Cash Accounting
Presented by: Robbia Gulnar
Learning Goals
 Describe the basic elements of a financial accounting system.
 Describe the cash and accrual bases of accounting
 Use the cash basis of accounting to analyze, record, and
summarize transactions for corporation’s first period of
operations.
 Use the cash basis of accounting to prepare financial statements
for the first period of operations.
 Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the cash basis of
accounting
Balance Sheet
Assets = Liabilities
Stock-
holders’
Equity
+
The rights of creditors The rights of the
stockholders
The
Accounting
Equation
Describe the cash
and accrual bases of
accounting.
2
Learning Goal
Under the cash basis of
accounting, a business
records only transactions
involving increases or
decreases in cash.
Under the accrual basis of
accounting, revenue is
recorded as it is earned and an
expense is recorded when
incurred.
Use the cash basis of
accounting to analyze,
record, and summarize
transactions for a
corporation’s first period
of operations.
3
Learning Goal
Dr. Landry deposits $6,000 in a bank
account in the name of Family Health
Care, P.C. in return for shares of stock
in the corporation.
Capital
Stock
6,000 Investment by
Dr. Landry
Cash
6,000
a.
Assets Stockholders’ Equity
=
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Capital Stock Retained Earnings
Stockholders’
Investments
Revenues Expenses Dividends
Describe the advantages and
disadvantages of the cash
basis of accounting.
Learning Goal
The primary advantage of
the cash basis of accounting
is its simplicity.
The primary disadvantage of the
cash basis is that revenues and
expenses may not be properly
matched on the income
statement.

Cash Accounting.pptx

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    Learning Goals  Describethe basic elements of a financial accounting system.  Describe the cash and accrual bases of accounting  Use the cash basis of accounting to analyze, record, and summarize transactions for corporation’s first period of operations.  Use the cash basis of accounting to prepare financial statements for the first period of operations.  Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the cash basis of accounting
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    Balance Sheet Assets =Liabilities Stock- holders’ Equity + The rights of creditors The rights of the stockholders The Accounting Equation
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    Describe the cash andaccrual bases of accounting. 2 Learning Goal
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    Under the cashbasis of accounting, a business records only transactions involving increases or decreases in cash.
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    Under the accrualbasis of accounting, revenue is recorded as it is earned and an expense is recorded when incurred.
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    Use the cashbasis of accounting to analyze, record, and summarize transactions for a corporation’s first period of operations. 3 Learning Goal
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    Dr. Landry deposits$6,000 in a bank account in the name of Family Health Care, P.C. in return for shares of stock in the corporation. Capital Stock 6,000 Investment by Dr. Landry Cash 6,000 a. Assets Stockholders’ Equity =
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    STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Capital StockRetained Earnings Stockholders’ Investments Revenues Expenses Dividends
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    Describe the advantagesand disadvantages of the cash basis of accounting. Learning Goal
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    The primary advantageof the cash basis of accounting is its simplicity.
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    The primary disadvantageof the cash basis is that revenues and expenses may not be properly matched on the income statement.