1 / 38

HFT 2401

HFT 2401. Chapter 1 Introduction to Accounting. Accounting A Means to an End. Provides answers to questions How much cash do we have What was our payroll cost When did we buy a piece of equipment & at what cost What is our food cost What is our revenue What are our expenses

faunia
Download Presentation

HFT 2401

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. HFT 2401 Chapter 1 Introduction to Accounting

  2. AccountingA Means to an End • Provides answers to questions • How much cash do we have • What was our payroll cost • When did we buy a piece of equipment & at what cost • What is our food cost • What is our revenue • What are our expenses • What did we keep (net income)

  3. American Accounting Association defines accounting as “The process of identifying, measuring, and communicating economic information to permit informed judgments and decisions by users of that information”

  4. The Accounting Process • 1) Observe events in order to identify the events that are of a financial nature – monetary terms • 2) Requires the recording, classifying, and summarizing these events. • 3) Produces various financial statements for internal & external users. • 4) Communication

  5. Bookkeeping vs. Accounting • Bookkeeping – records & classifies transactions • Accounting – summarizes and interprets

  6. Branches of Accounting • Financial Accounting – Revenues, expenses, assets & liabilities • Cost Accounting – Record, classify, allocate & report current & prospective costs. Used mainly in manufacturing • Managerial Accounting – Analyzes & provides information to management to enhance controls

  7. Branches of Accounting • Tax Accounting – Prepare & file tax returns • Auditing – Reviews and evaluates documents, records and control systems • Accounting Systems – Information systems

  8. Organizations that Influence Accounting • AICPA • FASB • SEC • IRS • HFTP

  9. Forms of Business Organizations • Sole Proprietorship • Partnerships • Limited Partnerships • Limited Liability Companies (LLC) • Corporations

  10. Sole Proprietorship • Easiest to organize / dissolve • Legally not a separate business – liability issues • It is separate for accounting purposes, however • Owner not paid a salary or wage - withdrawals

  11. Partnerships • Two or more people joined together in a non-corporate manner for conducting business. Can use a written or oral agreement

  12. Advantages Greater financial strength Does not pay taxes Shares liability Greater management strength Disadvantages Partners are taxed on profits regardless of cash distribution Limits decision making process Unlimited legal liability Partnerships

  13. Limited Partnerships • Offers liability protection to limited partners • General Partner(s) – responsible for debts of the partnership • Limited Partner(s) – may not actively participate in the day to day operations of the business • Agreement must be written • Limited partners liability is limited to the amount of their investment

  14. Corporations • A legal entity created by a state or other political authority • Characteristics • An exclusive name • Continued existence independent of stockholders • Paid in capital represented by shares of stock • Overall control vested in its directors

  15. Advantages Shareholders liability limited to amount of investment Owners are taxed on distributed profits (dividends) Employee equity participation (ESOP) Lower tax rates Corporation continues on in perpetuity Disadvantages Double taxation Ownership control Corporations

  16. S-Corp Eliminates double taxation Limited to 75 shareholders Only one class of stock Shareholders pay taxes Limited Liability Company (LLC) May have unlimited number of owners May have a single owner Not restricted to one class of stock Other Forms Of Business Organization

  17. Principles of Accounting • Cost • Business Entity • Continuity of the Business Unit • Unit of Measurement • Objective Evidence • Full Disclosure • Consistency • Matching • Conservatism • Materiality

  18. States that when a transaction is recorded, the transaction price (cost) establishes the accounting value. Cost Principle

  19. Statements are based on the concept that each business maintains its own accounts, & that these accounts are separate from other interests of the owners. Business Entity

  20. The assumption that the business will continue indefinitely Continuity of the Business Unit

  21. Unit of Measurement • All transactions are expressed in monetary terms

  22. Accounting records are based on objective evidence ( invoices, checks, cash register receipts) Objective Evidence

  23. Financial statements must provide all information pertinent to interpretation of the financial statements. Full Disclosure

  24. The same accounting method from time period to time period. Consistency

  25. Match revenues with expensesCash versus accrual. Matching

  26. Recognize expenses as soon as possible, but delay recognition of revenues until they are sure.Also, Value Inventory, Investments, PPE at the lower of Original Cost or Current Market Value. Conservatism

  27. Events or information must be accounted for if they make a difference to the readers of the financial statements. Materiality

  28. Overview of Financial Statements • Balance Sheet • Income Statement • Statement of Cash Flows

  29. Fundamentals of Accounting • Balance Sheet Assets (Things Owned) = Liabilities ( Obligations ) + Equity ( Residual Claims on Assets )

  30. Fundamentals of Accounting • Income Statement Revenues - Expenses = Net Income (Loss) Temporary Accounts are Netted and Closed to Equity (retained earnings)

  31. Fundamental Equation • Assets = Liabilities + Owners Equity • Assets = Liabilities + Permanent OE + Temporary OE • Assets = Liabilities + Permanent OE + Revenue - Expenses

  32. Cash vs Accrual • Cash Basis Accounting • Recognize revenue or expense when cash received or disbursed • Accrual Basis Accounting • Recognize revenue when earned • Recognize expense when incurred

  33. Assets • Resources owned by a business • Common characteristic – the capacity to provide future benefit or service • Use for the purpose production, consumption and exchange of goods or services • Future economic benefits results in cash inflows

  34. Liabilities • Claims against assets • Creditors • Existing debts and obligations • Accounts payable • Notes payable • Wages payable • Sales, Real Estate and Income Taxes payable

  35. Equity • Claims of the owners on the assets • Corporations • Paid in capital • Retained earnings • Revenues • Expenses • Dividends • Revenues > Expenses = Net Income • Revenues < Expenses = (Net Loss)

  36. Transactions • Transactions defined: economic events of the enterprise recorded • Each transaction may be internal or external • Each transaction must identify the specific items affected and the net change on each item • Each transaction has a dual effect on the accounting equation • The two sides of the accounting equation must always equal

  37. Effects of Transactions on the Accounting Equation • Increase in an asset • Decrease in another asset • Increase in a liability • Increase in owners equity • Increase in a liability • Increase in an asset • Decrease in another liability • Decrease in owners equity • Increase in owners equity • Increase in an asset • Decrease in liability

  38. Homework Assignment • Problem 1 • Problem 4 • Problem 5 • Problem 9 • Problem 12

More Related