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Chapter 14
Accounting
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is accounting? | The process of collecting, recording, classifying, summarizing. reporting. and analyzing financial actives |
| Why is accounting important in business? | It helps track income, expenses, assets, and liabilities for decision-making |
| What does accounting provide a framework for? | Understanding a company's financial condition |
| What are financial reports? | Documents that show financial performance, like income statements and balance sheets |
| What is managerial accounting? | Internal financial information used by managers for decision-making |
| What is financial accounting? | External financial reporting for investors, creditors, and outsiders |
| What are GAAP? | Standard accounting rules used in the U.S. for consistency and accuracy |
| What is FASB? | The organization that sets accounting standards in the U.S. |
| What is an annual report? | A yearly document showing a company's financial performance |
| What are three main financial statements? | Balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows |