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Coby Harmon
University of California, Santa Barbara
Westmont College
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1. Explain why accounting is the language of
business
Learning Objective
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EXPLAIN WHY ACCOUNTING IS THE
LANGUAGE OF BUSINESS
Accounting is an information system
 Measures business activities
 Processes data into reports
 Communicates results to decision makers
 Is “the language of business”
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Exhibit 1-1 | The Flow of
Accounting Information
Companies
report their
results
EXPLAIN WHY ACCOUNTING IS THE
LANGUAGE OF BUSINESS
People make
decisions
Business
transactions
occur
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Who Uses Accounting Information?
Individuals
Investors and
Creditors
Regulatory
Bodies
Nonprofit
Organizations
 Manage personal bank accounts
 Decide whether to rent or buy
 Budget monthly income and
expenditures
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Who Uses Accounting Information?
Individuals
Investors and
Creditors
Regulatory
Bodies
Nonprofit
Organizations
 Investors want to know how much
they can earn on an investment
 Creditors want to know when they
are going to be paid
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Who Uses Accounting Information?
Individuals
Investors and
Creditors
Regulatory
Bodies
Nonprofit
Organizations
 Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
requires businesses, individuals,
and other organizations to pay
taxes
 U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) requires public
companies to provide financial
reports
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Who Uses Accounting Information?
Individuals
Investors and
Creditors
Regulatory
Bodies
Nonprofit
Organizations
 File periodic reports with the IRS
and state governments
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Financial Accounting Managerial Accounting
For decision makers outside
the entity
 investors
 creditors
 government agencies
 the public
Information for managers
 budgets
 forecasts
 projections
Two Kinds of Accounting
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Organizing a Business
Proprietorship Partnership LLC Corporation
1. Owner(s) Proprietor-one
owner
Partners-two or
more owners
Members Stockholders-
generally
many owners
2. Personal
liability of
owner(s) for
business
debts
Proprietor is
personally liable
General
partners are
personally
liable; limited
partners are not
Members
are not
personally
liable
Stockholders
are not
personally
liable
Exhibit 1-2 | The Various Forms of Business Organization
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Proprietorship
 Single owner
 Tend to be small retail stores or solo providers of
professional services
 Proprietor is personally liable for all the business’s debts
 Business records should not include the proprietor’s
personal finances
LO 1
Organizing a Business
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Partnership
 Two or more parties as co-owners
 Income and losses “flow through” to the partners
 Many include retail establishments, professional service
firms, real estate, and oil and gas exploration companies
 General partnerships have mutual agency and unlimited
liability
 A limited-liability partnership lessens risk to the partners
LO 1
Organizing a Business
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Limited-Liability Company (LLC)
 Business (not the owner) is liable for the company’s
debts
 May have one owner or many owners, called members
 Members have limited liability
 LLC’s income “flows through” to the members, just as if
they were partners
LO 1
Organizing a Business
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Corporation
 A business owned by the stockholders
 Able to raise large sums of capital from issuance of stock
 Formed under state law
 Legally distinct from its owners
 Stockholders have no personal obligation for the
corporation’s debts
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Organizing a Business
continued
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Corporation
 Double taxation
► Corporation pays income tax
► Shareholders taxed on dividend distributions
 Stockholders elect the board of directors, which
► Sets policy
► Appoints officers
LO 1
Organizing a Business
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2. Explain and apply underlying accounting
concepts, assumptions, and principles
Learning Objective
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EXPLAIN AND APPLY UNDERLYING
ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS, ASSUMPTIONS,
AND PRINCIPLES
Accountants follow professional frameworks for measurement
and disclosure of financial information.
