Chapter 1: Q3RQ. (page 32)
Describe the various types of individuals who use accounting information and how they use that information to make crucial decisions
Various individuals are individuals, businesses, investors, creditors, and taxing authorities.
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Identifying accounts Consider the following accounts: a. Accounts Payable b. Cash c. Common Stock d. Accounts Receivable e. Rent Expense f. Service Revenue g. Office Supplies h. Dividends i. Land j. Salaries Expense Identify each account as Asset, Liability, or Equity
Consider the following accounting terms and definitions, and match each term to the definition:
1. Sole proprietorship
2. Faithful representation
3. Partnership
4. IFRS
5. Corporation
6. Audit
a. Set of global accounting guidelines, formulated by
the IASB
b. Holds that fair market value should not be used
over actual costs
c. Stands for Financial Accounting Standards Board
d. Owner is referred to as a proprietor
e. Asserts that accounting information should be
complete, neutral, and free from material error
7. Cost principle
8. FASB
9. Creditors
10. SEC
f. An examination of a company’s financial statements
and records
g. Has two or more owners (called partners)
h. U.S. governmental agency that oversees the U.S.
financial markets
i. Type of entity that is designed to limit personal
liability exposure of owners to the entity’s debts
j. Person or business lending money
Annette Pachelo recently opened her own law office on March 1, which she operates as a corporation. The name of the new entity is Annette Pachelo, Attorney. Pachelo experienced the following events during the organizing phase of the new business and its first month of operation, March 2018. Some of the events were personal and did not affect the law practice. Others were business transactions and should be accounted for by the business. Mar. 1 Sold personal investment in Amazon stock, which she had owned for several years, receiving \(35,000 cash. 2 Deposited the \)35,000 cash from the sale of the Amazon stock in her personal bank account. 3 Deposited \(73,000 cash in a new business bank account titled Annette Pachelo, Attorney. The business issued common stock to Pachelo. 5 Paid \)700 cash for ink cartridges for the printer. 7 Purchased computer for the law office, agreeing to pay the account, \(5,000, within three months. 9 Received \)2,800 cash from customers for services rendered. 15 Received bill from The Lawyer for magazine subscription, \(400. (Use Miscellaneous Expense account.) 23 Finished court hearings on behalf of a client and submitted a bill for legal services, \)10,000, on account. 28 Paid bill from The Lawyer. 30 Paid utilities, \(1,200. 31 Received \)3,300 cash from clients billed on March 23. 31 Cash dividends of $5,500 were paid to stockholders. Requirements 2. Prepare the following financial statements: c. Balance sheet. d. Statement of cash flows
Let’s examine a case using Greg’s Tunes and Sal’s Silly Songs. It is now the end of the first year of operations, and the stockholders want to know how well each business came out at the end of the year. Neither business kept complete accounting records, and no dividends were paid. The businesses throw together the data shown on the next page at year-end: \( 23,000 8,000 35,000 22,000 \) 10,000 6,000 44,000 9,000 Total Assets Common Stock Total Revenues Total Expenses Greg’s Tunes: Sal’s Silly Songs: Total Liabilities Common Stock Total Expenses Net Income To gain information for evaluating the businesses, the stockholders ask you several questions. For each answer, you must show your work to convince the stockholders that you know what you are talking about.
Requirements 2. Which business owes more to creditors?
Canyon Canoe Company is a service-based company that rents canoes for use on local lakes and rivers. Amber and Zack Wilson graduated from college about 10 years ago. They both worked for one of the “Big Four” accounting firms and became CPAs. Because they both love the outdoors, they decided to begin a new business that will combine their love of outdoor activities with their business knowledge. Amber and Zack decide that they will create a new corporation, Canyon Canoe Company, or CCC for short. The business began operations on November 1, 2018. Nov. 1 Received \(16,000 cash to begin the company and issued common stock to Amber and Zack. 2 Signed a lease for a building and paid \)1,200 for the first month’s rent. 3 Purchased canoes for \(4,800 on account. 4 Purchased office supplies on account, \)750. 7 Earned \(1,400 cash for rental of canoes. 13 Paid \)1,500 cash for wages. 15 Paid \(50 dividends to stockholders. 16 Received a bill for \)150 for utilities. (Use separate payable account.) 20 Received a bill for \(175 for cell phone expenses. (Use separate payable account.) 22 Rented canoes to Early Start Daycare on account, \)3,000. 26 Paid \(1,000 on account related to the November 3, 2018, purchase. 28 Received \)750 from Early Start Daycare for canoe rental on November 22, 2018. 30 Paid $100 dividends to stockholders. Requirements 4. Prepare the balance sheet as of November 30, 2018.
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