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Accounting 2101
Terms to study for Final Exam
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Accounting
Not Applicable
05/01/2008

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Term

Establish Responsibilities

 

Maintain adequate records

 

Insure assets and bond key employees

 

Separate recordkeeping from custody of assets

 

Divide responsibility for related transactions

 

Apply Technological Controls

 

Perform Regular and independent reviews 

Definition

7 Principles of Internal Control

 

Term
Authorized Shares
Definition
Amount of stock CORPORATE CHARTER allows you to issue
Term
Issued Shares
Definition
Amount of stock you have issued
Term
Unissued Shares
Definition
Amount of shares that you have NEVER issued
Term
Outstanding Shares
Definition
Amount of issued stock that is out on the market
Term
Treasury Shares
Definition
How much of the issue stock has been bought back by you, the company
Term
Secondary Markets
Definition
This is who investors are buying from when they buy stock (unless it's an IPO-initial public offering)
Term

Additional Paid In Capital

(APIC) 

Definition
Contributed capital in excess of par value
Term
Declaration Date
Definition
The day we say we will pay the dividend
Term
Record Date
Definition
We will pay dividends to everyone who is a shareholder at this date
Term
Payment Date
Definition
The day we actually pay the dividend
Term
Stock Dividends
Definition

Money moves from retained earnings into common stock and APIC when you issue this to shareholders

 

This does not result in a change in overall equity because RE & CS & APIC are all OE accounts. It is just transfering funds from one to another

Term

a. Market Value

 

b. Par Value 

Definition

If the stock dividend is less than or equal to 25% then you record it at          a            

 

BUT

 

If the stock dividend is above 25% then you record it at        b          

 

 

Term

Split Stocks

 

No journal Entry Required 

Definition

This is when a company gives people more shares of stock, but everyone keeps the same percentage of company ownership

 

What journal entry is recorded? 

Term

Debit Cash

 

Credit Common Stock

 

Credit APIC (If applicable) 

Definition
What journal entry is recorded when you issue common stock?
Term

Debt (bank loans, bonds:borrowing)

 

Equity (Stock) 

Definition
What are the 2 ways to finance a company?
Term
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Definition

What are A-E in terms of types of stock?

 

Answers on page 4 of your TZ packet 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term

Retained Earnings

 &

Contributing Capital

 

 

Definition
What is owner's equity comprised of?
Term

Debit Retained Earnings (decreasing)

 

Credit Common Stock (Increasing)

 

Credit APIC-CS (Increasing) 

Definition
How do you journalize the issuance of stock dividends?
Term

Debit to Retained Earnings

Credit to Dividends Payable

 

None

 

Debit to Dividends Payable

Credit to Cash 

Definition

What journal entry is made on the declaration date?

 

What about Record Date?

 

What about Payment Date? 

Term
False
Definition
True or False: Buying and selling of treasury stock affects net income
Term

Treasury Stock!

 

(Contra-Equity Account) 

Definition

What type of stock takes away from contributed capital?

 

 

Term
All the money is credited to common stock, no APIC
Definition
What is different about a journal entry if you issue stock with no par value?
Term

Debit the Asset (Building) instead of cash

 

Still Credit Common Stock & APIC 

Definition
What would the journal entry be if you issued stock in exchange for an asset such as a building?
Term

a.Participating Preferred

 

b.Nonparticipating Preferred 

Definition

a.This preferred stock gets not only the stated dividend, but also more sometimes

 

b.This preferred stock gets only their stated dividend (almost all preferred stock) 

Term
True!
Definition
True or False: Dividends are only paid to outstanding stock
Term

APIC- Treasury Stock

 

or

 

Contributed Capital- Treasury Stock 

Definition
Where does money go that you make from treasury stock?
Term

Continuing Operations

 Discontinued Operations

Extraordinary Items

Changes in Accounting Principles

Earnings Per Share 

Definition

5 Parts of an Income Statement

 

What are they? 

Term

Earnings Per Share

 

 

Definition

The following equation calculates what? 

 

(Net Income - Preferred Dividends) / Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding

 

 

Term
Price to Earnings Ratio
Definition

The following equation represents what?

