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Chapter
2
BASIC FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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Learning Objective
To explain the nature
and general purpose of
financial statements.
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Introduction to Financial Statements
Balance Sheet
Income Statement
Statement of Cash Flows
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Three primary
financial
statements.
We will use a corporation
to describe these
statements.
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Introduction to Financial Statements
Balance Sheet
Income Statement
Statement of Cash Flows
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Describes
where the
enterprise
stands at a
specific date.
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Introduction to Financial Statements
Balance Sheet
Income Statement
Statement of Cash Flows
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Depicts the
revenue and
expenses for a
designated
period of time.
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Introduction to Financial Statements
Revenues
result in
positive
cash flow.
Expenses
result in
negative
cash flow.
Either in the past, present, or future.
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Introduction to Financial Statements
Balance Sheet
Income Statement
Statement of Cash Flows
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Net income (or
net loss) is
simply the
difference
between
revenues and
expenses.
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Introduction to Financial Statements
Balance Sheet
Income Statement
Statement of Cash Flows
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Depicts the
ways cash has
changed during
a designated
period of time.
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A Starting Point: Statement of
Financial Position
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Vagabond Travel Agency
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2007
Assets
Liabilities & Owners' Equity
Cash
$ 22,500 Liabilities:
Notes receivable
10,000
Notes payable
$ 41,000
Accounts receivable
60,500
Accounts payable
36,000
Supplies
2,000
Salaries payable
3,000
Land
100,000
Total liabilities
$ 80,000
Building
90,000 Owners' Equity:
Office equipment
15,000
Capital stock
150,000
Retained earnings
70,000
Total
$ 300,000 Total
$ 300,000
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Learning Objective
To explain certain accounting
principles that are important
for an understanding of
financial statements and how
professional judgment by
accountants may affect the
application of those
principles.
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The Concept of the Business Entity
Vagabond
Travel
Agency
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A business
entity is
separate from
the personal
affairs of its
owner.
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Assets
Vagabond Travel Agency
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2007
Assets
Liabilities & Owners' Equity
Cash
$ 22,500 Liabilities:
Notes receivable
10,000
Notes payable
$ 41,000
Accounts receivable
60,500
Accounts payable
36,000
Supplies
2,000
Salaries payable
3,000
Land
100,000
Total liabilities
$ 80,000
Building
90,000 Owners' Equity:
Office equipment
15,000
Capital stock
150,000
Retained earnings
70,000
Total
$ 300,000 Total
$ 300,000
Assets are
economic resources
that are owned by
the business and
are expected to
benefit future
operations.
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Assets
Cost Principle
Stable-Dollar
Assumption
These accounting
principles support Going-Concern
cost as the basis
Assumption
for asset valuation.
Objectivity
Principle
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Liabilities
Vagabond Travel Agency
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2007
Assets
Liabilities & Owners' Equity
Cash
$ 22,500 Liabilities:
Notes receivable
10,000
Notes payable
$ 41,000
Accounts receivable
60,500
Accounts payable
36,000
Supplies
2,000
Salaries payable
3,000
Land
100,000
Total liabilities
$ 80,000
Building
90,000 Owners' Equity:
Office equipment
15,000
Capital stock
150,000
Retained earnings
70,000
Total
$ 300,000 Total
$ 300,000
Liabilities are
debts that
represent negative
future cash flows
for the enterprise.
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Owners’ Equity
Vagabond Travel Agency
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2007
Assets
Liabilities & Owners' Equity
Cash
$ 22,500 Liabilities:
Notes receivable
10,000
Notes payable
$ 41,000
Accounts receivable
60,500
Accounts payable
36,000
Supplies
2,000
Salaries payable
3,000
Land
100,000
Total liabilities
$ 80,000
Building
90,000 Owners' Equity:
Office equipment
15,000
Capital stock
150,000
Retained earnings
70,000
Total
$ 300,000 Total
$ 300,000
Owners’ equity
represents the
owners’ claims on
the assets of the
business.
