MGT120H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Warning Sign, Debt Ratio, Share Capital
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Business documents that companies use to report results of activities to various user groups. 4 statements (in this order): 1) income statement. Over period of time (month, year, etc. : 2) statement of changes in equity. Retained earnings (r/e) (public and private companies) Changes in shares (not for private companies: 3) balance sheet (cid:894)a. k. a. (cid:862) tate(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of fi(cid:374)a(cid:374)(cid:272)ial positio(cid:374)(cid:863)(cid:895) Liabilities; what is owed to creditors (ex. Current (less than 1 year) or long-term. Equity; what is owed to owners: 4) statement of cash flow. Financial: this course, must be done over specified period (monthly, quarterly, etc. ) Adhere to accounting rules (gaap: meet accounting standards for relevance and faithful representation. Internal users: opposite of financial, users are strictly internal (managers) Takes historical financial accounting to predict future (ex, cost and sales) Can be generated using assumptions: not governed by accounting rules. Proprietorship: owner and business are same person. Single owner legally responsible if company goes bankrupt.