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A B

20. Many factors effect the structure of the accounting system within a particular C D

organisation and the most important of them are certainly the company's needs for accounting information and the resources available for operation of the system.

Score 1 for each mistake spotted

Test 4

Accounting

Key terms and definitions

Part A

Choose the correct term for each definition below and write it in the space provided.

Accounting

Income statement

Accounting system

Independent audit

Assets

Journals

Balance sheet

Ledger

Bookkeeping

Liabilities

Cash flow

LIFO

Certified public accountant (CPA)

Liquidity

Cost of goods sold

Managerial Accounting

Current assets

Net income

Depreciation

Net sales

Expenses

Operating expenses

FIFO

Other (intangible) assets

Financial accounting

Owner’s equity

Financial statements

Private accountant

Fixed assets

Public accountant

Fundamental accounting equation

Retained earnings

Gross margin (profit)

Revenue

 

Trial balance

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1

 

Financial statement which reports the

.

 

 

financial position of a firm at a specific

 

 

 

date. Balance sheets are composed of

 

 

 

 

 

 

assets, liabilities, and owners' equity.

2

 

Items that are not included in the

.

 

 

current and fixed assets categories. This

 

 

 

catch-all category includes items such as

 

 

 

 

 

 

patents and copyrights.

3

 

Recording devices used for the first

.

 

 

recording of all transactions.

4

 

The provision of information and

 

.

 

 

analyses to managers within the

 

 

 

organization to assist them in decision-

 

 

 

 

 

 

making.

5

 

 

Amounts owed by the organization to

.

 

 

others. Current liabilities are due in 1 year

 

 

 

or less.

 

 

 

6

 

 

The various costs incurred in running a

.

 

 

business, including rent, salaries, and

 

 

 

utilities.

 

 

 

7

 

 

Resources, including cash or noncash

.

 

 

items, that can be converted to cash within

 

 

 

1 year.

 

 

 

8

 

 

Accountants who work for a single

.

 

 

company.

9

 

 

Assets = liability + owners' equity;

 

 

.

 

 

it is the basis for the balance sheet.

1

 

 

Costs incurred in operating the

 

 

 

 

 

 

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0.

 

business, such as rent, utilities, and

 

 

salaries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Financial

statement

which reports

1.

 

revenues and expenses for a specific period

 

 

of time, showing the results of operations

 

 

 

 

during that period. It summarizes all the

 

 

resources that came into the firm

 

 

(revenues) , and all the resources that left

 

 

the firm and the

 

 

 

resulting net income.

 

1

 

The preparation of financial statements

2.

 

for people outside of the firm (for example,

 

 

investors).

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Recording device in which information

3.

 

from accounting journals is categorized

 

 

into homogeneous groups and posted so

 

 

 

 

that managers can find all the information

 

 

about one account in the same place.

1

 

Reports on the success and position

4.

 

(condition) of a firm; they include the

 

 

income statement and balance sheet.

 

 

1

 

Assets minus liabilities.

 

5.

 

 

 

 

1

 

Net sales minus cost of goods sold.

 

6.

 

 

 

 

1

 

Accounting technique

for calculating

 

7.

 

cost of inventory based on last in, first out.

1

 

The

recording,

classifying,

 

8.

 

summarizing, and interpreting of financial

 

 

 

 

 

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events and transactions that affect the

 

 

organization. It may also be viewed as the

 

 

measure-ment and reporting (inside and

 

 

outside the organization) of financial

 

 

information about the economic activities

 

 

of the firm to various users.

1

 

The value of what is received for goods

9.

 

sold, services rendered, and other sources.

2

 

Sales revenue minus discounts, returns,

 

0.

 

and other adjustments made for customers.

2

 

Economic resources owned by a firm,

 

1.

 

such as land, buildings, and machinery.

2

 

The difference between cash receipts

 

2.

 

and cash disbursements.

2

 

A particular type of expense measured

 

3.

 

by the total cost of merchandise sold

 

 

(including costs associated with the

 

 

 

 

acquisition, storage, transportation in, and

 

 

packaging of goods).

2

 

The amount left after a company

4.

 

distributes some of its net income (profit)

 

 

to stockholders in the form of dividends.

 

 

2

 

Resources of a permanent nature, such

5.

 

as land, buildings, furniture, and fixtures.

2

 

Revenue minus expenses.

 

6.

 

 

2

 

The methods used to record and

 

7.

 

summarize accounting data into reports.

 

 

 

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2

 

The recording of economic activities.

8.

 

 

 

2

 

Summary of all the data in the ledgers

 

9.

 

 

to test the accuracy of the figures.

3

 

Ability of an asset to be converted to

 

0.

 

 

cash.

3

 

Accountants who pass a series of

 

1.

 

 

examinations established by the American

 

 

 

Institute of Certified Public Accountants

 

 

 

 

 

 

(AICPA) and meet the state's requirements

 

 

 

for education and experience.

3

 

Accounting technique for calculating

2.

 

 

cost of inventory based on first in, first out.

3

 

 

Assets such as machinery lose value

 

 

3.

