ACCT1021 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Deferred Income, Deferral, Accrual

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Chapter four: adjustments, financial statements, and the quality of earnings. Prepare financial statements useful to investors and creditors etc. High quality information: information that is relevant and a faithful representation of what is being reported. Make adjustments to record revenues/expenses in correct period: perform process called closing the books. Analyze and record transactions, adjust records, prepare statements etc. Accounting systems record daily cash flow: cash is not sometimes collected in period when company incurs expenses. Adjusting entries: entries necessary at end of period to measure all revenues and expenses that period. Make sure that: revenue recorded when earned, expenses recorded when incurred, assets reported as probable future benefits, liabilities recorded as probable future sacrifices. Wait until end of accounting period to adjust. Two adjustments: one for cash receipt/payment before/end of period, adjust in the proper period. Every account except cash could be adjusted.

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