Accounting - ACC

Purpose and nature of accounting, measuring business income, accounting principles, assets and equity accounting for external financial reporting.

Continuation of ACC 135. Includes accounting principles, assets and equity accounting for external financial reporting. Topics covered include notes receivable and payable, uncollectible accounts, inventory, accounting for plant and equipment, partnerships, corporations, bonds, financial statement analysis and statement of cash flows. Use of computer software for setup of an actual accounting system and for simulated case studies.

An introductory course for those without previous study in bookkeeping or accounting. Includes the purpose and nature of accounting, measuring business income, basic accounting principles covering the accounting cycle from source documents through preparation of financial statements for a service business and a retail firm, banking procedures and payroll procedures. Some assignments will be solved using a computerized general ledger program.

Cost accounting for material, labor and factory overhead using job order costing, process costing and standard costing systems to compile cost analysis data for management decisions.

Forms of business organization; cost concepts and decision making; break-even analysis, fixed and variable costs and budgeting for internal reporting.

Application of spreadsheet functions using the most popular spreadsheet program, Excel. Techniques covered will be creating and printing a worksheet, working with files, setting up data bases, and enhancing accounting information with the use of graphs and macros.

This course introduces students to integrated accounting software prominently used in business. Topics covered include general ledger, accounts receivable, inventory, fixed assets, accounts payable, long-term liabilities, equity, payroll, bank reconciliation, adjusting and closing entries; creation and analysis of financial statements. This course uses QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel. Transferable as an elective to UNR and UNLV.

Understand the Conceptual Framework that underlies Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and its application to the basic financial statements and current assets and liabilities.

Forms of business organization; cost concepts and decision making; break-even analysis, fixed and variable costs and budgeting for internal reporting.

Forms of business organization; cost concepts and decision making; break-even analysis, fixed and variable costs and budgeting for internal reporting.