AC 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Accounting Equation, Accounts Payable, Accounting Information System

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Building a balance sheet from business activities. Key activity for start-up is to obtain financing: equity (owners" contributions and reinvestments of profit) and debt (loans) Business is obligated to repay debt financing, but it is not obligated to repay its equity financing. After obtaining initial financing, a company will start investing in assets that will be used after the business opens. Three features to help understand how accounting works: The company always receives something and gives something fundamental idea of business: to create value through exchange. Double-entry system: captures both what is received and what is given. Cost: dollar amount that represents the value of items given and received and is used to measure the financial effects of the exchange. Cost principle: requires assets to be recorded at the historical cash-equivalent cost, which is the amount paid or payable on the date of the transaction.

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