Basics of Accounting & Information Processing

Not in Library

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today


Buy this book

Last edited by Alice Kirk
July 10, 2015 | History

Basics of Accounting & Information Processing

Formally defined, accounting is a set of concepts and techniques that are used to measure and report financial information about an economic unit. While this may seem relatively straightforward, accounting is actually a very complex field that requires both technical proficiency and also a certain amount of artistry.

You can download the book via the link below.

Publish Date
Publisher
Bookboon.com

Buy this book

Edition Availability
Cover of: Basics of Accounting & Information Processing
Basics of Accounting & Information Processing
2013, Bookboon.com

Add another edition?

Book Details


Table of Contents

Content
1. Part 1: Welcome to the World of Accounting
2. Accounting Information
2.1. Accounting Defined
2.2. Financial Accounting
2.3. Managerial Accounting
2.4. A Quality Information System
2.5. Inherent Limitations
3. The Accounting Profession and Careers
3.1. Accounting and Professional Ethics
4. The Fundamental Accounting Equation
4.1. Assets
4.2. Liabilities
4.3. Owners’ Equity
4.4. Balance Sheet
5. How Transactions Impact the Accounting Equation
5.1. Edelweiss Collects an Account Receivable
5.2. Edelweiss Buys Equipment With Loan Proceeds
5.3. Edelweiss Provides Services to a Costumer on Account
5.4. Edelweiss Pays Expenses With Cash
5.5. Generalizing About the Impact of Transactions
5.6. Distinguishing Between Revenue and Income
6. The Core Financial Statements
6.1. Financial Statements
6.2. Income Statement
6.3. The Statement of Retained Earnings
6.4. Balance Sheet
6.5. Statement of Cash Flows
6.6. Articulation
6.7. Unlocking the Mystery of Articulation
7. Part 2: Information Processing
8. Accounts, Debits, and Credits
8.1. Accounts
8.2. Debits and Credits
8.3. The Fallacy of ”+/-“ Nomenclature
8.4. The Debit/Credit Rules
8.5. Assets/Expanses Dividends
8.6. Liabilities/Revenues/Equity
8.7. Analysis of Transactions and Events
8.8. Determining an Account’s Balance
8.9. A Common Misunderstanding About Credits
9. The Journal
9.1. Illustrating the Accounting Journal
9.2. Special Journals
9.3. Page Numbering
9.4. But, What are the Account Balances?
10. The General Ledger
10.1. Posting
10.2. To Review
11. The Trial Balance
11.1. Debits Equal Credits
11.2. Financial Statements From the Trial Balance
12. Computerized Processing Systems
12.1. What do they Look Like
13. T-accounts
13.1. Comprehensive T-Accounting Illustration
13.2. Chart of Account
13.3. Control and Subsidiary Accounts

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25722240M
ISBN 13
9788776815837

Links outside Open Library

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

This work does not appear on any lists.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
July 10, 2015 Edited by Alice Kirk Edited without comment.
July 10, 2015 Created by Alice Kirk Added new book.