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exam 1 Flashcards

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common types of current assets

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cash, investments, receivables, inventories, and prepaid expenses

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long term investments

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investments in stocks and bonds of other corp. that are held for more than a year, long term assets such as land or buildings that a company is not currently using to operate, and long term notes receivable

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property, plant, and equipment

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assets with long useful lives currently used in operating the business

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intangible assets

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goodwill, patents, copyrights, and trademarks

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current liabilities

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obligations that the company is to pay within the operating cycle

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long-term liabilities

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company will pay after the operating cycle; include bonds payable, mortgages payable, long-term notes payable, lease liabilities, and pension liabilities

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profitability ratios (earnings per share)

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  • measures the operating success of a company for a given period of time
  • measures income earned on each share of common stock
  • (net income - preferred dividends)/weighted outstanding shares
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working capital

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  • measure of liquidity

- curent assets - current liabilities

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current ratio

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  • more reliable measure of liquidity
  • current assets / current liabilities
  • determines if a company can reach its near term obligations
  • result is the amount of assets the company has compared to every dollar of liabilities
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solvency ratios

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  • measures the ability of the company to survive over a long period of time
  • solvency is the company’s ability to pay interest as it’s due and to repay the balance of a debt
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debt to assets ration

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  • total liabilities / total assets
  • measures the percentage of total financing provided by creditors
  • higher percentage means more risky because it shows how much they rely on debt
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free cash flow

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  • describes the net cash provided by operating activities after adjusting for capital expenditures and dividends paid
  • net cash - capital expenditures - cash dividends (or whatever it was spent on)
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GAAP

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  • generally accepted accounting principles

- set of accounting standards

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SEC

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  • securities and exchange commission

- oversees financial markets and accounting standard setting bodies

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FASB

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  • financial accounting standards board

- primary accounting standard setting body

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IASB

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  • international accounting standards board-

- issues standards called IFRS (international financial reporting standards)

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relevance

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acct info has relevance if it makes a difference in a business decision and has predictive value and confirmatory value

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predictive value

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helps provide accurate expectations about the future

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confirmatory value

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confirms or corrects prior expectations

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materiality

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  • company specific aspect of relevance

- an item is material when its size makes it likely to influence an investor or creditor

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faithful representation

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  • information accurately depicts what really happened
  • must be complete, (nothing important has been omitted) neutral, (is not biased toward one position or another) and free from error
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comparability

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different companies use the same accounting principles

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consistency

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a company uses the same accounting principles and methods from year to year

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verifiable

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info is verifiable when independent observers, using the same methods, obtain similar results

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for info to be relevant it must be timely:

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must be available to decision-makers before it loses its capacity to influence decisions

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understandability

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when info is presented in a clear and concise fashion, so that reasonably informed users of that information can interpret it and comprehend its meaning

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fiscal year

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accounting period that is one year long (doesn’t always have to end on dec. 31)

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28
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monetary unit assumption

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requires that only things that can be expressed in money are included in the accounting records

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29
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economic entity assumption

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  • every economic entity can be separately identified and accounted for
  • to maintain economic entity it’s important to not blur company transactions with personal transactions or those of other companies
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30
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periodicity assumption

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states that the life of a business can be divided into artificial time periods and that useful reports covering those periods can be prepared for the business

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going concern assumption

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states that the business will remain in operation for the foreseeable future

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32
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historical cost / cost principle

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  • companies record assets at their cost even if it changes over time
  • most assets follow this because market info might not be representationally faithful
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fair value principle

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  • assets and liabilities should be reported at their fair value
  • the price received to sell an asset or settle a liability
  • market information is readily available
  • relevance and faithful representation are used to decide between fair value and cost principles
  • used when assets are actively traded
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full disclosure principle

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requires that companies disclose all circumstances and events that would make a difference to financial statement users

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cost constraint

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  • used to decide if a company should include a certain type of information
  • weighs the cost of the information with the benefit the users of the financial statements will gain from having the information
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36
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accounting information system

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  • system of collecting and processing transaction data and communicating financial information to decision-makers
  • the nature of the company’s business, the types of transactions, the size of the company, the volume of data, and the information demands of management and others shape the accounting system
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accounting cycle

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  1. analyze transactions
  2. journal entries
  3. post entries
  4. trial balance
  5. journal adjusting entries
  6. post adjusting entries
  7. adjusted trial balance
  8. financial statements
  9. closing entries
  10. post closing trial balance
38
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accounting transactions

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anything that affects assets, liabilities or stockholders’ equity and therefore would be recorded

39
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transaction analysis

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process of identifying the specific effects of economic events on the accounting equation

40
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expenses and dividends in the accounting equation

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expenses and dividends DECREASE stockholders equity, but paying for an expense or paying a dividend is considered an INCREASE in expenses and dividends

41
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prepaid expenses

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recorded as an asset because it will benefit more than one accounting period

42
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account

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individual accounting record of increases and decreases in a specific asset, liability, stockholders’ equity, revenue, or expense item

43
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T account

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name of account at the top, debit on the left, credit on the right

44
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debits and credits

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  • describe where entries are made in an account

- must equal each other for every transaction

45
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debit and credit balances

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  • if the debit side exceeds the credit side, it is a debit balance
  • if the credit side exceeds the debit side, it is a credit balance
46
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double entry system

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two-sided effect of each transaction is recorded in appropriate accounts to ensure the accuracy of the recorded amounts

47
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dr/cr assets

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  • increase in assets is a debit

