Chapter 1: Accounting and the Financial Statements Flashcards
a company’s annual report
Form 10-K
a set of standardized reports in which the detailed transactions of a company’s activities are reported and summarized so they can be communicated to decision-makers
financial statements
the process of identifying, measuring, recording, and communicating financial information about a company’s activities so decision-makers can make informed decisions
accounting
Accounting is the language of _________
business
Demand for accounting information coming from OUTSIDE the business is what TYPE of accounting?
financial accounting
Who are the “users” of accounting information in FINANCIAL accounting?
- Investors (owners)
- Creditors (lenders)
Demand for accounting information coming from INSIDE the business is what TYPE of accounting?
managerial accounting
Who are the “users” of accounting information in MANAGERIAL accounting?
managers
What do investors (owners) use accounting information for?
To evaluate the future prospects of a company and decide where to invest their money.
What do creditors (lenders) use accounting information for?
To evaluate whether to loan money to a company.
Who are three other external users of accounting information?
- Governmental Agencies
- Labor Unions
- Financial Analysts
What are the four basic financial statements?
- The Balance Sheet
- The Income Statement
- The Retained Earnings Statement
- The Statement of Cash Flows
a business that has an identity separate from that of its owners and managers and for which accounting records are kept
accounting entity
What are the THREE forms of business organization?
- Sole Proprietorship
- Partnership
- Corporation
Sole proprietorships account for ____% of all businesses.
70%
What type of business organization does the following describe?
- Usually small, local businesses
- easily formed, tax advantages, and owner has control over the business
- The owner is personably responsible for the debt of its business
- Can be formed or dissolved at the wishes of the owner, limited life
Sole Proprietorship
What type of business organization does the following describe?
- small businesses and mainly professional practices (lawyers, physicians, accountants)
- provide increased access to financial resources and the individual skills of each person
- _______ entity doesn’t pay taxes; each person pays taxes at his or her individual rate
- both people are jointly responsible for all the debt of the business
partnership
a company chartered by the state to conduct business as an “artificial person” and owned by one or more stockholders (ex: Apple)
corporation
T or F: The stockholder’s legal responsibility for the debt of a corporation is limited to the amount they invested in the business.
True
Shares of stock can be easily transferred from one owner to another through ______ markets without affecting the corporation that originally issued the stock.
capital
What are 3 advantages of a CORPORATION business organization?
- Ability to raise capital by selling new shares of stock
- The limited liability of owners (stockholders)
- The transferability of shares
What are 2 disadvantages of a CORPORATION business organization?
- Requirements to form are more complex
- Owners generally pay more taxes
What are the 2 reasons that owners of a corporation generally pay more taxes?
- The corporate income tax is greater than the individual income tax rate.
- A corporation’s income is taxed twice (at the corporate level and at the individual level) (called double taxation)
Majority of business in the U.S. is conducted by __________.
corporations