Table of Contents

Chapter 1      Overview of Corporate Financial Reporting

What is a Business?

What is Accounting?

Forms of Organization

Users of Financial Statements

Internal Users

External Users

Development of Accounting Standards

Qualitative Characteristics and Constraints of Accounting Information

Busines Activities

Financing Activities

Investing Activities

Operating Activities

H&M Annual Report

Corporate Profile

Message to Shareholders

Management Discussion and Analysis

Board of Directors and Management

Financial Section

Summary

Chapter 2      Analyzing Transactions and Their Effects on Financial Statements

User Relevance

The Basic Accounting Equation

Transaction Analysis and the Basic Accounting Equation

Sample Transactions

Transaction Analysis

Financial Statements

Statement of Earnings

Statement of Financial Position

Variations in Statement of Financial Position Presentation

Using Ratios to Analyze Financial Statements

Profitability Ratios

Statement of Cash Flows

Summary

Chapter 3      Processing Data Through the Accounting System

User Relevance

Double-Entry Accounting Systems

Debits and Credits

Statement of Financial Position

Understanding the Accounting Cycle

The Chart of Accounts

The Opening Balances

Transactions

Analyzing Transactions

Recording Transactions in a Journal

Recording in Journal, Ledger, and Trial Balance

Posting to the Ledger

Preparing a Trial Balance

Recording Adjusting Entries

Preparing an Adjusted Trial Balance

Preparing Financial Statements and Closing ...

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