ACCT 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, International Accounting Standards Board, Accounting
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Chapter 2 class notes: identify the sections of a classified balance sheet, use ratios to evaluate a company"s profitability, liquidity and solvency, discuss financial reporting concepts. The classified balance sheet: reports the assets, liabilities, and equity at a. __specific point in time__________________: groups together similar assets and similar liabilities, using standard classifications. Accounting equation : assets = liabilities + stockholder"s equity. Example: tiger company has the following assets at 12/31/17. Investments: investments in stocks and bonds of other companies that are held for more than one year, investments in long-term assets such as land or buildings not currently being used in operating activities. ,000: property, plant and equipment assets are assets with a long useful life (more than one year)that are currently used in operating the business, examples, land, building, equipment, vehicles, they are also called plant assets, fixed assets, or.