 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
 Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) formulates
GAAP
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Fundamental
Qualitative
Characteristics
Constraints
Enhancing
Qualitative
Characteristics
Accounting’s
Objective
Exhibit 1-3 | Conceptual
Foundations of Accounting
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Fundamental
Qualitative
Characteristics
Constraints
Enhancing
Qualitative
Characteristics
Accounting’s
Objective
Exhibit 1-3 | Conceptual
Foundations of Accounting
LO 2
To be relevant, information must
 Make a difference to the decision maker
 Help predict or confirm value
 Be material
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Fundamental
Qualitative
Characteristics
Constraints
Enhancing
Qualitative
Characteristics
Accounting’s
Objective
Exhibit 1-3 | Conceptual
Foundations of Accounting
LO 2
To make a faithful representation, the information must
 Be complete, neutral (free from bias), and free from error
 Focus on the economic substance of a transaction, event, or
circumstance
Faithful representation makes the information reliable to users
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Constraints
Enhancing
Qualitative
Characteristics
Exhibit 1-3 | Conceptual
Foundations of Accounting
LO 2
Comparability: Accounting information capable of being compared
with information from other companies in the same period
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Constraints
Enhancing
Qualitative
Characteristics
Exhibit 1-3 | Conceptual
Foundations of Accounting
LO 2
Verifiability: Information capable of being checked for accuracy,
completeness, and reliability
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Constraints
Enhancing
Qualitative
Characteristics
Exhibit 1-3 | Conceptual
Foundations of Accounting
LO 2
Timeliness: Information made available to users early enough to
help them make decisions
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Constraints
Enhancing
Qualitative
Characteristics
Exhibit 1-3 | Conceptual
Foundations of Accounting
LO 2
Understandability: Information sufficiently transparent so that it
makes sense to reasonably informed users of the information
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Exhibit 1-3 | Conceptual
Foundations of Accounting
LO 2
Cost Constraint: Cost of disclosure should not exceed the
expected benefits to users
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Assumptions and Principles
Entity Assumption: Organization stands apart from other
organizations and individuals as a separate economic unit
Continuity (Going-Concern) Assumption: Entity will
remain in operation for the foreseeable future
Historical Cost Principle: Assets should be recorded at their
actual cost
Stable-Monetary-Unit Assumption: Effect of inflation is
ignored, based on the assumption that the dollar’s purchasing
power is relatively stable
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International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS)
 Developed by the IASB
 Used by many countries around the world
 Application of GAAP for public companies in the United
States is overseen by the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC)
 SEC is studying whether and how to require all U.S. public
companies to adopt some version of IFRS
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International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS)
 Having a uniform set of high-quality global accounting
standards makes financial statements more comparable
across borders
 Most commonly used accounting practices are essentially
the same under both U.S. GAAP and IFRS
 FASB is working hand-in-hand with the IASB toward
convergence of standards
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3. Apply the accounting equation to business
organizations
Learning Objective
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Assets and
Liabilities
APPLY THE ACCOUNTING EQUATION TO
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
Financial
statements are
based on the
accounting
equation
Exhibit 1-4 | The
Accounting Equation
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Assets and Liabilities
APPLY THE ACCOUNTING EQUATION TO
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
LO 3
Assets
Liabilities
Owner’s
Equity
• Economic resources
• Expected future benefit
• Outsider claims
• Expected future sacrifice
• Insider claims
• Stockholders’ interest in the assets
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Assets Liabilities
 Cash and cash
equivalents
 Inventories
 Property, plant, and
equipment
 Accounts payable
 Federal and state income
taxes payable
 Long-term debt
 Current portion of long-
term debt
Assets and Liabilities
What are some of The Gap, Inc.’s assets and liabilities?
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Owners’ Equity
APPLY THE ACCOUNTING EQUATION TO
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
LO 3
Assets Liabilities
Owner’s
Equity
The accounting equation can be written as
 Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity
 Assets = Liabilities + Paid-in Capital + Retained Earnings
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Owners’ Equity
LO 3
Assets Liabilities +
=
Paid-in Capital
Stockholders’
Equity
Paid-in capital: amount stockholders have invested in the
corporation
Common Stock
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Owners’ Equity
LO 3
Assets Liabilities +
=
Paid-in Capital
Retained earnings: amount earned and kept for use in the
business
Common Stock
+ Retained
Earnings
Stockholders’
Equity
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Owners’ Equity
LO 3
Assets Liabilities +
=
+
Paid-in Capital
Revenues
Stockholders’
Equity
Retained
Earnings
Revenues: inflows of resources that
increase retained earnings by
delivering goods or services to
customers
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Owners’ Equity
LO 3
Assets Liabilities +
=
+
Paid-in Capital
Expenses
-
Revenues
Stockholders’
Equity
Retained
Earnings
Expenses: resource outflows that decrease retained
earnings due to operations
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Owners’ Equity
LO 3
Assets Liabilities +
=
+
Paid-in Capital
Expenses
-
Revenues
Stockholders’
Equity
Retained
Earnings
Dividends: distributions to stockholders (usually cash)
generated by net income
Dividends
-
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Owners’ Equity
LO 3
Expenses
decrease
Retained
Earnings
Revenues
increase
Dividends
decrease
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Owners’ Equity
LO 3
Exhibit 1-5 | The Components of Retained Earnings
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Blue Diamond Corporation has current assets of $360 million;
property, plant, and equipment of $600 million; and other assets
totaling $220 million. Current liabilities are $210 million and long-
term liabilities total $560 million.
Requirements
1. Use these data to write Blue Diamond Corporation’s
accounting equation.
2. How much in resources does Blue Diamond Corporation
have to work with?
