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Test Bank for Accounting Principles, Eighth Edition
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SHORT-ANSWER ESSAY QUESTIONS
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213
The accounting profession provides many career opportunities for individuals. Identify the major
fields that exist in accounting and comment on the major functions performed by individuals in
each of these areas.
Solution 213
The major fields that exist in accounting are in the areas of (1) public accounting, (2) private
accounting, and (3) not-for-profit accounting. In public accounting, an accountant may practice as:
(1) an auditor who examines the financial statements of companies and expresses an opinion as
to the fairness of presentation; (2) a tax specialist who gives tax advice, prepares tax returns, and
represents clients before governmental agencies; and (3) a management accountant who
engages in the development of accounting and computer systems and the design of
organizational systems.
Private (managerial) accountants perform many different activities within a company. Private
accountants may be involved in:
cost accounting, budgeting, general financial accounting,
accounting information systems, and tax accounting.
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214
The framework used to record and summarize the economic activities of a business enterprise is
referred to as the accounting equation. State the basic accounting equation and define its major
components. How are business transactions and financial statements related to the accounting
equation?
Solution 214
The basic accounting equation is expressed as follows:
Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity
Assets are defined as resources owned by the business. Liabilities are creditorship claims against
the assets of the business; or simply put, liabilities are existing debts and obligations. Owner's
equity is the ownership claim on the total assets of the business; it is equal to total assets minus
total liabilities.
Business transactions are economic events and activities that affect the elements of the basic
accounting equation; that is, transactions cause increases or decreases in the assets, liabilities,
and owner's equity. The financial statements report the results and effects of transactions on the
business' assets, liabilities, and owner's equity. The balance sheet is a summary expression of
the basic accounting equation.
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