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ACG 2021 Financial Accounting for Decisions: Course Syllabus & Schedule Study Guide

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The Financial Statements

Accrual Accounting vs. Cash Basis Accounting

Revenue Recognition and Expense Recognition

Journal Entries: Debits and Credits

Trial Balance

Adjusting Entries: Supplies

Adjusting Entries: Depreciation

Adjusting Entries: Accrued Expenses

Adjusting Entries: Accrued Revenues

Adjusting Entries: Unearned Revenue

Summary of Adjusting Entries

Unadjusted vs Adjusted Trial Balance

Post-Closing Trial Balance

Ratios: Working Capital and the Current Ratio

Ratios: Debt to Asset Ratio

Fraud and the Fraud Triangle

Five Components of Internal Controls

Principles of Control Activities

Limitations of Internal Controls

Bank Reconciliation

Journal Entries for Bank Reconciliation

Types of Receivables

Net Accounts Receivable: Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Net Accounts Receivable: Percentage of Sales Method

Net Accounts Receivable: Aging of Receivables Method

Net Accounts Receivable: Direct Write-off Method

Notes Receivable

Ratios: Accounts Receivable (AR) Turnover

Ratios: Quick (Acid Test) Ratio

Ratios: Average Collection Period (Days Sales Outstanding)

Service Company vs. Merchandising Company

Net Sales

Cost of Goods Sold - Perpetual Inventory vs. Periodic Inventory

Perpetual Inventory - Purchases

Perpetual Inventory - Freight Costs

Perpetual Inventory - Purchase Discounts

Perpetual Inventory - Purchasing Summary

Periodic Inventory - Purchases

Periodic Inventory - Freight Costs

Periodic Inventory - Purchase Discounts

Periodic Inventory - Purchasing Summary

Perpetual Inventory - FIFO, LIFO, and Average Cost

Periodic Inventory - FIFO, LIFO, and Average Cost

Ratios: Inventory Turnover

Ratios: Gross Profit Rate

Ratios: Profit Margin

Ratios: Average Days in Inventory

Initial Cost of Long Lived Assets

Basket (Lump-sum) Purchases

Ordinary Repairs vs. Capital Improvements

Depreciation: Straight Line

Depreciation: Units-of-Activity

Depreciation: Declining Balance

Depreciation: Summary of Main Methods

Depreciation for Partial Years

Change in Estimate: Depreciation

Retirement of Plant Assets (No Proceeds)

Sale of Plant Assets

Intangible Assets and Amortization

Natural Resources and Depletion

Asset Impairments

Ratios: Return on Assets (ROA)

Ratios: Profit Margin x Asset Turnover = Return On Assets

Types of Liabilities

Notes Payable

Sales Tax Payable

Contingent Liabilities

Introduction to Bonds and Bond Characteristics

Face Value Bonds

Discount on Bonds

Premium on Bonds

Effective Interest Amortization of Bond Premium or Discount

Redeeming Bonds before Maturity

Ratios: Times Interest Earned (TIE)

Ratios: Debt to Equity Ratio

Characteristics of a Corporation

Issuing Par Value Stock

Issuing No Par Value Stock

Issuing Common Stock for Assets or Services

Preferred Stock

Shares Authorized, Issued, and Outstanding

Treasury Stock

Retained Earnings

Retained Earnings: Prior Period Adjustments

Dividends and Dividend Preferences

Stock Dividends

Stock Splits

Ratios: Return on Equity (ROE)

Ratios: DuPont Model for Return on Equity (ROE)

Ratios: Earnings Per Share (EPS)

Ratios: Price-Earnings Ratio (PE Ratio)

Introduction to the Statement of Cash Flows

Operating Activities: Indirect Method

Operating Activities: Direct Method

Investing Activities

Financing Activities

Significant Noncash Activities

Horizontal Analysis

Trend Percentages

Vertical Analysis

Common-sized Statements

GAAP vs. IFRS: Introduction

GAAP vs. IFRS: Classified Balance Sheet

GAAP vs. IFRS: Recording Differences

GAAP vs. IFRS: Adjusting Entries

GAAP vs. IFRS: Merchandising

GAAP vs. IFRS: Inventory

GAAP vs. IFRS: Fraud, Internal Controls, and Cash

GAAP vs. IFRS: Receivables

GAAP vs. IFRS: Long Lived Assets

GAAP vs. IFRS: Liabilities

GAAP vs. IFRS: Stockholders' Equity

GAAP vs. IFRS: Statement of Cash Flows

GAAP vs. IFRS: Analysis and Income Statement Presentation

Introduction to Investments in Securities

Trading Securities

Available-for-Sale (AFS) Securities

Held-to-Maturity (HTM) Securities

Equity Method

Time Value of Money Equations

Using Time Value of Money Tables