ACCT 2000 Chapter : CH 1 Notes

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15 Mar 2019
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Chapter 1 class notes: identify the forms of business organization and the uses of accounting information, explain the three principal types of business activity, describe the four financial statements and how they are prepared. Proprietorship (when one person owns a business/ 1 owner: partnerships (2 or more owners, corporation. No personal liability (the most you can lose is the amount invested) Transfer ownership more difficult: taxes: have to count dividend on tax return, therefore, pay taxes, therefore, pay taxes twice (1) corporation tax (2) dividends are paid. The purpose of financial information is to provide inputs for decision making. Accounting is the information system that identifies, records, and communicates the economic events of an organization to interested users. Type: internal (someone who works for the company, external. Internal reports plan, organize and run a business. Decisions to buy or sell stock or loan company money. Effective financial reporting depends on sound ethnical behavior.

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