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ACC 1100 Chapter 1
ACC 1100 Chapter 1 Study flashcards
Question | Answer |
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Accounting | is an information and measurement system that identifies, records, and communicates an organization’s business activities. |
What is Accounting called? | is called the language of business because all organizations set up an accounting information system to communicate data to help people make better decisions |
Opportunities in Accounting? | Financial, Managerial, Taxation, Accounting-related |
Examples of Financial | Preparation, Analysis, External Auditing, Regulaotry, Consulting, Planning, Criminal investiagtion |
Examples of Managerial | General Accounting, Cost accounting, Budgeting, Internal Auditing, Consulting, Controller, Treasurer, Strategy |
Examples of Taxation | Preparation, Planning, Regulatory, Investigiations, Consulting, Enforcement, Legal Services, Estate plans |
Examples of Accounting- related | Lenders, consultants, analysts, traders, directors, underwriters, planners, appraisers, FBI investigators, market researchers, systems designers, merger services, business valuation, Foresnic accounting, litigation support, enterpreneurs |
Accounting Ethics | The goal of accounting is to provide useful information for decisions. For information to be useful, it must be trusted. |
Three steps to ethics in accounting | 1) Identify ethical concerns 2) Analyze options 3) Make ethical decision |
Fraud Triangle | Three factors must exist |
accounting equation | Assets = Liabilities + Equity |
Assets | are resources owned by a company. |
Liabilities | are creditors’ claims on assets. |
Equity | is the owner’s claim on assets (the residual) |
Expanded accounting equation | Assets = Liabilities + [Owner, Capital − Owner, Withdrawals + Revenues − Expenses] |