FINAL EXAM: Ch 10 Flashcards
the art of recording and summarizing in terms of money, transactions and interpreting the results there of
accounting
the amount of cash that goes out of the business because it is buying goods or services needed for its operations
expenses
Statement of the sum of goods or services provided
Invoices
a set of standards to measure, recognize, and present the information that appears in a business financial statements
Accounting Framework
US: GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standards
Involves the collection of financial info into external records, these records provide investors, banks, and others with selected info about the financial health of a company
Financial Accounting
Examines the financial statements and supporting accounting systems of clients
Public Accounting
Investigates and reconstructs financial information when there are no financial records available, this skills is needed when a business has committed fraud and the current counting system is not trustworthy.
Forensic Accounting
employs a distinctive accounting framework to create and manage funds, these funds serve to pay for expenses that a gov entity incurs and outlays to porvide its services
Governmental Accounting
involves identifying, measuring, analyzing and interpreting financial info, managers use this info so they can pursue the business goals.
Managerial accounting
focused on examining business procedures and transactions to identify internal controls, these controls are important to identify deficiencies, waste, fraud, and mismanagement so that the accounting systems can be improved
internal auditing
provides detailed info about assets, liabilities, and owners equity
balance sheets
resources owned by the business that hold intrinsic, quantificable value
assets
a debt that business owes to an external person or business
liablilities
the amount of money remaining if a business sold all its assets and pay off their liabilities
owners equity
Assets = Liabilities + owners Equity
Accounting equation
losing value over time
deprecation
profits that are not paid out and the owners invested back into the company
Retained Earnings
a financial document that presents a summary of the business’ sales, expenses gains or losses, and the resulting net income/net loss that happened in a period
Income Statement
inflows from selling goods and providing services, often used interchangeably with revenues
Net Sales
outflows that are result of running the business
Expenses
the expenses indirectly related to the business producing a good or providing a service, such as rent, utilities, insurance, and their overhead costs
General and Administrative expenses
Account for the reduction of value of an asset
Deprecation Expenses
the amount of money that remains from revenues after expenses are deducted
Income
The difference between net sales and cost of goods sold
Gross margin
the difference between gross margin and general administrative expenses including depreciation expenses
Operating Income