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| Acknowledgments | p. xiv |
| Basic Concepts | p. 1 |
| Elements of the Balance Sheet | p. 1 |
| Assets | p. 3 |
| Liabilities and Equity | p. 3 |
| Dual-Aspect Concept | p. 4 |
| Money-Measurement Concept | p. 6 |
| Entity Concept | p. 6 |
| Going-Concern Concept | p. 7 |
| Asset-Measurement Concept | p. 8 |
| Balance Sheet Items | p. 10... MORE |
| Assets | p. 10 |
| Liabilities | p. 12 |
| Current Ratio | p. 12 |
| Equity | p. 12 |
| Key Points to Remember | p. 13 |
| Balance Sheet Changes; Income Measurement | p. 15 |
| Current Assets | p. 15 |
| Noncurrent Assets | p. 16 |
| Current Liabilities | p. 17 |
| Noncurrent Liabilities | p. 18 |
| Equity | p. 18 |
| Balance Sheet Changes | p. 18 |
| Income Measurement | p. 25 |
| Key Points to Remember | p. 29 |
| Accounting Records and Systems | p. 31 |
| The Account | p. 31 |
| Rules for Increases and Decreases | p. 33 |
| Debit and Credit | p. 35 |
| Income Statement Accounts | p. 36 |
| The Ledger and the Journal | p. 37 |
| The Closing Process | p. 39 |
| A Note on Computers | p. 41 |
| Key Points to Remember | p. 42 |
| Revenues and Monetary Assets | p. 45 |
| Fiscal Year | p. 46 |
| Accrual Accounting | p. 46 |
| Conservatism Concept | p. 47 |
| Materiality Concept | p. 48 |
| Realization Concept | p. 48 |
| Service Revenue | p. 51 |
| Amount of Revenue | p. 52 |
| Monetary Assets | p. 54 |
| Days' Sales Uncollected | p. 55 |
| Key Points to Remember | p. 55 |
| Expense Measurement; The Income Statement | p. 57 |
| Expense and Expenditure | p. 58 |
| Unexpired and Expired Costs | p. 60 |
| Matching Concept | p. 60 |
| Other Assets that Will Become Expenses | p. 61 |
| Expenses that Create Liabilities | p. 62 |
| Fringe Benefits | p. 63 |
| Rent Expense | p. 64 |
| Losses | p. 64 |
| Summary of Matching Concept | p. 65 |
| An Example of Matching | p. 66 |
| The Income Statement | p. 69 |
| A Package of Accounting Reports | p. 71 |
| Income Statement Percentages | p. 71 |
| Review of Basic Concepts | p. 72 |
| Key Points to Remember | p. 72 |
| Inventories and Cost of Sales | p. 75 |
| Finding Cost of Sales | p. 75 |
| Inventory Valuation: Assumptions | p. 79 |
| First-In, First-Out (Fifo) Method | p. 81 |
| Last-In, First-Out (Lifo) Method | p. 81 |
| Average-Cost Method | p. 82 |
| Comparison of Inventory Methods | p. 83 |
| Inventory Valuation: Adjustment to Market | p. 83 |
| Inventory in a Manufacturing Company | p. 84 |
| Product Costs and Period Costs | p. 85 |
| Overhead Rates | p. 86 |
| Inventory Turnover | p. 86 |
| Key Points to Remember | p. 87 |
| Noncurrent Assets and Depreciation | p. 89 |
| Noncurrent Assets | p. 89 |
| Accounting for Acquisitions | p. 90 |
| Capital Leases | p. 90 |
| Depreciation | p. 91 |
| Depreciation Methods | p. 93 |
| Units-of-Production Depreciation | p. 93 |
| Straight-Line Depreciation | p. 94 |
| Accelerated Depreciation | p. 95 |
| Accounting for Depreciation | p. 96 |
| Sale of a PPE Asset | p. 98 |
| Significance of Depreciation | p. 99 |
| Depletion | p. 99 |
| Intangible Assets | p. 100 |
| Key Points to Remember | p. 100 |
| Liabilities and Equity | p. 103 |
| Working Capital | p. 103 |
| Sources of Capital | p. 104 |
| Debt Capital | p. 105 |
| Types of Equity Capital | p. 106 |
| Common Stock | p. 108 |
| Preferred Stock | p. 109 |
| Retained Earnings and Dividends | p. 110 |
| Distributions to Shareholders | p. 110 |
| Balance Between Debt and Equity Capital | p. 111 |
| Debt Ratio | p. 113 |
| Consolidated Financial Statements | p. 114 |
| Key Points to Remember | p. 116 |
| Statement of Cash Flows | p. 119 |
| Cash Flow from Operating Activities-Indirect Method | p. 122 |
| Adjustment for Depreciation Expense | p. 123 |
| Adjustments for Changes in Working Capital Accounts | p. 124 |
| Adjustments for Changes in Current Assets | p. 124 |
| No Change in Balance | p. 124 |
| Current Asset Balance Decreased | p. 125 |
| Current Asset Balance Increases | p. 126 |
| Analysis with Diagrams | p. 126 |
| Adjustments for Changes in Current Liabilities | p. 129 |
| Net Effect of Working Capital Changes | p. 129 |
| Summary of Operating Adjustments | p. 131 |
| Cash Flow from Investing and Financing Activities | p. 131 |
| Investing Activities | p. 131 |
| Financing Activities | p. 132 |
| Completing the Statement of Cash Flows | p. 133 |
| Uses of the Statement of Cash Flows | p. 133 |
| Key Points to Remember | p. 134 |
| Analysis of Financial Statements | p. 135 |
| Limitations of Financial Statement Analysis | p. 135 |
| Auditing | p. 136 |
| Overall Financial Measures of Performance | p. 136 |
| Factors Affecting Return on Equity | p. 138 |
| Tests of Capital Utilization | p. 141 |
| Other Measures of Performance | p. 144 |
| Comments on Profitability Measurement | p. 146 |
| Tests of Financial Condition | p. 147 |
| Dupont Analysis | p. 147 |
| Quality of Earnings | p. 150 |
| The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | p. 154 |
| Key Points to Remember | p. 156 |
| Nonprofit Financial Statements | p. 159 |
| Nonprofit Organizations | p. 159 |
| Different Missions and Goals | p. 160 |
| Net Assets | p. 161 |
| Revenues, Expenses, and Investments | p. 162 |
| Transfers | p. 166 |
| Similarities to Financial Statement of Corporations | p. 167 |
| Limitations of Ratio Analysis | p. 168 |
| Key Points to Remember | p. 168 |
| International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) | p. 171 |
| Gaap and IFRS: Similarities and Differences | p. 173 |
| Revenue Recognition | p. 175 |
| Inventory | p. 175 |
| Non-Current Assets and Depreciation (Property, Plant, and Equipment) | p. 175 |
| Financial Statement Presentation | p. 176 |
| Consolidated Financial Statements | p. 176 |
| Key Points to Remember | p. 177 |
| Concluding Note | p. 179 |
| Glossary | p. 181 |
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