Chapter 1 Flashcards
Sole Proprietorship
- Simple to establish
- Owner controlled
- Tax Advantages
Partnership
- Simple to establish
- Shared control
- Broader skills and resources
- Tax Advantages
Corporation
- Easier to transfer ownership
- Easier to raise funds
- No personal Liability
Who are the external users
Creditors
Investors
How will the study of accounting help you?
A working knowledge of accounting is desirable for virtually every field of business. Some examples of how accounting is used in business careers include the following:
- General management - Marketing
The ______ _____ ____ keeps track of the results of each of these business activities.
accounting information system.
Two primary sources of outside funds are
- Borrowing money
2. Issuing (selling) shares of stock for cash
Borrowing money
- Amounts owed are called ______.
Liabilities
Borrowing money
- Party to whom amounts are owed are _______.
Creditors.
Borrowing money
- ______ _____ and _____ _____ are different types of liabilities.
Notes payable and bonds payable.
Issuing
(selling) shares of stock for cash
_____ _____ is the term used to describe the amount paid by stockholders for shares they purchase
Common stock
Payments to stockholders are called _____.
dividends.
Purchase of resources a company needs to operate
Computers, delivery trucks, furniture, buildings.
Resources owned by a business are called _____.
assets
______ are another example of an investing activity.
Investments.
Once a business has the assets it needs, it can begin its ______.
operations