FIN 300 Chapter 2: FIN 300 - Chapter 2 Notes.docx

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Fin 300 chapter 2: financial statements, cash flow, & taxes. Cash flow difference between the number of dollars that come in and the number that go out: measured after taxes. Balance sheet financial statement showing a firm"s accounting value on a particular date: snapshot of the firm; summarizes what the firm owns (assets), owes (liabilities), and the difference between the two (equity) at a given time. Classified as either current or fixed: fixed asset has a relatively long life and can either be tangible (truck) or intangible (patent/trademark). Accountants refer to them as capital assets: current asset has a life of less than a year and will convert to cash within 12 months. Inventory, cash, and accounts receivable are current assets. Liabilities are listed first thing on the right-hand side of the b/s. Liabilities are classified as either current or long-term: current liabilities have a life of less than a year, they must be paid within a year.

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