Financial Statements Financial information is the heart of business management. Businesses report information in the form of financial statements on a periodic basis. The most common financial statements are the Consolidated Statement of Earnings (income statement), balance sheet and statement of cash flows. Each of these financial statements are important to a business for a different reason. Today, we will look at these financial statements, examine the importance and show what business
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money is invested. These financial numbers are important not only to internal users but external users, as well. There are four different financial statements that are at the heart of financial accounting. The four fundamental monetary reports are the balance sheet, income statement, retained earnings statement, and the statement of cash flows. The balance sheet reports assets and claims to assets at a specific point in time (text under Communicating with Users, Balance Sheet). The balance
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Financial Statements Paper - Part I Bridgette Toutant ACC/497 March 31, 2014 Ken Goranson Financial Statements Paper - Part I A financial statement offers users, such as management, board of directors, and potential investors, information related to the company’s activities and it gives them the ability to make decisions in relation to the company. A certain amount of urgency should exist when providing this useful information because the financial statements are considered to be a
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Financial Statement Part 1: The Home Depot, Inc. Brenda Ocampo ACC 497 November 25, 2013 Rick Kwan The Home Depot, Inc Annual Report The Home Depot, Inc. had their retail sales decline by 7.8 percent. Even though there was a bad economic time for all stores this store strived to provide better customer service, invested in the sales associates, and rebuilt their supply chain. These decisions helped optimize their capital allocation and allowing them to concentrate more on
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Financial Statement Paper Barbara Watson ACC/290 February 1, 2012 Courtney Wilson Financial Statement Paper In any business or organization that is established there has to financial records kept consistently to be as follows; (1) compliant with federal business laws, (2) in accordance with Internal Revenue Service, and last no fraudulent reporting in profit gains. In this paper I will attempt to explain the four basic financial statements, describe their purpose, and the usefulness
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Accounting Statements Bethany Edings Acct/290 January 25, 2013 Doyle Jones University of Phoenix Accounting Statements In business finance there are four main statements. The financial statements are balance sheets, income, cash flow, and statement of retained earnings. Each statement shows specific information about a business’s financial history. A balance sheet shows a company its current debts and how much it has
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Financial Statements The financial statement is a written report that shows the company’s financial status in a specific date range such as yearly, quarterly and monthly. The four reports that are part of the financial statements are the balance sheet, income statement, retained earnings statement, and statement of cash flows. The financial statements for companies are important because it shows how the company is doing. It is also a way for internal and external users can evaluate a company in
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Financial Statements Paper Part I Using Home Depot, Inc. 2008 Annual Report located in Appendix A of the text, Fundamentals of Financial Accounting, prepare a 1,050-1,750-word paper in which you answer the following questions: What does the income statement tell you about the company? Why is this statement important? What business decisions could be made using the income statement? What does the balance sheet tell you about the company? Why is the balance sheet important? What business decisions could
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Financial Statements Paper Part I ACC/497 March 7, 2016 Financial Statements Paper Part I Financial statements allow users to view company performance, analyze past trends, project future performance, and make essential business decisions regarding investing into the enterprise. The consolidated statement of earnings, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows are a few of the reports users may look to find crucial information regarding the business. Reviewing The Home Depot's financial
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Larissa Galberth Financial Statements Paper Part 1 University of Phoenix ACC/497 Bob Davis Proper interpretation of the information found in a company’s financial statements is vital for everyone affected by the actions of the company. Those affected include potential investors and current stakeholders, including stockholders, employees, vendors and lenders. All of these people must be able to make business decisions based on information found in financial statements. This paper will identify
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