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INTRODUCTION TOFINANCIAL STATEMENTS t t t
CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES t t
1. Identify the forms of business organization and the uses of accounting information. A sole
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proprietorship is a business owned by one person. A partnership is a business owned by two or
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more people associated as partners. A corporation is a separate legal entity for which evidence of
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ownership is provided by shares of stock. Internal users are managers who need accounting
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information to plan, organize, and run business operations. The primary external users are
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investors and creditors. Investors (stockholders) use accounting information to decide whether to
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buy, hold, or sell shares of a company‘s stock. Creditors (suppliers and bankers) use accounting
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information to assess the risk of granting credit or loaning money to a business. Other groups
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who have an indirect interest in a business are taxing authorities, customers, labor unions, and
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regulatory agencies.
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2. Explain the three principal types of business activity. Financing activities involve collecting
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the necessary funds to support the business. Investing activities involve acquiring the resources
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necessary to run the business. Operating activities involve putting the resources of the business
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into action to generate a profit.
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3. Describe the four financial statements and how they are prepared. An income statement
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presents the revenues and expenses of a company for a specific period of time. A retained
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earnings statement summarizes the changes in retained earnings that have occurred for a
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specific period of time. A balance sheet reports the assets, liabilities, and stockholders‘ equity of a
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business at a specific date. A statement of cash flows summarizes information concerning the
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cash inflows (receipts) and outflows (payments) for a specific period of time. Assets are resources
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owned by a business. Liabilities are the debts and obligations of the business. Liabilities
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represent claims of creditors on the assets of the business. Stockholders‘ equity represents the
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claims of owners on the assets of the business. Stockholders‘ equity is subdivided into two parts:
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common stock and retained earnings. The basic accounting equation is Assets = Liabilities +
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Stockholders‘ Equity. Within the annual report, the management discussion and analysis
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provides management‘s interpretation of the company‘s results and financial position as well as a
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discussion of plans for the future. Notes to the financial statements provide additional explanation
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or detail to make the financial statements more informative. The auditor‘s report expresses an
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opinion as to whether the financial statements present fairly the company‘s results of operations
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and financial position.
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*4. Explain the career opportunities in accounting. Accounting offers many different jobs in fields
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such as public and private accounting, governmental, and forensic accounting. Accounting is a
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popular major because there are many different types of jobs, with unlimited potential for career
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advancement
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Difficulties:
Easy: 143 t
Medium: 101 t
Hard: 12 t
Question List by Section t t t
Business Organization and Accounting Information Uses:
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Forms of Business Organization; 47, 48, 202, 246
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Sole Proprietorship: 5, 44, 49, 58, 59 t t t t t t
Partnership: 1, 4, 46, 56 t t t t
Corporation: 2, 3, 45, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 57, 233, 245 t t t t t t t t t t t
Hybrid Forms of Organization: 60, 61 t t t t t
Users and Uses of Financial Information: 6, 7, 11, 74, 87
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Internal Users: 62, 63, 64, 75, 77, 82, 234 t t t t t t t t
External Users: 8, 9, 10, 12, 65, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89 t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
Data Analytics: 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 235, 236
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Ethics in Financial Reporting: 71, 72, 73, 237, 255
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The Three Types of Business Activity: 97
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Financing Activities: 13, 15, 18, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 102, 109, 117, 118, 119, 238
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Investing Activities: 14, 16, 98, 99, 115, 116 t t t t t t t
Operating Activities: 17, 19, 20, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113,
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114
The Four Financial Statements:
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Income Statement: 21, 22, 23, 24,127, 128, 132, 133, 134, 138, 142, 143
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Retained Earnings Statement: 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 129, 130, 131, 135, 137, 139, 140,
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141, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 154, 164, 169, 178, 181, 252
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Balance Sheet: 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 136, 151, 152, 153, 163, 165, 166, 168, t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
170, 173, 177, 179, 180, 182, 185, 186, 187, 188, 199, 200, 201, 207, 208, 213, 214, 215, 216,
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217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 225, 229, 239, 240, 241, 253
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Statement of Cash Flows: 26, 121, 171, 174, 183, 242, 249 t t t t t t t t t t
Interrelationships of Statements: 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 167, 175, 176, 184, t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
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Elements of an Annual Report: 36, 41, 192, 196, 197 t t t t t t t t t
Management Discussion and Analysis: 40, 191 t t t t t
Notes to the Financial Statements: 37, 42, 190, 193, 194, 198, 254
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Auditor‘s Report: 38, 39, 195 t t t t
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TRUE-FALSE STATEMENTS t
1. A business organized as a separate legal entity and owned by stockholders
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tis a partnership.
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2. Corporate stockholders have no personal liability for the debts of the corporation.
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3. The liability of corporate stockholders is limited to the amount of their investment.
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4. The majority of U.S. business is transacted by partnerships.
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5. Sole proprietorships in the United States generate more revenue than the other two forms of
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business enterprise.
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t AACSB: tNone, tAICPA tBC: tProcess tand tResource t Management tPerspectives, tAICPA tAC: tReporting, tAICPA tPC: tNone, t IMA: tReporting
6. Owners of business firms are the only people who need accounting information.
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7. Some users of accounting information are internal to the company while others are
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external.
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t None, tAICPA tBC: tProcess tand tResource t Management tPerspectives, tAICPA tAC: tReporting, tAICPA tPC: tNone, t IMA: tReporting
9. External users of accounting information include managers who plan, organize, and run a
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business.
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t None, tAICPA tBC: tProcess tand tResource t Management tPerspectives, tAICPA tAC: tReporting, tAICPA tPC: tNone, t IMA: tReporting
10. The accounting information needs and questions of external users vary considerably.
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t None, tAICPA tBC: tProcess tand tResource t Management tPerspectives, tAICPA tAC: tReporting, tAICPA tPC: tNone, t IMA: tReporting
11. Accounting communicates financial information about a business to both internal and
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external users.
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12. Two primary external users of accounting information are investors and creditors.
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13. Financing activities for corporations include borrowing money and selling shares of their own
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stock.
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t BC: tProcess t and tResource t Management tPerspectives, tAICPA tAC: tReporting, tAICPA tPC: tNone, t IMA: tReporting
14. Investing activities involve collecting the necessary funds to support the business.
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15. The purchase of equipment is an example of a financing activity.
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16. Assets are resources owned by a business that provide future services or benefits to the
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business.
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17. Payments by the business to its owners are operating activities.
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18. The economic resources owned by a business are called stockholders‘ equity.
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19. Operating activities involve putting the resources of the business into action to generate a
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profit.
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t BC: tProcess t and tResource t Management tPerspectives, tAICPA tAC: tReporting, tAICPA tPC: tNone, t IMA: tReporting
20. A business is usually involved in only two types of activities—financing and investing.
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21. Net income for the period is determined by subtracting expenses and dividends
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from revenues.
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t Process t and tResource t Management tPerspectives, tAICPA tAC: tReporting, tAICPA tPC: tNone, t IMA: tReporting
22. A different set of financial statements is usually prepared for each user.
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23. The heading for an income statement prepared for the year ending December 31, 2025 will
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include the line ―As of December 31, 2025.‖
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t BC: t Process tand tResource t Management tPerspectives, tAICPA tAC: tReporting, tAICPA tPC: tNone, t IMA: tReporting
24. Net income is another term for revenue.
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25. Cash is another term for stockholders‘ equity.
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