 

 

over time; therefore, part of the cost of the

 

 

 

machinery is calculated as an expense each

 

 

 

 

 

 

year, over its useful life.

3

 

 

An evaluation and unbiased opinion

4.

 

 

about the accuracy of company financial

 

 

 

statements.

 

 

 

3

 

 

Accountant who provide services for a

5.

 

 

fee to a number of companies; they can

 

 

 

conduct independent audits.

 

 

 

What is accounting?

"The fact is that you will have to know something about accounting if you really want to understand business."

Match the following terms with the definitions listed below:

 

 

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Independent audit

 

Bookkeeping

 

 

 

 

Accounting

 

Accounting system

 

 

 

Managerial accounting

 

Public accountant

 

 

 

CPA

 

Private accountant

 

 

 

Financial accounting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concerned

with

measuring

and

.

 

 

reporting costs, budgeting, and decreasing

 

 

 

tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accountants

who

conduct

an

.

 

 

independent audit. They may design an

 

 

 

accounting system, prepare or do taxes, or

 

 

 

 

 

 

provide other assistance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The methods used to record and

.

 

 

summarize

data,

they

may

be

 

 

 

computerized so as to enable a firm to get

 

 

 

 

 

 

daily financial reports.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Records, classifies,

summarizes,

and

.

 

 

interprets

financial

events

and

 

 

 

transactions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording

of

transactions

from

.

 

 

original transaction

documents

into

 

 

 

journals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These accountants must pass a series

.

 

 

of exams, and have prestige among their

 

 

 

peers and the business community

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This person may pass an exam to

.

 

 

become а СMA, but may not be a CPA.

 

 

 

They work for a single business,

 

 

 

 

 

 

government

agency

or

nonprofit

 

 

 

organization.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The preparation and analysis of

.

 

 

financial statements for outside interests.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This is an

unbiased evaluation about

.

 

the accuracy

of company financial

 

 

statements.

 

 

 

 

The "accounts" of accounting

There are five major accounts used to prepare financial statements.

Assets (current, fixed, intangible) Liabilities

Owner’s equity

Revenues

Expenses

Match the type of account to the following (if an asset, indicate current, fixed, or intangible):

1

 

Cash

.

 

 

 

2

 

Retained earnings

 

.

 

 

 

3

 

Accounts payable

 

.

 

 

 

4

 

Interest

 

.

 

 

 

5

 

Rent

 

.

 

 

 

6

 

Land

 

.

 

 

 

7

 

Commission revenue

 

.

 

 

 

8

 

Gross sales

 

.

 

 

 

9

 

Capital stock

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1

 

Copyright

 

0.

 

 

 

 

1

 

Notes payable

 

1.

 

 

 

 

1

 

Accounts receivable

 

2.

 

 

 

 

1

 

Equipment

 

3.

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Advertising

 

 

4.

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Wages

 

 

5.

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Retained earnings

 

 

6.

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

7.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial statements

The two most important financial statements are the:

Income statement

Balance sheet

For each of the preceding 17 accounts, indicate whether you would find them on a balance sheet, or an income statement.

1

9

 

.

.

 

 

 

 

 

2

1

 

.

0.

 

 

 

 

 

3

1

 

.

1.

 

 

 

 

 

4

1

 

.

2.

 

 

 

 

 

5

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

3.

 

 

 

 

 

6

1

 

.

4.

 

 

 

 

 

7

1

 

.

5.

 

 

 

 

 

8

1

 

.

6.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

7.

 

 

 

 

 

How to read a balance sheet Part B

Read the article below about how to read a balance sheet.

Choose the best word from the opposite page to fill each gap.

For each question 21-30 mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet. There is an example at the beginning (0).

How to read a balance sheet

40

A balance sheet is not like a Profit

But whatever happens to the

and Loss account, which is a record of

composition of the assets of the business,

the

………....(0)………………..

any overall change in asset

transacted in a year and the profits (or

………………(26)

… ……………

is

losses) produced as a result. A balance

reflected in the balance sheet. There is one

sheet can be …………..(21)……………

further

………….. (27) ……………. to

of as a photograph, a moment

be made. Although the principle of a

……………(22)…………….time

balance sheet is to have assets on one side

(usually the least day of the company’s

and liabilities on the other, the fact is that

financial year) which shows exactly

– especially for public companies –

what the business owns. These may be

shareholders want to be able to see what

buildings, cash, stocks or debts, i.e.

their ………….. (28)…………….. in the

amounts

of

money

company is worth.

 

 

…………….(23)…………….to

the

 

 

 

 

business by customers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So

a

tradition

has

A balance sheet may change from

……………..(29)…… ………. up which

one year to the next if, for example, a

has meant that “Creditors” is actually

company sells one of its factories, if it

moved to the assets side as a negative

……………..(24)………………

more

amount. Structuring the balance sheet like

money from its shareholders, if it repays

this is simply a matter of

some debt to the bank, or if it builds up

………………(30)…. …………. . There

its

inventory

of

is no commercial reason for presenting it

……………(25)………………..

 

in this way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example:

A

B

C

D

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

A

business

B

activity

C

work

D

commerce

2

A

consider

B

thought

C

imagined

D

treated

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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