Unit1Financialinformationaboutabusinessisneededbymanyoutsiders
Theseoutsidersincludeowners,bankers,othercreditors,potentialinvestors,laborunions,governmentagencies,andthepublic,becauseallthesegroupshavesuppliedmoneytothebusinessorhavesomeotherinterestinthebusinessthatwillbeservedbyinformationaboutitsfinancialpositionandoperatingresults
许多企业外部的人士需要有关企业的财务信息,这些外部人员包括所有者、银行家、其他债权人、潜在投资者、工会、政府机构和公众,因为这些群体对企业投入了资金,或享有某些利益,所以必须得到企业财务状况和经营成果信息
Unit2Eachproprietorship,partnership,andcorporationisaseparateentity
每一独资企业、合伙企业和股份公司都是一个单独的主体
Inaccrualaccounting,theimpactofeventsonassetsandequitiesisrecognizedontheaccountingrecordsinthetimeperiodswhenservicesarerenderedorutilizedinsteadofwhencashisreceivedordisbursed
Thatisrevenueisrecognizedasitisearned,andexpensesarerecognizedastheyareincurred–notwhen