Ch. 3 Flashcards

1
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The key processes in financial accounting

A
  1. general ledger (GL)
  2. Accounts receivables accounting
  3. accounts payable accounting
  4. Asset accounting
  5. bank ledger accounting
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2
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Is used to record the financial impacts of business process steps

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general ledger (GL)

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3
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is associated with the fulfillment process and is used to manage money owed by customer for goods and services sold to them

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Accounts receivables accounting

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4
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is associated with the procurement process. Manage money owed to the vendor.

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accounts payable accounting

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5
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Is used to record data related to the purchase, use, and disposal of assets such as buildings equipment, machinery, and automobiles

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Asset accounting

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6
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is concerned with recording data associated with bank transactions.

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bank ledger accounting

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7
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Typical financial statements

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balance sheet
Income statement/ profit and loss statement
statement of cash flow

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8
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is a snapshot of the organization at a point in time. Financial position of an organization

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balance sheet

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9
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indicates the changes in a company’s financial position over a period of time. Indicates the financial performance of an organization.

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Income statement, also known as a profit and loss statement

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10
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displays all cash receipts and payments over a specified period of time

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statement of cash flow

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11
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Organizational Data has three elements or levels.

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Client
Company Code
Business areas

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12
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are internal divisions of an enterprise

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Business areas

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13
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is a division of an enterprise for which management monitors performance

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segment

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14
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A list of accounts that can be included in a general ledger an ordered listing of accounts that comprise a company’s general ledger.

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chart of accounts

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15
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Are what the company owns, such as cash, inventory of materials, land, buildings, and money owed to the company by its customers (receivables)

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Assets

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16
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are what the company owes to others, including money owed to vendors (payables) and loans from financial institutions

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Liabilities

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17
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refers to the owner’s share of the company’s assets.

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Owner’s equity

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18
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are the monies the company earns by selling its products and services

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Revenues

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19
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are the costs associated with creating and selling those products and services.

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Expenses

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20
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groups together accounts with similar characteristics.

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account group

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21
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all bank and cash accounts are consolidated in one account group

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liquid assets

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22
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The typical company code data in general ledger accounts consist of the following elements.

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Account currency
tax-related data
field status group

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23
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determines the currency in which all the transactions are recorded.

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Account currency

24
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each country has to comply with distinctive tax laws that require it to include different

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tax-related data

25
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determiner both the screen lay out for documents entry and the status of each field on the screen.

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field status group

26
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each item in the account is marked as either “open” or “cleared”

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open item management

27
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which are temporary accounts that hold data until these data are moved to another account

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clearing accounts

28
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display is enabled, a link to the line-items that are included in account balances is maintained.

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line-item

29
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Asset accounts are used to track the purchase price as well as increases and decreases in the asset’s value over time. Such accounts are maintained in ____________________.

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subsidiary ledgers or subledgers

30
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are general ledger accounts that consolidate data from a group of related subledger accounts

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Reconciliation accounts

31
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Records the impact (financial data) of a transaction step on financial accounting

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Financial accounting document (FI document)

32
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is a two character code that identifies the specific business process step that generated the document.

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document type

33
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which is a two-digit code that determines how a low item in posted

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posting key

34
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an organizations can implement multiple ledgers in parallel and use each ledges for different purposes

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parallel accounting

35
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is associated with a location where costs are incurred

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cost center

36
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Costs incurred during processes can be allocated to or absorbed by these orders

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cost objects

37
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have a physical form

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Tangible assets

38
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are nonphysical form

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intangible assets

39
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include a variety of financial instruments such as securities, long-term notes (debts), and mortgages

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Financial assets

40
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a group of assets that possess similar characteristics

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asset class

41
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The two most important parameters

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account determination
Depreciation

42
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The reconciliation account for each asset in the asset subledger account is determined by its association with an asset class.

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account determination

43
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an asset’s value diminishes due to wear and tear.

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Depreciation

44
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which specifies how long the company anticipates using the asset.

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useful life

45
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which is the value of the asset after it is depreciated.

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book value

46
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is used to prepare financial statements for shareholders and to meet regulatory requirements.

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Book depreciation

47
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is used to allocate the cost of using the asset to a cost center

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Cost accounting depreciation

48
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is used to file federal and state income tax returns

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Tax depreciation

49
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After an asset has completed its useful life, it is disposed of, or retired.

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Retirement

50
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provides an overview of all the activities related to the asset

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asset explorer

51
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is a hierarchical grouping of general ledger accounts that must be included in the financial statements.

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financial statement version

52
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Three transaction types

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Acquisition
Depreciation
Retirement

53
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Asset can be acquired either externally or through internal processes.

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Acquisition

54
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If an asset has completed its useful life

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Retirement

55
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A depreciation that is planned, periodic, and recurring decrease

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Ordinary depreciation

56
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When extraordinary or unforeseen circumstances cause the asset to lose value

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Unplanned depreciation

57
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Account information can be obtained at three levels

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Account balance
Line items display
Original FI documents