accounting basics
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ACCOUNTING: AN INTRODUCTION
PRESENTED BYTITTY BENJAMIN
SHERRY RITHA ANTONY
ACCOUNTING
MEANING OF ACCOUNTINGDEFINITION OF ACCOUNTING ACCORDING
TO AICPA
OBJECTIVES MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS OF
BUSINESSCALCULATION OF PROFIT OR LOSSDEPICTION OF FINANCIAL POSITIONMAKING INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO
VARIOUS GROUPS
SOME BASIC TERMS1) ASSETSa) FIXED ASSETSb) CURRENT ASSETS
2) LIABILITIESa) SHORT TERMb) LONG TERM
3) CAPITAL
4) REVENUES
5) EXPENSESa) CAPITAL EXPENDITUREb) REVENUE EXPENDITURE
6) PURCHASES7) SALES8) STOCK9) DEBTORS10)CREDITORS11)DRAWINGS12)BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
THEORY BASE OF ACCOUNTING GAAP 1) ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS 2) ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES 3)MODIFYING PRINCIPLES
ACCOUNTING CONCEPTSACCOUNTING ENTITYGOING CONCERNMONEY MEASUREMENTVERIFIABLE OBJECTIVEACCOUNTING PERIOD
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLESREVENUE REALISATIONEXPENSE OR COSTMATCHING PRINCIPLEFULL DISCLOSUREDUAL ASPECT
MODIFYING PRINCIPLESPRINCIPLES OF MATERIALITYPRINCIPLE OF CONSISTENCYCONVENTION OF CONSERVATISMTIMELINESSPRACTICE IN INDUSTRYCOST BENEFIT PRINCIPLEPRUDENCE
ORIGIN AND RECORDING OF TRNSACTION
ACCOUNTING EQUATION
ASSETS=LIABILITIES
ACCOUNTS AN ACCOUNT IS DEFINED AS A FORMAL
RECORD OF ALL TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO CHANGES IN A PARTICULAR ITEM
UNDER THE ENGLISH APPROACH, ACCOUNTS ARE:
a)PERSONAL ACCOUNT b)REAL ACCOUNT c)NOMINAL ACCOUNT
PERSONAL ACCOUNTS
DEBIT THE RECIEVER CREDIT THE GIVER
EXAMPLE
#RAM PAID RAJU RS 10000
#DEVIKA RECEIVED RS 5000 FROM MALAVIKA
REAL ACCOUNTS
DEBIT WHAT COMES IN CREDIT WHAT GOES OUT
EXAMPLE#FURNITURE WORTH RS 25000 BOUGHT FOR
CASH#MACHINERY WORTH RS 40000 SOLD FOR
CASH
NOMINAL ACCOUNTS
DEBIT ALL EXPENSES AND LOSES CREDIT ALL INCOMES AND GAINS
EXAMPLE#SALARY RS 5000 PAID#RENT RS 2500 RECIEVED
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