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What is accounting
“Accounting is the language of business.” - Warren Buffet “You have to know accounting. It’s the language of practical business life.” - Charles Munger
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Elements of the financial statements
We’ve gone over what accounting is, how it can be useful and why it is important. "Any questions before we move on to the technical fundamentals?"
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Accounting Fundamentals #1
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Increase in economic benefit due to:

  1. Asset inflows
  2. Enhancements to assets
  3. Liability reductions

Results in an increase in equity

Examples: Sales of products, provision of services, receipt of grants/funds


QS: What are revenues

  1. Asset inflows: cash or other assets coming into the Company
  2. Enhancements: assets becoming more valuable
  3. Liability reductions: owing less to the Company’s creditors

For example, ACR provides accounting services to a client. The client will typically pay a fee, resulting in cash inflows. Adding to this example, imagine the client is also their landlord. If ACR owes rent to the landlord, but then provides accounting services, the landlord may reduce their debt by the applicable amount.

QS: What are some revenue streams? Get creative, there are hundreds of different ones.