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Introducing Accounting in Business. ACG 2021: Chapter 1. Business. is an organization in which basic resources such as materials and labor are assembled and processed to provide goods and services to customers.
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Introducing Accounting in Business ACG 2021: Chapter 1
Business • is an organization in which basic resources such as materials and labor are assembled and processed to provide goods and services to customers. • Profit: Are the difference between the amounts received from customers for goods or services provided and the amounts paid for the inputs used to provide the goods or services.
Types of Businesses • Merchandising – sell products to customers.
Types of Businesses • Manufacturing - change basic inputs into products that are sold to individual customers.
Types of Businesses • Service – provide services rather than products to customers.
Types of Business Organization • Proprietorship – • is owned by one individual • Comprises 70% of business organizations in US • Cost of organizing is low • Limited financial resources • Used by small business
Types of Business Organizations • Partnership – • Is owned by two or more individuals. • Comprises 10% of business organizations in the US • Combines the skills and resources of more than one person
Types of Business Organization • Corporation – is organized under state or federal statutes as a separate legal entity. • Generates 90% of the total dollars of business receipted • Comprises 20% of the business organizations • Includes ownership divided into shares of stock • Used by large businesses • Ability to obtain large amounts of capital
Types of Business Organization • Limited liability corporation (LLC) • Combines the attributes of a partnership and a corporation I that it is organized as a corporation. • Can elect to be taxed as a partnership • Popular alternative to a partnership • Has tax and liability advantages to the owners
Business Stakeholders • Is a person or entity that has an interest in the economics performance of the business. • Owners who have invested resources in the business clearly have an interest in how well the business performs. • Managers are those individuals who the owners have authorized to operate the business. • Employees provide services to the business in exchange for their pay. • Customers, government, and creditors also have a stake in the success of the business
Business Stakeholders • Capital market stakeholders provide the major financing for the business in order for the business to begin and continue its operations • Product or service market stakeholders – include customers who purchase the business’ products or services as well as the vendors who supply inputs to the business • Government stakeholders have an interest in the economic performance of the business. • Internal stakeholders include individuals employed by the business
Ethics • Are beliefs that distinguish right from wrong • Accepted standards of good and bad behavior • Code of Professional Conduct
Accounting • Is an information and measurement system that identifies, records, and communicates relevant, reliable and comparable information about an organization’s business activities • Language of business
The Process of Accounting • Identify the stakeholders • Assess stakeholders information needs • Design the accounting information system • Record economic data about business activities • Prepare accounting reports for stakeholders
Profession of Accounting • Financial Accounting • Is the area of accounting aimed at serving external users by providing then with financial statements. • External auditors attest to these financial statements
Profession of Accounting • Managerial Accounting - – uses both financial accounting and estimated data to aid management in running day-to-day operations and in planning future operations. • Internal uses.
The Certified Forensic Accountant, Cr.FASM Careers in Accounting • Private accounting • Public Accounting • Government accounting • Forensic Accounting • Intl Accounting
Governs financial accounting practice Purpose is to make information in financial statements relevant, reliable, and comparable Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Private group that sets both broad and specific principles Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
SEC: Is the government group that establishes reporting requirements for companies that issue stock to the public Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Rules all publicly traded companies accounting practices Standard Setting
Principles of Accounting • General principles • Are the basic assumptions, concepts, and guidelines for preparing financial statements • Specific Principles • Are detailed rules used in reporting business transactions and events
Objectivity principle Means that accounting information is supported by independent unbiased evidence Cost principle Means that accounting information is based on actual cost Specific Principles
Going concern principle Means that accounting information reflects an assumption that the business will continue operating Monetary unit principle Means that we can express transactions and events in monetary units Specific Principles
Revenue Recognition principle Provides guidance on when a company must recognize revenue Recognize means to record it Three concepts Revenue is recognized when earned Proceeds from selling product and services need not be in cash Revenue is measured by the cash received plus the cash value of any other items received. Specific Principles
Business entity principle Means that a business is accounted for separately from other business entities. Specific principles
Accounting Equation Assets = Liabilities + Stockholder’s Equity What business owes! What business is worth! What the business owns!
