introduction to accounting for beginners
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Introduction to Accounting
BY Benet Thabaneng
DEFINITIONAccounting is defined as the art & science of Recording,
Classifying,
Interpreting and,
Summarizing financial character and position
InputBusiness transaction (monetary value)
ProcessidentifyingRecordingSummarisingAnalysingInterpretingcommunicating
OutputInformation to users
Accounting roles
Language of Business Decision making tool Create accountability and control As an Information system
Accounting Equation
Assets = Liabilities + Owners Equity
Users of financial information
Internal Users › Managers who plan, organise and run
the business› e.g. production supervisors, marketing
managers, and directors› Owners of the business
Users cont.
External Users › Resource providers
e.g. investors, employees, creditors› Recipients of goods and services
e.g. customers, beneficiaries › Reviewers
e.g. regulatory agencies, media, governments, trade unions, special interest groups
Accounting conversions
conversion
Conservatism
Full disclosure consistency materiality
Basic assumptionsAccounting Entity Assumption
According to this assumption, business is treated as a unit or entity apart from its owners, creditors and others.
All the business transactions are recorded in the books of accounts from the view point of the business.
Even the proprietor is treated as a creditor to the extent of his capital.
Money Measurement AssumptionIn accounting, only those business transactions and events which are of financial nature are recorded.
For example, when Sales Manager is not on good terms with Production Manager, the business is bound to suffer. This fact will not be recorded, because it cannot be measured in terms of money.
Assumptions cont.
Accounting Period Assumption
The users of financial statements need periodical reports to know the operational result and the financial position of the business concern. Hence it becomes necessary to close the accounts at regular intervals.
Usually a period of 365 days or 52 weeks or 1 year is considered as the accounting period.
Going Concern Assumption
As per this assumption, the business will exist for a long period and transactions are recorded from this point of view.
There is neither the intention nor the necessity to wind up the business in the foreseeable future.
Accounting Cycle:
transaction
journal
ledger Trial balance
Trading account
Profit & loss
account
Branches of accountingFinancial Accounting : It is concerned with recording of business transactions in the
books of accounts in such a way that operating result of a particular period and financial position on a particular date can be known.
Cost Accounting: It relates to collection, classification and ascertainment of the
cost of production or job undertaken by the firm.
Management Accounting: It relates to the use of accounting data collected with the help
of financial accounting and cost accounting for the purpose of policy formulation, planning, control and decision making by the management
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