This document provides an overview and objectives of Chapter 1 of an accounting principles textbook. It introduces key concepts in accounting including what accounting is, its users and uses, ethics, generally accepted accounting principles, assumptions, the basic accounting equation and its components, how business transactions affect the equation, and the four main financial statements. It also briefly discusses accounting career opportunities. The objectives are to explain these foundational accounting topics and how the financial statements are prepared from the summarized transaction data.

1. Chapter
1-1
Accounting in
Action
Accounting Principles, Ninth Edition

2. Chapter
1-2
1. Explain what accounting is.
2. Identify the users and uses of accounting.
3. Understand why ethics is a fundamental business concept.
4. Explain generally accepted accounting principles and the cost
principle.
5. Explain the monetary unit assumption and the economic entity
assumption.
6. State the accounting equation, and define its components.
7. Analyze the effects of business transactions on the accounting
equation.
8. Understand the four financial statements and how they are
prepared.
Study Objectives

3. Chapter
1-3
Accounting in Action
Ethics in
financial
reporting
Generally
accepted
accounting
principles
Assumptions
What is
Accounting?
The Building
Blocks of
Accounting
The Basic
Accounting
Equation
Using the
Basic
Accounting
Equation
Financial
Statements
Three
activities
Who uses
accounting
data
Assets
Liabilities
Owner’s
equity
Transaction
analysis
Summary of
transactions
Income
statement
Owner’s
equity
statement
Balance
sheet
Statement of
cash flows

4. Chapter
1-4
What is Accounting?
SO 1 Explain what accounting is.
The purpose of accounting is to:
(1) identify, record, and communicate the
economic events of an
(2) organization to
(3) interested users.

5. Chapter
1-5
Three Activities
What is Accounting?
SO 1 Explain what accounting is.
Illustration 1-1
Accounting process
The accounting process includes
the bookkeeping function.

6. Chapter
1-6
Management
There are two broad
groups of users of
financial information:
internal users and
external users.
Human
Resources
IRS
Labor
Unions
SEC
Marketing
Finance
Investors
Creditors
Who Uses Accounting Data?
SO 2 Identify the users and uses of accounting.
Customers
Internal Users
External
Users

7. Chapter
1-7
Common Questions Asked User
1. Can we afford to give our
employees a pay raise? Human Resources
2. Did the company earn a
satisfactory income?
3. Do we need to borrow in the
near future?
4. Is cash sufficient to pay
dividends to the stockholders?
5. What price for our product
will maximize net income?
Who Uses Accounting Data?
SO 2 Identify the users and uses of accounting.
6. Will the company be able to
pay its short-term debts?
Investors
Management
Finance
Marketing
Creditors

8. Chapter
1-8
Discussion Question
SO 3 Understand why ethics is a fundamental business concept.
Q1-1: “Accounting is ingrained in our society and it
is vital to our economic system.” Do you agree?
Explain.
See notes page for discussion
Who Uses Accounting Data?

9. Chapter
1-9
The Building Blocks of Accounting
Ethics In Financial Reporting
SO 3 Understand why ethics is a fundamental business concept.
Standards of conduct by which one’s actions are
judged as right or wrong, honest or dishonest, fair or
not fair, are Ethics.
Recent financial scandals include: Enron,
WorldCom, HealthSouth, AIG, and others.
Congress passed Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Effective financial reporting depends on sound
ethical behavior.

10. Chapter
1-10
Ethics are the standards of conduct by which one's
actions are judged as:
a. right or wrong.
b. honest or dishonest.
c. fair or not fair.
d. all of these options.
Review Question
Ethics
SO 3 Understand why ethics is a fundamental business concept.

11. Chapter
1-11
Various users
need financial
information
The accounting profession
has attempted to develop
a set of standards that
are generally accepted
and universally practiced.
Financial Statements
Balance Sheet
Income Statement
Statement of Owner’s Equity
Statement of Cash Flows
Note Disclosure
Generally Accepted
Accounting
Principles (GAAP)
The Building Blocks of Accounting
SO 4 Explain generally accepted accounting principles and the cost principle.

12. Chapter
1-12
Organizations Involved in Standard Setting:
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
International Accounting Standards Board
(IASB)
SO 4 Explain generally accepted accounting principles and the cost principle.
The Building Blocks of Accounting
http://www.fasb.org/
http://www.sec.gov/
http://www.iasb.org/

13. Chapter
1-13
Cost Principle (Historical) – dictates that companies
record assets at their cost.
Issues:
Reported at cost when purchased and also over the
time the asset is held.
Cost easily verified, whereas market value is often
subjective.
Fair value information may be more useful.
The Building Blocks of Accounting
SO 4 Explain generally accepted accounting principles and the cost principle.

