Financial Accounting Fundamentals, 8th Edition
By John Wild, Chapter 1 - 13
,Chapter 1: Accounting in Business
Chapter 2: Accounting for Business Transactions Chapter 3: Adjusting Accounts for Financial
Statements Chapter 4: Accounting for Merchandising Operations Chapter 5: Inventories and Cost
of Sales
Chapter 6: Cash, Fraud, and Internal Control Chapter 7: Accounting for Receivables Chapter 8:
Accounting for Long-Term Assets Chapter 9: Accounting for Current Liabilities
Chapter 10: Accounting for Long-Term Liabilities Chapter 11: Corporate Reporting and Analysis
Chapter 12: Reporting Cash Flows
Chapter 13: Analysis of Financial Statements
,Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1: Accounting in Business
Student name:
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
Accounting is an information and measurement system that identifies, records,
andcommunicates an organization's business activities.
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Accounting includes the analysis and interpretation of information.
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Financial accounting focuses on the needs of external users, who get accounting
informationfrom general-purpose financial statements.
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Internal users of accounting information do not directly manage the organization and
havelimited access to its accounting information.
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Auditors verify the effectiveness of internal controls.
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External auditors examine financial statements to verify that they are prepared according
togenerally accepted accounting principles.
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External users include lenders, shareholders, customers, and regulators.
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, Internal users include lenders, shareholders, brokers and nonexecutive employees.
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Opportunities in accounting include auditing, consulting, market research, and tax planning.
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The fraud triangle shows that three factors that push a person to commit fraud
areopportunity, pressure, and rationalization.
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Internal controls are procedures to protect assets, ensure reliable accounting,
promoteefficiency, and uphold company policies.
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A partnership is a business owned by two or more people.
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Owners of a corporation are called shareholders or stockholders.
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In a partnership, the owners are called stockholders.
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The balance sheet shows a company's net income or loss over a period of time.
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is given the task of setting generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP) from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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