Contabilidad 1: Introduction to Accounting

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Which of the following best describes the fundamental accounting equation?

  • Assets = Liabilities - Capital
  • Liabilities - Assets = Capital
  • Assets - Liabilities = Capital (correct)
  • Assets + Liabilities = Capital

Who is widely regarded as the 'father of accounting'?

  • Adam Smith
  • John Maynard Keynes
  • Alfred Marshall
  • Luca Pacioli (correct)

What does the acronym D.T.E. stand for in the context of accounting?

  • Decreto de Tributación Especial
  • Documento Tributario Electrónico (correct)
  • Declaración de Transacciones Empresariales
  • Documento de Transacción Estándar

Which entity is NOT typically responsible for auditing companies?

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How are assets typically classified?

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What are liabilities described as in the context of accounting?

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What is the main characteristic used to classify liabilities?

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Which of the following best describes 'auditoria'?

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What type of payment is described as 'impuesto'?

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What is the purpose of the 'Ley Reguladora del Ejercicio de la Contaduría'?

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Flashcards

¿Qué es una empresa?

An institution, organization, and economic entity.

¿Qué es la contabilidad?

Guiding principles include order and analysis.

Base legal de la contabilidad

Article 435 of the Commercial Code.

¿Quiénes fiscalizan a las empresas?

Ministry of Finance, the Municipal Mayor's Office and C.N.R.

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Ecuación conlable

assets - Liabilities = Equity.

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¿Quién es el padre de la contabilidad?

Fra Luca Pacioli, an Italian from 1494.

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D.T.E

Electronic Tax Document.

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C.N.R

National Registry Center.

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¿Qué son los activos?

Controlled goods that are the result of past events; assets are classified according to their liquidity.

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¿Qué son los pasivos?

Obligations of a company, classified by their demandability.

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Study Notes

  • Contabilidad 1 is an introduction to the topic
  • Accounting involves institution, organization, and an economic unit

Aspects of Accounting

  • Accounting involves order and analysis
  • The legal basis of accounting is found in "435 del código de comercio"

Oversight of Companies

  • Companies are overseen by the Ministry of Finance, the municipal Mayor's office, and C.N.R.

Assets

  • Assets are controlled goods resulting from past events
  • Assets are classified based on their liquidity

Equation

  • Accounting equation is: Assets - Liabilities = Capital

Father of Accounting

  • Fra Luca Pacioli an Italian in 1494 is seen as the father of accounting

D.T.E

  • An electronic tax document

C.N.R

  • Centro Nacional de Registro

Regulations for Accountants

  • Accountants are governed by the Regulatory Law of the Practice of Accounting
  • They are also governed by the Law of Public Accountants and the Function of Auditing

Liabilities

  • Liabilities are obligations that a company possesses
  • Liabilities are classified according to their enforceability

Audits

  • An audit is a detailed and systematic review of an organization's records, systems, and processes

Taxes

  • A tax is a compulsory contribution that individuals or legal entities must pay to the state

S.A.S

  • Simplified Stock Companies

UDP

  • Unions of people

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