What is the role and purpose of accounting? - correct answerAccounting is used to accumulate, measure, and communicate financial information about organizations. This information is used to make informed decisions regard
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What is the role and purpose of accounting? - correct answerAccounting is used to accumulate, measure, and communicate financial information about organizations. This information is used to make informed decisions regarding resource usage and allocation.
Who uses accounting information and why? - correct answerManagerial Accounting: Internal decision making (managers, CEO's, supervisors, etc.)
Financial Accounting: External user benefit (stakeholders, investors, tax authorities, etc.)
What are important influences on Accounting? - correct answerDevelopment of GAAP by FASB in the U.S. and by the IASB worldwide. International business considerations, ethical considerations.
What is the role of ethics in Accounting? - correct answerAccountants are seen by the public as ensuring that misrepresentation of financial information does not occur.
What is the PCAOB and what does it do? - correct answerPCAOB is the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and they oversee audits of public companies. Created by the SEC after passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 to restore public confidence.
Explain the accounting cycle. - correct answer1. Analyze transactions
2. Record effects of transactions
3. Summarize effects of transactions
3a. Post journal entries
3b. Prepare trial balance
4. Prepare financial reports
4a. Adjust journal entries
4b. Prepare financial statements
4c. Close books
What is the basic
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