Reading 22 Financial Reporting Mechanics Introduction (Layout)
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This reading is organized as follows:
Section 2 describes the three groups into which business activities are classified for financial reporting purposes. Any transaction affects one or more of these groups.
Section 3 describes how the elements of financial statements relate to accounts, the basic content unit of classifying transactions. The section is also an introduction to the linkages among the financial statements.
Section 4 provides a step-by-step illustration of the accounting process.
Section 5 explains the consequences of timing differences between the elements of a transaction.
Section 6 provides an overview of how information flows through a business’s accounting system.
Section 7 introduces the use of financial reporting in security analysis.