ACCT 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Legal Personality, Sole Proprietorship, Financial Statement

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Forms of business organization and uses of accounting info. Explain the 3 principle types of business activity. Describe the 4 financial statements and how they"re prepared. Sole proprietorship: owned by one person, unlimited liability. Each partner has unlimited liability: more capital/resources to run business. Corporation: owned by one or many shareholders. Stockholders have no say so in corporate decisions o o. Accounting: information system, recording deposits/withdrawals, anything that impacts a company"s finances. Investors, creditors, suppliers, taxing authorities, regulatory agencies, customers, labor unions, etc. Reason passed: reduce unethical corporate behavior and decrease the likelihood of future corporate scandals o. Top management must certify accuracy of financial info. Penalties for fraudulent financial reporting much more severe. Increased independence of outside auditors and oversight role of board of directors o. Effective financial reporting depends on sound ethical behavior. Period of time: date same as date of re. Balance sheet: assets and claims against assets point in time o.

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