Basic Accounting Concepts and Procedure
Basic Accounting Concepts and Procedure
CONCEPTS AND
PROCEDURE
TYPES OF BUSINESS
Service Business
Merchandising
Business
Manufacturing Business
Service Business
Provides services to customers like professional services,
transportation, entertainment, financial and the like.
Merchandising Business
This purchase products from other businesses and sell
them to customers.
Manufacturing Business
This converts materials, labor and overhead into finished
products that are sold to customers.
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES
PROPRIETORSHIP
PARTNERSHIP
CORPORATION
PROPRIETORSHIP
Business that is owned by one person. It has to be
registered with DTI and BIR.
PARTNERSHIP
Business that is owned by two or more individuals. Partnership
must be registered with and its Articles of Co-Partnership
approved by the Securities of Exchange Commission (SEC).
CORPORATION
Business that is owned by its shareholders and is organized under operation of
law that has a separate and legal entity. However, its legal personality starts only
after it has been registered with and its Articles of Incorporation approved by the
Securities of Exchange Commission or SEC.
PROPRIETORSHIP
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
ONE OWNER OWNER ASSUMES ALL
OWNER MAKES ALL RISKS
DECISION DIFFICULTY OF BUSINESS
OWNER GETS ALL THE EXPANSION
PROFITS UNLIMITED LIABILITY
PARTNERSHIP
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
TWO OR MORE PARTNERS UNLIMITED LIABILITY
MORE IDEAS PETTY QUARRELS
PARTNERS CAN MANAGED EARLY LIQUIDATION/
THE BUSINESS INSOLVENCY
CORPORATION
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
LIMITED LIABILITY LITTLE INFLUENCE ON
HAS AN INDEFINITE LIFE BUSINESS DECISION.
SHAREHOLDERS ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO PAY
CORPORATE DEBTS OUT
OF THEIR PERSONAL
PROPERTIES
ACCOUNTING
Is a LANGUAGE OF BUSINESS that provides useful and timely
information about the financial activities of an individual,
business, or other organization. It is the system of recording,
summarizing, and analyzing an economic entity’s financial
transactions.
ACCOUNTING
STAKEHOLDERS
COMPANY INFORMATION
OR USERS
SYSTEM
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN
ACCOUNTING
Accounting Clerk – one who records, sort and file accounting
information.
Bookkeeping – one who generally supervise the work of
accounting clerks, help with daily accounting works, and summarizes
accounting information.
Accountant – one who designs the accounting information
system and focuses on analyzing and interpreting information.
ACCOUNTING CAREERS
Private Accounting
• Accounting Information System
• General Auditing
• Cost Auditing
• Budgeting
• Tax Accounting
• Internal Accounting
Public Accounting
• Auditing
• Taxation
• Management Consulting
Government and not for Profit Accounting
BASIC ELEMENTS OF
ACCOUNTING
ASSETS
Economic resources of value that is owned by the
business. This includes:
• Cash
• Accounts receivables
• Land
• Inventory
• Machinery and furniture
• Intangible assets
LIABILITIES
Legal obligations that a business owes to other
businesses or individuals. This includes:
• Accounts Payable
• Notes Payable
• Accrued Expenses
• Unearned Fees
OWNER’S EQUITY
The residual right or interest of the owner(s) in the
entity’s net assets. This includes:
• Capital
• Withdrawals
REVENUES
The inflows of assets resulting from goods sold or
services rendered. It increases the owner’s equity.
EXPENSES
The outflows of assets resulting from cash spent or
liability incurred in order to produce revenue. It
decreases owner’s equity.
ACCOUNTING EQUATION
Illustration 1: Assume Peter Soriano invested
P200,000 cash in a travel agency. It will show:
OWNER’S
ASSETS =
EQUITY
SORIANO, CAPITAL
CASH P200,000 =
P200,000
Statement of Cash Flows – is a summary of cash inflows and cash outflows for a
specific period of time, such as a month or a year.