CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Accountancy or Accounting is said to be the “language of business”. It is the art of communicating in terms of financial aspects in the business world. It communicates in the form of financial statements that shows the income, assets, expenses, liabilities and capital of a certain business. It is a branch of mathematical science that shows the reason behind the excellent success of a company, as well as its downfall or failure. Accountancy qualifies as a profession because they have their own body of language and they also use terminology peculiar to the profession. The demand for accounting services has increased with the increase in number, size and intricacy of businesses all over the world. Accountant is the
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In addition, this will make them understand the way of choosing the proper field for them. They will be able to know different career that will best suit them. This can also make them become cognizant to many opportunities for them. The Non-board passers of CPA Licensure Examination can also be helped by this study because this will help them to be optimistic and eliminate their disappointment or failure. They should not degrade themselves because this article will help them to know that there are lots of career opportunities left for them. This will add information to them to become noticeable by others.
C. Definition of Terms Used These terms will help the readers to understand more the sentences because these terms will be used for the next statements. These are the following terms:
Assets. It is defined as probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by a particular entity as a result of pass transaction or event. Any owned physical object (tangible) or right (intangible) having economic value to its owners; an item or source of wealth with continuing benefits for future periods, expressed, fro accounting purposes, in terms of its cost, or other value, such as current replacement cost. Future periods refer to the following year or years (Peterson, 2002).
Credit. It is the term used for when one add quantities to the capital, liabilities and revenues. It can also be used when one is
Accounting is the methodical and full recording of financial transactions relating to a business, and it also denotes to the procedure of briefing, examining and evaluating these transactions to cross checking agencies and tax collection agencies. Accounting is one of the key purposes for nearly any company. It may be done by an auditor and accountant at small businesses or by substantial finance subdivisions with lots of employee’s at
“An asset is a resource controlled by the entity as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits are expected to flow to the entity.” (Myburgh, et al., 2013)
The purpose of accounting is to provide the information that needed to make sound economic decisions. It is one of the oldest professions in the world today, and the backbone of any business operation. It is not just about numbers, accounting is about planning. Accounting has many subfields, which includes management accounting, financial accounting, and cost accounting. Accounting can be a prestigious career, but to achieve that prestige you will have pass the CPA (Certified Public Accountant) exam and become a licensed accountant, and with that license you can work in any of the subfields.
Assets are things that a company owns that have value. This typically means they can either be sold or used by the company to make products or provide services that can be sold. Assets include physical property, such as plants, trucks, equipment and inventory. It also includes things that can’t be touched but nevertheless exist and have value, such as
Accounting is commonly described as the language of business. It is very important for all business owners to have very good understanding of their finances. Having the knowledge of your business finance, you will know where the money is going. Every business owner should have a good understanding of finance. To have a good understanding business owners needs to understand basic accounting steeps, how does accounting play a role in their business, how to define a financial statement and how the omission of any of these steps would affect the success of a business. Once you have an understanding of accounting/finance and the how it plays
Accounting is a business discipline that allows companies to record, analyze, and retrieve critical financial information that can be used to determine a company 's financial status. Its purpose is to help people understand what is going on financially within an organization provide reports and insights needed to make sound financial decisions.
The accounting equation: Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity. Assets are the resources of the company. Examples include cash, land, buildings, and equipment. Liabilities are “outsider claims”, the company’s obligations to creditors. Examples include accounts payable, notes payable, and income taxes payable. Owner’s Equity represents “insider claims” of the company or the owner’s share of the assets. If a business is keeping accurate records this equation should always be in balance.
Accounting is the study of how businesses track their income and assets over time. Accountants engage in a wide variety of activities besides preparing financial statements and recording business transactions. These activities include computing costs and efficiency gains from new technologies, participating in strategies for mergers and acquisitions, quality management, developing and using information systems to track financial
Items of value to a company such as equipment or supplies needed for running an efficient business are called an asset. A liability is when a company owes for a service or pay for employees. After a liability is subtracted from an asset this becomes the owners interest in the company or owners’ equity. Regardless of the standards followed by accountants, they will always classify accounts into these three categories resulting in the Accounting Equation: (Editorial Board, 2012, p. 9- 10)
Thank you for emailing me regarding my interest in the MS in Accountancy program at Bentley University. In fact, I looked at the program as you recommended, and I think that is very interesting. The participants will get the necessary financial and technology tools for being competitive on the market. However, I would like to know if a student will be ready for the CPA exam after taking part in this program? then, could you let me know how long is the process of selection? What kind of paper should an eventual participant expect to prove? What will be the schedule of the program?
These liabilities are described as what the business or organization owes such as accounts payable, payroll taxes due, notes payable, and mortgages payable are all liabilities. Assets are economic resources that have expected future benefits to the business (Baker & Baker, 2000). It is described as what the business or organization owns or controls. This can include cash, accounts receivable, notes receivable, and inventory.
The author learned that grades are extremely important in securing a job in the industry because they work in correlation with success on the CPA exam. David suggested that the best way to study for the exam is to take a review course and use online practice tests. Review courses help ensure that studying is targeted to each individual piece and offer exclusive knowledge to the exam. The exam is also different now than when he took it. He had to take it over three days and had 20 hours of testing. All parts of the exam were offered during that time and if you failed, you had to completely retake the entire exam. Now, applicants can take the exam by individual piece which makes it much easier to pass. It is crucial to take the exam right out of college to avoid the possibility of forgetting anything. This assured the author that the exam is passable and that she just needs to stay focused and apply herself in order to be truly successful (Behnke, D., personal interview, April 13,
General Purpose: To inform careers opportunities for student earning a degree in Accounting. Specific Purpose: As a result of this presentation, my audience will know the different job opportunities opened to accountants may be summarized into three major areas: public accounting, private accounting, and government and not-for profit accounting. I. Introduction A. Professional greeting: My name is Dalliana Carrion
There are four main fields of accounting and auditing listed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: "public accounting, management accounting, government accounting, and internal auditing." CPAs are not limited to a narrow list of activities, in fact public accountants typically work with a "broad range of accounting, auditing, tax, and consulting
Accounting is the language of business. It is a profession that is being guided by principles, concepts, conventions, laws, etc. All these fundamental building blocks serve as common and general compasses to all practitioners of the profession. In some cases, they are nation-wide tailored, while in other cases, they are universally tailored. Accounting as a living, practical, dynamic and realistic profession covers so many areas of social, economic (business), and governmental activities. Surely, any endeavour that involves monetary and material activities create a room for the services of Accounting. Many of the human endeavours for which the accounting profession plays significant (some times inevitable) roles include; Banking, Insurance, Manufacturing, Farming Contracting, Oil and Gas, Mining, Transportation (Air, Land and Sea), Educational Institutions, Churches, Ministries, ICT, Hire Purchase, Local Government Authorities, Estate Businesses, Export and Import Businesses, Bill of Exchange Transactions, Royalties Transactions, Consignment Transactions, Stock Market Transactions, Sports, Entertainment, Hospitals and Hospitality Industry, etc.