ACTG 1P91 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Financial Statement, Income Statement, Retained Earnings
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Assets: resources available to the entity to generate more resources. Retained earnings: earnings generated that the company has kept. Accounting: an information system designed to provide useful information to users for decisions about allocation of scarce economic resources. Statement of cash flows - statement of changes in financial position. Accounting is the process of capturing and reporting the results of a business"s operating, investing, and nancing activities. Goodwill is only shown on the balance sheet only when a company is certain about the. Financial statements are reports that summarize the nancial results of business activities. Financial statement users are people who base their decisions, in part, on information reported in a company"s nancial statements. Operating activities include day-to-day events involved in running the business. Investing activities involve buying or selling long-term items such as land, buildings, and equipment. Financing activities involve raising money from lenders and owners or paying it back.