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Financial Accounting financial reports accounting period accounting cycle accounting equation account accounts receivable accounts payable double-entry accounting
T account debit credit (accounting) journal general ledger posting trial balance financial statements income statement cost of merchandise sold net income balance sheet statement of cash flows

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Who might be interested in your business’s finances?
Potential buyers
Government agencies
Banks or other financial institutions
Employees and consumers

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Rules of Debit and Credit
An asset account increases on the debit side and decreases on the credit side.
Liability accounts and owner’s equity accounts increase on the credit side and decrease on the debit side.

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Collect and verify source documents
Analyze each transaction
First Five Steps of the
Accounting Cycle
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Journalize each transaction
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Post to the general ledger
Prepare a trial balance

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Computerized posting is faster and eliminates accounting errors.
Even for an automated system, you still need to collect and keep your source documents.

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Section 2 Financial Statements for a Business
How is it possible for a business to have made a profit during the most recent accounting period but not have enough money to pay its employees this week?
A business may show a profit for the most recent accounting period but still have more cash outflows than inflows during the time period.

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Profit Motive
Profit
Profit is the incentive for entrepreneurs to risk their own money.
Profits are needed to buy more goods and make improvements at a company.
Net income on an income statement is really net profit before taxes.

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