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CHAPTER NINE

Principles
of
Accounting
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PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING

Objectives:
1. Describe the functions of accounting.
2. Complete an accounting equation.
3. Prepare a balance sheet.
4. Demonstrate the process of recording
business transactions in equation form.

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Beginning an Accounting System


(continued)

• Debts owed by a business are


liabilities.
• Owner’s equity is an accounting term
that indicates the financial interest of
the owner in a business.

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The Accounting Equation

Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity

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The Balance Sheet

• The balance sheet is an itemized


list of the assets, liabilities, and
owner’s equity of a business on
one particular date.

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The Effect of Business Activities on


the Balance Sheet

• Business activities such as


buying, selling, receiving
money, and paying bills cause
continual changes in the
amounts of the assets,
liabilities, and owner’s equity.

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The Effect of Business Activities on


the Balance Sheet
(continued)

• These business activities are


called transactions and need to
be recorded as part of the
business’ operations.

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Accounting Terminology

•Account •Creditors
•Accounting •Invest
•Accounting Equation •Investment
•Accounts Payable •Liabilities
•Assets •Owner’s Equity
•Balance Sheet •Proprietor
•Business Transactions

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Chapter Summary
• Assets are the property owned by a
business.
• Liabilities are debts owed by a
business.
• Owner’s equity is the difference
between the assets and the liabilities
and represents the financial interest
of the owner in a business.
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Chapter Summary(continued)

• Liabilities represent the claims of


creditors to the assets of a business,
and owner’s equity is the claim of the
owner to the assets.
• The fundamental accounting equation
is: Assets=Liabilities + Owner’s
Equity.
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Chapter Summary(continued)
• The balance sheet is a statement of
assets, liabilities, and owner’s
equity. It shows the financial
position of a business on one
particular date.
• Every business transaction affects
at least two items.

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Topic Quiz
Answer the following true/false questions:
1. All the properties a business owns are
called assets. TRUE

2. Debts owed by a business are called


TRUE
liabilities.

3. Owner’s equity is the financial FALSE


interest of creditors in a business.

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Investigating on the Internet


Sources of information about balance
sheets can be accessed at the websites of
most major businesses.
As a research assignment, access two or
three business’ websites. Compare and
contrast their use of balance sheets and
how they are used to show the state of the
business.
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Topic Quiz (continued)


3. Owner’s equity is the financial interest of
creditors in a business.

FALSE
It is the financial interest of the owner
in a business.
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