Analyzing Changes in Financial Position Flashcards
BUSINESS TRANSACTION
Events that cause the financial position of a business to change
SOURCE DOCUMENT
It is the record of the original history of the transaction
it provides accounting personnel with the information they need to process the transaction properly
OBJECTIVITY PRINCIPLE
Requires that a business’s accounting be recorded on the basis of clear, verifiable evidence
Meaning transactions will be recorded on fact, not on personal opinions or feelings
What is the best objective evidence available?
THE SOURCE DOCUMENT!
SOURCE DOCUMENT EXAMPLES
Telephone bills, hydro bills, store receipts.. etc
MEMORANDUM
message, note, letter– regarding problems and solving problems
They are easy to understand
EQUATION ANALYSIS SHEET
A tool for displaying individual transactions and the new financial changes
imply use it to teach us how the financial position of a company changes all the time and how it changes.