SMG AC 221 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Sole Proprietorship, Kpmg, Common Stock

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When you buy a share of stock you want to know the financial condition and prospect of the company. Financial statements can give you clues if in the future starbuck"s would be a good investment. Accounting: process of identifying, recording and summarizing economic information and reporting it to decision makers. Accounting system: the series of steps an organization uses to record financial data and convert them into informative financial statements. Economic event (analyzed and recorded) accountant"s analysis and recording (summarized into) financial statements (communicated to) information users. Financial accounting: serves external decision makers such as stockholders, suppliers, banks and government agencies. Management accounting: serves internal decision makers, such as top executives, department heads, college deans, hospital administrators and people at other management levels within the organization. Annual report: document prepared by management and distributed to current and potential investors to inform them about the company"s past performance and future prospects. Distributed to stockholders automatically, investors may request it.

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