introduction in Freights

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“Book of original entries”

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Journal

94
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Simplifies the recording process.

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Special Journal

95
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Record Sales on Account.

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A. Sales Journal

96
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Record Purchases of Inventory on Account.

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B. Purchase Journal

97
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Record all transactions involving receipts of cash.

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C. Cash Receipts Journal

98
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Record all transactions involving payment of cash.

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D. Cash disbursement journal

99
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If a business does not utilize special journals, all transactions are record in the general journal

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General Journal

100
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“Book of final entries”

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Ledger

101
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Provides breakdown of the balances of controlling accounts

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A. Subsidiary Ledger

102
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Consist of group of accounts, or balances that needed a breakdown.

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a. Controlling Account

103
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Contains all accounts appearing in the trial balance

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B. General Ledger

104
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Double-Entry system involves the use of the concepts of “Duality” and “Equilibrium”

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Concept of Duality and Equilibrium

105
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Views each transactions as having a two fold effect on values, a value parted with and value valued with, and each transaction is recorded using at least two accounts

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A. The concept of duality

106
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Requires that each transaction is recorded in terms of equal debits and credits. For every peso debited, there is a corresponding peso credited, and vice versa

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B. The concept of equilibrium

107
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of an account is on the side where an increase in that account is recorded

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Normal Balance

108
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Normal Bal increases, vice versa

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Rules of debits, and credits

109
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Deduction to their related account accounts

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Contra Account

110
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Increase to their related accounts

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Adjunct Account

111
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  • Represents the steps or procedures used to record Transactions and prepare FS.
  • The accounting cycle implements the accounting process of identifying, recording, and communicating economic information
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Accounting Cycle

112
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Gathers information and determines the effect of the transaction on the accounts

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Analyzing

113
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Accountable events are recorded in the journals

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Journalizing

114
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Information from journalizing is transferred to the ledger or T accounts

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Posting to Ledger

115
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Balances the Gen Ledger to prove that credit and debit is equal. Serves as basis for Adjusting Entries

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Prep. Unadjusted Trial Balance

116
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Updates the accounts as of the reporting date on an accrual basis by recording accruals, expiration of deferrals, estimations, and other events often not signaled by new source documents

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Prep. Adjusting Entries

117
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Trial Balance are rechecked after adjustments are made. This serves as the preparation of the Financial Statements.

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Prep. Adjusted Trial Balance

118
Q

these are the means by which information is processed is communicated to users

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Financial Statements

119
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Temporary Accounts or Nominal Accounts are closed and the resulting profit or loss is transferred to an equity account

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Closing the Book

120
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The equality of debits and credits are again rechecked after the closing pro

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Post-Closing Trial Balance

121
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Are usually made at the beginning of the next account period to simplify the recording of certain transactions in that period

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Reversing Entries (opt)

122
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Steps in Accounting Cycle

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  • Analyzing
  • Journalizing
  • Posting to Ledger
  • Prep. Unadjusted Trial Balance
  • Prep. Adjusting Entries
  • Prep. Adjusted Trial Balance
  • Financial Statements
  • Closing the Book
  • Post-Closing Trial Balance
  • Reversing Entries (opt)
123
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Sales of Goods

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A. Sales Invoices (SI)

124
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Rendering of Services

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B. Officials’ reports (OR)

125
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a Document Issued by B or S, indicating types, quantities and agreed prices for Goods or Services.

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C. Purchase orders

126
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Document signed by the receiver of a shipment acknowledging the receipt of goods

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D. Delivery receipts

127
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Evidences a deposit to a bank account

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E. Bank deposit slips

128
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Is a report issued by a bank (on monthly basis) that shows the Deposits and Drawals during the period and cumulative balance of a depositor’s bank account

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F. Bank Statements

129
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Is an instrument that orders a bank (drawee) to pay the person named on the check or the bearer thereof (payee) a definite amount of money from the drawer’s bank account

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G. Checks

130
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Is a report that is sent to its customers listing the transactions with the customer during a period (Notice of Billing), Ex. Balance of tuition.

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H. Statement of account, and the like

131
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Identifying and Analyzing Transaction and Events

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  • Sales Invoices (OI)
  • Officials’ reports (OR)
  • Purchase orders
  • Delivery receipts
  • Bank deposit slips
  • Bank statements
  • Checks
  • Statement of account, and the like
132
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are transactions that involve the business and another external party, Ex. includes Sales, Purchases, Borrowing, payment of liabilities,

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External events

133
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are events that do not involve an external party, Ex. Includes production, casualty losses

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Internal Events

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Types of Events

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  • External Events
  • Internal Events

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