 

Price Per Share(Market Price)

Earnings Per Share 

Term
Restricted Retained Earnings
Definition
Revenue set aside by company. Unable to pay out as dividends
Term
Appropriated Retained Earnings
Definition
Revenue set aside by company for some purpose. Unable to pay out as dividends
Term
Adjust Retained Earnings
Definition
If you made a mistake in a prior year, you must make a prior period adjustment to what account?
Term
Direct Method
Definition
Going through an income statement line by line and turning it into cash
Term

Step 1: Find Purchases (look at inventory)

ending inv = beg inv + purch - cogs 

 

Step 2: Find Price Paid for Inventory (look at A/P)

ending a/p = beg a/p + purch - cash paid

 

 

 

 

Definition

Two step approach to calculate cash paid for inventory

(name 2 steps)

(write equations) 

 

 

Term

Operating Cash Flows

 

Indirect (or Direct) 

Definition

This type of cash flow includes all revenues and expenses

 

Ex: Paying back interest expense 

 

Direct or Indirect Method? 

Term

Investing Cash Flows

 

Direct Method 

Definition

This cash flow deals with the buying and leasing of long term assets

 

Direct or Indirect Method? 

Term

Financing Cash Flows

 

Direct Method 

Definition

This cash flow deals with issuing bonds, stocks, paying dividends, etc.

 

Direct or Indirect Method? 

Term
Collusion
Definition
2 people working together to screw the control system and steal or whatever
Term

Books:

-

-

+

+

- or + 

Definition

The following are _____ Balance Reconciliations. Are they plus or minus?

 

NSF Checks

Bank Service Charges

Interest Earned

Collections made by the Bank

Bank Errors 

Term

Bank:

-

+

- or + 

Definition

The following are _____ Balance Reconciliations. Are they plus or minus?

 

Outstanding Checks

Deposits in Transit

Bank Errors 

Term
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Definition
Ch. 8 is about PPE. What is PPE?
Term
Straight Line Depreciation Method
Definition

What does the following equation represent?

 

Cost - Salvage Value

Useful life in periods

 

Term
Double-Declining-Balance Rate
Definition

What does the the following equation represent?

 

First Step: (Straight-Line Rate X 2) = %

 

Second Step:  Multiple % by Beginning of Period Book Value

Term
Units of Production Method
Definition

What does the following equation represent?

 

Cost - Salvage Value

Total Units of Production 

Term
Goodwill
Definition

The amount by which a company's value exceeds the value of its individual assets and liabilities

 

Can include: superior management, skilled workforce, good supplier or customer relations, quality products or services, good location, or other competitive advantages 

Term
Current Liability
Definition
Obligations due within one year or the company's operating cycle, whichever is longer
Term
Long-Term Liability
Definition
A company's obligations not expected to be paid within the longer of one year or the company's operating cycle
Term
Matching Principle
Definition
Aims to record expenses in the same accounting period as the revenues that are earned as a result of these expenses
Term

Debit A/P

 

Credit Cash

Credit Inventory (discount amount) 

Definition
What journal entry do we make if we pay within a certain time period and receive a purchase discount on an account payable?
Term

FOB Shipping Point

(Free on Board) 

Definition
The point when ownership of goods passes to the buyer; which means the buyer pays shipping costs and accepts ownership of goods when the seller transfers goods carrier
Term

FOB Destination

(Free on Board) 

Definition
The seller pays the shipping costs and the buyer accepts ownership of goods at the buyer's place of business
Term
Net Sales
Definition
Gross Sales - Contra Revenue Accounts = ?
Term
Gross Profit
Definition
Net Sales - COGS expense = ?
Term
Net Income
Definition
Gross Profit - Operating Expenses = ?
Term

Lower of Cost or Market

(LCM) 

Definition
Inventory is adjusted to market when market is less than cost. You will record the _____
Term

Each Individual Item Seperately

 

To Major Categories of Items

 

To the Entire Inventory 

Definition
In what 3 ways can the LCM be applied?
Term

%(net income - bonus)

 

bonus = 40% (560,000 - bonus)

 

bonus = 224,000 - .4bonus

 

1.4 = 224,000

 

Bonus is 160,000 

Definition

How do you calculate employees bonus?

 

say you are giving them 40%  of the net income which is 560,000.

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