such as generating novel product ideas and creating marketing campaigns– are far more “fun” than record keeping and financial analysis. However‚ there is much evidence that a lack of financial control is often a quick path to business failure. According to Dun & Bradstreet’s Business Failure Records (1994)‚ “poor financial practices” is second only to “economic conditions” as a cause of business failures. Further‚ studies have been published as far back as 80 years ago (see Meech (1925))‚
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Financial Statements Tonjes Bolden ACC/280 May 31‚ 2011 Financial Statements Accounting defines as a systematic report and analysis of an organization’s financial transactions
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...................................................................................................................... 7 THE OWNER’S EQUITY ...................................................................................................... 8 FINANCIAL
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Abstract Financial statements are used by so many different types of people from investors‚ to creditors‚ managers and even employees. These statements are proven useful tools that provide valuable information about a business enabling the user of the statements to make the most appropriate business decisions. Financial Statements Four Basic Financial Statements There are four basic financial statements in accounting: 1. Balance Sheet 2. Income Statement 3. Retained Earnings Statement 4
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“Conceptual Framework of Financial Accounting” Working Group on Fundamental Concepts September 2004 （Tentative translation: 28 Feb. 2005） Contents Issuance of the Series of Discussion Papers “Conceptual Framework of Financial Accounting”・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 1 Discussion Paper “Objectives of Financial Reporting” ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・4 Discussion Paper “Qualitative Characteristics of Accounting Information” ・・・・・12 Discussion Paper “Elements of Financial Statements” ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・22
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Financial Statements Accounting is a function by which users can understand the internal financial workings of a company. Use of public accounting dates as far back as the late nineteenth century (Hendrickson‚ 2007) and continues today under the set guidelines that accounting professionals refer to as generally accepted accounting principles. These principles are set in the United States by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission (Weygandt‚ p. 9‚ 2008)
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Financial Statements Robert Greene Phoenix University Principles of Accounting I 290 Dr. Zeneo Williams June 18‚ 2013 Financial Statements To understand finances‚ the ability to decipher the data available must be attained. One of the tools used to do this is through financial statements. There are four prevalent statements used to achieve this. They are the balance sheet‚ income statement‚ statement of retained earnings‚ and statement of cash flows. These statements are
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are two of the four key qualitative characteristics of financial accounting information. The others being understandability and comparability. Relevance requires that the financial accounting information should be such that the users need it and it is expected to affect their decisions. Reliability requires that the information should be accurate and true and fair. Relevance and reliability are both critical for the quality of the financial information‚ but both are related such that an emphasis
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1．A firm has net working capital of $640. Long-term debt is $4‚180‚ total assets are e $6‚230‚ and fixed assets are $3‚910. What is the amount of the total liabilities? Current assets: 6230-3910=2320 Current liabilities: 6230-39102320-640=1680 Total liabilities: 1680+4180=5860 2. Kaylor Equipment Rental paid $75 in dividends and $511 in interest expense. The addition to retained earnings is $418 and net new equity is $500. The tax rate is 35 percent. Sales are $15‚900 and depreciation is
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Financial Statements Financial statements are records of relative financial information of organizations that are highly valuable to both internal and external users of that organization. The following four basic financial statements constitute the foundation of accounting: * Balance sheet * Income statement * Retained earnings statement * Statement of cash flows Purpose of the Financial Statements The balance sheet shows a clear picture of the organization’s financial
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