ACCT 209 Lecture 2: Financial Statements and Analyzing Transactions

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Financial statements the end product of financial accounting (annual report or 10-k) Statement of retained earnings (or more comprehensive. Statement of shareholders" equity: purpose: show change in equity for period of time, balance of beginning of period + net income - dividends. Balance sheet: aka statement of financial position or statement of financial, purpose: show the financial position at a point in time. Condition: (cid:498)where are we now(cid:499, resources (assets) and sources of those resources future benefit (cash!) (aka stockholder/shareholder, assets - what we own; a resource that is expected to give. Dividends can be issued as cash payments, as shares of stock, or other property: assets = liabilities - stockholders" equity, purpose: shows changes in cash and the reasons for changes for. Statement of cash flows some period of time. Notes to the statements: provide additional details, descriptions, and required disclosures. Auditor"s report: attest to fairness; spot check certain things.

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