2. 1-2
Learning Objectives
Identify the activities and users associated with accounting.
Explain the building blocks of accounting: ethics, principles, and
assumptions.
State the accounting equation and define its components.
3
Analyze the effects of business transactions on the accounting
equation.
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4
Describe the four financial statements and how they are
prepared.
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Accounting in Action
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3. 1-3 LO 1
Accounting in Action
What is
Accounting
Building
Box of
Accounting
•Activities
•Users
•Ethics
•GAAP
•Assumptions
Basic
Accounting
Equation
• Assets
• Liabilities
• Equity
Using Basic
Accounting
Equation
Transaction
Analysis
(Dr. & Cr.)
Financial
Statements
•Income
statement
•Owners’
Equity
Statement
•Balance
Sheet
•Cash Flow
Statement
4. 1-4
LEARNING
OBJECTIVE
Identify the activities and users
associated with accounting.
1
LO 1
Accounting is “an information system that
identifies, records, and communicates the
economic events of an organization to the
interested users (decision-makers)
The purpose of accounting is to show you
how the business is doing
5. 1-5
Three Activities
LO 1
Relevant to the
Organization
Will affect the
financials of the
company involved
Measuring events in
monetary units.
Keeping a systematic
chronological diary of
events.
Classifying economic
events
Summarizing economic
events
Preparing accounting
reports in a standard
format.
Analyzing and interpreting
information.
Explaining uses,
meaning, and limitations
of data.
6. 1-6
E1-1B Sophie Company performs the following accounting
tasks during the year.
1. ______Summarizing economic events.
2. ______Selecting economic activities relevant to the
company.
3. ______Reporting information in a standard format.
4. ______Preparing accounting reports.
5. ______Measuring events in dollars and cents.
6. ______Keeping a systematic chronological diary of
events.
7. ______Explaining uses, meaning, and limitations of data.
8. ______Classifying economic events.
9. ______Analyzing and interpreting information.
Instructions
Categorize the accounting tasks performed by Sophie as
relating to either the identification (I), recording (R), or
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DO IT! 1
7. 1-7
LEARNING
OBJECTIVE
Identify the activities and users
associated with accounting.
1
LO 1
LEARNING
OBJECTIVE
Detailed Steps of the Accounting Cycle
1
Analyze Post
Trial
Balance
Adjusting
Entries
Adjusted
Trial
Balance
Financial
Statements
Closing
Entries
Post
Closing
Trial
Balance
Journalize
Identifying Recording and Summarizing
Communicating
8. 1-8
INTERNAL
USERS
Who Uses Accounting Data
LO 1
Stakeholders
Internal users are people inside the business entity
(organization) who use accounting information
9. 1-9 LO 1
Who Uses Accounting Data
EXTERNAL
USERS
Stakeholders
A creditor is an entity
(can either be a person,
organisation or a
government body) that is
owed money, as they
have provided goods or
services to another entity
An investor is a
person that allocates
capital with the
expectation of a future
financial return (profit)
or to gain an advantage
(interest).
Also:
Banks, Customers, Tax authorities,
External users are people outside the
business entity (organization) who use
accounting information
10. 1-10 LO 1
Major Purposes of Accounting Systems
Reporting
Internal
Routine
Non-routin
e
External
Provide
information for
decision-making
purposes
11. 1-11 LO 1
Internal Routine Reporting
● This purpose covers information provided for
decisions that occur with some regularity:
● Daily reports
● Weekly reports
● Monthly reports
12. 1-12 LO 1
Internal Non-routine Reporting
● This purpose covers information for
decisions that occur irregularly or even
without precedent:
● Outsourcing
● Design of a special cost control tracking system
13. 1-13 LO 1
External Reporting
● This purpose covers information provided
to investors, government authorities, and
other outside parties on the organization’s
financial position, operations, and related
activities.
14. 1-14 LO 1
Financial Accounting...
…. focuses on reporting to external parties.
● It measures and records business
transactions.
● It provides financial statements based on
generally accepted accounting principles.