3. How much does Blue Diamond Corporation owe creditors?
4. How much of the company’s assets do the Blue Diamond
Corporation stockholders actually own?
Illustration
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Blue Diamond Corporation has current assets of $360 million;
property, plant, and equipment of $600 million; and other assets
totaling $220 million. Current liabilities are $210 million and long-
term liabilities total $560 million. What are the company’s total
resources?
Assets Liabilities +
=
Stockholders’
Equity
+
=
(Amount in millions)
$ 1,180
$ 360
600
220
$ 770
$ 210
560
$ 410
Illustration
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Blue Diamond Corporation has current assets of $360 million;
property, plant, and equipment of $600 million; and other assets
totaling $220 million. Current liabilities are $210 million and long-
term liabilities total $560 million. How much in resources does
Blue Diamond Corporation have to work with?
Assets Liabilities +
=
Stockholders’
Equity
+
=
(Amount in millions)
$ 1,180
$ 360
600
220
$ 770
$ 210
560
$ 410
Illustration
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Blue Diamond Corporation has current assets of $360 million;
property, plant, and equipment of $600 million; and other assets
totaling $220 million. Current liabilities are $210 million and long-
term liabilities total $560 million. How much does Blue Diamond
Corporation owe creditors?
Assets Liabilities +
=
Stockholders’
Equity
+
=
(Amount in millions)
$ 1,180
$ 360
600
220
$ 770
$ 210
560
$ 410
Illustration
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$ 1,180
LO 3
Illustration
Blue Diamond Corporation has current assets of $360 million;
property, plant, and equipment of $600 million; and other assets
totaling $220 million. Current liabilities are $210 million and long-
term liabilities total $560 million. How much of the company’s
assets do the stockholders actually own?
$ 360
600
220
Assets Liabilities +
=
Stockholders’
Equity
$ 770
$ 210
560
$ 410
+
=
(Amount in millions)
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Advance slide in presentation mode to reveal answers.
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4. Evaluate business operations through the
financial statements
Learning Objective
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Income
Statement
Statement of
Retained
Earnings
Statement of
Cash Flows
EVALUATE BUSINESS OPERATIONS
THROUGH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Data flow from one financial statement to the next
Balance Sheet
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The Income Statement Measures Operating
Performance
Income Statement
 Also called statement of operations
 Reports
► Revenues and gains
► Expenses and losses
► Bottom line of net income or net loss for the period
Net Income = Total Revenues and Gains - Total Expenses and Losses
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The Statement of Retained Earnings Shows
What a Company Did with Its Net Income
Retained Earnings
 Portion of net income reinvested into the business
 Net income increases retained earnings
 Net losses and dividends decrease retained earnings
 Net income (net loss) flows from the income statement to
the statement of retained earnings
 Corporations not obligated to pay dividends
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The Balance Sheet Measures Financial
Position
Balance Sheet
 Also called statement of financial position
 Reports three items:
► Assets
► Liabilities
► Stockholders’ equity
 Dated at the moment in time when the accounting period
ends
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Current Assets
 Expected to be converted to cash, sold, or consumed during
the next 12 months or within the business’s operating cycle
if longer than a year
 Includes
► Cash and cash equivalents
► Short-term investments
► Accounts and notes receivable
► Inventory
► Prepaid expenses
Assets on the Balance Sheet
Cash is the liquid asset
that’s the medium of
exchange
Cash equivalents include
money-market accounts or
other financial instruments
that are easily convertible to
cash
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Current Assets
 Expected to be converted to cash, sold, or consumed during
the next 12 months or within the business’s operating cycle
if longer than a year
 Includes
► Cash and cash equivalents
► Short-term investments
► Accounts and notes receivable
► Inventory
► Prepaid expenses
Assets on the Balance Sheet
Includes stocks and bonds
of other companies that the
company intends to sell
within the next year
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Current Assets
 Expected to be converted to cash, sold, or consumed during
the next 12 months or within the business’s operating cycle
if longer than a year
 Includes
► Cash and cash equivalents
► Short-term investments
► Accounts receivable
► Inventory
► Prepaid expenses
Assets on the Balance Sheet
Amounts collectible from
customers from the sale of
goods and services
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Current Assets
 Expected to be converted to cash, sold, or consumed during
the next 12 months or within the business’s operating cycle
if longer than a year
 Includes
► Cash and cash equivalents
► Short-term investments
► Accounts receivable
► Inventory
► Prepaid expenses
Assets on the Balance Sheet
Merchandise that a
company sells to
customers
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Current Assets
 Expected to be converted to cash, sold, or consumed during
the next 12 months or within the business’s operating cycle
if longer than a year
 Includes
► Cash and cash equivalents
► Short-term investments
► Accounts receivable