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Owners’ Equity
Changes in Owners’
Equity
•Owners’
Investments
•Payments
to Owners
•Business
Earnings
•Business
Losses
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Learning Objective
To demonstrate how
certain business
transactions affect the
elements of the
accounting equation:
Assets = Liabilities +
Owners’ Equity.
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The Accounting Equation
Travel
Assets =Vagabond
Liabilities
+ Agency
Owners’ Equity
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2007
$300,000
= $80,000 +Liabilities
$220,000
Assets
& Owners' Equity
Cash
$ 22,500 Liabilities:
Notes receivable
10,000
Notes payable
$ 41,000
Accounts receivable
60,500
Accounts payable
36,000
Supplies
2,000
Salaries payable
3,000
Land
100,000
Total liabilities
$ 80,000
Building
90,000 Owners' Equity
Office equipment
15,000
Capital stock
150,000
Retained earnings
70,000
Total
$ 300,000 Total
$ 300,000
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Let’s analyze
some
transactions for
JJ’s Lawn Care
Service.
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On May 1, Jill Jones and her family invested
$8,000 in JJ’s Lawn Care Service and received
800 shares of stock.
Cash
Total
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JJ's Lawn Care Service
Balance Sheet
May 1, 2007
Assets
Owners' Equity
$ 8,000 Capital Stock
$
$
8,000 Total
$
8,000
8,000
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On May 2, JJ’s purchased a riding lawn
mower for $2,500 cash.
JJ's Lawn Care Service
Balance Sheet
May 2, 2007
Assets
Owners' Equity
Cash
$ 5,500 Capital Stock
$
Tools & Equipment
2,500
Total
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$
8,000 Total
$
8,000
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On May 8, JJ’s purchased a $15,000 truck.
JJ’s paid $2,000 down in cash and issued a note payable
for the remaining $13,000.
JJ's Lawn Care Service
Balance Sheet
May 8, 2007
Assets
Liabilities and Owners' Equity
Cash
$ 3,500 Liabilities:
Tools & Equipment
2,500 Notes Payable
$ 13,000
Truck
15,000 Owners' Equity:
Capital Stock
8,000
Total
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$ 21,000 Total
$ 21,000
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On May 11, JJ’s purchased some repair
parts for $300 on account.
JJ's Lawn Care Service
Balance Sheet
May 11, 2007
Assets
Liabilities and Owners' Equity
Cash
$ 3,500 Liabilities:
Tools & Equipment
2,800 Notes Payable
$ 13,000
Truck
15,000 Accounts Payable
300
Total Liabilities
$ 13,300
Owners' Equity:
Capital Stock
8,000
Total
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$ 21,300 Total
$ 21,300
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Jill realized she had purchased more repair parts than needed.
On May 18, JJ’s was able to sell half of the repair parts to ABC Lawns for
$150, a price equal to JJ’s cost. JJ’s will receive the cash within 30 days.
JJ's Lawn Care Service
Balance Sheet
May 18, 2007
Assets
Liabilities and Owners' Equity
Cash
$ 3,500 Liabilities:
Accounts Receivable
150 Notes Payable
$ 13,000
Tools & Equipment
2,650 Accounts Payable
300
Truck
15,000
Total Liabilities
$ 13,300
Owners' Equity:
Capital Stock
8,000
Total
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$ 21,300 Total
$ 21,300
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On May 25, ABC Lawns pays JJ’s $75 as a partial
settlement of its accounts receivable.
JJ's Lawn Care Service
Balance Sheet
May 25, 2007
Assets
Liabilities and Owners' Equity
Cash
$ 3,575 Liabilities:
Accounts Receivable
75 Notes Payable
$ 13,000
Tools & Equipment
2,650 Accounts Payable
300
Truck
15,000
Total Liabilities
$ 13,300
Owners' Equity:
Capital Stock
8,000
Total
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$ 21,300 Total
$ 21,300
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On May 28, JJ’s pays $150 of its accounts
payable.