- decrease in assets is a credit

48
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dr/cr liabilities

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  • increase in liabilities is a credit

- decrease in liabilities is a debit

49
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normal balance

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the side where increases in the account are recorded

50
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dr/cr common stock

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  • increase in common stocks is a credit

- decrease in common stocks is a debit

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dr/cr retained earnings

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  • increase in retained earnings is a credit

- decrease in retained earnings is a debit

52
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dr/cr dividends

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  • increase in dividends is a debit

- decrease in dividends is a credit

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dr/cr revenues

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  • increase in revenues is a credit

- decrease in revenues is a debit

54
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dr/cr expenses

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-increase in expenses is a debit
-decrease in expenses is a credit
(remember that even though an expense means less money, it is still considered an increase in the expense account)

55
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locations of the subdivisions of stockholders’ equity on financial statements

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  • common stock and retained earnings on the balance sheet
  • dividends on the retained earnings statement
  • revenues and expenses on the income statement
56
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source document

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  • comes in the form of a sales slip, a check, a bill, or a cash register document
  • evidence of a transaction
  • analyzed to determine the effect on a specific account
  • journal it then add it to the ledger
57
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journal

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accounting record where transactions are recorded chronologically

58
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ledger

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  • group of accounts maintained by a company

- provides the balance of all accounts and keeps track of any changes in the accounts

59
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chart of accounts

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list of a company’s accounts

60
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posting

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transferring journal entries to a ledger

61
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trial balance

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  • list accounts and their balances at that time
  • companies provide them at the end of their accounting period
  • accounts are listed in the order they appear on the ledger
  • proves that debits equal credits
62
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order of accounts in trial balance

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  1. assets
  2. liabilities
  3. stockholders’ equity
  4. revenues
  5. expenses
63
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error vs. irregularity

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  • error is an unintentional mistake

- irregularity is intentional and viewed as unethical

64
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operating activities

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  • activities a company performs to generate profits

- relate to cash received or cash spent to support its’ services

65
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investing activities

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  • purchase or sale of long lived assets used in operating the business
  • purchase or sale of stocks/bonds in other companies
  • purchasing of equipment or land
66
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financing activities

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borrowing money, issuing stock and paying dividends

67
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revenue recognition principle

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  • requires that companies recognize revenue in the accounting period in which the performance obligation is satisfied
  • for example, if a company performs a service in june but will not be paid until july, it still records the revenue in june since that’s when they completed it
  • we would record the payment in june as a receivable
68
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expense recognition principle

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-dictates that expenses be matched with revenues

69
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accrual basis accounting

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transactions that change a company’s financial statements are recorded in the periods in which the events occur, even if cash was not exchanged

70
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cash basis accounting

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  • companies record revenue at the time they receive cash and expenses at the time they pay out cash
  • can often form misleading financial statements
  • not in accordance with GAAP
71
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adjusting entries

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  • ensure that the revenue recognition and expense recognition principles are followed
  • necessary because the trial balance may not include up to date data
  • each adjusted entry requires one income statement account and one balance sheet account
  • no effect on cash flows
72
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2 types of adjusting entries

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deferrals and accruals

73
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deferral entries

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prepaid expenses and unearned revenues

74
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accrual entries

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  • accrued revenues (revenues for services performed but not yet received in cash or recorded)
  • accrued expenses (expenses incurred but not yet paid in cash or recorded)
75
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defer

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postpone or delay

76
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deferrals

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costs or revenues that are recognized at a date later than the point when cash was originally exchanged

77
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prepaid expenses

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  • expenses paid in cash before they are used or consumed
  • costs that expire with the passage of time or through use
  • do not require daily entries
  • wait until the statement date to record the expenses applicable to the accounting period to show the remaining amount in the assets account
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depreciation

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  • process of allocating the cost of an asset to expense over its useful life
  • for example, when you buy a building it will be useful for many years. you record the cost of the building but you also record a portion of the cost as an expense as depreciation over time
  • does not change the actual value of the asset
79
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contra asset account

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an account that is offset against an asset account on the balance sheet

80
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accrued revenues

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  • revenues for services performed but not yet recorded at the statement date
  • adjusting entry results in a debit to an asset account and a credit to a revenue account
81
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accrued expenses

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expenses incurred but not yet paid or recorded at the statement date

82
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amount of interest recorded

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face value X interest rate X length of outstanding note (number of months divided by 12)

83
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quality of earnings

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indicates the level of full and transparent information that a company provides to users of its financial statements

84
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temporary accounts

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revenues, expenses and dividends

85
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permanent accounts

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assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity

86
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closing entries

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entries at the end of an accounting period to transfer the temporary accounts to the permanent account–retained earnings

87
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sole proprietorship

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  • business owned by one person
  • simple to set up
  • gives you control
  • good tax treatment
88
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partnership

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  • business owned by two or more people associated as partners
  • often formed because one partner doesn’t have enough resources
  • good tax treatment
89
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corporation

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  • business organized as a separate legal entity owned by stockholders
  • easier to raise funds
  • less liability
90
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internal users

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  • managers who plan, organize, and run a business

- marketing managers, production supervisors, finance directors and company officers

91
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external users

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  • investors use accounting information to make decisions to buy, sell or hold stock
  • creditors use accounting information to evaluate the risks of selling on credit or lending money
92
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Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX)

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regulations passed by congress to reduce unethical corporate behavior

accounting 2001 (3 decks)

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