ACC 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: International Accounting Standards Board, Accounting, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

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Presents a snapshot at a point in time. To improve understanding, companies group similar assets to similar liabilities. Current assets: assets that a company expects to convert to cash or use up within one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer. Listed in order of liquidity; the closer they are to cash the higher they are on the list. Operating cycle: the average time it takes from the purchase of inventory to the collection of cash from customers. Common types: cash, investments, receivables, inventories, and. Cash equivalents: assets that are very close to cash. Long-term investments: investments in stocks and bonds of other corporations that are held for more than one year. Long-term assets: land or buildings that a company is not currently using in its operating activities. Property, plant, and equipment: long-term revenue producing assets; plants and equipment depreciate. Includes land, buildings, equipment, delivery vehicles, and furniture. Depreciation: allocating the cost of assets to a number of years.

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