Chapter 1 An Overview Of Accounting 1
Key Words,Phrases and Special Terms 2
1-1 What is Accounting 3
1-2 Generally Accepted Accounting Principle 5
1-3 Accounting Elements 8
1-4 Accounting Equation 9
1-5 Effect of Business Transactions upon the Accounting Equation 9
1-6 Forms of Business Organizations 10
Assignments: 11
Chapter 2 Accounting Cycle and Basic Financial Statements 12
Key Words,Phrases and Special Terms 13
2-1 The Complete Accounting Cycle 15
2-2 Debit and Credit Entries 16
2-3 The Ledger 17
2-4 Double-entry Accounting 17
2-5 The Journal 18
2-6 Adjusting Entries 19
2-7 Closing the Accounts 21
2-8 The Basic Financial Statements 23
2-9 The Relationships among the Financial Statements 27
Assignments: 29
Chapter 3 Current assets and Current Liabilities 32
Key Words,Phrases and Special Terms 33
3-1 Cash 35
3-2 Accounts Receivable 40
3-3 Inventory 42
3-4 Current Liabilities 48
Assignments: 51
Chapter 4 Long-lived Assets 53
Key Words,Phrases and Special Terms 54
4-1 Understanding Plant Assets 55
4-2 Acquisition of Plant Assets 56
4-3 Disposal of Plant and Equipment 60
4-4 Intangible Assets 61
Assignments: 63
Chapter5 Long-Term Liabilities,Long-Investment and Owner's Equity-Corporation 65
Key Words,Phrases and Special Terms 66
5-1 Long-Term Liabilities 67
5-2 Long-Term Investments 74
5-3 Owner's Equity-Corporation 78
Assignments: 85
Chapter 6 Financial Statement Analysis 87
Key Words,Phrases and Special Terms 88
6-1 Objectives of Financial Statement Analysis 90
6-2 Source of Financial Statements Analysis 91
6-3 Horizontal Analysis 93
6-4 Vertical Analysis 93
6-5 Ratio Analysis 94
Assignments: 104
Chapter 7 Accounting practical writings in English 105
7-1 Letter of Application for a Position 105
7-2 Note and Bill 107
7-3 Announcement 109
References 111