Exam 1 Flashcards
What are the 4 broad areas of opportunities in accounting?
-financial
-managerial
-taxation
-accounting related
Ethics:
beliefs that separate right from wrong
3 factors of the fraud triangle
-pressure
-opportunity
-rationalization
Measurement(cost) principle:
accounting information is based on actual costs incurred in business transactions. cost is measured in cash
Revenue Recognition principle:
revenue is recognized when the good or service are provided to customer and at the amount expected to be received from the customer
Expense Recognition(matching) principle:
a company records expenses it incurred to generate revenues it reported
Full disclosure principle:
a company records the details behind financial statements that would impact users’ decisions, often in footnotes to the statements
What are the 3 constraints on financial reporting
-cost benefit
-materiality constraint
-conservatism and industry practice
Cost Benefit Constraint
information disclosed by the entity must have benefits to the user that are greater than the costs of providing it
Materiality constraint
ability of information to influence decisions
Accounting equation
Assets = liabilities + Common Stock - dividends + revenue - expenses
order of creation of 4 financial statements:
1) Income Statement
2) Statement of retained earnings
3) Balance sheet
4) Statement of cash flows
Return on Assets(ROA/ROI)
Net income / average total assets
* want a high number
Average total assets
(beginning total assets + ending total assets) / 2
T-Account
A ledger account and is used to understand the effects of one or more transactions
4 steps of processing transactions:
1) Identify transaction and source documents
2) analyze transactions using account equation
3) record journal entry
4) post entry to ledger
Debt Ratio:
total liabilities / total assets
*high ratio means a company is more likely to not pay off its debts on time
*want a low number
3 steps to make an adjustment
1) determine the current account balance
2) determine what the balance should equal
3) record the adjusting entry to get from step 1 to 2
Straight Line Depreciation
(Cost - Salvage Value) / Useful life
Classified balance sheet
organizes assets and liabilities into important subgroups
*current and non current
Profit Margin:
Net income / net sales
-for every $ in sales we make that much profit
-want to be high
Current Ratio:
current assets / current liabilities
-a company’s ability to pay its debts
-want to be high
Managerial Accounting:
provides financial and nonfinancial information to an organizations managers
Planning:
process of setting goals and making plans to achieve them
2 types of planning:
Strategic: long term direction
Short term: includes $ and budget
Control:
process of monitoring and evaluating an organizations activities and employees
What is the key to stopping fraud?
Prevention
To help prevent fraud managers set up an Internal control system to:
-ensure reliable accounting
-protect assets
-uphold company policies
-promote efficiency