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Financial Accounting Chapters 1-4 Exam Questions And Answers Managerial Accounting -Provides information for internal decision makers -Managers -Individual business owners Audits To provide reliable information, the SEC requires companies to have their financial statements audited by indepe...

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Financial Accounting Chapters 1-4 Exam
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Managerial Accounting

-Provides information for internal decision makers

-Managers

-Individual business owners




Audits To provide reliable information, the SEC requires companies to have their

financial statements audited by independent accountants.

An audit is a financial examination. The independent accountants then tell whether or not the

financial statements give a fair picture of the company's situation.

Enron Corp., for example, was one of the largest companies in the United States before it began

reporting misleading data.




Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) made it a criminal offense to falsify financial statements.


It also created a new watchdog agency, the Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board, to

monitor the work of accountants.




Types of Business Organizations 1) Proprietorships

, Financial Accounting Chapters 1-4 Exam
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- 1 owner

- life of organization limited by owner's choice/death

- owner is personally liable




2) Partnerships

- 2 or more owners

- life limited by owner's choice/death

- partners are personally liable




3) Corporations

- owned by stockholders

- life is indefinite

- stockholders not personally liable




4) Limited Liability

- owned by members

- life is indefinite

- member are not personally liable

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Stock - refers to ownership of a company


- split into "shares"

- owners of stock = "stockholders"/"shareholders"




Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Goal: to provide useful information to

those making investment and lending decisions




List of Accounting Principles 1) Entity Concept: a business is separate from its owner


2) Reliability: accounting information is accurate and free from bias

3) Cost: assets are recorded at purchase price

4) Going Concern: assumption that business will continue indefinitely

5) Monetary Unit: in the US amounts are recorded in dollars, the dollar is considered a stable

unit of measure




The Accounting Equation Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders' Equity




Assets Economic resources that have a future benefit

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