External Accounting
15. 1-15 LO 1
Management Accounting...
…… measures and reports financial
and non-financial information that
helps managers make decisions to
fulfill the goals of an organization.
Internal Accounting
16. 1-16 LO 1
Cost Accounting...
…. provides information for both
management accounting and financial
accounting.
● It measures and reports financial and
non-financial data that relates to the cost
of acquiring or consuming resources by an
organization.
17. 1-17 LO 1
Cost Accounting...
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E1-2B (b) The following questions could be asked by an
internal user or an external user.
1. ______What price should we set for our product?
2. ______Did the company earn a satisfactory income?
3. ______Should we hire more employees?
4. ______How does the company’s profitability compare to
other companies?
5. ______What does it cost us to manufacture each unit
produced?
6. ______Which product should we emphasize?
7. ______Will the company be able to provide a return to its
stockholders?
Instructions
Identify each of the questions as being more likely asked by
an internal user (I) or an external user (E).
E
I
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E
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DO IT! 2
19. 1-19
1
DO IT! 3
Solution: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Indicate whether the following statements are true or false.
1. The three steps in the accounting process are identification,
recording, and communication.
2. Bookkeeping encompasses all steps in the accounting process.
3. Accountants prepare, but do not interpret, financial reports.
4. The two most common types of external users are investors and
company officers.
5. Managerial accounting activities focus on reports for internal users.
LO 1
True False False False True
Basic Concepts
20. 1-20
● Ethics are the standards of conduct by
which actions are judged as RIGHT or
WRONG.
● If you cannot depend on the HONESTY of
the individuals you deal with, effective
communication and economic activity
would be impossible, and information
would have no credibility
Ethics
LO 2
21. 1-21
Various users
need financial
information
The accounting profession
has developed standards
that are …….
Financial Statements
◆ Balance Sheet
◆ Income Statement
◆ Statement of Owner's Equity
◆ Statement of Cash Flows
◆ Note Disclosure
Generally Accepted
Accounting
Principles (GAAP)
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
LO 2
22. 1-22
Measurement Principles
Selection of which principle to follow
generally relates to trade-offs between
relevance and faithful representation.
LO 2
Historical Cost
Principle
Fair Value
Principle
(or cost principle) dictates
that companies record
assets at their cost
states that assets and liabilities
should be reported at fair value
(the price received to sell an
asset or settle a liability)
?
23. 1-23
Measurement Principles
Selection of which principle to follow
generally relates to trade-offs between
relevance and faithful representation.
LO 2
Historical Cost
Principle
Fair Value
Principle
(or cost principle) dictates
that companies record
assets at their cost
states that assets and liabilities
should be reported at fair value
(the price received to sell an
asset or settle a liability)
?
Accounting information is relevant when it
is provided in time, but at early stages
information is uncertain and hence less
reliable. But if we wait to gain while the
information gains reliability, its relevance is
lost
24. 1-24
Assumptions
◆ Proprietorship (sole)
◆ Partnership
◆ Corporation
LO 2
Monetary Unit
Assumption
Economic Entity
Assumption
requires that companies
include in the accounting
records only transaction data
that can be expressed in terms
of money
requires that activities of the entity be
kept separate and distinct from the
activities of its owner and all other
economic entities
What are the forms of
ownership?
An assumption is a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to
happen, without proof
25. 1-25
Proprietorship
(sole)
Partnership Corporation
◆ Owned by two or
more persons
◆ Often retail and
service-type
businesses
◆ Generally
unlimited
personal liability
◆ Partnership
agreement
◆ Ownership
divided into
shares of stock
◆ Separate legal
entity organized
under state
corporation law
◆ Limited liability
◆ Owned by one
person
◆ Owner is often
manager/operator
◆ Owner receives
any profits, suffers
any losses, and is
personally liable
for all debts
Forms of Business Ownership
LO 2
26. 1-26
Question
Combining the activities of Kellogg and General Mills
would violate the
a. cost principle.
b. economic entity assumption.
c. monetary unit assumption.
d. ethics principle.
