Introduction to financial accounting. This presentation will help students to understand financial accounting in simple way , it covers basics of financial accounting process
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Introduction to financial accounting ( Simple understanding of financial accounting)
1. Introduction to financial accounting
By.
Dr. Sanjay P Sawant Dessai
Associate Professor
VVMs Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economics Margao Goa
sanjaydessai@gmail.com
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2. What is Accounting
• Accounting is ---Reporting
• Reporting through ---Financial Statements
Financial statements are
• Profit and loss Account / Income statement
• Balance Sheet
• Cash Flow Statement
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3. Financial Accounting
Definition
American Institute of certified public Accountant
defines accounting as
“Accounting is an art of recording, classifying and
summarizing in a significant manner and in terms
of money, transaction and events which are, in
part at least, of a financial character and
interpreting the results thereof ”
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4. Accounting
• Art
• Record
• Transaction/Event
• Monetary terms (money)
• Financial Character
• Classification
• Summary &
• Interpretation of results
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8. Journal /Subsidiary books- Primary
Books
1. Purchase Book
2. Sales Book
3. Purchase Return
4. Sales Return
5. Cash book
6. Bills Receivable Book
7. Bills Payable Book
8. Journal Proper
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9. Reporting financial information on
following
1. Sales
2. Purchases
3. Expenses
4. Incomes
5. Profits
6. Losses
7. Capital
8. Liabilities
9. Assets
10. Reserves
11. Loans and advances
12. Investment
13. Debtors
14. Creditors
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10. Parties interested in financial information
1. Owners /Investors
2. Management
3. Potential investors
4. Suppliers and other creditors
5. Lenders (banks a
6. Employees
7. Government and other agencies
8. Public
9. Customers
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