Types of Information in Accounting

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What is the process of identifying, measuring and communicating economic information to permit informed judgement and decision by users of the information?

  • Business Transactions
  • Accounting (correct)
  • Financial Statements
  • Account

Who is considered as The Father of Accounting?

  • George Watson
  • Doi Poi
  • Leonardo da Vinci
  • Luca Pacioli (correct)

How does the Accounting Standards Council define accounting?

  • Process (correct)
  • Provider of information
  • Service activity
  • Art

Which of the following is NOT an internal user of financial information?

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Which of the following is NOT an external user of financial information?

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Which type of information is expressed in numbers, quantities, or units?

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What is the process of identifying, recording and communicating economic information that is useful in making economic decisions?

<p>Accounting (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate description of accounting?

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Which accounting process comes first ahead of the others?

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What essential element of the definition of accounting involves the recognition or non-recognition of business activities as accountable events?

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What types of information are provided by accounting?

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Which professional organization defines accounting as a service activity?

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What are laborers, field workers, and non-managerial employees examples of as users of financial information?

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Which internal users of financial information are concerned mostly with the profits of the company and considered as existing investors?

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Which of the following is NOT a component of financial statements?

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Which professional organization defines accounting as a service activity?

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Flashcards

What is Accounting?

Identifying, measuring, and communicating economic information for informed judgments and decisions.

Who is Luca Pacioli?

An Italian mathematician, widely regarded as the 'Father of Accounting'.

Accounting Standards Council Definition

Accounting is a process, not a static entity.

External Users

Those who are not directly employed by the entity, such as suppliers or customers.

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Quantitative Information

Information expressed in numbers, quantities, or units.

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Accounting Summarized

The process of identifying, recording, and communicating economic information for decision-making.

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Identifying in Accounting

The accounting process must first define what activities constitute accountable events.

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Employees as Users

Employees such as laborers, field workers, and non-managerial staff.

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Business Owners Focus

Business owners, especially existing investors, are very concerned with the profits of the company.

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