CHAPTER 1 Uses of Accounting Information and the Financial Statements
Accounting as an Information System
Decision-Makers:The Users of AccountingInformation
Accounting Measurement
The Corporate Form of Business
The Financial Statements and Their Elements
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
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CHAPTER 2 Analyzing Business Transactions
Measurement Issues
Double·Entry System
Business Transaction Analysis
TheTrialBalance
Recording and Posting Transactions
CashFlowsandtheTimingof Transactions
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CHAPTER 3 Measuring Business Income
ProfitabilityMeasurement Issues and Ethics
Accrual Accounting
The Adjustment Process
Using the Adjusted Trial Balance to Prepare Financial Statements
ClosingEntries
Cash Flows from Accrual-Based Information
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CHAPTER 4 Financial Reporting and Analysis
Foundations of Financial Reporting
Accounting Conventions forPreparing Financial Statements
Classified Balance Sheet
Forms ofthe Income Statement
UsingFinancialRatiosforPerformance Evaluation
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CHAPTER 5 The Operating Cycle and Merchandising Operations
Managing Merchandising BusinessesTerms of Sale
Perpetual Inventory System
Periodic Inventory System
Internal Controh Components,Activities,and Limitations
Internal Control overMerchandising
Transactions
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CHAAPTER 6 Inventories
Managing Inventories
InventoryCostandValuation
Inventory Cost Under the Periodic Inventory System
Impact of Inventory Decisions
InventoryCostUnderthePerpetual Inventory System
Valuing InventorybyEstimation
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CHAPTER 7 Cash and ReceivabIes
Management Issues Related to Cash and Receivables
Cash Equivalents and Cash Control
UncoHectible Accounts
Notes Receivable
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CHAPTER 8 Current Liabilities and Fair Value Accounting
Management Issues Related to Current Liabilities 204
Colnnlon Types ofCurrent Liabilities
Contingent Liabilities and Commitments
Valuation Approaches to Fair Value Accounting
AppficationsUsingPresentValue
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CHAPTER 9 Long-Term Assets
Management Issues Related to Long- Term Assets
Acquisition Cost ofProperty,Plant,and Equipment
Depreciation
Disposal of Depreciable Assets
Natural Resources
Intangible Assets
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CHAPTER 10 Long-Term Liabilities
Management Issues Related to Long-Term Debt Financing
The Nature of Bonds
Accounting for the Issuance of Bonds
Using Present Value to Value a Bond
Amortization of Bond Discounts and Premiums
Retirement and Conversion of Bonds
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CHAPTER 11 Stockholders''Equity
Management Issues Related to Contributed Capital
Components of Stockholders''Equity:
Issuance of Stock for Cash and Other Assets
Accounting for Treasury Stock
Stock Dividends and Stock Splits
The Statement of Stockholders''Equity and Book Value per Share
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CHAPTER 12 The Statement of Cash Flows
Overview of the StatementofCash Flows
Analyzing Cash Flows
Step One:Determining Cash Flows from
Operating Activities
Step TWO:Determining Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Step Three:Determining Cash Flows from FinanCing Activities
Step Four:Preparing the Statement of Cash Flows
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CHAPTER 13 FinanciaI Performance Measurement
Foundations of Financial Performance Measurement
EvaluatingQualityofEarnings
Tools and Techniques of Financial Analysis
Comprehensive Illustration of Financial Ratio Analysis
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CHAPTER 14 InveStmentS
Management Issues Related to Investments
Short-TermInvestmentsin Equity Securities
Long-Term Investments in Equity Securities
ConsofidatedFinancial Statements
Investments in Debt Securities
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APPENDIX Present Value Tables
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