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Untitled uACCOUNTING AND THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT uUniversity of the Philippines VISAYAS TACLOBAN COLLEGE uDivision of management uBA 99.1 Fundamentals of Accounting Theory and Practice I uLEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.Understand the... Khristine Grace Cadiente
Lectures Lecture 1. Intro Learning outcomes: Branches of accounting Main user groups of accounting information Types of business organisations  Financial objectives of a business 1)  What sort of financial informatio... Daniil Plyushko
Chapter One INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS ACCOUNTING IS PART OF DAILY LIFE Budgeting - The process of receiving money, planning, and allocating it according to ones' needs. Revenues - Income generated from normal busine... Ronne Camia
CHAPTER 1: BOOK-KEEPING AND ACCOUNTING. Definition of Accounting Accounting can be defined as a process of reporting, recording, interpreting, and summarising economic data. The introduction of accounting helps the decision-makers of a company to make effec... Dhishitha Tudimilla
Work effectively in accouning and finance Chapter 1,2,3 Chapter 1 Summary Finance - involves providing and managing funds and resources for an organisation such as a business, whereas accounting is a system for recording, analysing and reporting financial transactions... tomfaulkner
Work effectively in accounting and finance Chapter 3,4,5 Estimation – using a common sense approach to calculation by seeing if the answer produced seems ‘reasonable’ Percentage – ‘per cent’ means ‘out of every hundred,’ so a percentage is the top number of a fraction where... tomfaulkner
The nature and role of Accounting in business 1.1 The nature and role of Accounting in business   Business is not just about making and selling; it is about managing - managing people, managing inventory, managing customers and suppliers and, last but not le... Silas Chan
Notes for exam Assets and Liabilities A balance sheet is simply a statement of what the company owns (its assets) and what the company owes out (its liabilities). As we will see, the amount of assets will always be the same as the a... hope coull
1st sem Fundamentals of Accounting Part 1 (Sole Proprietorship)  Introducing Accounting in Business Overview: This chapter will mainly be a review for you, as you have covered most of the concepts in ACCT 100. You should... jessabelcasean lanes
Acc - Module 6 - created from Mind Map Process of Identifying, measuring, recording, communicating financial info. Basic Concepts Balance Sheet (Statement of Financial Information) neevashni
Chapter One Notes Expenses Costs Always decreases owner's equity Cash: Decrease assets Credit: Increase Liabilities a.j.hemphill
Accounting Aims of accounting:   To measure profit/loss To place a value on assets To place a value on liabilties To know what the business is worth To measure return on investment How much cash they have,owe and are owed &... James Dunn
ACCOUNTING EQUATION ACCOUNTING EQUATIONASSETS = LIABILITIES + OWNER'S EQUITY ASSETSIt is classified into 2 categories which are Non-Current Assets and Current Assets.NON-CURRENT ASSETSIt is the assets which is having the useful life for ... Darren Heng
Chapter 1 - The Accounting Environment How a business works Financial reporting is the language of business. You’re basically telling a story behind the numbers in a unbiased, objective way.Provides financial information to lenders, investors and creditors... BryanTurner
ACCOUNTING AS A SYSTEM - created from Mind Map Accounting Info = Financial Statements Input - daily monetary transactions = source docs = evidence of transaction Output - 4 main reports Fin. Accounting Hayley Jane Walls
Users of Accounting Information - created from Mind Map Investors/Shareholders Employees Lenders (Bank) Debbie Elaine
L1- Intro Lecture 1 Introduction The module delivery will cover the following topic areas: Business objectives The use of Accounting Information; The work of a Financial Accountant; Company Financial Statement analysis; The wor... Radhika Patel
Accounting Jason Jaranilla
Accounting & Finance Notes EXPENSES- The Costs- Always decrease the Owner's Equity & Assets- Can be paid for with Cash- Or Charged (increases Liabilities) REVENUES- Income- Increase in Owner's Equity & Assets NET INCOME VS NET LOSS- Net Income:... psychokittyqueen
SALES TAX AS A PERCENTAGE SALES TAX AS A PERCENTAGEThroughout this course we will tell you the sales tax percentage to use in calculations. In this example, we will use 17.5%. First, look at the definitions in the key terms box.Key termsNet me... Vera O' Grady
SINGLE ENTRY   DOUBLE-ENTRY -RECORDING ACCORDING TO DUAL ASPECT(DEBIT AND CREDIT) TRANSACTION- EXCHANGE(GOODS, SERVICES) BETWEEN TWO PARTIES.  BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS - MONETARY TRANSACTIONS (DEBIT-CREDIT)   SINGLE EN... Isshana Shamshudin
Y10 BUS - Accounting What is accounting? Covers all financial aspects of a business including the things a company owns (called assets), the things a business owe (called liabilities), profits, expenses, revenue (money earned from se... jessica102028
Balancing Assets, Liabilities, and Owners Equity Assets- Anything of value owned by a business. This includes: cash, prepaid insurance, supplies, and equipment. For the most part, Assets have a debit (left) and a credit (right) balance only in unusual circ... Shelby Holderness
business accounting what are three types of a business balance sheet? cash flow statement income statement  stockholder equity    income statement-   cash flow statement-   stockholder equity-    busine... alysia purham
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GOING CONCERN PRINCIPLE As per this principle the businessman takes assumption that business will run for a indefinite time.         ACCOUNTING PERIOD PRINCIPLES It states tha... Divyansh Jain
Unit 1 Introduction to Financial Accounting; Recording Business Transactions AimsThis unit aims to provide a broad overview of financial accounting by examining the objectives, principles and concepts as prescribed under the conceptual framework. It then describes the elements that make up the... Mappie
Untitled basic notesAccounting equation = liabilities+capital which also can be share holder equility. The accoutning equatiom displays that all assets are either financed by borrowing money or paying with the money of company... zhussain71
Chapters 15-17 romi suissa
Accounting - created from Mind Map Tax Managerial Financial Diana Rodríguez
Accounting - created from Mind Map Tax Managerial Financial Diana Rodríguez

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These notes offer different routes into the unit. Chapter One Notes discusses expenses, assets and liabilities, while the note on the accounting equation sets out the relationship between assets, liabilities and owner’s equity. Lectures covers branches of accounting and users of accounting information.

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Start with Chapter One Notes if you are revising expenses, assets and liabilities. It distinguishes expenses from equipment and discusses their effects on owner’s equity. If you want to focus on the relationship between assets, liabilities and owner’s equity, the note on the accounting equation is another option.

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