Prelim Flashcards
This involves selecting economic events that are relevant to a particular business transactions
Identifying
In terms of monetary value
Measuring
Occurs through the preparation and distribution of financial and other accounting
Communicating
Is a service activity. It’s function is to provide quantitative information, primarily financial in nature, about economic entities, that is intended to be useful in making economic decision.
Accounting
Is the art of recording, classifying and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money, transactions and events which are in part at least of a financial character and interpreting the result thereof.
Accounting
Is the “LANGUAGE OF BUSINESS”.
Accounting
Flow of Economic Information in an Accounting System
- From the source documents of daily transactions, data are identified and analyzed
- The identified data are measured, recorded, classified and summarized into reports and financial statements
- Reports/Financial Statements are communicated to users of financial information
-Users if the financial information make judgement and decision/s
Return on Sales Formula
Return on Sales = Net Income
Sales
Users of Financial Statements
- Primary Users
- Other Users
Reports are directed to them primarily
Primary Users
- Owners
- Potential Investors
- Lenders
If a user of the information is an external party, and is not related to the business then he/she is considered as one of the external or users of accounting information
Other Users
- Vendors/Supplies
- Customers
- Government
- Employees
- Public
5 Components of Financial Statements
- Statement of Financial Position/Balance Sheet
- Statement of Comprehensive Income
- Statement of Changes in Equity
- Statement of Cash Flows
- Notes to Financial Statements
It is a financial statements that shows the financial condition of an entity as at the end of the period. It presents the assets, liabilities and owner’s equity
Statement of Financial Position/Balance Sheet
Is a financial statements that shows the financial performance of an entity for a particular accounting period. It presents the incomes, cost and expenses and the result of operations of entity for a period of time
Statement of Comprehensive Income
Is a financial statement that shows the items that change or affect the owner’s equity
Statement of Changes in Equity
Is a financial statements that provides information about cash inflows(cash receipts or cash collections and cash outflows(cash disbursements or cash payments) during an accounting period
Statement of Cash Flows
Comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information(disclosures)
Notes of Financial Statements
- 14th to 17th Century
- Lead to industrial evolution
- fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and “economic rebirth” following the Middle Ages
The Renaissance Period
- Italian Mathematician
- Friar
- Father of Double Entry System (Bookkeeping)
- DEBERE (IN)
- CREDERE (OUT)
- IN = OUT
- DEBIT = CREDIT
Fra Luca Pacioli