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Accounting

Accounting is essential for managing financial data and helping make informed decisions. It involves several key activities, including preparing reports, maintaining records, and ensuring accuracy.

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Chapter 2 The Balance Sheet

Business Entity Principle
Financial statements reflect the assumption that the business will continue operating, instead of being closed or sold.
In the absence of cash, the fair value (equivalent) of cash is recorded.
All transactions are recorded at the actual amount of cash paid or received at the time of the transaction.
This excludes owners’ personal transactions, assets & liabilities
Only transactions related to the business should be recorded on the books
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
information so users can make more informed decisions.
Adoption of IFRS will improve comparability of accounting
The long-term goal is to have all countries using the same set of standards-IFRS.
Canadian GAAP are being replaced by International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Comparable
Reliable
Relevant
Understandable
GAAP are rules that make up acceptable accounting practices.
2.5 A Spreadsheet for Balance Sheets
Preparing a Personal Balance Sheet

Changing Spreadsheet Amounts

Functions

Formulas

Values

Labels

Balance sheets present the financial position of a person, business, or organiza tion in a formal way.
2.4 Accounting Standards
Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE).
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
International Accounting Standards Board(IASB).
the Accounting Standards Board (AcSB).
Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Canadian GAAP).
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) has established the standards for Canadian accountants.
2.3 Claims against the Assets
Creditors’ Claims First
2.2 The Balance Sheet
STEPS

Two final totals are on each side of the statement,double underlined.

Financial details are fully disclosed (land, building,mortgage, all separated)

Liabilities listed in order they are DUE

Assets are listed in order of liquidity

A 3-lined heading – who, what, when

Set up in the form of the accounting equation

2.1 Financial Position
The Fundamental Accounting Equation

A = L + OE (Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity)

A − L = OE (Assets − Liabilities = Owner’s Equity)

equity/capital

Step 3 Calculate the difference between total assets and total liabilities.

Step 2 List and total your debts. These are called liabilities.

Step 1 List and total the things that you own that have dollar values. These are called assets.

Chapter 1Accounting and Business

1.7 How Accountants Use Computer Technology
1.6 Roles in Accounting
Forensic Accountant
Tax Accountant
CFO
Comptroller
Auditor
Bookkeeper
1.5 Becoming a Professional Accountant
1.4 The Nature of Accounting
Categories of Accounting Work

The accounting cycle

3. Miscellaneous Activities

2. Periodic Accounting Activities

1.Routine Daily Activities

1.3 Characteristics of Business
TYPES of Business Ownership

Corporations

Municipal corporations

Crown corporations

Public corporations

Private corporations

Partnership

Example

Formerly A&W, Baskin-Robbins, Black & Decker

Law and Accounting Firms

Partner Disagreements

Unlimited liability in general partnerships

Shared responsibilities

More capital and financing

Strengths of more than one person

General

Each partner could be held responsible for the other partners business errors

All partners have unlimited liability in the firm’s debts

Unlimited liability

Limited

Partners are only responsible for the funds they both invested in the initial business

Limited Liability

Sole proprietor

EXAMPLE

butcher shops,

restaurants

Small corner stores,

Disadvantages

Unlimited Liability

Invests own funds to start the business

Advantages

Owner keeps profits

Less expensive than other forms of business ownership

Easy to start

Be your own boss

Types of Business

Not-For-Profit eg.operation smile, unicef, make a wish

Merchandising eg.grocery store, convenience store, H&M

Manufacturing eg.Toyota, Apple, Honda

Service eg.hotels, hair salon, schools, hospitals

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1.2 Why Study Accounting?
Career Profiles and Activities
Complexity of Business
Owning Your Own Business
Accounting as a Profession

ment Accountant (CMA).

Certified General Accountant (CGA)

Accountant (CA)

Accounting in Daily Life
Accounting on the Job
1.1 What Is Accounting?
five main activities

establishing controls to promote accuracy and honesty among employees

preparing information reports and summaries for the following purposes

B. to serve the needs of groups outside the business, such as bankers and investors

A.to help management make decisions

rearranging, summarizing, and classifying financial information

preparing and collecting permanent records.

gathering financial information

Accounting is a system of dealing with financial data that provides information for decision making.

CHAPTER 4 The Simple Ledger

FROM CLASS
Out of Balance

If Trial Balance does not balance:

4.Check that there is a balanced accounting entry in the accounts for each transaction.

3.Re-calculate the account balances

2.Check the figures from the ledger against those in the trial balance. Make sure none are missing, written incorrectly or on the wrong side.

1.Re-Add the columns.

It is an accountant's job to find and correct these errors

When a trial balance is out of balance, at least one error has been made in the accounting process

On Account/On Credit

The term “on account” or “on credit” is used widely in businessand can be used in the following 4 ways:

A receipt on account is money received from a debtor to reduce the amount they owe to us

A payment on account is money paid to a creditor to reduce the amount we owe them

A sale on account is a sale for which the money is not received at the time you provide the product/service

A purchase on account is one that is not paid for at the time you receive the product/service

Exceptional Balances

Other transactions can bring exceptional balances as well:

You over-draw (overdraft) your cash (bank account)

You return goods to a supplier, where you have no previous account balance

A customer who paid cash, returns an unsatisfactory purchase

You overpay an A/P

Steps for the Simple Ledger

Write the result beneath the larger of the two pin totals from Step 1 and circle this final amount

Subtract the smaller total from the larger total

Step 1

Called pin totals or pencil footings.