LO 2
Assumptions
27. 1-27
A business organized as a separate legal entity under state
law having ownership divided into shares of stock is a
a. proprietorship.
b. partnership.
c. corporation.
d. sole proprietorship.
Question
LO 2
Assumptions
28. 1-28
Assets Liabilities
Owner's
Equity
= +
LO 3
LEARNING
OBJECTIVE
State the accounting equation and define
its components.
3
Basic Accounting Equation
◆ Provides the underlying framework for recording and
summarizing economic events.
◆ Assets are claimed by either creditors or owners.
◆ If a business is liquidated, claims of creditors must be paid
before ownership claims.
29. 1-29
Assets Liabilities
Owner's
Equity
= +
◆ Resources a business owns.
◆ Provide future services or benefits.
◆ Cash, Supplies, Equipment, etc.
Assets
LO 3
Basic Accounting Equation
30. 1-30
Assets Liabilities
Owner's
Equity
= +
Basic Accounting Equation
◆ Claims against assets (debts and obligations).
◆ Creditors (party to whom money is owed).
◆ Accounts Payable, Notes Payable, Salaries and Wages
Payable, etc.
Liabilities
LO 3
31. 1-31
Owner's Equity
Assets Liabilities
Owner's
Equity
= +
Basic Accounting Equation
LO 3
◆ Ownership claim on total assets.
◆ Referred to as residual equity.
◆ Investment by owners and revenues (+)
◆ Drawings and expenses (-).
32. 1-32
◆ Investments by owner are the assets the owner puts into the
business.
◆ Revenues result from business activities entered into for the
purpose of earning income.
► Common sources of revenue are: sales, fees, services,
commissions, interest, dividends, royalties, and rent.
Owner’s Equity
Increases in Owner’s Equity
LO 3
33. 1-33
◆ Drawings An owner may withdraw cash or other assets for
personal use.
◆ Expenses are the cost of assets consumed or services used in
the process of earning revenue.
► Common expenses are salaries expense, rent expense,
utilities expense, tax expense, etc.
Owner’s Equity
Decreases in Owner’s Equity
LO 3
34. 1-34
Expense Decrease
Expense Decrease
Revenue Increase
Drawings Decrease
Classification
Classify the following items as investment by owner, owner’s
drawings, revenue, or expenses. Then indicate whether each
item increases or decreases owner’s equity.
1. Rent Expense
2. Service Revenue
3. Drawings
4. Salaries and Wages
Expense
Effect on Equity
LO 3
DO IT! 4 Owner's Equity Effects
35. 1-35
E1-5B Luther Cleaners has the following balance
sheet items.
1. -------- Accounts payable
2. -------- Accounts receivable
3. -------- Cash
4. -------- Notes payable
5. -------- Equipment
6. -------- Rent payable
7. -------- Supplies
8. -------- Owner’s capital
Instructions
Classify each item as an asset (A), liability (L), or
owner’s equity (OE).
DO IT! 5
L
A
A
L
A
L
A
OE
36. 1-36
Transactions are a business’s economic events recorded
by accountants. Note that:
◆ May be external or internal.
◆ Not all activities represent transactions.
◆ Each transaction has a dual effect on the accounting
equation.
LO 4
LEARNING
OBJECTIVE
Analyze the effects of business transactions
on the accounting equation.
4
37. 1-37
Illustration: Are the following events recorded in the accounting
records?
Event
Purchase
computer
Criterion Is the financial position (assets, liabilities, or
owner’s equity) of the company changed?
Discuss product
design with
potential customer
Pay rent
Record/
Don’t Record
Transaction Analysis
LO 4
38. 1-38
DO IT! 4
1. ---------- Made cash investment to start business.
2. ---------- Purchased equipment on account.
3. -------- Paid salaries.
4. --------- Billed customers for services performed.
5. --------- Received cash from customers billed in (4). 6.
Withdrew cash for owner’s personal use.
7. -------- Incurred advertising expense on account.
