INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
FINANCIAL REPORTING
Semester 1 – Bridging year MBA
Sien Bosmans
,INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL REPORTING 8
PART 1: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 8
CHAPTER 1 – CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK 8
1. Conceptual framework and financial statements 8
1.1. Language of business 8
1.1.1. Limited liability company: 9
1.1.2. Accounting standards 10
2. Conceptual framework 10
2.1. Why? Who? What? How? 10
2.2. Balance sheet 12
2.3. Income statement 13
2.4. Notes 13
2.5. The accounting equation 13
2.6. Ethics in business and accounting decisions 14
3. Accounting process 14
3.1. Accounting process – the flow of accounting data 14
3.2. Double-entry accounting 15
3.3. Preparing financial statements 17
3.4. Formats of financial statements 17
4. Accounting principles 18
4.1. Objectivity 18
4.1.1. Unit of measurements 18
4.1.2. Basis of valuation 18
4.1.3. No offsetting 19
4.2. Quality of information 19
4.2.1. Materiality and aggregation 19
4.2.2. Faithful presentation 19
4.2.3. Substance over form 20
4.3. Prudence 20
4.3.1. Conservatism 20
4.3.2. Accrual basis 20
4.3.3. Matching principle 20
4.4. Periodicity 21
4.4.1. Accounting period 21
4.4.2. Going concern 21
4.4.3. Consistency 21
2. Introduction FS analysis 69
2.1. The big picture 70
2.2. First screening 70
2.2.1. Balance sheet 70
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