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Chapter 1

Accounting in Business

PowerPoint Authors:
Susan Coomer Galbreath, Ph.D., CPA
Charles W. Caldwell, D.B.A., CMA
Jon A. Booker, Ph.D., CPA, CIA
Cynthia J. Rooney, Ph.D., CPA
Winston Kwok, Ph.D., CPA
McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Copyright 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

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C1

Importance of Accounting
Accounting
Identifying
Select transactions and events
Recording
Input, measure and classify
Communicating
Prepare, analyze and interpret

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C2

Users of Accounting Information


External Users

Lenders
Consumer Groups
Shareholders External Auditors
Governments Customers

Internal Users

Managers
Officers/Directors
Internal Auditors

Sales Staff
Budget Officers
Controllers

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C2

Users of Accounting Information


External Users

Financial accounting
provides external users
with financial statements.

Internal Users

Managerial accounting
provides information needs
for internal decision-makers.

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C2

Opportunities in Accounting

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C3

Ethics - A Key Concept

Beliefs that
distinguish right
from wrong

Accepted standards
of good and bad
behavior

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C3

Ethics - A Key Concept

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C4

Generally Accepted Accounting


Principles
Financial accounting practice is governed by concepts
and rules known as generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP).
Relevant Information

Affects the decision of its users.

Reliable
Reliable Information

Is trusted by users.

Comparable
Information
Information

Is helpful in
in contrasting
organizations.

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C4

Setting Accounting Principles


Financial
Financial Accounting
Accounting Standards
Standards Board
Board
is
is the
the private
private group
group that
that sets
sets both
both
broad
broad and
and specific
specific principles.
principles.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is the


government agency that establishes reporting requirements
for companies that issue stock or shares to the public.
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
issues International Financial Reporting Standards that
identify preferred accounting practices to create harmony
among accounting practices of different countries.

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C4

International Standards
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), an
independent group (consisting of 16 individuals from many
countries), issues International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRS) that identify preferred accounting practices.

IASB

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C4

Principles and Assumptions


of Accounting

Revenue Recognition Principle


1. Recognize revenue when it is earned.
2. Proceeds need not be in cash.
3. Measure revenue by cash received
plus cash value of items received.

Matching Principle
A company must record its expenses
incurred to generate the revenue reported.

Cost Principle
Accounting information is based on
actual cost. Actual cost is
considered objective.

Full Disclosure Principle


A company is required to report the
details behind financial statements that
would impact users decisions.

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C4

Accounting Assumptions
Now

Future

Going-Concern Assumption
Reflects assumption that the business
will continue operating instead of being
closed or sold.

Monetary Unit Assumption


Express transactions and events in
monetary, or money, units.

Business Entity Assumption

Time Period Assumption

A business is accounted for


separately from other business
entities, including its owner.

Presumes that the life of a company can


be divided into time periods, such as
months and years.

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C4

Forms of Business Entities


Sole
Sole
Proprietorship
Proprietorship

Partnership
Partnership

Corporation
Corporation

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C4

Characteristics of Businesses

* Proprietorships and partnerships that are


set up as LLCs provide limited liability.

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C4

Corporation

Owners of a corporation are called


shareholders (or stockholders). Shareholders are
not personally liable for corporate acts. When a
corporation issues only one class of shares, we
call it ordinary shares (or share capital).

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A1

Transaction Analysis and the


Accounting Equation
Accounting Equation

Assets

= Liabilities + Equity

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A1

Assets
Cash
Accounts
Receivable

Vehicles

Store
Supplies

Notes
Receivable

Resources
owned or
controlled by
a company

Land

Buildings
Equipment

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A1

Liabilities
Accounts
Payable

Notes
Payable

Creditors
claims on
assets
Taxes
Payable

Wages
Payable

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A1

Equity
Owners
Claims on
Assets

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P1

Transaction Analysis Equation


The accounting equation MUST remain in
balance after each transaction.

Assets
Assets

Liabilities
Liabilities

Equity
Equity

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P1

Transaction 1: Investment by Owners


On December 1, Chas Taylor invests
$30,000 cash to start a consulting business.
The accounts involved are:
(1) Cash (asset)
(2) Owner Capital (equity)

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P1

Transaction 2: Purchase
Supplies for Cash
Chas Taylors company, FastForward
purchases supplies paying $2,500 cash.
The accounts involved are:
(1) Cash (asset)
(2) Supplies (asset)

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P1

Transaction 3: Purchase
Equipment for Cash
FastForward purchases equipment for
$26,000 cash.
The accounts involved are:
(1) Cash (asset)
(2) Equipment (asset)

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P1

Transaction 4: Purchase
Supplies on Credit

FastForward purchases Supplies of $7,100 on


account.
The accounts involved are:
(1) Supplies (asset)
(2) Accounts Payable (liability)

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P1

Transaction 5: Provide
Services for Cash
The company provides consulting services
receiving $4,200 cash.
The accounts involved are:
(1) Cash (asset)
(2) Revenues (equity)

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P1

Transaction 6 and 7: Payment


of Expenses in Cash
The company pays $1,000 rent and $700 in
salary to the companys only employee.
The accounts involved are:
(1) Cash (asset)
(2) Expenses (equity)

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P1

Summary of Transactions

Other transactions were executed during December and the summary of


all transactions is shown below:

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P2

Financial Statements
Lets prepare the financial statements reflecting the
transactions we have recorded.
Income statement (Statement of
comprehensive income)
Statement of changes in equity
Balance sheet (Statement of
financial position)
Statement of cash flows

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P2

Income Statement

The income statement describes a companys revenues and


expenses along with the resulting net income or loss over a
period of time due to earnings activities.

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P2

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

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P2

Balance Sheet
The Balance Sheet describes a companys financial
position at a point in time.

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P2

Statement of Cash Flows

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A2

Decision Analysis
Return on assets (ROA) is stated in ratio form as
income divided by assets invested.
Return on assets =

Net income
Average total assets

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A3

1A Return and Risk Analysis


Many different
returns may be
reported.
ROA
Interest return on
savings accounts.
Interest return on
corporate bonds.

Risk is the
uncertainty about
the return we will
earn.
The lower the risk, the lower our expected return.

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C5

1B - Business Activities and the


Accounting Equation
There are three major types of activities in any organization:
1.Financing Activities Provide the means organizations
use to pay for resources such as land, buildings, and
equipment to carry out plans.
2.Investing Activities - Are the acquiring and disposing of
resources (assets) that an organization uses to acquire and
sell its products or services.
3.Operating Activities Involve using resources to research,
develop, and purchase, produce, distribute, and market
products and services.

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C6

1C - IASBs Conceptual
Framework for Financial
Reporting

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END OF CHAPTER 1

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