similar decisions. An accounting system is the means by which a company records and stores the financial and managerial information from its transactions so that it can retrieve and report the information in an accounting statement. A doubleentry system standardizes the method that a company uses to record changes in its accounts resulting from various transactions or events. For each transaction or event that a company records, the dollar amount of the debits entered in all the related accounts
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Managerial Accounting Notes Comparison of Financial and Managerial Accounting Managerial accounting is concerned with providing information to managers—that is, the people inside an organization who direct and control its operations. In contrast, financial accounting is concerned with providing information to stockholders, creditors, and others who are outside the organization. Accounting Recording, Estimating, Organizing, Summarizing (Financial and Operational Data) Financial Accounting
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SHEET 1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE (MISSION STATEMENT) THE BUSINESS Legal Structure 2 Description of the Business 2 Products or Services 3 Location 3 Management 3 Personnel 3 Methods of Record Keeping 3 Insurance 4 Security 4 Summary 5 MARKETING Target Market 5 Competition 5 2 Methods of Distribution 5 Advertising 7 Pricing 7 Product Design 7 Timing of Market Entry Location 8 Industry Trends 8 7 FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS Summary of Financial Needs 8 Sources and Uses of Funds Statement Cash Flow Statement
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Excellence in Financial Management Course 2: Financial Planning and Forecasting Prepared by: Matt H. Evans, CPA, CMA, CFM This course provides a basic understanding of how to prepare a financial plan (budgeted financial statements). This course will also discuss some of the problems associated with budgeting along with "best practices" in budgeting. This course is recommended for 2 hours of Continuing Professional Education. In order to receive credit, you will need to pass a multiple
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| | accelerated-depreciation methods Depreciation methods that allow for higher depreciation charges in the early years and lower charges in later periods. Termed accelerated because these methods allow for higher early depreciation changes than the straight-line method allows. Also called decreasing-charge methods. Generally, companies use one of two decreasing-charge methods: sum-of-the-years'-digits or declining-balance. account sales A report, prepared by the consignee for the consignor
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Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 3e William N. Lanen University of Michigan Shannon W. Anderson Rice University Michael W. Maher University of California at Davis FUNDAMENTALS OF COST ACCOUNTING Published by McGraw-Hill/Irwin, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, 10020. Copyright © 2011, 2008, 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or
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QUESTIONS CAREFULLY AND ANSWER WHAT IS ASKED. To assist you in answering the examination questions, CGA-Canada includes the following glossary of terms. Glossary of Assessment Terms Adapted from David Palmer, Study Guide: Developing Effective Study Methods (Vancouver: CGA-Canada, 1996). Copyright David Palmer. Calculate Compare Contrast Criticize Define Describe Design Determine Diagram Discuss Evaluate Mathematically determine the amount or number, showing formulas
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Determine the interrelationship among the basic financial statements. Analyze the relationship between certain items in the balance sheet and the income statement with the help of ratio analysis. Evaluate the way that different assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity items are presented in a balance sheet. Given an annual report, the student should be able to read, understand, analyze, and explain a B company’s Income Statement to other decision makers and use the knowledge and skills
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Seventh Edition Accounting for Decision Making and Control Jerold L. Zimmerman University of Rochester To: Conner, Easton, and Jillian ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING AND CONTROL, SEVENTH EDITION Published by McGraw-Hill, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright © 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Previous editions © 2009, 2006, and 2003. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed
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WILEY CPA EXAM REVIEW Financial Accounting and Reporting F O U R T H • concepts • problem-solving E D I T I O N • terms • rules Less Antman and criteria WILEY CPA EXAM REVIEW Financial Accounting and Reporting F O U R T H • concepts • problem-solving E D I T I O N • terms • rules Less Antman and criteria Copyright © 2006, by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada.
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