► Inventory
► Prepaid expenses
Assets on the Balance Sheet
Amounts paid in
advance for costs that
include advertising, rent,
insurance, and supplies
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Long-term Assets
 Expected to benefit the company for long periods of time
 Includes
► Property and equipment
► Accumulated depreciation
► Long-term investments
► Intangibles
Assets on the Balance Sheet
Tangible assets that include
land, buildings, computers,
and equipment
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Long-term Assets
 Expected to benefit the company for long periods of time
 Includes
► Property and equipment
► Accumulated depreciation
► Long-term investments
► Intangibles
Assets on the Balance Sheet
Amount of the historical cost
of plant assets that has been
allocated to expense in the
income statement over time
as the asset has been
used in producing revenue
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Long-term Assets
 Expected to benefit the company for long periods of time
 Includes
► Property and equipment
► Accumulated depreciation
► Long-term investments
► Intangibles
Assets on the Balance Sheet
Includes stocks and bonds
of other companies that the
company does not intend to
sell within the next year
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Long-term Assets
Assets on the Balance Sheet
Assets with no physical
form, such as patents,
trademarks, and goodwill
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Exhibit 1-9 | The Gap, Inc., Partial Consolidated Balance Sheets
Assets on the Balance Sheet
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Current Liabilities
 Debts payable in the next year or within the business’s
operating cycle if longer than a year
 Includes
► Accounts payable
► Income taxes payable
► Accrued expenses
► Current maturities of
long-term debt
Liabilities on the Balance Sheet
Amounts owed to vendors
and suppliers for purchases
of inventory
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Current Liabilities
 Debts payable in the next year or within the business’s
operating cycle if longer than a year
 Includes
► Accounts payable
► Income taxes payable
► Accrued expenses
► Current maturities of
long-term debt
Liabilities on the Balance Sheet
Tax debts owed to the
government
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Current Liabilities
 Debts payable in the next year or within the business’s
operating cycle if longer than a year
 Includes
► Accounts payable
► Income taxes payable
► Accrued expenses
► Current maturities of
long-term debt
Liabilities on the Balance Sheet
Includes other liabilities such
as interest payable on
borrowed money, accrued
liabilities for salaries,
utilities, and other expenses
that are owed but have not
been paid
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Current Liabilities
 Debts payable in the next year or within the business’s
operating cycle if longer than a year
 Includes
► Accounts payable
► Income taxes payable
► Accrued expenses
► Current maturities of
long-term debt
Liabilities on the Balance Sheet
Portion of long-term
liabilities that the company
will have to pay off within the
next year
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Long-term Liabilities
 Debts due beyond one year or the company’s normal
operating cycle if longer than a year
 Includes
► Long-term notes payable
► Bonds payable
Liabilities on the Balance Sheet
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Stockholders’ Equity
 Represents the stockholders’ ownership of the business’s
assets
 Includes
► Common stock
► Additional paid-in capital
► Retained earnings
► Treasury stock
► Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Equity on the Balance Sheet
Amount represents the par
value of the shares issued to
stockholders
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Stockholders’ Equity
 Represents the stockholders’ ownership of the business’s
assets
 Includes
► Common stock
► Additional paid-in capital
► Retained earnings
► Treasury stock
► Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amount of cash received on
initial sale of the company’s
stock in excess of the par
value
Equity on the Balance Sheet
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Stockholders’ Equity
 Represents the stockholders’ ownership of the business’s
assets
 Includes
► Common stock
► Additional paid-in capital
► Retained earnings
► Treasury stock
► Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Portion of net income
reinvested into the business
Equity on the Balance Sheet
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Stockholders’ Equity
 Represents the stockholders’ ownership of the business’s
assets
 Includes
► Common stock
► Additional paid-in capital
► Retained earnings
► Treasury stock
► Accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
Items of gain or loss that are
allowed by the FASB to
bypass the income
statement and be recorded
directly into stockholders’
equity
Equity on the Balance Sheet
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6. Evaluate business decisions ethically
Learning Objective
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EVALUATE BUSINESS DECISIONS
ETHICALLY
LO 6
Economics
Legal
Ethical
Decision should maximize the economic
benefits
Proposition that free societies are
governed by laws
Recognizes that while certain actions
might be both economically profitable
and legal, they may still not be right
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Decision
1. What is the issue?
2. Who are the stakeholders, and what are the consequences
of the decision to each?
3. Weigh the alternatives.
4. Make the decision and be prepared to deal with the
consequences.
