Examen 1 Flashcards
To include the personal; assets and transactions of a business’s owner inthe records and reports of the business would be in conflict with the:
Business entity assumption
Information and measurement system that identifies, records, and communicates an organization’s business activities.
Accounting
Communicates data to help people make better decisions.
Accounting
Lenders
External Users
Regulators
External Users
Purchasing managers
Internal Users
Production managers
Internal users
Nonmanagerial employees
External users
External auditors
External users
Marketing managers
Internal users
Human resource managers
Internal users
Opportunities in Accounting
Financial, Managerial, Taxation, Accounting-related
Public accounting
Auditing, taxation, and advisory services
Financial
Preparation, Analysis, External auditing, Regulatory, Consulting, Planning, Criminal Investigation
Managerial
General accounting, cost accounting, budgeting, internal auditing, consulting, controller, treasurer, strategy
Taxation
Preparation, planning, regulatory, investigations, consulting,enforcement, legal services, estate plans
Uses software and can be used to complete repetitive tasks such as entering invoices and transaction data.
Artificial Intelligence
What are accountants needed for?
Helping develop advanced AI systems and analyze reports and graphics
What is Data Analytics?
A process of analyzing data to identify meaningful relations and trends
Data VIsualization
Graphical presentation of data to help individuals make informed business decisions
What is the goal of accounting?
To provide useful information for deisions.
Ethics
Beliefs that distinguish right from wrong. They are the accepted standards of good and bad behavior.
Fraud Triangle
Opportunity, Rationalization, Pressure
Opportunity
Envisions a way to commit fraud with low risk of getting caught
Rationalization
Fails to see the criminal nature of the fraud or justifies the action
Pressure
Must have some pressure to commit fraud, like unpaid bills
GAAP
Concepts and rules that govern financial accountign
Financial Accounting Standards Board
Sets GAAP
Objectives
Provide useful information to investors, creditors, and others
Qualitative characteristics
Information has relevance and faithful representation