Add the two sides of the account separately & write down these two subtotals (using small print)beneath the last item on each side.

The INFORMATION stored in each account includes:

The dollar value and whether that is a debit or a credit

The name of the account (written at the top)

Double Entry Accounting

Example: Buy $100 supplies with cash on Feb. 1

The total value of the debits equals total value of the credits

At least two accounts are affected in each transaction

FROM TEXTBOOK
4.5 A Spreadsheet for Ledger Accounts and the Trial Balance

Using the Spreadsheet Model for Transactions

Adding Formulas

4.4 Trial Balance

Creating a Trial Balance(Steps in ‘taking off a trial balance’)

5.Write a heading at the top including the name of the business, the title “Trial Balance” and the date.

4.See if the two sides balance.

If not = “out of balance”

If yes = “in balance”

3.Add up the two columns

2.Place all the debit balances in the debit column and the credit balances in the credit column

1.List the accounts and their balances, leave room for a 3-line heading

Methods of Taking Off a Trial Balance

Step 5 See if the two column totals are the same. If they are, write the totals and finish by drawing a rule above and a double rule below them to indicate a final balance amount.

If the column totals are not the same, you must find your errors.

Step 4 Add up the two columns.

Step 3 Place the debit balances in a debit column and the credit balances in a credit column.

Step 2 List all the accounts and their balances. Dollar signs are unnecessary because the trial balance is an internal record and not normally shown to outsiders.

Step 1 Write a heading at the top. It must show the name of the individual or business, the title “Trial Balance,” and the date.

4.3 Account Balances and Terminology

Buying and Selling on Credit

The Bank Account

Interpreting the Balance of an Account

Calculating the Balance of an Account

working with a calculator

Step 3 Enter the amounts from the opposite side of the T-account. Press the minus symbol after all amounts except the last one.

Step 2 On your calculator, enter the first amount on the normal side of the T-account, followed by the plus symbol. Repeat for the remaining amounts on the normal side.

With one exception: after the last amount is entered, press the minus symbol.

Step 1 Decide whether the normal balance for the account is a debit or a credit.

working without a calculator

Step 2

B. Write the result beside or beneath the larger of the two pin totals from Step 1. For now, circle this final amount.

A. Subtract the smaller total from the larger total.

Step 1 Add the two sides of the account separately. Use tiny pencil figures to write down these two subtotals, one beneath the last item on each side.

4.2 Debit and Credit Theory

Applying the Rules of Debit and Credit

In T-account form, the rules of debit and credit can be simplified even further, using the fundamental accounting equation as shown.

The Rules of Debit and Credit

In accounting terms,debit means left, credit means right.(the two new terms apply to every account)

Credit is the word associated with the right side of an account.

Debit is the word associated with the left side of an account.

4.1 Ledger Accounts

Important Features of Ledger Accounts

3. For any item, the correct side for its beginning value is the side on which the item itself would appear in the accounting equation (A = L + OE).

For liabilities and equity items, like bank loan or capital, beginning values are on the right side of the T because liabilities and equity are on the right side of the equation.

For assets, like cash or supplies, beginning values are on the left side of the T because assets are on the left side of the equation.

2. The dollar figure for each item is recorded in the account on the first line.

This is the beginning value for the account.

1. Each individual balance sheet item is given its own T-account with the name of the item at the top.

I Learn to call them the Cash account, the R. Van Loon account, the Packham Products account, the Bank Loan account, and so on.

Chapter 3 Analyzing Changes in Financial Position

We use a TRANSACTION ANALYSIS sheet to arrange the accounting equation in a way that allows us to record changes to our financial position as a result of transactions
3.3 A Spreadsheet for Transaction Analysis
3.2 Equation Analysis Sheet
Summary of Steps in Analyzing a Transaction

Step 4 Make sure that the equation is still in balance. The fundamental accounting equation must be respected: assets must equal liabilities plus owner’s equity.

Step 3 Make certain that at least two of the individual items have changed.

but there can never be only one change.

or owner’s equity—to change

It is possible for several items—assets, liabilities

Step 2 See if the owner’s equity has changed.Remember the accounting equation.

Generally, if a business is better off after a transaction, owner’s equity has increased. If a business is worse off after a transaction, owner’s equity has decreased.

For example, if assets decrease and there is a corresponding liability decrease, the owner’s equity will not change. However, if assets decrease and liabilities are unchanged, the equation must be balanced by a decrease in owner’s equity. Eventually, you will come to recognize whether or not owner’s equity has changed.

Step 1 Identify all asset and liability items that must be changed and make all necessary changes.When thinking about the transaction, try to be logical and use common sense.

• Decide whether each item affected is to be increased or decreased.

• Classify each item affected as an asset or a liability.

• Carefully analyze the information given for any transaction.

Developing Good Work Habits
Updating the Balance Sheet
Updating the Equation Analysis Sheet
3.1 Business Transactions
Accounting Standards—The Objectivity Principle
Source Documents

2. source documents are kept on file for reference purposes and are proof of transactions

1. accounting entries are made from business papers known as source documents

Examples of source documents include hydro bills, telephone bills, cheque copies, store receipts, cash register summaries, and credit card slips.