1-1 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Dr. Muhammad Zubair Mumtaz Associate Professor of Finance McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-2 COURSE OUTLINE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Accounting: Information for Decision Making Introduction to Financial Statements The Accounting Cycle: Capturing Economic Events The Accounting Cycle: Accruals and Deferrals The Accounting Cycle: Reporting Financial Results Accounting for Merchandising Activities Inventories and the Cost of Goods Sold Plant and Intangible Assets Liabilities Forms of Business Organizations Stockholders Equity: Paid-In-Capital McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-3 MARKS DISTRIBUTION Mid term 50 marks Final term 50 marks McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-4 FINANCIAL & MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING The Basis for Business Decisions THIRTEENTH EDITION Williams McGraw-Hill/Irwin Haka Bettner © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-5 Chapter 1 McGraw-Hill/Irwin ACCOUNTING: INFORMATION FOR DECISION MAKING © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-6 Definition of Accounting Accounting is the art of recording, classifying and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money, transactions and events which are, in part at least, of a financial character and interpreting the results thereof McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-7 The accounting process Economic activities Actions (decisions) McGraw-Hill/Irwin Accounting “links” decision makers with economic activities and with the results of their decisions. Accounting information Decision makers © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-8 TYPES OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION Tax Financial Managerial McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 Information System Information Users - Investors - Creditors - Managers - Owners - Customers - Employees - Regulators - SECP - SBP - IRS McGraw-Hill/Irwin Financial Information Provided - Profitability - Financial position - Cash flows 1-9 Decisions Supported - Performance evaluations - Stock investments - Tax strategies - Labor relations - Resource allocations - Lending decisions - Borrowing © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-10 BASIC FUNCTIONS OF AN ACCOUNTING SYSTEM Interpret and record business transactions. Payment Car McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-11 BASIC FUNCTIONS OF AN ACCOUNTING SYSTEM Interpret and record business transactions. McGraw-Hill/Irwin Classify similar transactions into useful reports. Summarize and communicate information to decision makers. © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-12 EXTERNAL USERS OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION •Owners •Creditors •Labor unions •Governmental agencies •Suppliers •Customers •Trade associations •General public McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-13 (Specific) Provide information about economic resources, claims to resources, and changes in resources and claims. Provide information useful in assessing amount, timing and uncertainty of future cash flows. Objectives of Financial Reporting Provide information useful in making investment and credit decisions. (General) McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-14 OBJECTIVES OF EXTERNAL FINANCIAL REPORTING Balance Sheet Income Statement Statement of Cash Flows McGraw-Hill/Irwin The primary financial statements. © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-15 CHARACTERISTICS OF EXTERNALLY REPORTED INFORMATION A Means to an End Usefulness Enhanced via Explanation Broader than Financial Statements Based on General-Purpose Assumption Historical in Nature Results from Inexact and Approximate Measures McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 USERS OF INTERNAL ACCOUNTING INFORMATION 1-16 Board of directors Chief executive officer (CEO) Chief financial officer (CFO) Vice presidents Business unit managers Plant managers Store managers Line supervisors McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 Typical Simple Organization Chart 1-17 Board of Directors (Owners) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Business Unit Manager Plant Manager Plant Manager Plant Accountant Plant Accountant McGraw-Hill/Irwin V.P. Human Resources V.P. Information Services Chief Financial Officer (CFO) © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-18 OBJECTIVES OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING INFORMATION To help achieve goals and missions To help evaluate and reward decision makers McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-19 CHARACTERISTICS OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING INFORMATION Timeliness A Means to an End Identify Decision Maker Measures of Efficiency and Effectiveness Oriented Toward Future McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-20 INTEGRITY OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION Institutional Features - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) - Financial Accounting Standards Board - Securities and Exchange Commission - Internal Control Structure - Audits - Legislation McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-21 INTEGRITY OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION Professional Organizations American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Institute of Management Accountants Institute of Internal Auditors American Accounting Association McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-22 INTEGRITY OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION Competence, Judgment and Ethical Behavior - Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) - Certificate in Management Accounting (CMA) - Certificate in Internal Auditing (CIA) - Code of Professional Conduct CPA McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-23 INTEGRITY OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION Careers in Accounting - Public Accounting - Management Accounting - Governmental Accounting - Accounting Education McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005 1-24 END OF CHAPTER 1 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2005