8. -------- Purchased additional equipment for cash.
9. ------- Received cash from customers when service was
performed.
Instructions
List the numbers of the above transactions and describe the effect of each
transaction on assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity. For example, the first answer is:
(1) Increase in assets and increase in owner’s equity.
I cash, I capital
I equipment, D
A/P
D cash, I Exp
I revenue, I A/R
I cash D A/R
I Expense, I A/P
I equipment, D
cash
I cash, I revenue
39. 1-39
Transaction Analysis
Each transaction has a dual effect on the accounting equation
Cash
Accounts
Receivable
Supplies Equipment
Accounts
Payable
Owner's
Capital
Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity
+ -
+
+
+ =
LO 4
Owner's
Drawings
Rev. Exp.
+ -
40. 1-40
Transaction Analysis
TRANSACTION 1. INVESTMENT BY OWNER Ray Neal decides to start
a smartphone app development company which he names Softbyte. On
September 1, 2017, he invests $15,000 cash in the business. This
transaction results in an equal increase in assets and owner’s equity.
Cash
Accounts
Receivable
Supplies Equipment
Accounts
Payable
Owner's
Capital
1. +15,000 +15,000
Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity
+ -
+
+
+ =
LO 4
Owner's
Drawings
Rev. Exp.
+ -
Trans-
action
41. 1-41
Transaction Analysis
TRANSACTION 1. INVESTMENT BY OWNER Ray Neal decides to start
a smartphone app development company which he names Softbyte. On
September 1, 2017, he invests $15,000 cash in the business. This
transaction results in an equal increase in assets and owner’s equity.
Cash
Accounts
Receivable
Supplies Equipment
Accounts
Payable
Owner's
Capital
1. +15,000 +15,000
Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity
+ -
+
+
+ =
LO 4
Owner's
Drawings
Rev. Exp.
+ -
Trans-
action
61. 1-61
1. Each transaction is analyzed in terms of its effect on:
a. The three components of the basic accounting
equation.
b. Specific of items within each component.
2. The two sides of the equation must always be equal.
Summary of Transactions
LO 4
62. 1-62
Companies prepare four financial statements :
Balance
Sheet
Income
Statement
Statement
of Cash
Flows
Owner’s
Equity
Statement
LEARNING
OBJECTIVE
Describe the four financial statements
and how they are prepared.
5
LO 5
63. 1-63
Net income is needed to determine the
ending balance in owner’s equity.
Income Statement
LO 5
SOFTBYTE
Income Statement
For the Month Ended September 30, 2017
Revenues $4,700
To Owner’s
Equity
Statement
Expenses:
Salaries and Wages Ex. $900
Rent Ex. 600
Advertising Ex. 250
Utilities Ex. 200
Total Expenses $1,950
Net Income $2,750
Reports
the
revenues
and
expenses
for
a
specific
period
of
time.
64. 1-64
◆ Lists revenues first, followed
by expenses.
◆ Shows net income (or net
loss).
◆ Does not include investment
and withdrawal transactions
between the owner and the
business in measuring net
income.
Income Statement ….
LO 5
65. 1-65
Income Statement
Net income will result during a time period when:
a. assets exceed liabilities.
b. assets exceed revenues.
c. expenses exceed revenues.
d. revenues exceed expenses.
Question
LO 5
66. 1-66
◆ Reports the changes in owner’s equity for a
specific period of time.
◆ The time period is the same as that covered by
the income statement.
Owner’s Equity Statement
LO 5
67. 1-67
Net income is needed to determine the
ending balance in owner’s equity.
Financial Statements
LO 5
SOFTBYTE
Owner’s Equity Statement
For the Month Ended September 30, 2017
Owner's Capital, Sept. 1 $0
From Income
Statement To Balance
Sheet
Investment $15,000
Net Income $2,750
$17,750
$17,750
Less: Drawings 1,300
Owner's Capital Sept.30 $16,450
Add:
69. 1-69
◆ Lists assets at the top,
followed by liabilities and
owner’s equity.
