ADM 2320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Issued Shares, Retained Earnings, Privately Held Company
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The purpose and use of financial statements: the three primary business activities. Investing: statement of nancial position reports assets, liabilities, and shareholders" equity, financial statements order: (1) income statement (is) Company"s revenues rst and then its expenses. Changes in total shareholders" equity for the period, as well as the changes in each component of shareholders" equity during the period. Balance, december 31 (3) statement of nancial position, and (sfp) Supplies (4) statement of cash ows. (scf) Cash used for nancing activities: assets(accounts receivable, equipment, o ce supplies, cash ) = Equity(common share capital+ retained earnings) + liabilities(salaries payable, Bank loan payable: forms of business organization. (1)proprietorship. Usually easiest form of organization to set up (2)partnership. Owner(s) pay(s) personal income tax on company pro ts. Generally easiest form if organization to raise capital. Requires the use of ifrs as its accounting standards (4)private corporation. Shares are closely held: pro t = total revenues - total expenses.