JJ's Lawn Care Service
Balance Sheet
May 28, 2007
Assets
Liabilities and Owners' Equity
Cash
$ 3,425 Liabilities:
Accounts Receivable
75 Notes Payable
$ 13,000
Tools & Equipment
2,650 Accounts Payable
150
Truck
15,000
Total Liabilities
13,150
Owners' Equity:
Capital Stock
8,000
Total
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$ 21,150 Total
$ 21,150
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On May 29, JJ’s recorded lawn care services
provided during May of $750. All clients were
paid in cash.
JJ's Lawn Care Service
Balance Sheet
May 29, 2007
Assets
Liabilities and Owners' Equity
Cash
$ 4,175 Liabilities:
Accounts Receivable
75 Notes Payable
$ 13,000
Tools & Equipment
2,650 Accounts Payable
150
Truck
15,000
Total Liabilities
13,150
Owners' Equity:
Capital Stock
8,000
Retained Earnings
750
Total
$ 21,900 Total
$ 21,900
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Learning Objective
To explain how the
statement of financial
position, often referred
to as the balance sheet,
is an expansion of the
basic accounting
equation.
LO4
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On May 31, JJ’s purchased gasoline for the
lawn mower and the truck for $50 cash.
JJ's Lawn Care Service
Balance Sheet
May 31, 2007
Assets
Liabilities and Owners' Equity
Cash
$ 4,125 Liabilities:
Accounts Receivable
75 Notes Payable
$ 13,000
Tools & Equipment
2,650 Accounts Payable
150
Truck
15,000
Total Liabilities
13,150
Owners' Equity:
Capital Stock
8,000
Retained Earnings
700
Total
$ 21,850 Total
$ 21,850
Now, let’s review how JJ’s transactions
affected the accounting equation.
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May 1
Balances
May 2
Balances
May 8
Balances
May 11
Balances
May 18
Balances
May 25
Balances
May 28
Balances
May 29
Balances
May 31
Balances
Cash
$ 8,000
$ 8,000
(2,500)
$ 5,500
(2,000)
$ 3,500
Assets
Accts.
Tools &
+ Rec. + Equip. +
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Truck
Liabilities
+
Owners' Equity
Notes
Accts.
Capital
Retained
= Payable + Pay. + Stock + Earnings
$ 8,000
$ 8,000
$ 2,500
$ 2,500
$ 3,500
$ 3,500
75
$ 3,575
(150)
$ 3,425
750
$ 4,175
(50)
$ 4,125
=
$ 150
$ 150
(75)
$ 75
$ 75
$ 2,500
300
$ 2,800
(150)
$ 2,650
$ 8,000
$ 15,000
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
$ 13,000
$ 8,000
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
$ 300
$ 300
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
$ 300
$ 8,000
$ 2,650
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
$ 8,000
$ 2,650
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
$ 300
(150)
$ 150
$ 8,000
$ 8,000
$ 75
$ 2,650
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
$ 150
$ 8,000
$
$ 75
$ 2,650
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
$ 150
$ 8,000
$
750
750
(50)
700
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Let’s prepare the Income Statement and
Statement
for JJ’s+ Lawn
Assets of Cash Flows
=
Liabilities
Owners'Care
Equity
Accts.
Tools &
Notes
Accts.
Capital
Retained
Service
for
the
month
ending
May
31,
2007.
Cash + Rec. + Equip. + Truck = Payable + Pay. + Stock + Earnings
May 1
Balances
May 2
Balances
May 8
Balances
May 11
Balances
May 18
Balances
May 25
Balances
May 28
Balances
May 29
Balances
May 31
Balances
$ 8,000
$ 8,000
(2,500)
$ 5,500
(2,000)
$ 3,500
These transactions
impact
the
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
$ 2,500Statement
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
of Cash
300
$ 300
Flows.
$ 2,800
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
$ 300
$ 2,500
$ 2,500
$ 3,500
$ 3,500
75
$ 3,575
(150)
$ 3,425
750
$ 4,175
(50)
$ 4,125
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$ 8,000
$ 8,000
$ 8,000
$ 8,000
$ 8,000
$ 150
$ 150
(75)
$ 75
(150)
$ 2,650
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
$ 300
$ 8,000
$ 2,650
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
$ 8,000
$ 75
$ 2,650
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
$ 300
(150)
$ 150
$ 75
$ 2,650
$ 75
$ 2,650
These transactions
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
$ 150
impact the Income
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
$ 150
Statement.
