ACCT1501 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Balance Sheet, Financial Statement, Equity Method

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Financial position & financial performance: understand the terms, format and function of the balance sheet & the income statement. A balance sheet always has: name of accounting entity, type of financial statement (e. g balance sheet, date, currency () Australian accounting standards board (cid:523)aasb(cid:524) (cid:494)presentation of financial statements(cid:495) requires at a minimum that these items be shown on the face of the balance sheet: Assets: cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, biological assets. Investments accounted for using the equity method: other financial assets, tax assets, property, plant and equipment. Shareholder"s equity: contributed equity/issued capital, reserves, retained profits, minority interest/outside equity. Not all assets and liabilities are reported on the balance sheet: to be reported on balance sheet, assets and liabilities must meet, definition criteria, recognition criteria. If they meet a. but not b. they are disclosed in the financial statement notes.

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