Financial Accounting
0x01 Financial Statements
学习目标
- Explain why accounting is the language of business.
- Explain and apply underlying accounting concepts, assumptions and principles.
- Apply the accounting equation to business organizations.
- Evaluate business operations through the financial statements.
- Construct financial statements and analyze the relationships among them
- Evaluate business decisions ethically .
迪士尼的例子
合并利润表
why accounting is the language of business
measure , process data into reports , communicates results to decision makers.
who use accounting
two kind of accounting
- financial accounting . outside to : investors , creditors , government agencies , public
- managerial accounting. inside . budgets , forecasts , projections.
the various forms of business organization and the different
Proprietorship 个体户,Partnership 合伙制,LLC 有限公司,Corporation 股份公司
owners and 'personal liability of owners for business debts' is different
corporation double taxation : corporation pays income tax , stockholders taxed on dividends(股息红利).
Underlying accounting concepts and assumptions , principles.
两种国际专业标准
GAAP : 美国的 Formulated by the financial accounting standards board (FASB)
IFRS : International Financial Reporting Standards
Accounting Assumptions & Principles
Relevance , Faithful .
Entity Assumption , Continuity Assumption, Historical Cost principle , Stable Monetary unit assumption
资产应该在他们购买的日期以真实成本被记录。货币的购买力应稳定。
Accounting equation
Assets = Liabilities + owner's equity (stockerholder's equity)