Chapter 1 Overview of Financial Accounting
Chapter 1 Overview of Financial Accounting
Chapter 1 Overview of Financial Accounting
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CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW OF
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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1.1: THE CONTEXT AND PURPOSE
OF FINANCIAL REPORTING
OVERVIEW OF
FINANCIAL
ACCOUNTING
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1.1 The purpose of financial reporting
Financial Management
accounting accounting
PURPOSE
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Financial reporting is a way of
recording, analysing and
summarising financial data
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The trial balance
Outcomes
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Three main types
of business entity
LIMITED LIABILITY
SOLE TRADERS COMPANIES PARTNERSHIPS
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Develops
IFRSs
- 28 IASs
- 16 IFRSs
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QUESTION 2 Which of the following statements is/are true?
1. The directors of a company are ultimately responsible for the preparation of
financial statements, event if the majority of the work on them is performed by
the finance department.
2. If financial statements are audited, then the responsibility for those
financial statements instead falls on the auditors instead of the directors.
3. There are generally no laws surrounding the duties of directors in
managing the affairs of a company.
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 1 and 3 only
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QUESTION 3 Which of the following are advantages of trading as a
limited liability company?
1. Operating as a limited company makes raising finance easier because
additional shares can be issued to raise additional cash
2. Operating as a limited company is more risky than operating as a sole
trader because the shareholders of a business are liable for all the debts of the
business whereas the sole trader is only liable for the debts up to the amount
he has invested
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 and 2
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The qualitative characteristics of FI
Conceptual
Qualitative Framework Balance
characteristics Elements of sheet
Financial
Income
statements
Fundamental Enhancing statement
qualitative qualitative Statement of
characteristics characteristics Recognition
Cash flows
Faithful Statements of
Comparability Consistency Measurement changes in
representation
equity
Fair Underlying
Verifiability Notes to FS
presentation assumptions
Going
Relevance Timeliness concern
Understanda Accruals
Materiality bility basis
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The qualitative characteristics of FI
Enhancing Definition
quality
characteristics
Comparability ► Consistency refers to the use of the same methods for the
same items (i.e consistency of treatment) either from period to
period within a reporting entity or in a single period across
entities
Verifiability ► Assure users that information faithfully represents the
economic phenomena it purports to represent
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QUESTION 4:
Which accounting concept requires that
foreseen losses should be anticipated
and taken into account immediately
A. The consistency concept
B. The accruals concept
C. The prudence concept
D. The going concern concept
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QUESTION 5: Which of the following
items is not an enhancing qualitative
characteristic of useful financial
information as started in the IASB
Framework?
A. Comparability
B. Timeliness
C. Faithful representation
D. Understandability
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1.4 THE USE OF DOUBLE ENTRY AND
ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS
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Quotation /kwəʊˈteɪʃ Bả ng bá o Various /ˈveə.ri.əs/ Khá c nhau
n/ giá
Receipt /rɪˈsiːt/ Biên lai Cross refer /krɒs.rɪˈfɜːr/ Tham khả o chéo
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Business transactions
Business transactions
Cash
Cash
transactions
Sole goods
Purchased
for cash at goods for
$1,000. cash $50
Cash Cash
sales purchases
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Credit
transactions
Credit
Credit purchases
sales
Discounts
Discount Discount
received allowed
Cash
Trade
discounts
discounts
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Sources of documents
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Documents Content Purpose
Goods Quantity and Produced by company receiving the
received description of goods. goods as proof of receipt. Matched with
note (GRN) delivery note and purchase order.
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Documents Content Purpose
Debit note Details of the supplier. Issued by the company
Contains details of goods receiving the goods. Cross
returned, e.g. quantity, referred to the credit note
price, value, sales tax, issued by the supplier.
terms of credit, etc.
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QUESTION 6: State which books of prime entry the following
transactions would be entered into.
Transactions Book of prime entry
Your business pays A Brown (a supplier) $450
You send D Smith (a customer) an invoice for $650
Your accounts manager asks you for $12 urgently in order to
buy some envelopes
You receive an invoice from A Brown for $300
You pay D Smith $500
F Jones (a customer) returns goods to the value of $250
You return goods to J Green to the value of $504
F Jones pays you $500
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Ledger Account
►Nominal ledger (General ledger/GL) is an
accounting record which contains the principle
accounts and which summarizes the financial affairs of
a business
►The method used to summarise these records:
ledger accounting and double entry.
►Format of a nominal ledger
Account Name
Dr Cr
CLOSING OPENING
NET INTRODUCED
NET PROFIT DRAWINGS
ASSETS CAPITAL
ASSETS
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Concepts Description
Stocks/Inventories Unsold goods
Account Amounts owed to the business by its customers
receivables (AR)
Account payables Amount owed by the business to its suppliers
(AP)
Retained earnings Profit generated from operation by a business but not yet
(RE) distributed to its owners
Gross profit Gross profit = Sales – Cost of goods sold (COGS) Net
profit Net profit = Gross profit – Expenses
► The duality concept means that each transaction will affect at least two
ledger accounts.
Total DR side = Total CR side (balance)
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Double Entry Bookkeeping
Double entry
Double entry for typical transactions Debit Credit
(DR) $ (CR) $
Sales transactions
Cash sales
Sold goods for cash at $ 1,000
Cash at bank 1,000
Sales 1,000
Credit sales
Sold goods on credit for $ 1,175 including 17.5%
sales tax 1,175
Trade receivables 1,000
Sales 175
Sales tax-output
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Double entry
Double entry for typical transactions Debit Credit
(DR) $ (CR) $
Purchase transactions
Cash purchases
Payment of a purchase billed totaling $ 1,175 including
sales tax of 17.5% 1,000
Purchase (Inventory) 175
Sales tax – Input 1,175
Cash at bank
Credit purchase
Bought goods on credit $ 1,175 including sales tax of
17.5% 1,000
Purchases 175
Sales tax – Input 1,175
Trade payables
Double entry
Double entry for typical transactions Debit Credit
(DR) $ (CR) $
Receipt from credit customers
A customer paid $ 1,100 to totally clear his debt
Cash at bank 1,100
Trade receivables 1,100
Payment to suppliers
A payment of $ 1,100 for the company’s AP
Trade payables 1,100
Cash at bank 1,100
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Balancing off a ledger account
Example 1
Payables ledger account
$ $
Bank 68,900 Balance b/f 34,500
Discounts received Purchase 78,400
1,200 (credit)
Purchase returns 4,700
Balance c/f
38,100
112,900 112,900
Balance b/f 38,100
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1.4.3: FROM TRIAL BALANCE TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
A trial balance is a list of ledger balances shown in debit and credit columns.
Steps to prepare the Trial Balance (TB):
► Step 1: Collect of ledger accounts
► Step 2: Balance ledger accounts
► Step 3: Collect the balances
► Step 4: Check and reconcile
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