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ACCOUNTING I
CHAPTER ONE:
INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS
1.1 The nature of business
Definition I
Business is a socio-economic activity that
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1.1 The nature of a business
information
1.5 An overview of International
Financial Reporting Standards
Definition
Assets-Liabilities=Owner's Equity
Business Transaction and
its Effect
on Accounting
Equation
Business Transaction
Business Transactions - are economic activities of a
business that bring monetary changes in its assets,
liabilities, capital, revenues and expenses and should be
recorded in the accounting records of the business.
. They include buying and selling goods and services and
collecting and paying money.
Business Transactions
Business transactions may be categorized as external
and internal transactions.
External transactions - refer to exchanges of goods
and services between a business organization and an
outside party such as individuals and/or other
organizations.
E.g. buying telephone services from ETC
Business Transactions
Internal transactions - refer to consumptions of goods
and services within a business entity, which do not
affect external party.
E.g. use of previously purchased stationery materials,
Effects of Business Transaction
Business transactions affect one or more elements of
the accounting equation.
Below are sample transactions and their effects on
the elements of the
financial statements.
Collections of resources from
Owner/s in the form of investment, increase both
month or a year.
Balance Sheet
There are two forms of a balance sheet: report and
account.
Report form - lists assets first followed by liabilities
and capital in report writing form
Account form - lists assets on the left side and
liabilities and capital on the right side of the balance
sheet
2.Income Statement
Income Statement - is used to provide information
about financial performance of a business over time.
The statement summarizes the revenues earned and
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