Financial Accounting Review Flashcards
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Financial Accounting Review (Week 1)
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Balance Sheet
Financial Accounting: Branch of accounting primarily focused on external reporting of past happenings
using specific rules/guidelines such as GAAP
ASPE
Management Accounting: Branch of accounting primarily focused on internal reporting with a future
focus using customized approaches.
Financial Statements: reports which provide details of an entity’s financial information
including what is
contained within the business and what the business is earning.
Income Statement
Course (FACC099)
Covered in more detail in Week 1 of the Financial Accounting Micro-Credential
The Income Statement (also called the Statement of Income) reports a company’s revenues
expenses
and resulting net income/loss over a specific period of time (ex. month
quarter
calculation is as follows:
Net Profit/Loss = Revenues - Expenses
Revenue: Amount of money earned through business activity
such as sales
Expense: Amount of money spent through business activity
such as salary