14. Chapter
1-14
Monetary Unit Assumption – include in the
accounting records only transaction data that can be
expressed in terms of money.
Economic Entity Assumption – requires that
activities of the entity be kept separate and distinct
from the activities of its owner and all other economic
entities.
Proprietorship.
Partnership.
Corporation.
Assumptions
SO 5 Explain the monetary unit assumption
and the economic entity assumption.
Forms of
Business Ownership

15. Chapter
1-15
Proprietorship Partnership Corporation
Owned by two or
more persons.
Often retail and
service-type
businesses
Generally
unlimited
personal liability
Partnership
agreement
Ownership
divided into
shares of stock
Separate legal
entity organized
under state
corporation law
Limited liability
Forms of Business Ownership
Generally owned
by one person.
Often small
service-type
businesses
Owner receives
any profits,
suffers any
losses, and is
personally liable
for all debts.
SO 5 Explain the monetary unit assumption
and the economic entity assumption.

16. Chapter
1-16
Combining the activities of Kellogg and General
Mills would violate the
a. cost principle.
b. economic entity assumption.
c. monetary unit assumption.
d. ethics principle.
Assumptions
SO 5 Explain the monetary unit assumption
and the economic entity assumption.
Review Question

17. Chapter
1-17
A business organized as a separate legal entity
under state law having ownership divided into
shares of stock is a
a. proprietorship.
b. partnership.
c. corporation.
d. sole proprietorship.
SO 5 Explain the monetary unit assumption
and the economic entity assumption.
Forms of Business Ownership
Review Question

18. Chapter
1-18
Assets Liabilities
Owner’s
Equity
= +
Provides the underlying framework for recording and
summarizing economic events.
Assets are claimed by either creditors or owners.
Claims of creditors must be paid before ownership
claims.
The Basic Accounting Equation
SO 6 State the accounting equation, and define
its components.

19. Chapter
1-19
Assets Liabilities
Owner’s
Equity
= +
Provides the underlying framework for recording and
summarizing economic events.
The Basic Accounting Equation
Resources a business owns.
Provide future services or benefits.
Cash, Supplies, Equipment, etc.
Assets
SO 6 State the accounting equation, and define
its components.

20. Chapter
1-20
Assets Liabilities
Owner’s
Equity
= +
Provides the underlying framework for recording and
summarizing economic events.
The Basic Accounting Equation
Claims against assets (debts and obligations).
Creditors - party to whom money is owed.
Accounts payable, Notes payable, etc.
Liabilities
SO 6 State the accounting equation, and define
its components.

21. Chapter
1-21
Assets Liabilities
Owner’s
Equity
= +
Provides the underlying framework for recording and
summarizing economic events.
The Basic Accounting Equation
Ownership claim on total assets.
Referred to as residual equity.
Capital, Drawings, etc. (Proprietorship or
Partnership).
Owner’s Equity
SO 6 State the accounting equation, and define
its components.

22. Chapter
1-22
Owners’ Equity
Revenues result from business activities entered into for
the purpose of earning income.
Common sources of revenue are: sales, fees, services,
commissions, interest, dividends, royalties, and rent.
Illustration 1-6
SO 6 State the accounting equation, and define
its components.

23. Chapter
1-23
Owners’ Equity
Expenses are the cost of assets consumed or services used
in the process of earning revenue.
Common expenses are: salaries expense, rent expense,
utilities expense, tax expense, etc.
Illustration 1-6
SO 6 State the accounting equation, and define
its components.

24. Chapter
1-24
Using The Basic Accounting Equation
Transactions are a business’s economic events
recorded by accountants.
May be external or internal.
Not all activities represent transactions.
Each transaction has a dual effect on the
accounting equation.
SO 7 Analyze the effects of business transactions
on the accounting equation.

25. Chapter
1-25
Q1-15: Are the following events recorded in the
accounting records?
Event
Supplies are
purchased
on account.
Criterion Is the financial position (assets, liabilities, or
owner’s equity) of the company changed?
SO 7 Analyze the effects of business transactions
on the accounting equation.
An employee
is hired.
Owner
withdraws
cash for
personal use.
Record/
Don’t Record
Transactions (Question?)

26. Chapter
1-26
Discussion Question
Q1-18: In February 2010, Paula King invested
an additional $10,000 in her business, King’s
Pharmacy, which is organized as a proprietorship.
King’s accountant, Lance Jones, recorded this
receipt as an increase in cash and revenues. Is
this treatment appropriate? Why or why not?
See notes page for discussion
Transactions
SO 7 Analyze the effects of business transactions
on the accounting equation.

27. Chapter
1-27
Transaction (1). Investment By Owner. Ray Neal decides
to open a computer programming service which he names
Softbyte. On September 1, 2010, he invests $15,000 cash in
the. The effect of this transaction on the basic equation is:
Transactions Analysis
SO 7 Analyze the effects of business transactions
on the accounting equation.

28. Chapter
1-28
Transaction (2). Purchase of Equipment for Cash.
Softbyte purchases computer equipment for $7,000 cash.
Transactions Analysis
SO 7 Analyze the effects of business transactions
on the accounting equation.

29. Chapter
1-29
Transactions Analysis
SO 7 Analyze the effects of business transactions
on the accounting equation.
Transaction (3). Purchase of Supplies on Credit. Softbyte
purchases for $1,600 from Acme Supply Company computer
paper and other supplies expected to last several months.

30. Chapter
1-30
Transactions Analysis
SO 7 Analyze the effects of business transactions
on the accounting equation.
Transaction (4). Services Provided for Cash. Softbyte
receives $1,200 cash from customers for programming
services it has provided.