◆ Total assets must equal
total liabilities and owner's
equity.
◆ Is a snapshot of the
company’s financial
condition at a specific
moment in time (usually the
month-end or year-end).
Balance Sheet ….
LO 5
70. 1-70
Which of the following financial statements is
prepared as of a specific date?
a. Balance sheet.
b. Income statement.
c. Owner's equity statement.
d. Statement of cash flows.
Financial Statements
Question
LO 5
71. 1-71
◆ Information on the cash receipts and
payments for a specific period of time.
◆ Answers the following:
► Where did cash come from?
► What was cash used for?
► What was the change in the cash
balance?
Statement of Cash Flows
LO 5
72. 1-72
Balance
sheet
and
income
statement
are
needed
to
prepare
statement
of
cash
flows.
SOFTBYTE
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Month Ended September 30, 2017
Financial Statements
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash receipts from revenues $3,300
Cash payments for expenses -1,950
Net cash provided by operating activities $1,350
Cash flows from Investing activities
Purchase of Equipment -7,000
Cash flows from financing activities
Investment by Owners 15,000
Drawings by Owner -1,300
Net cash provided by financing activities 13,700
Net Increase in Cash $8,050
Cash at the beginning of the period 0
Cash at the end of the period $8,050
73. 1-73 LO 5
DO IT! 5 Financial Statement Items
Presented below is selected information related to Flanagan Company
at December 31, 2017. Flanagan reports financial information monthly.
Equipment $10,000 Utilities Expense $ 4,000
Cash 8,000 Accounts Receivable 9,000
Service Revenue 36,000 Salaries and Wages Expense 7,000
Rent Expense 11,000 Notes Payable 16,500
Accounts Payable 2,000 Owner’s Drawings 5,000
a) Determine the total assets of on December 31, 2017.
b) Determine the net income reported for December 2017.
c) Determine the owner’s equity on December 31, 2017.
74. 1-74 LO 5
DO IT! 5 Financial Statement Items
Presented below is selected information related to Flanagan Company
at December 31, 2017. Flanagan reports financial information monthly.
Equipment $10,000 Utilities Expense $ 4,000
Cash 8,000 Accounts Receivable 9,000
Service Revenue 36,000 Salaries and Wages Expense 7,000
Rent Expense 11,000 Notes Payable 16,500
Accounts Payable 2,000 Owner’s Drawings 5,000
(a) Determine the total assets of on December 31, 2017.
Cash 8,000
Accounts Receivables 9,000
Equipment 10,000
Total Assets 27,000
75. 1-75 LO 5
DO IT! 5 Financial Statement Items
Presented below is selected information related to Flanagan Company
at December 31, 2017. Flanagan reports financial information monthly.
Equipment $10,000 Utilities Expense $ 4,000
Cash 8,000 Accounts Receivable 9,000
Service Revenue 36,000 Salaries and Wages Expense 7,000
Rent Expense 11,000 Notes Payable 16,500
Accounts Payable 2,000 Owner’s Drawings 5,000
(b) Determine the net income reported for December 2017.
Revenues
Service Revenues 36,000
Less: Expenses
Rent Ex. 11,000
Salaries and Wages Ex. 7,000
Utilities Ex. 4,000
Total Expenses 22,000
Net Income 14,000
76. 1-76 LO 5
DO IT! 5 Financial Statement Items
Presented below is selected information related to Flanagan Company
at December 31, 2017. Flanagan reports financial information monthly.
Equipment $10,000 Utilities Expense $ 4,000
Cash 8,000 Accounts Receivable 9,000
Service Revenue 36,000 Salaries and Wages Expense 7,000
Rent Expense 11,000 Notes Payable 16,500
Accounts Payable 2,000 Owner’s Drawings 5,000
(c) Determine the owner’s equity on December 31, 2017.
Total Assets [as computed in (a)] 27,000
Less: Liabilities
Notes Payable 16,500
Accounts Payable 2,000
Total Liabilities 18,500
Owner’s Equity 8,500