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Lecture 1 Introduction to Financial Accounting (Financial Statements)

 1.1 Financial Accounting

 1.2 GAAP

 1.3 Financial Statement

1.3.1 Income Statement

1.3.2 Statement of Retained Earnings

1.3.3 Balance Sheet (Statement of Financial Position)

1.3.4 Statement of Owner's Equity

1.3.5 Cash Flow Statement

Lecture 2 Accounting Cycle

 2.1 Analyze Transactions from Source Document

2.l.1 Source Document

2.1.2 Account

 2.2 Record in Journals

 2.3 Post to General Ledger

 2.4 The Trial Balance

 2.5 Adjust the General Ledger Accounts

 2.5.1 Accrual Basis of Accounting

 2.5.2 Adjusting Entries

 2.6 Preparing Financial Statements

 2.7 Preparing Closing Entries

 2.8 Preparing a Post-Closing Trial Balance

Lecture 3 Accounting for Current Assets

 3.1 Cash

3.1.1 Internal Control over Cash Receipts

3.1.2 Internal Control over Cash Disbursements

3.1.3 Petty Cash Fund

3.1.4 Reconciling the Bank Account

 3.2 Accounting for Receivables

 3.3 Inventory

Lecture 4 Accounting for Long-Term Assets

 4.1 Plant Assets

4.1.1 Cost of Plant Assets

4.1.2 Depreciation

 4.2 Long-Term Investments

4.2.1 Accounting for Debt Investments

4.2.2 Accounting for Stock Investments

 4.3 Intangible Assets

Lecture 5 Accounting for Liabilities

 5.1 Current Liabilities

5.1.1 Notes Payable

5.1.2 Payroll and Payroll Taxes Payable

5.1.3 Unearned Revenues

5.1.4 Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt

 5.2 Long-Term Liabilities

5.2.1 Bonds

5.2.2 Types of Bonds

5.2.3 Issuing Bonds at Face Value

5.2.4 Issuing Bonds at a Discount or Premium

5.2.5 Effective-Interest Method of Bond Amortization

5.2.6 Straight-Line Amortization

Lecture 6 Accounting for Equity

 6.1 The Corporate Form of Organization

 6.2 Ownership Rights of Stockholders

 6.3 Corporate Capital

6.3.1 Accounting for Common Stock Issues

6.3.2 Dividends

6.3.3 Retained Earnings

Lecture 7 Financial Statement Analysis

 7.1 Tools of Financial Statement Analysis

 7.2 Ratio Analysis

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