This course focuses on principles of accounting for the non-accounting student. Emphasis will be placed on the accounting equation and transactions, financial statement preparation and analysis, internal controls, regulatory environment, compliance, and global business implications.
Evaluate the effects of unusual or irregular items on financial statements.
Global Business Financial Environment
Analyze consolidated financial statements to make business decisions in a global business environment.
Describe how debt and stock investments are reported in financial statements.
Explain why corporations invest in stocks and debt securities.
Internal Control and Cash
Prepare bank reconciliations and adjusting entries.
Identify the principles of internal control.
Financial Statements
Prepare adjusting entries.
Prepare financial statements.
Differentiate between accrual and cash accounting.
Accounting Environment
Determine the effects of transactions on the accounting equation.
Explain how the accounting equation affects financial statment components.
Describe the relationship between financial statements and the supplemental components comprised in an annual report.
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