Chapter 1: Q1RQ. (page 32)
What is accounting?
It is the information system which measures the transactions or activities of the business, processes these information and communicates it to the makers of decision.
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Amos Sharp recently opened his own accounting firm on October 1, which he operates as a corporation. The name of the new entity is Amos Sharp, CPA. Sharp experienced the following events during the organizing phase of the new business and its first month of operations in 2018. Oct. 5 Sharp deposited \(45,000 in a new business bank account titled Amos Sharp, CPA. The business issued common stock to Sharp. 6 Paid \)300 cash for letterhead stationery for new office. 7 Purchased office furniture for the office on account, \(6,500. 10 Consulted with tax client and received \)3,300 for services rendered. 11 Paid utilities, \(340. 12 Finished tax hearings on behalf of a client and submitted a bill for accounting services, \)16,000. 18 Paid office rent, \(1,800. 25 Received amount due from client that was billed on October 12. 27 Paid full amount of Accounts Payable created on October 7. 31 Cash dividends of \)3,800 were paid to stockholders. Requirements 1. Analyze the effects of the events on the accounting equation of Amos Sharp, CPA. Use a format similar to Exhibit 1-6. 2. Prepare the following financial statements: a. Income statement. b. Statement of retained earnings. c. Balance sheet.
Briefly describe the two major fields of accounting
Centerpiece Arrangements has just completed operations for the year ended December 31, 2018. This is the third year of operations for the company. The following data have been assembled for the business: Insurance Expense \( 4,500 Salaries Expense \) 46,000 Service Revenue 70,000 Accounts Payable 17,600 Utilities Expense 1,400 Office Supplies 1,700 Rent Expense 16,000 Dividends 4,800 Common Stock 9,000 Accounts Receivable 8,000 Cash 7,200 Equipment 12,100 Retained Earnings, January 1, 2018 5,100
Preparing the income statement Prepare the income statement of Centerpiece Arrangements for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Exeter is a building contractor on the Gulf Coast. After losing a number of big lawsuits, it was facing its first annual net loss as the end of the year approached. The owner, Hank Snow, was under intense pressure from the company’s creditors to report positive net income for the year. However, he knew that the controller, Alice Li, had arranged a short-term bank loan of $10,000 to cover a temporary shortfall of cash. He told Li to record the incoming cash as “construction revenue” instead of a loan. That would nudge the company’s income into positive territory for the year, and then, he said, the entry could be corrected in January when the loan was repaid. Requirements 1. How would this action affect the year-end income statement? How would it affect the year-end balance sheet? 2. If you were one of the company’s creditors, how would this fraudulent action affect you?
Mountain Drycleaners started 2018 with total assets of \(19,000 and total liabilities of \)14,000. At the end of 2018, Mountain’s total assets stood at \(12,000 and total liabilities were \)9,000. Requirements 1. Did the stockholders’ equity of Mountain Drycleaners increase or decrease during 2018? By how much? 2. Identify the four possible reasons that stockholders’ equity can change
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