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Income Statement
For the month ended 31 January 201A
Non-Current Assets
Furniture and Fixtures P 280,000
Accumulated Depreciation 4,000 P275,500
Total Assets P 946,380
Liabilities and Owners Equity
Liabilities
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable P94,300
Owners Equity
B. Pozon, Capital P852,080
Total Liabilities and Owners Equity P 946,380
Understandability
Reliability
free from material error
free from bias
Relevance
Comparability
Consistency
Identifying Various Users
Economic Management
Measuring Information Stockholders
Creditors
Financial analysts
Communicating Government
LO 4
Internal Users:
Primarily the managers of a company
Involved in the daily affairs of the
business
External Users:
Not directly involved in the
operations of a business
Need information that differs from
that needed by internal users
Outsiders must rely on the
information presented by the
companys management
1.SOLE / SINGLE PROPRIETORSHIP
A form of business is owned by one person;
the simplest, and the most common form of
business organization
Disadvantages of a partnership
The profits are divided among the partners.
A partner can be held liable for the acts of the other partners.
In a lawsuit, the personal properties of the partners can be
held beyond their
contributions and may be used to answer for any liability of the
partnership.
3. CORPORATIONS
A corporation is a business organized as a separate legal entity (artificial
person) under the corporation law with ownership
divided into transferable shares of stocks
Emphasize that it is the law (Corporation Code of the Philippines) that
creates a corporation.
The corporation begins its existence from the date the Articles of
Incorporation is approved by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC).
The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) is the government agency
primarily tasked to regulate private corporations in
the Philippines.
The owners are called stockholders or shareholders.
The word Corporation/Incorporation/Corp./Inc. appears in the name of the
entity.
The voting rights of a shareholder is generally based on the percentage of
ownership.
The management of the business is delegated by the shareholders to the
Board of Directors
The ownership is divided into shares and the value of one share may be
denominated at a smaller amount, for example at
PHP10 per share.
The proof of ownership is evidenced by a stock certificate.
Advantages of a corporation
Can easily raise additional funds by selling shares
of stocks to the public.
Shareholders are not personally liable for the
debts of the corporation. The extent of their liability
is limited to their equity
(ownership) in the corporation.
Disadvantages of a corporation
It is relatively complicated to set up.
Subject to several legal restrictions as listed in the
Corporation Code of the Philippines
4. COOPERATIVES
Disadvantages of a Cooperative
Limited distribution of surplus
Requires continuous education programs for
members.
The members have active and direct participation
in the business of the cooperative.