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Subject
Financial Accounting
Topic Code
Chapter
FA-01
Accounting - Introduction
By
R Narayanaswamy
M Com, MBA, M Phil, CPFA & AFP
(Investments)
Knowledge Initiator
Introduction - Preface
Why people do business?
To make money or in formal terms, to make
Profits
So, what is the meaning of the term
Profits?
Profits = Revenues - Expenses
Can you remember all the transactions
done by all the employees at different
locations?
So, what is the relevance of Accounting?
Accounting - Definition
Accounting is an art of
recording, classifying
and summarizing in a
significant manner and
in terms of money,
transactions and events
which are, in part, at
least, of a financial
character and
interpreting the results
Functions of accounting
Identifying
Recording
Summarizing
Classifying
Interpreting
Functions of accounting
Identifying the
financial transactions
and the accounts
involved in it.
Identifying
Recording
Summarizing
Classifying
Interpreting
Functions of accounting
Recording the identified
financial transactions in
the books of accounts as
per the said rules
Identifying
Recording
Summarizing
Classifying
Interpreting
Functions of accounting
Classifying the
transactions
under various
heads
Identifying
Recording
Summarizing
Classifying
Interpreting
Functions of accounting
Presenting the
classified data in
Identifyingunderstandable
Recording
and useful
manner.
Summarizing
Classifying
Interpreting
Functions of accounting
Identifying
To make
meaningful
judgement about
the financial
Recording
Classifying
condition
and
profitability of the
business.
Summarizing
Interpreting
Accounting - Definition
Accounting is an art of
recording, classifying
and summarizing in a
significant manner and
in terms of money,
transactions and events
which are, in part, at
least, of a financial
character and
interpreting the results
Tools
Identifying
Recording
Summarizing
Classifying
Interpreting
Tools
Accounting
Equation
Identifying
Recording
Summarizing
Classifying
Interpreting
Tools
Journal
Identifying
Recording
Summarizing
Classifying
Interpreting
Tools
Ledger
Identifying
Recording
Summarizing
Classifying
Interpreting
Tools
Trial Balance,
Identifying
IncomeRecording
Statement
and Balance Sheet
Summarizing
Classifying
Interpreting
Tools
Identifying
Horizontal Analysis,
Vertical Analysis,
Common size
statements,Classifying
Ratio
Recording
analysis and Cash
flow analysis
Summarizing
Interpreting
As owners have
Groups
interested
in accounting
invested
money, they
need to know the
performance
Owners
information
Managers
Security Analysts
Lenders
Creditors
Employees
Government
Customers
Competitors
Research Groups
As managers drive
Groups
interestedthey
in accounting
the organization,
need to know the
performance so as to
Owners
improve further
information
Managers
Security Analysts
Lenders
Creditors
Employees
Government
Customers
Competitors
Research Groups
Owners
Managers
Security Analysts
Lenders
Creditors
Employees
Government
Customers
Competitors
Research Groups
Creditors
Employees
Government
Customers
Competitors
Research Groups
Owners
Managers
Security Analysts
Lenders
Creditors
Employees
Government
Customers
Competitors
Research Groups
Owners
Managers
Security Analysts
Lenders
Creditors
Employees
Government
Customers
Competitors
Research Groups
Owners
Managers
Security Analysts
Lenders
Creditors
Employees
Government
Customers
Competitors
Research Groups
Customers need
to know, so that
they can decide
on the long term
association
Owners
Managers
Security Analysts
Lenders
Creditors
Employees
Government
Customers
Competitors
Research Groups
Competitors
need to know the
accounting data
so as to
understand their
market position
Owners
Managers
Security Analysts
Lenders
Creditors
Employees
Government
Customers
Competitors
Research Groups
Owners
Managers
Security Analysts
Lenders
Creditors
Employees
Government
Customers
Competitors
Research Groups
Accounting branches
C
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Financial
Accounting
t
Management Accounting
A
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c
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n
Accounting branches
Financial accounting
To know the profit or loss and
the financial position of an
organization.
Accounting branches
Financial accounting
To know the profit or loss and
the financial position of an
organization.
Cost accounting
To ascertain the cost
Accounting branches
Financial accounting
To know the profit or loss and
the financial position of an
organization.
Cost accounting
To ascertain the cost
Management accounting
To provide the management
with information taken from
financial and cost accounting,
so as to facilitate decision
making
Understanding Business
Organization
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Manufacturing
MerchandisingOrganization
Organization
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GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles It is a set of
conventions, rules and procedures,
which define accepted accounting
practice
GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles It is a set of
conventions, rules and procedures,
which define accepted accounting
practice
Why general acceptance is
required?
GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles It is a set of
conventions, rules and procedures,
which define accepted accounting
practice
Why general acceptance is
required?
So that, meaningful comparisons
between the firms past financial
history and financial information of
other enterprises can be done
GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles It is a set of conventions,
rules and procedures, which define
accepted accounting practice
Why general acceptance is required?
So that, meaningful comparisons
between the firms past financial
history and financial information of
other enterprises can be done
So let us learn the concepts and
conventions now.
Owner is different
Accounting
concepts from business.
assumptions
They are two
different entities
Entity concept
Dual aspect concept
Going concern concept
Accounting period concept
Objectivity concept
Money measurement
concept
Cost concept
Matching concept
Revenue recognition
concept
Accrual concept
Entity concept
Dual aspect concept
Going concern concept
Accounting period concept
Objectivity concept
Money measurement
concept
Cost concept
Matching concept
Revenue recognition
concept
Accrual concept
Entity concept
Dual aspect concept
Going concern concept
Accounting period concept
Objectivity concept
Money measurement
concept
Cost concept
Matching concept
Revenue recognition
concept
Accrual concept
Entity concept
Dual aspect concept
Going concern concept
Accounting period concept
Objectivity concept
Money measurement
concept
Cost concept
Matching concept
Revenue recognition
concept
Accrual concept
Entity concept
Dual aspect concept
Going concern concept
Accounting period concept
Objectivity concept
Money measurement
concept
Cost concept
Matching concept
Revenue recognition
concept
Accrual concept
Entity concept
Dual aspect concept
Going concern concept
Accounting period concept
Objectivity concept
Money measurement
concept
Cost concept
Matching concept
Revenue recognition
concept
Accrual concept
Entity concept
Dual aspect concept
Going concern concept
Accounting period concept
Objectivity concept
Money measurement
concept
Cost concept
Matching concept
Revenue recognition
concept
Accrual concept
Entity concept
Dual aspect concept
Going concern concept
Accounting period concept
Objectivity concept
Money measurement
concept
Cost concept
Matching concept
Revenue recognition
concept
Accrual concept
Entity concept
Dual aspect concept
Going concern concept
Accounting period concept
Objectivity concept
Money measurement
concept
Cost concept
Matching concept
Revenue recognition
concept
Accrual concept
Revenue Recognition An
Example
June 1 A prospective client walks in for an
enquiry
June 5 He places a huge order
June 8 You deliver
June 10 He gives you cash
When will you recognise this as a
transaction?
Entity concept
Dual aspect concept
Going concern concept
Accounting period concept
Objectivity concept
Money measurement
concept
Cost concept
Matching concept
Revenue recognition
concept
Accrual concept
Convention of
materiality
Convention of
consistency
Convention of
conservatism
Convention of
disclosure
Accounting
conventions In accounting, there
are areas where
practices
multiple ways of
calculations are
available. If we
choose one method,
it should be
consistently followed
period after period
Convention of
materiality
Convention of
consistency
Convention of
conservatism
Convention of
disclosure
Convention of
materiality
Convention of
consistency
Convention of
conservatism
Convention of
disclosure
Convention of
materiality
Convention of
consistency
Convention of
conservatism
Convention of
disclosure
Accounting equation
Assets = Liabilities + Owners equity
Accounting equation
Assets = Liabilities + Owners equity
What the
business
owns
Accounting equation
Assets = Liabilities + Owners equity
What the
business
Owes to
others
Accounting equation
Assets = Liabilities + Owners equity
What the
business
Owes to
owners
Accounting equation
Assets = Liabilities + Owners
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Rs 100
equity
Rs 40 cr
cr
cr
Accounting equation
Assets = Liabilities + Owners equity
Assets = Liabilities + Capital Drawings
Accounting equation
Assets = Liabilities + Owners equity
Assets = Liabilities + Capital Drawings
The amount
invested by the
owners
Accounting equation
Assets = Liabilities + Owners equity
Assets = Liabilities + Capital Drawings
Accounting equation
Assets = Liabilities + Owners equity
Assets = Liabilities + Capital Drawings
Assets = Liabilities + Capital Drawings +
Profit
Accounting equation
Assets = Liabilities + Owners equity
Assets = Liabilities + Capital Drawings
Assets = Liabilities + Capital Drawings +
Profit
Excess of
Income
over
expenses.