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hhtfa10_ch01_inst_ppt.pptx

  • 1. 1-1 Prepared by Coby Harmon University of California, Santa Barbara Westmont College Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 2. 1-2 3 1. Explain why accounting is the language of business Learning Objective Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 3. 1-3 LO 1 EXPLAIN WHY ACCOUNTING IS THE LANGUAGE OF BUSINESS Accounting is an information system  Measures business activities  Processes data into reports  Communicates results to decision makers  Is “the language of business” Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 4. 1-4 LO 1 Exhibit 1-1 | The Flow of Accounting Information Companies report their results EXPLAIN WHY ACCOUNTING IS THE LANGUAGE OF BUSINESS People make decisions Business transactions occur Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 5. 1-5 LO 1 Who Uses Accounting Information? Individuals Investors and Creditors Regulatory Bodies Nonprofit Organizations  Manage personal bank accounts  Decide whether to rent or buy  Budget monthly income and expenditures Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 6. 1-6 LO 1 Who Uses Accounting Information? Individuals Investors and Creditors Regulatory Bodies Nonprofit Organizations  Investors want to know how much they can earn on an investment  Creditors want to know when they are going to be paid Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 7. 1-7 LO 1 Who Uses Accounting Information? Individuals Investors and Creditors Regulatory Bodies Nonprofit Organizations  Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires businesses, individuals, and other organizations to pay taxes  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires public companies to provide financial reports Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 8. 1-8 LO 1 Who Uses Accounting Information? Individuals Investors and Creditors Regulatory Bodies Nonprofit Organizations  File periodic reports with the IRS and state governments Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 9. 1-9 LO 1 Financial Accounting Managerial Accounting For decision makers outside the entity  investors  creditors  government agencies  the public Information for managers  budgets  forecasts  projections Two Kinds of Accounting Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 10. 1-10 LO 1 Organizing a Business Proprietorship Partnership LLC Corporation 1. Owner(s) Proprietor-one owner Partners-two or more owners Members Stockholders- generally many owners 2. Personal liability of owner(s) for business debts Proprietor is personally liable General partners are personally liable; limited partners are not Members are not personally liable Stockholders are not personally liable Exhibit 1-2 | The Various Forms of Business Organization Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 11. 1-11 Proprietorship  Single owner  Tend to be small retail stores or solo providers of professional services  Proprietor is personally liable for all the business’s debts  Business records should not include the proprietor’s personal finances LO 1 Organizing a Business Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 12. 1-12 Partnership  Two or more parties as co-owners  Income and losses “flow through” to the partners  Many include retail establishments, professional service firms, real estate, and oil and gas exploration companies  General partnerships have mutual agency and unlimited liability  A limited-liability partnership lessens risk to the partners LO 1 Organizing a Business Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 13. 1-13 Limited-Liability Company (LLC)  Business (not the owner) is liable for the company’s debts  May have one owner or many owners, called members  Members have limited liability  LLC’s income “flows through” to the members, just as if they were partners LO 1 Organizing a Business Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 14. 1-14 Corporation  A business owned by the stockholders  Able to raise large sums of capital from issuance of stock  Formed under state law  Legally distinct from its owners  Stockholders have no personal obligation for the corporation’s debts LO 1 Organizing a Business continued Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 15. 1-15 Corporation  Double taxation ► Corporation pays income tax ► Shareholders taxed on dividend distributions  Stockholders elect the board of directors, which ► Sets policy ► Appoints officers LO 1 Organizing a Business Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 16. 1-16 3 2. Explain and apply underlying accounting concepts, assumptions, and principles Learning Objective Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 17. 1-17 LO 2 EXPLAIN AND APPLY UNDERLYING ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS, ASSUMPTIONS, AND PRINCIPLES Accountants follow professional frameworks for measurement and disclosure of financial information.  Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)  Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) formulates GAAP Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 18. 1-18 LO 2 Fundamental Qualitative Characteristics Constraints Enhancing Qualitative Characteristics Accounting’s Objective Exhibit 1-3 | Conceptual Foundations of Accounting Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 19. 1-19 Fundamental Qualitative Characteristics Constraints Enhancing Qualitative Characteristics Accounting’s Objective Exhibit 1-3 | Conceptual Foundations of Accounting LO 2 To be relevant, information must  Make a difference to the decision maker  Help predict or confirm value  Be material Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 20. 1-20 Fundamental Qualitative Characteristics Constraints Enhancing Qualitative Characteristics Accounting’s Objective Exhibit 1-3 | Conceptual Foundations of Accounting LO 2 To make a faithful representation, the information must  Be complete, neutral (free from bias), and free from error  Focus on the economic substance of a transaction, event, or circumstance Faithful representation makes the information reliable to users Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 21. 