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GED 307

Financial and Managerial


Accounting

Lecture 3: Accounting Terms

Rabeya Akter
Lecturer, GBS , Green University
Re-calling Last lecture:
Accounting standards refer to a set of guidelines, rules and principles set up by a regulatory
board or the government that serves as framework for accounting policies and practices.

Standards

GAAP • rules-based 1. Historical Cost Principles


• FASB (Asset are recorded at the
• USA cost price)
2. Fair Value Principles (assets
and liabilities are recorded at
fair value)

IFRS • principles-based
• IASB
• NON-US
Basic Accounting Terms
Asset

Asset

Non-current/Fix
ed Current

Tangible
Intangible
Asset
Current Asset Vs Non-Current/Fixed Asset

Current assets are assets that


Noncurrent /Fixed assets are
are expected to be converted to
those that are considered
cash within a year.
long-term
Current Asset vs Fixed Asset
An intangible asset is an
identifiable
non-monetary asset
without physical
substance.
Basic Accounting Terms
Cash Basis Accounting Vs Accrual Basis Accounting
Accounts Receivable Vs Accounts Payable

Credit
Credit Sale Purchase

Accounts Accounts
Receivable Payable

Short term asset Short term Liabilities


Basic Accounting Terms: Review

Terms Short Explanation


Form
Accounts The amount of money owed by customers or clients to a business after
AR
receivable goods or services have been delivered and/or used.
The amount of money a company owes creditors (suppliers, etc.) in return
Accounts payable AP
for goods and/or services they have delivered.
Accrual basis Accrual basis accounting is the process of recording financial transactions
accounting when the income is earned or the expense incurred .
Cash basis accounting is the process of recording financial transactions
Cash Basis
when the revenue is received in cash or the expense is paid in cash.
Accounting

Asset (Current, An asset is any company possession with monetary value.


CA, FA
Fixed)
Basic Accounting Terms
Terms Short Explanation
Form
Bad debt refers to loans or outstanding balances owed that are no longer
Bad debt Expense
deemed recoverable and must be written off.

Business entity Business entity refers to the legal structure of a business.

A bond payable is a promise to pay a series of payments over time and a


Bonds Payable
fixed amount at maturity.
Buildings is a fixed asset account that contains the carrying amount of the
Buildings
buildings owned by an entity.
Cash is classified as a current asset on the balance sheet and is therefore
Cash
increased on the debit side and decreased on the credit side.

Common Stocks Common stock is a security that represents ownership in a corporation

Capital includes goods or cash brought into the business by the owners or
Capital
shareholders.
Basic Accounting Terms
Terms Short Explanation
Form
Cash basis accounting is one of the most common methods of business
Cash basis
accounting. Since it focuses on cash transactions, it doesn’t recognize
accounting
accounts payable or receivable.
Cash flow is the expense or revenue a company expects to generate from
Cash flow
its business activities over a certain period.
Cost (Fixed, cost refers to the monetary value of expenditures for raw materials,
FC, VC
Variable) equipment, supplies, services, labor, products, etc
The expenses incurred to produce goods or services that a business sells.
Cost of goods sold COGS
They are considered direct costs.
A credit is an increase in a liability or equity account, or a decrease in an
Credit CR
asset or expense account.
A debit is an increase in an asset or expense account, or a decrease in a
Debit DR
liability or equity account.
Depreciation is the term that accounts for the loss of value in an asset over
Depreciation
time.
Interactive
Session

5 min – 7 min
In-class Participation

1. Identify and Classify the assets from the following picture :

Instruction : Answer the above questions and submit the photo of


your answer scripts within 5 minutes of class completion.
1
2
3

Hint: Accounts Receivable 6


5

4
7

Identify and
Classify Assets

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