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Chapter 1 - College Accounting: A Practical Approach Flashcards

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1
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What is a sole proprietorship?

A

One owner

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2
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What is a partnership?

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At least two owners

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3
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What is a corporation?

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Owned by shareholders

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4
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What is a No-For-Profit?

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No owners - for the benefit of society

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5
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What are some examples of external stakeholders?

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Lenders
Shareholders
Government
Customers
Investors
Communtiy

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6
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What are some examples of internal stakeholders?

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Officers
Controllers
Managers
Internal Auditors
Sales Staff

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7
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What are some examples of duties that a Financial Accountant handles?

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Statement preparation and analysis
Auditing
Regulatory Issues
Planning

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8
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What are some examples of duties that a Managerial Accountant handles?

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Cost accounting
Budgeting
Internal Auditing
Management Consulting
General Accounting

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9
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What are some duties that the Tax Accountant handles?

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Tax preparation
Tax planning
Tax regulatory compliance
Tax consulting

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10
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What are some of the duties of other accounting related professionals nals?

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Analysts
Appraisers
Underwriters in Insurance e
Planners
Traders
Managers of Accounting
Consultants

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11
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What is the general accounting designation?

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CPA

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12
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What does CPA stand for?

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Chartered Professional Accountant

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13
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What is a CA?

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Chartered Accountant

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14
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What is a CMA

A

Certified Management Accountant

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15
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What is a CGA?

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Certified General Accountant

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16
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What are the 6 main accounting standards?

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Analyzing
Recording
Classifying
Summarizing
Reporting
Interpreting

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17
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What accounting Standard is the following:

“Looking at what happened and how it affected the business”

A

Analyzing

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18
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What accounting standard is the following?

“Putting the information into an accounting system”

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Recording

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19
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What accounting standard is the following?

“To group all the same activities together”

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Classifying

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20
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What accounting standard is the following?

“Creating totals based on a category or date”

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Summarizing

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21
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What accounting standard is the following?

“Issue reports that tell the result of the accounting functions”

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Reporting

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22
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What accounting standard does the following fall under?

“Examining reports and providing feedback to users”

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Interpreting

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23
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What does “GAAP” stand for?

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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

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24
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What are the guidelines set forth that must be followed in the accounting process that ensures everyone is preparing and interpreting reports the same way called?

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GAAP

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25
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What does IFRS stand for?

A

International Financial Reporting Standards

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26
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When is IFRS used?

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When your company has shares listed on stock exchanges

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27
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What is the word used to describe the moral principles that guide conduct of individuals in the industry?

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Ethics

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28
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What is the following called:

Assets = Liabilities + Owners Equity

A

Accounting equation

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29
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Items of value owned by a company are called…

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Assets

30
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Obligations made by a company are called…

A

Liabilities

31
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An owners investment into their company is called…

A

Capital

32
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Is capital always cash?

A

NO

33
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Who’s portion of the assets are the liabilities?

A

Creditors

34
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Who owns the Owners Equity portion of the assets?

A

Owners

35
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What are equities?

A

Financial claims against the assets

36
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Can the accounting equation be stated in different ways?

A

YES

37
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When the make up of assets is changed but the total assets stays the same, this is called?

A

Shift in assets

38
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What report is the breakdown of the accounting equation?

A

Balance Sheet

39
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What 3 bits of information are listed in the header and what order do they come in?

A

Company Name
Report Name
Date

40
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What does a single line mean on the reports?

A

Subtotalling

41
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What does a double line on a report mean?

A

Total

42
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What should always be aligned on reports to avoid errors?

A

Numbers

43
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Can a balance sheet tell you if the company will turn a profit?

A

NO

44
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On a balance sheet, where do you put the $?

A

Top lines and totals

45
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What do we call the amount earned when a 0service is rendered or a sale is made?

A

Revenue

46
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What does revenue increase?

A

Owners Equity

47
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When do you record revenue?

A

When is is earned (not necessarily when paid)

48
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Define an expense

A

Costs faced to run the business

49
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How is the owners equity effected when an expense is incurred?

A

Decreases owners equity

50
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Define Net Income

A

When revenue is greater than expenses

51
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If expenses are greater than revenue, what is this considered?

A

Net Loss

52
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What are withdrawals?

A

Assets the owner(s) withdraw for personal use

53
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How is owners equity effected when a withdrawal occurs?

A

Decreases owners equity

54
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What is the difference between the accounting equation and the expended accounting equation?

A

Expended lists the actual accounts that are under each classification

55
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What order do the financial statements come in?

A
  1. Income Statement
  2. Statement of Owners Equity
  3. Balance Sheet
56
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Which report will show the net loss or net income?

A

Income statement

57
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Which financial report shows a period of time?

A

Income Statement

58
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Which financial statement shows a moment of time?

A

Balance Sheet d

59
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Where are the $ signs place on an income report?

A

Top of the column and totals

60
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Are withdrawals on the income statement?

A

NO

61
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What is the inside column of an income statement used for?

A

Subtotalling

62
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What accounts are shown on the income statement?

A

Revenue & Expenses

63
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What changes are reflected on the Statement of Owners Equity?

A

Changes to the owners capital

64
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What increases owners capital?

A

Owners investment & Net income

65
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What decreases owners capital?

A

Withdrawals and net loss

66
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What are external users?

A

People not directly involved in running the organization?

67
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Who are internal users?

A

People directly involved in running the business

68
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What type of accountant is usually on staff?

A

Managerial accountant

69
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What accounts are a subdivision of owners equity?

A

Revenue
Expenses
Withdrawals
Capital

70
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Does net income / loss show the amounts listed on account?

A

YES

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