1-21 Constraints Enhancing Qualitative Characteristics Exhibit 1-3 | Conceptual Foundations of Accounting LO 2 Comparability: Accounting information capable of being compared with information from other companies in the same period Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 22. 1-22 Constraints Enhancing Qualitative Characteristics Exhibit 1-3 | Conceptual Foundations of Accounting LO 2 Verifiability: Information capable of being checked for accuracy, completeness, and reliability Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 23. 1-23 Constraints Enhancing Qualitative Characteristics Exhibit 1-3 | Conceptual Foundations of Accounting LO 2 Timeliness: Information made available to users early enough to help them make decisions Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 24. 1-24 Constraints Enhancing Qualitative Characteristics Exhibit 1-3 | Conceptual Foundations of Accounting LO 2 Understandability: Information sufficiently transparent so that it makes sense to reasonably informed users of the information Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 25. 1-25 Exhibit 1-3 | Conceptual Foundations of Accounting LO 2 Cost Constraint: Cost of disclosure should not exceed the expected benefits to users Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 26. 1-26 LO 2 Assumptions and Principles Entity Assumption: Organization stands apart from other organizations and individuals as a separate economic unit Continuity (Going-Concern) Assumption: Entity will remain in operation for the foreseeable future Historical Cost Principle: Assets should be recorded at their actual cost Stable-Monetary-Unit Assumption: Effect of inflation is ignored, based on the assumption that the dollar’s purchasing power is relatively stable Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 27. 1-27 LO 2 International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)  Developed by the IASB  Used by many countries around the world  Application of GAAP for public companies in the United States is overseen by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)  SEC is studying whether and how to require all U.S. public companies to adopt some version of IFRS Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 28. 1-28 LO 2 International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)  Having a uniform set of high-quality global accounting standards makes financial statements more comparable across borders  Most commonly used accounting practices are essentially the same under both U.S. GAAP and IFRS  FASB is working hand-in-hand with the IASB toward convergence of standards Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 29. 1-29 3 3. Apply the accounting equation to business organizations Learning Objective Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 30. 1-30 Assets and Liabilities APPLY THE ACCOUNTING EQUATION TO BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS Financial statements are based on the accounting equation Exhibit 1-4 | The Accounting Equation Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 31. 1-31 Assets and Liabilities APPLY THE ACCOUNTING EQUATION TO BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS LO 3 Assets Liabilities Owner’s Equity • Economic resources • Expected future benefit • Outsider claims • Expected future sacrifice • Insider claims • Stockholders’ interest in the assets Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 32. 1-32 LO 3 Assets Liabilities  Cash and cash equivalents  Inventories  Property, plant, and equipment  Accounts payable  Federal and state income taxes payable  Long-term debt  Current portion of long- term debt Assets and Liabilities What are some of The Gap, Inc.’s assets and liabilities? Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 33. 1-33 Owners’ Equity APPLY THE ACCOUNTING EQUATION TO BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS LO 3 Assets Liabilities Owner’s Equity The accounting equation can be written as  Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity  Assets = Liabilities + Paid-in Capital + Retained Earnings Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 34. 1-34 Owners’ Equity LO 3 Assets Liabilities + = Paid-in Capital Stockholders’ Equity Paid-in capital: amount stockholders have invested in the corporation Common Stock Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 35. 1-35 Owners’ Equity LO 3 Assets Liabilities + = Paid-in Capital Retained earnings: amount earned and kept for use in the business Common Stock + Retained Earnings Stockholders’ Equity Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 36. 1-36 Owners’ Equity LO 3 Assets Liabilities + = + Paid-in Capital Revenues Stockholders’ Equity Retained Earnings Revenues: inflows of resources that increase retained earnings by delivering goods or services to customers Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 37. 1-37 Owners’ Equity LO 3 Assets Liabilities + = + Paid-in Capital Expenses - Revenues Stockholders’ Equity Retained Earnings Expenses: resource outflows that decrease retained earnings due to operations Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 38. 1-38 Owners’ Equity LO 3 Assets Liabilities + = + Paid-in Capital Expenses - Revenues Stockholders’ Equity Retained Earnings Dividends: distributions to stockholders (usually cash) generated by net income Dividends - Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 40. 1-40 Owners’ Equity LO 3 Exhibit 1-5 | The Components of Retained Earnings Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 41. 1-41 LO 3 Blue Diamond Corporation has current assets of $360 million; property, plant, and equipment of $600 million; and other assets totaling $220 million. Current liabilities are $210 million and long- term liabilities total $560 million. Requirements 1. Use these data to write Blue Diamond Corporation’s accounting equation. 