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01 Introduction To Accounting, Types of Information Users, and Forms of Business Organization
01 Introduction To Accounting, Types of Information Users, and Forms of Business Organization
Introduction to Accounting
What is Accounting?
Introduction to Accounting
What is Accounting?
Introduction to Accounting
What is Accounting?
Introduction to Accounting
What is Accounting?
Introduction to Accounting
What is Accounting?
Introduction to Accounting
What is Accounting?
Introduction to Accounting
What is Accounting?
Introduction to Accounting
What is Accounting?
Financial
Accounting Standards American Accounting American Institute of
Accounting
Council Association Certified Public Accountants
Standards Board
Accounting is a Accounting is an Accounting is the Accounting is the art of
service activity. Its information process of recording, classifying and
function is to provide system that identifying, summarizing in a
quantitative measures, measuring and significant manner and in
information, primarily processes and communicating terms of money,
financial in nature, communicates economic transactions and events
about economic information about information to permit which are, in part at least,
entities that is an economic informed judgements of a financial character,
intended to be useful entity. and decisions by and interpreting the
in making economic users of the results thereof.
decisions. information.
Introduction to Accounting
Users of Information
Introduction to Accounting
Users of Information
Introduction to Accounting
External Users
Introduction to Accounting
External Users
Introduction to Accounting
Internal Users
• Internal users include the board of directors, CEO, CFO, vice
presidents, internal auditors, business unit managers, plant
managers and supervisors.
Introduction to Accounting
Forms of Business Organizations
1. Sole proprietorship
2. Partnership
3. Corporation
Introduction to Accounting
Sole Proprietorship
Introduction to Accounting
Sole Proprietorship - Advantages
Introduction to Accounting
Sole Proprietorship - Disadvantages
Introduction to Accounting
Partnership
Introduction to Accounting
Partnership
Introduction to Accounting
Partnership - Characteristics
Introduction to Accounting
Partnership - Characteristics
4. Mutual agency
5. Limited life
6. Unlimited liability
Introduction to Accounting
Advantages and Disadvantages of a Partnership
Introduction to Accounting
Advantages and Disadvantages of a Partnership
Introduction to Accounting
Advantages and Disadvantages of a Partnership
Disadvantages
Introduction to Accounting
Attributes of a Corporation
Introduction to Accounting
Attributes of a Corporation
Introduction to Accounting
Advantages of a Corporation
Introduction to Accounting
Disadvantages of a Corporation
Introduction to Accounting
Disadvantages of a Corporation
Introduction to Accounting
Disadvantages of a Corporation
Introduction to Accounting
Cooperatives
Introduction to Accounting
Cooperatives
A cooperative is
• an autonomous and duly registered association of persons,
with a common bond of interest, who have voluntarily
joined together
Introduction to Accounting
Cooperatives
Introduction to Accounting
Objectives and Goals of a Cooperative
Introduction to Accounting
Objectives and Goals of a Cooperative
Introduction to Accounting
Cooperative Principles
Introduction to Accounting
Cooperative Principles
Introduction to Accounting
Cooperative Principles
Introduction to Accounting
Cooperative Principles
Introduction to Accounting
Cooperative Principles
Introduction to Accounting
Cooperative Principles
Introduction to Accounting
Cooperative Principles
Introduction to Accounting
Cooperative Principles
Introduction to Accounting
Cooperative Principles
Introduction to Accounting
Cooperatives
Advantages of a Cooperative
Introduction to Accounting
Advantages of a Cooperative
1. Unlimited life
2. Equality of members
3. Tax benefits
4. Limited liability
5. Greater ability to attract capital
6. Afford greater business volume with the resulting benefit
of bigger profits which will be shared by more people
Introduction to Accounting
Disadvantages of a Cooperative
1. Shared control
2. One member, one vote
Introduction to Accounting