Chapter 1 - The Demand for and Supply of Financial Accounting Information - Call List

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1. Provides information about the common shareholders’ equity claims on the company and how those claims change during the period
   Statement of Shareholders' Equity
2. Measures and reports the financial results of a firm’s performance
   Income Statement
3. Revenues – Expenses + Gains – Losses
   Net Income
4. Establishes GAAP
   FASB
5. Used to measure and report financial statements that are relevant and representationally faithful
   Accounting Standards
6. Creditors, Investors, Employees, Suppliers, Governments, Communities
   Stakeholders
7. A newly released standard by FASB
   Accounting Standards Update
8. A snapshot of the resources of a firm and the claims on the firm
   Balance Sheet
9. Independent experts in accounting who carefully evaluate a company’s accounting records and verify whether the financial statements are fairly presented in accordance with professional standards.
   Independent Auditors
10. Members should act in a way that will serve the public interest, honor the public trust, and demonstrate commitment to professionalism.
    The Public Interest
11. International Accounting Standards Board
    IASB
12. A member should be objective and free from conflicts of interest in discharging professional responsibilities
    Objectivity & Independence
13. Change in equity of a company during a period from transactions, events, and circumstances relating to nonowner sources
    Comprehensive Income
14. Annual report including financial statements filed by publicly traded companies
    Form 10-K
15. Communicating financial accounting information to existing and potential investors, creditors, lenders, and other external decision makers
    Financial Reporting Process
16. Resources of the firm
    Assets
17. Identify significant emerging accounting issues that it feels the FASB should address.
    Emerging Issues Task Force
18. A member should observe the profession’s technical and ethical standards, strive continually to improve competence and the quality of services, and discharge professional responsibility to the best of the member’s ability.
    Due Care
19. Explains how the accounts and amounts have been determined. Provides important details about the accounting principles, methods, and estimates the company has used.
    Notes to Financial Statements
20. Members should perform all professional responsibilities with the highest sense of integrity.
    Integrity
21. Acquire productive resources such as property, plant, equipment, technology, etc. to operate the business
    Investing Activities
22. A member in public practice should observe the Principles of the CPC in determining the scope and nature of services to be provided
    Scope & Nature of Services
23. Raise equity capital by attracting investments from business owners or acquire resources from lenders
    Financing Activities
24. International Financial Reporting Standards
    IFRS
25. Electronic database that integrates and topically organizes U.S. GAAP into one coherent body of literature
    Accounting Standards Codification
26. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
    GAAP
27. Extensive narrative discussion and quantitative analysis from the company’s managers.
    Management Discussion & Analysis
28. Assets = Liabilities + Shareholders’ Equity
    Accounting Equation
29. Utilize resources in day-to-day activities to produce goods and/or services and sell them to customers
    Operating Activities
30. Members should exercise sensitive professional and moral judgments in their activities.
    Responsibilities
31. Six principles that express the basic tenets of ethical and professional conduct and call for an unswerving commitment to honorable behavior, even at the sacrifice of personal advantage
    AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
32. Amounts initially contributed by shareholders
    Contributed Capital
33. Has legal authority to prescribe accounting principles and reporting practices for all corporations issuing publicly traded securities within the U.S. capital markets.
    Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
34. Cash inflows and outflows from operating, investing and financing activities
    Statement of Cash Flows