$ 8,000
$ 8,000
$
$ 8,000
$
750
750
(50)
700
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Learning Objective
To explain how the income
statement reports an
enterprise’s financial
performance for a period of
time in terms of the
relationship of revenues and
expenses.
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JJ's Lawn Care Service
Income Statement
For the Month Ended May 31, 2007
Sales Revenue
Operating Expense:
Gasoline Expense
Net Income
$
750
$
50
700
Investments by and payments to the owners
are not included on the Income Statement.
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Learning Objective
To explain how the
statement of cash flows
presents the change in cash
for a period of time in terms
of the company’s operating,
investing, and financing
activities.
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JJ's Lawn Care Service
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Month Ended May 31, 2007
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from revenue transactions $
750
Cash paid for expenses
(50)
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
700
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of lawn mower
$ (2,500)
Purchase of truck
(2,000)
Collection for sale of repair parts
75
Payment for repair parts
(150)
Net cash used by investing activities
(4,575)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Investment by owners
8,000
Increase in cash for month
$ 4,125
Cash balance, May 1, 2007
Cash balance, May 31, 2007
$ 4,125
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JJ's Lawn Care Service
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Month Ended May 31, 2007
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from revenue transactions $
750
Cash paid for expenses
(50)
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
700
Cash flows from investing activities:
Operating
activities include$ the
cash
Purchase
of lawn mower
(2,500)
Purchase
of truckof revenue and expense
(2,000)
effects
Collection for sale of repair parts
75
transactions.
Payment for repair parts
(150)
Net cash used by investing activities
(4,575)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Investment by owners
8,000
Increase in cash for month
$ 4,125
Cash balance, May 1, 2007
Cash balance, May 31, 2007
$ 4,125
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JJ's Lawn Care Service
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Month Ended May 31, 2007
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from revenue transactions $
750
Cash paid for expenses
(50)
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
700
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of lawn mower
$ (2,500)
Purchase of truck
(2,000)
Collection for sale of repair parts
75
Payment for repair parts
(150)
Net cash used by investing activities
(4,575)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Investing
activities include the cash8,000
Investment
by owners
Increase
in cash for
$ 4,125
effects
ofmonth
purchasing and selling
Cash balance, May 1, 2007
assets.
Cash balance, May 31, 2007
$ 4,125
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JJ's Lawn Care Service
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Month Ended May 31, 2007
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from revenue transactions $
750
Cash paid for expenses
(50)
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
700
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of lawn mower
$ (2,500)
Financing
cash
Purchase
of truck activities include the
(2,000)
Collection
of repair parts with the owners
75
effects for
ofsale
transactions
Payment for repair parts
(150)
and creditors.
Net cash used by investing activities
(4,575)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Investment by owners
8,000
Increase in cash for month
$ 4,125
Cash balance, May 1, 2007
Cash balance, May 31, 2007
$ 4,125
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Now, let’s prepare the Balance Sheet for JJ’s
Lawn
for
May 31,
2007.
Assets Care Service
=
Liabilities
+
Owners' Equity
May 1
Balances
May 2
Balances
May 8
Balances
May 11
Balances
May 18
Balances
May 25
Balances
May 28
Balances
May 29
Balances
May 31
Balances
Cash
$ 8,000
$ 8,000
(2,500)
$ 5,500
(2,000)
$ 3,500
Accts.
Tools &
+ Rec. + Equip. +
$ 2,500
$ 2,500
$ 3,500
$ 3,500
75
$ 3,575
(150)
$ 3,425
750
$ 4,175
(50)
$ 4,125
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Truck
Notes
Accts.