Assets • resources owned by the business • Such as: • Cash • Accounts receivable – amounts owed by customers • Prepaid expense – assets to be used in the future {supplies, prepaid insurance} • Merchandise Inventory – merchandise for sale in the course of business • Equipment • Land • Building
Liabilities • rights of creditors or debts of the business • Accounts payable – amount owed to creditors • Dividends payable – amounts owed to shareholders • Accrued expenses • Mortgage payable • Notes payable
Stockholder’s Equity • Assets minus Liabilities • Capital stock • investment by shareholders • Retained earnings • earnings kept in the business • Dividends • distribution of income to shareholders
Revenue income from the operation of the business Sales Fees earned Commission income Increase retained earnings Results from operations Expenses cost of doing business Salaries expense Rent expense Depreciation expense Miscellaneous expense Decrease retained earnings Cost of doing business Revenues & Expenses
Financial Statements • Four financial statements are prepared for external and internal use • Prepared in specific order • Income Statement • Statement of Retained Earnings • Balance Sheet • Statement of Cash Flows
Income Statement • Income Statement – a summary of revenue and expenses for a specific period of time. • Formula: • Revenue minus Expenses = Net income (Net losses)
Income Statement This amount is transferred to the Statement of Retained Earnings
Retained earnings statement • a summary of the changes in the earnings retained in the corporation for a specific period of time. • Formula: Beginning Retained Earnings + Net income - Dividends = Ending Retained earnings
Retained earnings statement Transferred to Balance Sheet
Balance Sheet • a list of assets, liabilities, stockholder’s equity for a specific date • Assets = Liabilities + Stockholder’s Equity
Balance Sheet Same as net cash flows
Statement of Cash Flows • Statement of cash flows – a summary of the cash receipts and cash payments for a specific period of time. • Operations + Investing +Financing
0 1-4 On November 1, 2007, Chris Clark organizes a corporation that will be known as NetSolutions.
Stockholders’ Equity Assets = Cash 25,000 = a. 1-4 Capital Stock 25,000 a. Chris Clark deposits $25,000 in a bank account in the name of NetSolutions in return for shares of stock in the corporation. 41
1-4 Stock issued to owners (stockholders), such as Chris Clark, is referred to as capital stock. The owner’s equity in a corporation is called stockholders’ equity.
Bal. 5,000 20,000 25,000 1-4 Stockholders’ Equity Assets = Capital Stock 25,000 Cash + Land 25,000 Bal. = b. –20,000 +20,000 b. NetSolutions exchanged $20,000 for land. 43
+1,350 +1,350 c. Bal. 5,000 1,350 20,000 1,350 25,000 1-4 Liabilities + Equity Stockholders’ Assets = Accounts Capital Cash + Supplies + Land Payable + Stock = Bal. 5,000 20,000 25,000 c. During the month, NetSolutions purchased supplies for $1,350 and agreed to pay the supplier in the near future (on account). 44
1-4 Beginning with transaction (d) the asset section will be shown first, then the liabilities and stockholders’ equity will be shown in the following slide.
d. +7,500 Bal. 12,500 1,350 20,000 1-4 Assets Cash + Supplies + Land Bal. 5,000 1,350 20,000 d. NetSolutions provided services to customers, earning fees of $7,500 and received the amount in cash. 46
+7,500 d. 1,350 Bal. 25,000 7,500 1-4 Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity Accounts Capital Fees Payable Stock + Earned + Bal. 1,350 25,000 d. NetSolutions provided services to customers, earning fees of $7,500 and received the amount in cash. 47
1-4 Expenses The amounts used in earning revenue are called expenses. Expenses are assets that have been used up, consumed, or expired. Adding expenses to the stockholders’ equity section results in a space problem. To adjust for these added headings, the word “Bal.” has been omitted from Slides 50, 52, 54, and 56. The bottom row in these four slides provides the balances after each transaction.
Bal. 8,850 1,350 20,000 1-4 Assets Cash + Supplies + Land Bal. 12,500 1,350 20,000 e. –3,650 e. NetSolutions paid the following expenses: wages, $2,125; rent, $800; utilities, $450; and miscellaneous, $275. 49
e. –2,125 –800 –450 –275 1,350 25,000 7,500 –2,125 –800 –450 –275 1-4 Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity Accounts Capital Fees Wages Rent Utilities Misc. Payable + Stock + Earned Exp. Exp. Exp. Exp. + + + + 1,350 25,000 7,500 e. NetSolutions paid the following expenses: wages, $2,125; rent, $800; utilities, $450; and miscellaneous, $275. 50
Bal. 7,900 1,350 20,000 1-4 Assets Cash + Supplies + Land Bal. 8,850 1,350 20,000 f. –950 f. NetSolutions paid $950 to creditors during the month. 51