31. Chapter
1-31
Transactions Analysis
SO 7 Analyze the effects of business transactions
on the accounting equation.
Transaction (5). Purchase of Advertising on Credit.
Softbyte receives a bill for $250 from the Daily News for
advertising but postpones payment until a later date.

32. Chapter
1-32
Transactions Analysis
SO 7 Analyze the effects of business transactions
on the accounting equation.
Transaction (6). Services Provided for Cash and Credit.
Softbyte provides $3,500 of programming services for
customers. The company receives cash of $1,500 from
customers, and it bills the balance of $2,000 on account.

33. Chapter
1-33
Transactions Analysis
SO 7 Analyze the effects of business transactions
on the accounting equation.
Transaction (7). Payment of Expenses. Softbyte pays the
following Expenses in cash for September: store rent $600,
salaries of employees $900, and utilities $200.

34. Chapter
1-34
Transactions Analysis
SO 7 Analyze the effects of business transactions
on the accounting equation.
Transaction (8). Payment of Accounts Payable. Softbyte
pays its $250 Daily News bill in cash.

35. Chapter
1-35
Transactions Analysis
SO 7 Analyze the effects of business transactions
on the accounting equation.
Transaction (9). Receipt of Cash on Account. Softbyte
receives $600 in cash from customers who had been billed
for services [in Transaction (6)].

36. Chapter
1-36
Transactions Analysis
SO 7 Analyze the effects of business transactions
on the accounting equation.
Transaction (10). Withdrawal of Cash by Owner. Ray Neal
withdraws $1,300 in cash from the business for his personal
use.

37. Chapter
1-37
Transactions Analysis
SO 7 Analyze the effects of business transactions
on the accounting equation.
Summary of Transactions
Illustration 1-8
Tabular summary of
Softbyte transactions

38. Chapter
1-38
Companies prepare four financial statements from
the summarized accounting data:
Balance
Sheet
Income
Statement
Statement
of Cash
Flows
Owner’s
Equity
Statement
Financial Statements
SO 8 Understand the four financial statements and how they are prepared.

39. Chapter
1-39
Net income will result during a time period when:
a. assets exceed liabilities.
b. assets exceed revenues.
c. expenses exceed revenues.
d. revenues exceed expenses.
Financial Statements
SO 8 Understand the four financial statements and how they are prepared.
Review Question

40. Chapter
1-40
Financial Statements
SO 8 Understand the four financial statements and how they are prepared.
Income Statement
Reports the revenues and expenses for a specific period of time.
Net income – revenues exceed expenses.
Net loss – expenses exceed revenues.
Illustration 1-9
Financial statements and
their interrelationships

41. Chapter
1-41
Financial Statements Net income is needed to determine the
ending balance in owner’s equity.
Illustration 1-9
Financial statements and
their interrelationships

42. Chapter
1-42
Financial Statements
SO 8 Understand the four financial statements and how they are prepared.
Statement indicates the reasons
why owner’s equity has increased or
decreased during the period.
Owner’s Equity Statement
Illustration 1-9
Financial statements and
their interrelationships

43. Chapter
1-43
Financial
Statements
The ending
balance in
owner’s equity
is needed in
preparing the
balance sheet
Illustration 1-9
Financial statements and
their interrelationships

44. Chapter
1-44
Financial Statements
SO 8 Understand the four financial statements and how they are prepared.
Balance Sheet
Illustration 1-9
Financial statements and
their interrelationships

45. Chapter
1-45
Financial
Statements
Illustration 1-9
Financial statements and
their interrelationships

46. Chapter
1-46
Financial Statements
SO 8 Understand the four financial statements and how they are prepared.
Information for a specific period of time.
Answers the following:
1. Where did cash come from?
2. What was cash used for?
3. What was the change in the cash balance?
Statement of Cash Flows

47. Chapter
1-47
Financial Statements
SO 8 Understand the four financial statements and how they are prepared.
Statement of Cash Flows
Illustration 1-9
Financial statements and
their interrelationships

48. Chapter
1-48
Which of the following financial statements is
prepared as of a specific date?
a. Balance sheet.
b. Income statement.
c. Owner's equity statement.
d. Statement of cash flows.
Financial Statements
SO 8 Understand the four financial statements and how they are prepared.
Review Question

49. Chapter
1-49
Discussion Question
Q1-19: “A company’s net income appears directly on
the income statement and the owner’s equity
statement, and it is included indirectly in the
company’s balance sheet.” Do you agree? Explain.
See notes page for discussion
Financial Statements
SO 8 Understand the four financial statements and how they are prepared.

50. Chapter
1-50
Forensic Accounting
Careers with insurance companies and law offices to conduct
investigations into theft and fraud.
Opportunities in Government
Careers with the IRS, the FBI, the SEC, and in public
colleges and universities.
Private Accounting
Careers in industry working in cost accounting, budgeting,
accounting information systems, and taxation.
SO 9 Explain the career opportunities in accounting.
Accounting Career Opportunities
Public Accounting
Careers in auditing and taxation serving the general public.

51. Chapter
1-51
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