Capital
Retained
= Payable + Pay. + Stock + Earnings
$ 8,000
$ 8,000
$ 150
$ 150
(75)
$ 75
$ 75
$ 2,500
300
$ 2,800
(150)
$ 2,650
$ 8,000
$ 15,000
$ 15,000
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
$ 13,000
$ 13,000
$ 8,000
$ 300
$ 300
$ 15,000
$ 13,000 will
$ 300
These
balances
on
the $ 300
$ 2,650 appear
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
(150)
Balance
Sheet.
$ 2,650
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
$ 150
$ 8,000
$ 8,000
$ 8,000
$ 8,000
$ 75
$ 2,650
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
$ 150
$ 8,000
$
$ 75
$ 2,650
$ 15,000
$ 13,000
$ 150
$ 8,000
$
750
750
(50)
700
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JJ's Lawn Care Service
Balance Sheet
May 31, 2007
Assets
Cash
Accounts receivable
Tools & equipment
Truck
$
Total assets
$
4,125
75
2,650
15,000
21,850
Liabilities
Notes payable
$
Accounts payable
Owners' Equity
Capital stock
Retained earnings
Total liabilities & equity $
13,000
150
8,000
700
21,850
Assets = Liabilities + Owners’ Equity
$21,850 =
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$8,700
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Learning Objective
To explain the important
relationships among the
statement of financial
position, income statement,
and statement of cash
flows, and how these
statements relate to each
other.
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Relationships Among Financial
Statements
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beginning
of period
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Date at
end of
period
Time
Balance
Sheet
Balance
Sheet
Income Statement
Statement of Cash Flows
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Financial Statement Articulation
JJ's Lawn Care Service
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Month Ended May 31, 2007
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from revenue transactions $
750
Cash paid for expenses
(50)
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of lawn mower
$
(2,500)
Purchase of truck
(2,000)
Collection for sale of repair parts
75
Payment for repair parts
(150)
Net cash used by investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Investment by owners
Increase in cash for month
$
Cash balance, May 1, 2007
Cash balance, May 31, 2007
$
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Income Statement
For the Month Ended May 31, 2007
700
Sales Revenue
Operating Expense:
Gasoline Expense
Net Income
750
$
50
700
(4,575)
8,000
4,125
4,125
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Balance Sheet
May 31, 2007
Assets
Cash
$
Accounts receivable
Tools & equipment
Truck
Total assets
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$
$
Liabilities
4,125 Notes payable
$
75 Accounts payable
2,650
Owners' Equity
15,000 Capital stock
Retained earnings
21,850 Total liabilities & equity $
13,000
150
8,000
700
21,850
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Financial Reporting and Financial
Statements
Financial statements are
just one source of
financial accounting
information.
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Income
Statement
Balance
Sheet
Statement
of Cash
Flows
Other Information:
•Industry
•Competitors
•National economy
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Learning Objective
To explain common forms of
business ownership—sole
proprietorship, partnership,
and corporation—and
demonstrate how they differ in
terms of their presentation in
the statement of financial
position.
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Forms of Business Organization
Sole
Proprietorships
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Reporting Ownership Equity in the
Statement of Financial Position
Sole
Proprietorships
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Ow ner's equity:
Jill Jones, capital
$
8,000
Partnerships
Partners' equity
Jill Jones, capital $ 4,000
Bill Jones, capital
4,000
Total partners' equity
$ 8,000
Corporations
Owners' equity
Capital stock
$ 7,000
Retained earnings
1,000
Total stockholders' equity $ 8,000
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The Use of Financial Statements by
External Parties
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Two concerns:
Creditors
Liquidity
Profitability
Investors
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The Need for Adequate Disclosure
Balance Sheet
Income Statement
Statement of Cash Flows
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financial
statements often
provide facts
necessary for the
proper
interpretation of
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Learning Objective
To discuss the importance
of financial statements to a
company and its investors
and creditors and why
management may take
steps to improve the
appearance of the company
in its financial statements.
LO9
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Management’s Interest in Financial
Statements
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Creditors are more likely to extend credit if financial
statements show a strong statement of financial
position—that is, relatively little debt and large
amounts of liquid assets.
Window dressing occurs when management takes
measures to make the company appear as strong
as possible in it financial statements.
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End of Chapter 2
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