Outlines Accounting standards: a tool for trusting Introduction of Accounting Standards Accounting Standards in China ABrief of Accounting Theory

Outline Demand and supply of financial analysis Basic analytical procedures Analysis methods Comprehensive analysis of financial ratios The limitations of financial analysis

Outlines A General View of Financial statements Income statement Balance sheet Statement of owners'equity’ Simple Illustration

Outline Flow of inventory cost Items and costs of merchandising inventory Assigning costs to inventory Lower of cost or market Errors in measuring inventory Inventory estimating method

Outline Merchandising activities Operating cycle of merchandising companies Merchandising cost accounts Inventory systems Merchandise purchases Sales transactions Adjusting and closing entries

Outline Describe the preparation of adjusted trial balance Describe and prepare a worksheet and describe its usefulness. Describe the closing process and explain why temporary accounts are closed each period. Prepare closing entries

Outline Accounts Detailed Description of Various Accounts T- Accounts Rules of Debits and Credits Double-entry- Accounting Illustrated Application of Rules

Outline Enterprises Accounting Transactions, Accounting Events, and Accounting Circumstances Economic Activities and Accounting Elements Accounting Equation

Outline The nature of firm; The value of accounting; The Evolution of accounting; Accounting: bird view Task Team of FUNDAMENTALACCOUNTING, Business School, Yat-sen University

Lesson Notes Lesson 6Accounting for Merchandising Activities Learning Objectives 1. Describe merchandising activities and identify business types. 2. Identify and explain the important components of income for a merchandising company