Accounting And Finance ACCOUNTING & FINANCE © 2015 albert-learning.com Accounting And Finance Vocabulary Liabilities : Obligations of the firm to outsiders or claims against its assets by outsiders (debts of the firm). Assets : Resources of the firm that are expected to increase or cause future cash flows (everything the firm owns) Owners’ Equity : The residual interest in, or remaining claims against the firm’s assets after deducting liabilities (rights of the owners) Accounting : A process of identifying, recording, summarizing and reporting economic information to decision makers in the form of financial statements. Annual report : A document prepared by management and distributed to current and potential investors to inform them about the company’s past performance and future prospects. © 2015 albert-learning.com Accounting And Finance Accounting information is useful to anyone who makes decisions that have economic results. MANAGERS OWNERS INVESTORS CREDITORS GOVERNMENT REGULATORS © 2015 albert-learning.com Accounting And Finance In Accounting , An Itemized Statement of What one owns and What one owes is called a Balance Sheet The balance sheet equation = Assets - Liabilities © 2015 albert-learning.com Accounting And Finance Balance Sheet Reports What a Business: Owns – Assets Owes – Liabilities Worth – Owners Equity © 2015 albert-learning.com Accounting And Finance Income Statement reports how much you earned Last Year Revenue Expense Profit © 2015 albert-learning.com Accounting And Finance What is the need for Accounting & Finance in a Business: Assess Monitor Forecast future © 2015 albert-learning.com Accounting And Finance Match the following 1. Accounts receivable A. Borrowed money which the company must pay back within a year. 2. Prepaid expenses B. The money owed to a business by its clients 3. Account payable C. Intangible assets like a company’s brand name and established relationships with its suppliers 4. Stock / Inventory D. Costs paid in advance such as rent and interest 5. Plant & Equipment E. The money a company has received from outside investors for its shares 6. Share capital F. The money owed by a business to its suppliers 7. Goodwill G. The goods and materials that a business holds for the purpose of resale 8. Short-term debt H. What a company owns and uses to produce goods, such as factory and machinery. © 2015 albert-learning.com Accounting And Finance Exercise 1)Expense Tangible 2)Financial Statements 3)Balance Sheet 4)Profitable 5)Intangible 6)Tangible For a business enterprise, all the relevant financial information is presented in a structured format that is easy to understand. These are called ________ . There are several important financial statements. Managers want to know if a new product will be _____________ An outflow of cash or other valuable assets from a person or company to another person or company is an ___________ In Accounting , An Itemized Statement of What one owns, What one owes, What one s worth is called a _______________ ________ assets are physical things , for example machines and property. ________ assets are not physical in nature, for example a company's reputation © 2015 albert-learning.com