It belongs
to owners
Accounting equation
Assets = Liabilities + Owners equity
Assets = Liabilities + Capital Drawings
Assets = Liabilities + Capital Drawings +
Profit
Assets = Liabilities + Capital Drawings +
Income - Expenses
Accounting equation
Assets = Liabilities + Owners equity
Assets = Liabilities + Capital Drawings
Assets = Liabilities + Capital Drawings +
Profit
Assets = Liabilities + Capital Drawings +
Income - Expenses
Assets = Liabilities + Capital Drawings +
Income Expenses - Dividends
Accounting equation
Assets
Liabilities
+ Owners equity
The=amount
given
as a
Assetsto=owners
Liabilities
+ Capital Drawings
share in the
Assets = Liabilities + Capital Drawings +
profits
Profit
Assets = Liabilities + Capital Drawings +
Income - Expenses
Assets = Liabilities + Capital Drawings +
Income Expenses - Dividends
Format of an Account
Account Name
Debit side
Credit side
Traditional classification of
Accounts
Real
Nomi
nal
Perso
nal
Traditional classification of
Accounts
Accounts
representing all
real things in life
which we can
really see, feel,
touch, etc.
Real
Nomi
nal
Perso
nal
Traditional classification of
All accounts
Accounts
representing
expenses,
losses, incomes
and gains
Real
Nomi
nal
Perso
nal
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Real
Nomi
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Perso
nal
Assets
Liabilities
Revenues
Owners
Equity
Expenses
Liabilities
Revenues
Owners
Equity
Expenses
Liabilities
Revenues
Owners
Equity
Expenses
Liabilities
Revenues
Owners
Equity
Expenses
An increase in
assets
resulting from
Assets
Liabilities
selling of
goods or
providing
services
Revenues
Owners
Equity
Expenses
Assets
A decrease in
assets
resulting from
Owners
selling of
Liabilities
goods or Equity
providing
services
Revenues
Expenses
Drawings
Capital
Dividends
The
amount
invested
by the
owners
Drawings
Capital
Dividends
The amount
drawn by
the owners
Drawings
Capital
Dividends
The amount
taken by the
owners from
Drawings
Capitalthe profits of
Dividends
the business
Purchases
Sales
Good
s
Sales
Purchases
Returns
Returns
Goods
(Resale)
Expenses
(Consumpt
ion)
Assets
(Usage)
Drawings
Owner
draws
money
Owner
takes
goods
/
servic
es
Owner
s
perso
nal
expen
ses
paid
by
Accounting Equation
Resources
Accounting Equation
Resources
Sources
Assets
Cost of
resources used
in the business
Accounting Equation
Resources
Sources
Liabilities
Assets
Cost of
resources used
in the business
Owners
Equity
Resources
supplied by
creditors and
owners
Business Transactions
ASSETS
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
ASSETS
Cash
25,000
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
ASSETS
Cash
25,000
OWNERS EQUITY
Ram Charan, Capital
25,000
Business Transactions
ASSETS
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
ASSETS
Cash
(20,000)
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
ASSETS
Cash
(20,000)
Land
20,000
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
ASSETS
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
ASSETS
Cash
7,500
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
ASSETS
Cash
7,500
OWNERS EQUITY
Fees Earned 7,500
Business Transactions
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
OWNERS EQUITY
Expenses
(3,650)
Business Transactions
ASSETS
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
ASSETS
Cash
(950)
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
ASSETS
Accounts Payable
(950)
Cash
(950)
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
ASSETS
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
ASSETS
Supplies
(800)
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
ASSETS
Supplies
(800)
OWNERS EQUITY
Supplies Expense
(800)
Business Transactions
ASSETS
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
ASSETS
Cash
(2,000)
OWNERS EQUITY
Business Transactions
ASSETS
Cash
(2,000)
OWNERS EQUITY
Ram Charan, Drawing
(2,000)
Transaction Summary
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash 5,900
Supplies 550
Land 20,000
OWNERS EQUITY
Transaction Summary
ASSETS
Cash 5,900
Supplies 550
Land 20,000
LIABILITIES
Accts.
