Lesson 1 (Intriduction & Financial Statements Flashcards
What is this ?
a set of accounting reports that convey economic and financial information to outside users such as creditors and investors
financial statements
What are these ?
1. balance sheet
2. income statement
3. statement of owners equity
4. statement of cash flows
the four major financial statements
What is this ?
the financial statement that portrays
1. assets
2. liabilities
3. equity
balance sheet
What is this ?
the economic resources owned by a business
assets
What is this ?
the debts owed by a business
liabilities
What is this ?
the amount of the owners investment in the business
equity
What’s the fundamental accounting equation ?
Asset = Liabilities + Equity
What are the two major assets categories
- current assets
- long term assets
What is this ?
Assets that are expected to either be concerted into cash or expire within one year
current assets
Examples of Current Assets ?
- Cash
- Accounts receivable
- Inventory
- Supplies
- Deferred expenses (prepaid expenses)
What is this ?
represent amounts owed to the company by its customers
accounts receivable
What is this ?
this is the product the company sells to its customers
inventory
What is this ?
items used in the normal course of business
supplies
What is this ?
assets we expect to be used in business operations for longer than one year
long term assets
Examples of long term assets ?
- property-plant-equipment
- intangibles
What is this ?
long term assets that have a physical substance (you can touch, feel, and see these assets)
property-plant-equipment (P-P-E)
Examples of P-P-E ?
- land
- buildings
- equipment
What does accumulated depreciation do ?
decreases P-P-E
What is this ?
long term assets that lack a physical substance (you can not touch, feel, and see these assets)
intangible assets
Examples of intangibles ?
- trademark
- patent
- copyright
What is this ?
what is a generally accepted accounting principle (GAAP) ?
historical cost concept
What is this ?
assets are to be shown on the balance sheet at their cost (amount which the company paid to acquire them )
historical cost concept
What are the two major categories of liabilities ?
- current liabilities
- long term liabilities