Chapter 1 Introduction To Financial Accounting
1. Definition of financial accounting
1) Recording
2) Summarizing FS
· SOPL損益表(一段時間內的公司業績表現)
· SOFP資產負債表(任意時點下的公司財務狀況)
4.Users of financial information
1) Management
了解公司所有的信息,主要是MA
2) Shareholders
關注企業dividends能力
3) Trade payables應付賬款/suppliers-Creditor
關注企業短期償債能力(60天)
4) Trade receivables應收賬款/customers-Debtor
關注企業持續經營能力
5) Lenders金融機構
關注長期(本金),和短期(利潤)償債能力
6) Employees
關注stability和profitability
7) Government and their agencies
關注稅務等等
8) General public
了解就職,污染環境,與自身利益有關的
5.Governance
責任人:manager
1) IFRS
2) Internal control
3) Prevention and detection of fraud
6.Contents of financial statements
1) Statement of financial position/SOFP(balance sheet)
2) Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income /SOPL
3) Statement of changes in equity /SOCIE(Only for Co.)
4) Statement of cash flows/ SOCF
5) Notes
7. The element of the financial statement
1) Assets
? Current assets
Intention turning them into cash within the next 12 months(期末往后12個月)
? Non-current assets
2) Liabilities
? Current liabilities:12個月內要償還的
? Non-current liabilities:12個月外要償還的
3) Capital
? Drawings(由owner拿走的,并且為了personal use)