Payable
400
OWNERS
EQUITY
Transaction Summary
LIABILITIES
ASSETS
Cash 5,900
Supplies 550
Land 20,000
Accts. Payable
400
OWNERS EQUITY
R. Charan, Capital
25,000
R. Charan, Drawing
(2,000)
Fees Earned 7,500
Wages Expense
(2,125)
Rent Expense (800)
Supplies Expense
(800)
Utilities Expense
(450)
Misc. Expense (275)
Financial Statements
Income Statement
Statement of Owners Equity
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Financial Statements
Soft Corner
Income Statement
For the Month Ended November 30, 2002
Fees earned
Operating expenses:
Wages expense
Rent expense
Supplies expense
Utilities expense
Miscellaneous expense
Total operating expenses
Net income
Rs7,500
Rs2,125
800
800
450
275
4,450
Rs3,050
Financial Statements
Soft Corner
Income Statement
For the Month Ended November 30, 2002
Fees earned
Operating expenses:
Wages expense
Rent expense
Supplies expense
Utilities expense
Miscellaneous expense
Total operating expenses
Net income
Rs7,500
Rs2,125
800
800
450
275
4,450
Rs3,050
Financial Statements
Soft Corner
Income Statement
For the Month Ended November 30, 2002
Fees earned
Operating expenses:
Wages expense
Rent expense
Supplies expense
Utilities expense
Miscellaneous expense
Total operating expenses
Net income
Rs7,500
Rs2,125
800
800
450
275
4,450
Rs3,050
Financial Statements
Soft Corner
Income Statement
For the Month Ended November 30, 2002
Fees earned
Operating expenses:
Wages expense
Rent expense
Supplies expense
Utilities expense
Miscellaneous expense
Total operating expenses
Net income
Rs7,500
Rs2,125
800
800
450
275
4,450
Rs3,050
Financial Statements
Soft Corner
Statement of Owners Equity
For the Month Ended November 30, 2002
Ram Charan, capital, November 1, 2002
Rs
0
Investment on November 1, 2002 Rs25,000
Net income for November
3,050
Rs28,050
Less withdrawals
2,000
Increase in owners equity
26,050
Ram Charan, capital, November 30, 2002
Rs26,050
Financial Statements
Soft Corner
Statement of Owners Equity
For the Month Ended November 30, 2002
Ram Charan, capital, November 1, 2002
Rs
0
Investment on November 1, 2002 Rs25,000
Net income for November
3,050
Rs28,050
Less withdrawals
2,000
Increase in owners equity
26,050
Ram Charan, capital, November 30, 2002
Rs26,050
Financial Statements
Soft Corner
Statement of Owners Equity
For the Month Ended November 30, 2002
Ram Charan, capital, November 1, 2002
Rs
0
Investment on November 1, 2002 Rs25,000
Net income for November
3,050
Rs28,050
Less withdrawals
2,000
Increase in owners equity
26,050
Ram Charan, capital, November 30, 2002
Rs26,050
Financial Statements
Soft Corner
Statement of Owners Equity
For the Month Ended November 30, 2002
Ram Charan, capital, November 1, 2002
Rs
0
Investment on November 1, 2002 Rs25,000
Net income for November
3,050
Rs28,050
Less withdrawals
2,000
Increase in owners equity
26,050
Ram Charan, capital, November 30, 2002
Rs26,050
Financial Statements
Soft Corner
Statement of Owners Equity
For the Month Ended November 30, 2002
Ram Charan, capital, November 1, 2002
Rs
0
Investment on November 1, 2002 Rs25,000
Net income for November
3,050
Rs28,050
Less withdrawals
2,000
Increase in owners equity
26,050
Ram Charan, capital, November 30, 2002
Rs26,050
Financial Statements
Soft Corner
Balance Sheet
November 30, 2002
Assets
Cash
Supplies
Land
Total assets
Liabilities
Accounts payable
Owners Equity
Ram Charan, capital
Total liabilities and
owners equity
Rs5,900
550
20,000
Rs26,450
Rs 400
26,050
Rs26,450
Financial Statements
Soft Corner
Balance Sheet
November 30, 2002
Assets
Cash
Supplies
Land
Total assets
Liabilities
Accounts payable
Owners Equity
Ram Charan, capital
Total liabilities and
owners equity
Rs5,900
550
20,000
Rs26,450
Rs 400
26,050
Rs26,450
Financial Statements
Soft Corner
Balance Sheet
November 30, 2002
Assets
Cash
Supplies
Land
Total assets
Liabilities
Accounts payable
Owners Equity
Ram Charan, capital
Total liabilities and
owners equity
Rs5,900
550
20,000
Rs26,450
Rs 400
26,050
Rs26,450
Financial Statements
Soft Corner
Balance Sheet
November 30, 2002
Assets
Cash
Supplies
Land
Total assets
Liabilities
Accounts payable
Owners Equity
Ram Charan, capital
Total liabilities and
owners equity
Rs5,900
550
20,000
Rs26,450
Rs 400
26,050
Rs26,450
Financial Statements
Soft Corner
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Month Ended November 30, 2002
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from customers
Rs 7,500
Deduct Cash payments for expenses
and payments to creditors
4,600
Net Cash flow from operating activities
Rs 2,900
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash payments for acquisition of land
(20,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Cash received as owners investment Rs25,000
Deduct Cash withdrawal by owner
2,000
Net Cash flow from financing activities
23,000
Net Cash flow and Nov. 30, 2002
Cash balance
Rs5,900
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