2. How much in resources does Blue Diamond Corporation have to work with? 3. How much does Blue Diamond Corporation owe creditors? 4. How much of the company’s assets do the Blue Diamond Corporation stockholders actually own? Illustration Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 42. 1-42 LO 3 Blue Diamond Corporation has current assets of $360 million; property, plant, and equipment of $600 million; and other assets totaling $220 million. Current liabilities are $210 million and long- term liabilities total $560 million. What are the company’s total resources? Assets Liabilities + = Stockholders’ Equity + = (Amount in millions) $ 1,180 $ 360 600 220 $ 770 $ 210 560 $ 410 Illustration Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 43. 1-43 LO 3 Blue Diamond Corporation has current assets of $360 million; property, plant, and equipment of $600 million; and other assets totaling $220 million. Current liabilities are $210 million and long- term liabilities total $560 million. How much in resources does Blue Diamond Corporation have to work with? Assets Liabilities + = Stockholders’ Equity + = (Amount in millions) $ 1,180 $ 360 600 220 $ 770 $ 210 560 $ 410 Illustration Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 44. 1-44 LO 3 Blue Diamond Corporation has current assets of $360 million; property, plant, and equipment of $600 million; and other assets totaling $220 million. Current liabilities are $210 million and long- term liabilities total $560 million. How much does Blue Diamond Corporation owe creditors? Assets Liabilities + = Stockholders’ Equity + = (Amount in millions) $ 1,180 $ 360 600 220 $ 770 $ 210 560 $ 410 Illustration Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 45. 1-45 $ 1,180 LO 3 Illustration Blue Diamond Corporation has current assets of $360 million; property, plant, and equipment of $600 million; and other assets totaling $220 million. Current liabilities are $210 million and long- term liabilities total $560 million. How much of the company’s assets do the stockholders actually own? $ 360 600 220 Assets Liabilities + = Stockholders’ Equity $ 770 $ 210 560 $ 410 + = (Amount in millions) Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 46. 1-46 LO 3 Advance slide in presentation mode to reveal answers. Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 47. 1-47 3 4. Evaluate business operations through the financial statements Learning Objective Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 48. 1-48 LO 4 Income Statement Statement of Retained Earnings Statement of Cash Flows EVALUATE BUSINESS OPERATIONS THROUGH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Data flow from one financial statement to the next Balance Sheet Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 49. 1-49 LO 4 The Income Statement Measures Operating Performance Income Statement  Also called statement of operations  Reports ► Revenues and gains ► Expenses and losses ► Bottom line of net income or net loss for the period Net Income = Total Revenues and Gains - Total Expenses and Losses Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 50. 1-50 LO 4 The Statement of Retained Earnings Shows What a Company Did with Its Net Income Retained Earnings  Portion of net income reinvested into the business  Net income increases retained earnings  Net losses and dividends decrease retained earnings  Net income (net loss) flows from the income statement to the statement of retained earnings  Corporations not obligated to pay dividends Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 51. 1-51 LO 4 The Balance Sheet Measures Financial Position Balance Sheet  Also called statement of financial position  Reports three items: ► Assets ► Liabilities ► Stockholders’ equity  Dated at the moment in time when the accounting period ends Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 52. 1-52 LO 4 Current Assets  Expected to be converted to cash, sold, or consumed during the next 12 months or within the business’s operating cycle if longer than a year  Includes ► Cash and cash equivalents ► Short-term investments ► Accounts and notes receivable ► Inventory ► Prepaid expenses Assets on the Balance Sheet Cash is the liquid asset that’s the medium of exchange Cash equivalents include money-market accounts or other financial instruments that are easily convertible to cash Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 53. 1-53 LO 4 Current Assets  Expected to be converted to cash, sold, or consumed during the next 12 months or within the business’s operating cycle if longer than a year  Includes ► Cash and cash equivalents ► Short-term investments ► Accounts and notes receivable ► Inventory ► Prepaid expenses Assets on the Balance Sheet Includes stocks and bonds of other companies that the company intends to sell within the next year Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 54. 1-54 LO 4 Current Assets  Expected to be converted to cash, sold, or consumed during the next 12 months or within the business’s operating cycle if longer than a year  Includes ► Cash and cash equivalents ► Short-term investments ► Accounts receivable ► Inventory ► Prepaid expenses Assets on the Balance Sheet Amounts collectible from customers from the sale of goods and services Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 55. 1-55 LO 4 Current Assets  Expected to be converted to cash, sold, or consumed during the next 12 months or within the business’s operating cycle if longer than a year  Includes ► Cash and cash equivalents ► Short-term investments ► Accounts receivable ► Inventory ► Prepaid expenses Assets on the Balance Sheet Merchandise that a company sells to customers Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 56. 1-56 LO 4 Current Assets  Expected to be converted to cash, sold, or consumed during the next 12 months or within the business’s operating cycle if longer than a year  Includes ► Cash and cash equivalents ► Short-term investments ► Accounts receivable ► Inventory ► Prepaid expenses Assets on the Balance Sheet Amounts paid in advance for costs that include advertising, rent, insurance, and supplies Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 57. 