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- Accounting, Business
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- Chapter 2
These notes cover business transactions, the accounting equation, and the preparation of financial statements. They are from Chapter 2 of a college accounting course.
What's inside
- Business transactions and the accounting equation
- Analyzing financial events
- Assets, liabilities, and equity
- Preparing financial statements
- The income statement and balance sheet
Who it is for: Students taking a college accounting course, such as ACC 290. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
Business transactions are financial events that change a firm's resources. Students learn how to analyze these transactions and their effects on a company's accounts.
Analyzing business transactions
Business transactions involve a financial event. Students learn the steps to analyze these events. They identify the property, who owns it and the amount of increase or decrease.
The accounting equation
The accounting equation is Assets = Liabilities + Owners' Equity. Students see how different transactions affect each part of this equation.
Financial statements
Students learn about the income statement, balance sheet and statement of owners' equity. They see how these statements are prepared and what they show.
Practice questions
The document asks students to apply what they have learned. They must analyze transactions and identify the effects on accounts and financial statements.
Key terms
- Business transaction
- A financial event that changes a firm's resources.
- Accounts payable
- A liability that a business must pay in the future.
- Assets
- Property or equipment owned by a business.
- Liabilities
- Debts or obligations of a business.
- Expenses
- The cost of materials, labor, supplies, and services used to produce revenue.
- Accounts receivable
- Amounts owed by customers for services sold on account.
Questions this document helps with
- How do you analyze a business transaction?
- What is the accounting equation?
- What do financial statements show?
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