Financial statements are the basic statements that summarize the financial activities of a business and are prepared by businesses to indicate the financial steadiness of the business to investors‚ creditors‚ and other external entities (McGraw-Hill Higher Education‚ 2009). The income statement is a representation of the revenues and expenses for a specific period of time in a business. Its purpose is to detail the revenues‚ expenses‚ and net income or loss. A net income is the result of revenues
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Chapter 1 Accounting and the business environment Learning Objectives 1. Use accounting vocabulary 2. Apply accounting concepts and principles 3. Use the accounting equation 4. Analyse business transactions 5. Prepare the financial statements 6. Evaluate business performance Horngren‚ Best‚ Fraser‚ Willett: Accounting 6e © 2010 Pearson Australia Objective 1 Use accounting vocabulary. Horngren‚ Best‚ Fraser‚ Willett: Accounting 6e © 2010 Pearson Australia Accounting... is
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Business Law in Accounting Melissa Randall Business Law I / 421 Professor Deborah Gronet March 16‚ 2009 Business Law in Accounting Accounting is the system of recording‚ reporting and verifying financial information for individuals and businesses‚ including income‚ expenses‚ value of assets‚ and so on. However‚ Business Law I‚ takes what is normally known of accounting and moves into another arena‚ one which includes civil and criminal liabilities‚ contract law‚ ethics and the Sarbanes-Oxley
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defined as any business activity/enterprise engaged in industry‚ agri-business/services‚ whether single proprietorship‚ cooperative‚ partnership‚ or corporation. MSMEs have value falling under the following categories: By Asset*: MICRO: Up to P3‚000‚000 SMALL: P3‚000‚001 to P15‚000‚000 MEDIUM P5‚000‚001 to 100‚000‚000 LARGE: Above 100‚000‚00 This table shows that in a small business it should have P3‚ 000‚001 to P15‚ 000‚000 asset/capital to start your own business and to maintain
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Accounting for Merchandising Business Merchandising Operations 1. A merchandising business is engaged in buying goods and selling these at a profit. 2. The primary source of revenues is referred to as sales revenue or sales. 3. The operating cycle of a merchandising company ordinarily is longer than that of a service company. 4. Income is measured by cost of goods and operating expenses from sales revenue. * Cost of goods sold is the total cost of merchandise sold during the
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Carnegie’s Contribution to Industrial Business It seems that‚ rapidly‚ business changed in the Nineteenth Century. Business transformed from a small-scale setting to a larger‚ more efficient standard. Workers went from being masters at their profession to unskilled workers making more products with the help of machinery. Not only had the physical aspect of business changed‚ but the organizational skills of being a manager were modified as well. There are many examples of businessmen that contributed
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Business is an organisation involves in trading activities of goods or services or both. Business can be a profit organisation or a non profit organisation. There are three types of profit organisation in business. First type is Merchandising Business which involves purchasing and selling the products that they purchase. They do not manufacture the products. Example of this business is Parkson‚ who purchase clothings‚ toys and other products from various manufacturers and then sell in their department
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Accounting for Merchandising Business A. Comparison of Income Statement Service Company Net Income = Revenues – Expenses Merchandising Company Net Sales - Cost of Goods Sold = Gross Profit/ Margin from Sales Gross Profit/ Margin from Sales – Operating Expenses = Operating Income Operating Income – Finance Costs = Net Income Sample Problem: Carlito Delights Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31‚ 2013 Net Sales P 2‚393‚250 Cost of Goods Sold 1‚313‚600 Gross Profit from Sales
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office rent of $1‚000 30-May Smith paid dividends to himself of $1‚400 Requirements: 1 Enter the transactions for May into the accounting equation‚ calculating new balances after each entry. Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity Cash + Accounts receivable + Supplies + Equipment Accounts payable Common stock + Service revenue - Salaries expense
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Samenvatting – Finance & Accounting ACCOUNTING IN A BUSINESS CONTEXT – Aiden Berry & Robin Jarvis 5th Edition Slides – G.C. Vergeer Chapter 1 – Introduction to Accounting Accouting: is generally about quantitative information the information is likely tob e financial it should be useful for making decisions Key financial statements: the statement of financial position or balance sheet the income statement or profit and loss account the cash flow statement Chapter 20 – Investment
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