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Nature of the Course
• It has THREE Independent Parts:
Part I: Financial Accounting and Reporting
Part II: Management and Cost Accounting
Part III: Financial Management
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Course Contents:
Part I: Introduction
Part II: Summary of accounting process
Part III: Management Accounting
Part IV: Financial Management
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Accounting: Information for
Part Decision Making
I Chapter Contents:
Introduction
Accounting Defined . . .
Accounting As An Information System
Decision Makers: The Users of Accounting
Information
Financial Vs Management Accounting
The Foundation of accounting Principles
Types of Business Organization
Business Goals, Activities, & Performance Measures
Basic Functions of an Accounting System
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Nature of Accounting
An information system whose purpose is to . . .
Identify Measure
Collect Communicate
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Nature of Accounting . . .
• All organizations . . .
– Large or small;
– Manufacturing, merchandising or service;
– Profit or nonprofit . . .
have a need for accounting information
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Nature of Financial
• Thus, Accounting
the primary role of . accounting
.. is to
provide useful information for the decision
making needs of:
• investors, lenders, owners, managers, and
others both inside and outside the
company.
• However, the need of internal and external
users often differ.
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Accounting as an Aid to Decision Making
• Accounting information is useful to anyone who makes
decisions that have economic results.
• Managers want to know if a new product will be
profitable.
• Owners want to know which employees are productive.
• Investors want to know if a company is a good
investment.
• Creditors want to know if they should extend credit,
how much to extend, and for how long.
• Government regulators want to know if financial
statements conform to requirements.
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Who are the
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Accounting Environment
External Accounting Information . . .
Much of the
information is
confidential.
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Management Accounting Vs Financial Accounting
Internal Users
External Users
Managerial accounting
provides information needs Financial accounting provides
for internal decision external users with financial
makers. statements.
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Managerial vs Financial Accounting
Issue Managerial Financial
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Managerial vs Financial Accounting
Issue Managerial Financial
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Managerial vs Financial Accounting
Issue Managerial Financial
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Managerial vs Financial Accounting
Issue Managerial Financial
Business Unit Segments of the Company as a whole
business
Preparation Depends on Annually and
management needs Quarterly
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Ac c o unt ing IFR
un datio n o f S
The Fo
Systems
• Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) encompass the
conventions, rules, and procedures for determining acceptable
accounting practices at a particular time.
• They are pronouncements by designated authoritative bodies that
must be followed in all applicable cases.
• Accounting practices developed by respected bodies and
industries or that have evolved over time.
• International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) is primarily
responsible for evaluating, setting, or modifying IFRS.
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Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting
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Conceptual Framework
Conceptual Framework establishes the concepts that underlie financial
reporting.
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ASSUMPTIONS PRINCIPLES CONSTRAINTS
1. Economic entity 1. Measurement 1. Cost
2. Going concern
2. Revenue recognition
3. Monetary unit 2. Materiality Third
4. Periodicity 3. Expense recognition
level
5. Accrual 4. Full disclosure
QUALITATIVE ELEMENTS
CHARACTERISTICS 1. Assets
1. Fundamental 2. Liabilities
3. Equity Second level
qualities
4. Income
2. Enhancing qualities
Illustration Framework 5. Expenses
for Financial Reporting
OBJECTIVE
Provide information
about the reporting
entity that is useful First level
to present and potential
equity investors,
lenders, and other
creditors in their
First Level: Basic Objective
OBJECTIVE
“To provide financial information about the reporting entity
that is useful to present and potential equity investors, lenders,
and other creditors in making decisions in their capacity as
capital providers.”
Provided by issuing general-purpose financial statements.
Assumption is that users have reasonable knowledge of business
and financial accounting matters to understand the information.
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Second Level: Fundamental Concepts
Qualitative Characteristics of Accounting Information
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Second Level: Fundamental Concepts
Illustration Hierarchy of
Accounting Qualities
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Second Level: Fundamental Concepts
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Second Level: Fundamental Concepts
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Second Level: Fundamental Concepts
Enhancing Qualities
Distinguish more-useful information from less-useful
information.
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Second Level: Basic Elements
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Third Level: Recognition, Measurement, and Disclosure
Concepts
These concepts explain how companies should recognize,
measure, and report financial elements and events.
Recognition, Measurement, and Disclosure Concepts
ASSUMPTIONS PRINCIPLES CONSTRAINTS
1. Economic entity 1. Measurement 1. Cost
2. Going concern 2. Revenue recognition 2. Materiality
3. Monetary unit 3. Expense recognition
4. Periodicity 4. Full disclosure
Illustration 5. Accrual
Framework for
Financial Reporting
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Third Level: Assumptions
Basic Assumptions
1. Economic Entity – company keeps its activity separate from its owners and
other business unit.
2. Going Concern - company to last long enough to fulfill objectives and
commitments.
3. Monetary Unit - money is the common denominator.
4. Periodicity - company can divide its economic activities into time periods.
5. Accrual Basis of Accounting – transactions are recorded in the periods in
which the events occur.
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Third Level: Principles
Principles
Measurement
IASB has taken the step of giving companies the option to use fair value as
the basis for measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities.
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Third Level: Principles
Revenue Recognition - revenue is to be recognized when it
is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the company
and reliable measurement of the amount of revenue is possible.
Illustration Timing of Revenue
Recognition
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LO 7 Explain the application of he basic principles of accounting.
Third Level: Principles
Expense Recognition - outflows or “using up” of assets or
incurring of liabilities (or a combination of both) during a period
as a result of delivering or producing goods and/or rendering
services. Illustration Expense
Recognition
Financial Statements
Notes to the Financial Statements
Supplementary information
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Third Level: Constraints
Constraints
Cost – the cost of providing the information must be weighed
against the benefits that can be derived from using it.
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Type of Business Organizations
We can classify business organizations in
various types based on:
a.Ownership
b.Activities
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a. Based on Ownership
Sole
Sole Proprietorship
Proprietorship Partnership
Partnership Corporation
Corporation
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b. Activity performed
Liquidity Investing
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The three Business Activities . . .
1) Financing Activities:
Obtaining capital from owners and creditors
Repaying creditors and a return to owners.
2) Investing Activities:
Spending the capital it receives in ways that are productive
and will help the business achieve its objectives.
Buying and selling long-term assets to be used in the business.
3) Operating Activities:
Selling of goods and services to customers.
Employing managers and workers, buying and producing goods
and services, and paying taxes.
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Business Goals, Activities Cont’d)
Performance Measures:
Indicate whether or not managers are achieving the business
goals and if they are managing business activities well.
Performance measures include:
Earned income or profit
Cash flow
Ratio of expenses to revenues
Ratio of money owed to total resources controlled.
Note: Managers should understand these measures.
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End of Part I