Introduction to Accounting Accounting is a profession used to make financial and business decisions. Billions of dollars exchange hands every day‚ in millions of separate business transactions. These are recorded and reported on using a comprehensive set of guidelines‚ referred to as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Brief History of Accounting Accounting was born before writing or numbers existed‚ some 10‚000 years ago‚ in the area known as Mesopotamia‚ later Persia‚ and today the
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Accounting‚ or accountancy‚ is the measurement‚ processing and communication of financial information about economic entities. Accounting‚ which has been called the "language of business"‚ measures the results of an organization ’s economic activities and conveys this information to a variety of users including investors‚ creditors‚ management‚ and regulators. Practitioners of accounting are known as accountants. Accounting can be divided into several fields including financial accounting‚ management
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Catherine Gamero 4/26/12 Week One Discussion Questions • What are the four basic financial statements? What is the primary purpose of each of the four basic financial statements? In your opinion‚ which financial statement is the most important? Explain why. The four basic financial statements are the balance sheet‚ income statement‚ statement of retained earnings‚ and statement of cash flows. The balance sheet shows what it owes and owns. Income statement shows how the company did during
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Statement of purpose of joining program of EPBM of IIM Calcutta Before I mention purpose of joining the course of EPBM I would like to mention about myself. I have passed my B.Com and thereafter M.com from Mumbai University and I have also completed diploma in financial management from Welingkar Institute of Management mumbai. I am currently working with Deutsche Bank as Officer- Business analyst. I am Part of onshore PBC Business analytics team (Finance) for India which is involved in Management
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Table of Contents Theory 2 Introduction 2 Fundamental 2 Background 3 Prepayment 3 Accrual 3 Income Statement 6 Balance Sheet 8 Trend Profit 9 QUOTES THEORY‚ INTRO‚ TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction The purpose of this report is to identify the items that may result in adjusting entries for both prepayments and accrual by looking at the trial balance and income statement. Furthermore‚ analyzing the historical summary of financial is to know the trend for profit or loss of
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Merchandise inventory is generally valued at the price for which the goods can be sold. reported under the classification of Property‚ Plant‚ and Equipment on the balance sheet. reported as a current asset on the balance sheet. often reported as a miscellaneous expense on the income statement. Items waiting to be used in production are considered to be finished goods. merchandise inventory. raw materials. work in progress. In a manufacturing business‚ inventory that is ready for sale is called store
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The basic principles of an accounting information system include all of the following except | | | Student Answer: | | cost effectiveness. (Cost effectiveness is one of the basic principles of accounting information systems.) | | | | flexibility. (Flexibility is one of the basic principles of accounting information systems.) | | | | useful output. (Useful output is one of the basic principles of accounting information systems.) | | | | periodicity. (Correct! Periodicity
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[APC309 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING Individual Assignment : Task a and Task b ] Table of Contents Part a 1.0 Introduction to performance management …………………………………………………………………………….2 2.0 EVA and ROI ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 3.0 Mangers orientation due to using EVA and ROI……………………………………………………………………….3 4.0 Overcoming the short term nature of EVA and ROI………………………………………………………………….4 5.0 Appendix…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8 Part b 1.0 Introduction
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The unprecedented explosion of corporations and financial services industry has brought about immense opportunities to utilize newer principles‚ methodologies‚ tools and practices in the field of finance. It is this challenging field in which I would like to gain expertise. ACADEMIC BACKGROUND Since school days‚ I have always been regarded as an academically brilliant‚ having been awarded scholar badge and merit certificate throughout my school and university education.
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Accounting for Managers TOPIC A: AN INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING Investors – Individual and groups provide initial capital. Creditors – Company which loans money to another company (Suppliers/Bank). Managers – Oversee the day-to-day operations. What is accounting? * Process of Recognising‚ measuring‚ recording (also known as transactions)‚ disclosing and attesting to information. *Information – Decision Making (Value Creation)‚ Control (Monitoring). Process of Accounting: Transactions
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