1-57 LO 4 Long-term Assets  Expected to benefit the company for long periods of time  Includes ► Property and equipment ► Accumulated depreciation ► Long-term investments ► Intangibles Assets on the Balance Sheet Tangible assets that include land, buildings, computers, and equipment Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 58. 1-58 LO 4 Long-term Assets  Expected to benefit the company for long periods of time  Includes ► Property and equipment ► Accumulated depreciation ► Long-term investments ► Intangibles Assets on the Balance Sheet Amount of the historical cost of plant assets that has been allocated to expense in the income statement over time as the asset has been used in producing revenue Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 59. 1-59 LO 4 Long-term Assets  Expected to benefit the company for long periods of time  Includes ► Property and equipment ► Accumulated depreciation ► Long-term investments ► Intangibles Assets on the Balance Sheet Includes stocks and bonds of other companies that the company does not intend to sell within the next year Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 60. 1-60 LO 4 Long-term Assets Assets on the Balance Sheet Assets with no physical form, such as patents, trademarks, and goodwill Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 61. 1-61 LO 4 Exhibit 1-9 | The Gap, Inc., Partial Consolidated Balance Sheets Assets on the Balance Sheet Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 62. 1-62 LO 4 Current Liabilities  Debts payable in the next year or within the business’s operating cycle if longer than a year  Includes ► Accounts payable ► Income taxes payable ► Accrued expenses ► Current maturities of long-term debt Liabilities on the Balance Sheet Amounts owed to vendors and suppliers for purchases of inventory Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 63. 1-63 LO 4 Current Liabilities  Debts payable in the next year or within the business’s operating cycle if longer than a year  Includes ► Accounts payable ► Income taxes payable ► Accrued expenses ► Current maturities of long-term debt Liabilities on the Balance Sheet Tax debts owed to the government Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 64. 1-64 LO 4 Current Liabilities  Debts payable in the next year or within the business’s operating cycle if longer than a year  Includes ► Accounts payable ► Income taxes payable ► Accrued expenses ► Current maturities of long-term debt Liabilities on the Balance Sheet Includes other liabilities such as interest payable on borrowed money, accrued liabilities for salaries, utilities, and other expenses that are owed but have not been paid Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 65. 1-65 LO 4 Current Liabilities  Debts payable in the next year or within the business’s operating cycle if longer than a year  Includes ► Accounts payable ► Income taxes payable ► Accrued expenses ► Current maturities of long-term debt Liabilities on the Balance Sheet Portion of long-term liabilities that the company will have to pay off within the next year Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 66. 1-66 LO 4 Long-term Liabilities  Debts due beyond one year or the company’s normal operating cycle if longer than a year  Includes ► Long-term notes payable ► Bonds payable Liabilities on the Balance Sheet Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 67. 1-67 LO 4 Stockholders’ Equity  Represents the stockholders’ ownership of the business’s assets  Includes ► Common stock ► Additional paid-in capital ► Retained earnings ► Treasury stock ► Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) Equity on the Balance Sheet Amount represents the par value of the shares issued to stockholders Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 68. 1-68 LO 4 Stockholders’ Equity  Represents the stockholders’ ownership of the business’s assets  Includes ► Common stock ► Additional paid-in capital ► Retained earnings ► Treasury stock ► Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) Amount of cash received on initial sale of the company’s stock in excess of the par value Equity on the Balance Sheet Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 69. 1-69 LO 4 Stockholders’ Equity  Represents the stockholders’ ownership of the business’s assets  Includes ► Common stock ► Additional paid-in capital ► Retained earnings ► Treasury stock ► Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) Portion of net income reinvested into the business Equity on the Balance Sheet Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 70. 1-70 LO 4 Stockholders’ Equity  Represents the stockholders’ ownership of the business’s assets  Includes ► Common stock ► Additional paid-in capital ► Retained earnings ► Treasury stock ► Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) Items of gain or loss that are allowed by the FASB to bypass the income statement and be recorded directly into stockholders’ equity Equity on the Balance Sheet Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 71. 1-71 3 6. Evaluate business decisions ethically Learning Objective Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 72. 1-72 EVALUATE BUSINESS DECISIONS ETHICALLY LO 6 Economics Legal Ethical Decision should maximize the economic benefits Proposition that free societies are governed by laws Recognizes that while certain actions might be both economically profitable and legal, they may still not be right Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 73. 1-73 LO 6 Decision 1. What is the issue? 2. Who are the stakeholders, and what are the consequences of the decision to each? 3. Weigh the alternatives. 4. Make the decision and be prepared to deal with the consequences. Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
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