Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Introduction
- Part I Introduction to Part I
- 1 A guided tour of the financial statements
- 2 The need for financial information
- 3 Keeping track of economic activity
- 4 Summary of the foundations of accounting
- Part II Introduction to Part II
- Appendix 1 Glossary of accounting terms
- Appendix 2 Further reading
- Index
4 - Summary of the foundations of accounting
from Part I - Introduction to Part I
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2014
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Introduction
- Part I Introduction to Part I
- 1 A guided tour of the financial statements
- 2 The need for financial information
- 3 Keeping track of economic activity
- 4 Summary of the foundations of accounting
- Part II Introduction to Part II
- Appendix 1 Glossary of accounting terms
- Appendix 2 Further reading
- Index
Summary
Summary of the foundations of accounting
In the first three chapters of this book, we have covered the foundations of accounting. Chapter 1 provided a high-level overview of the financial statements. Chapter 2 added depth by explaining the need for a balance sheet, income statement (profit and loss account) and cash flow statement, and by exploring how each of these statements is related to one another and what information each of them provides. Finally, Chapter 3 explained the nuts and bolts of accounting, providing insight into where the numbers come from and how they are fitted together.
The aim of this final chapter of Part I of the book is to consolidate your understanding. The approach will be for you to have a go at preparing a set of accounts. There is no new material in this chapter. Rather, the aim is to help you to make sure that everything in Part I has come together, and that you have built a solid foundation in accounting.
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- Short Introduction to Accounting , pp. 65 - 84Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011