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GAAP – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – Learn While Sleeping [Video]

GAAP – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – Learn While Sleeping

GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

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Accounting Concepts and Principles.

GAAP stands for the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. These are the rules, guidelines, and principles that entities (businesses/firms/companies/organizations/systems/hospitals) follow in the US to guide the preparation and reporting of their financial statements.

1. Entity Concept. A company is treated as an entity that is separate and distinct from its owners. Owner and company are two different entities having different liabilities.

The assumption here is that a company has its own identity distinct from the owners, creditors, debtors, managers, and others.

2. Revenue Recognition (Realisation Concept). Recognizing the revenue means recording the income in the income statement, prepared for a particular period.

Recognition of revenue should be on the accrual basis of accounting; events and conditions are recorded in the books of accounts as and when they occur, rather than in the period of their receipt of payment.

Accrual basis is a method of recording accounting transactions for revenue when earned and expenses when incurred.

3. Prudence (Conservatism) Principle. The rule of playing it safe. A cautious approach in ascertaining the income of the entity.

If a situation arises where there are 2 acceptable options for reporting an item, accountants go for the less favorable option.

All anticipated profits should be ignored but all anticipated losses should be accounted for.
Profits in anticipation should not be recorded but losses in anticipation should immediately be recorded even if there is a very remote possibility of occurrence of such losses.

4. Money Measurement (Monetary Unit Concept).

A fact or a transaction is recorded in the accounting books only if the effect of this situation or transaction can be computed in monetary terms.

For instance, adverse impact on revenue due to lack of coordination between the front office team and operating room team cannot be recorded in the books of accounts, however, the loss of supplies due to fire or flood can be recorded in the books.

5. Accounting Period Principle.

The accounting period is usually a period of one year and that year can be a financial year, a calendar year, or any year of 12 months.

For tax purposes, the accounting period should be a financial year i.e., a year starting from 1st April to 31st March.

The accounting period helps in maintaining accounting records, showing actual profit or loss, establishing the true and fair view of the financial position of the company, and communicating the company information to the intended users.

6. Full Disclosure Principle.

The entity is required to disclose the full, fair, and sufficient information; no information of substance should be concealed in the financial statements. This principle ensures effective communication with the intended users, internal and external.

7. Materiality Concept.
8. Cost Concept.
9. Matching Principle.
10. Dual Aspect Concept (Duality principle or Accounting Equation Concept).
11. Objectivity Principle (Verifiability & Objectivity Evidence Concept).
12. Timeliness principle.
13. Substance over Form Principle.

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IFRS CPE Courses [Video]

Check out our IFRS CPE at - https://www.cpethink.com/ifrs-cpe-for-cpasToday, we're going to go over the IFRS CPE courses for CPAs course list on CPE think.com. IFRS, which stands for International Financial Reporting Standards refers to a set f International Accounting Standards in a global economy that US companies sometimes need to be aware of and how they compare to GAAP. We have 16 courses that deal with IFRS issues. We have comparison courses, business combination of several that we have a series here of seven courses that a lot of people have a lot of positive feedback on. We've got a comparison course here real short one, US GAAP versus IFRS new guidelines, new lease accounting standards and how that applies or how IFRS fits into that. And then US GAAP and IFRS revenue recognition and business combinations. Any questions? Click the chat bubble down in the lower right. Let us know. To Contact Us please go to https://www.cpethink.com/contact-us or just open a chat on any page on our site.

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Introduction and Stages- Easy explanation [Video]

In this video, you will learn about money laundering, the Introduction to money laundering and the Stages of it. #moneylaundering #dirtymoney #wallstreetmojo #taxhavens #financialcrime Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction 00:31 – What is money laundering? 00:46 – Dirty money 01:27 – Cleaning of dirty money 01:27 – What is Clean money 01:59 – Why is money laundering is bad? 02:06 – No. 1 – Encourages criminals to keep going 02:32 – No. 2 – Harms the society 02:56 – No. 3 – Harms the Economy 03:33 – Stages of money laundering 03:50 – No. 1 – Placement 04:24 – No. 2 – Layering 05:06 – No. 3 – Integration 05:46 – Conclusion What is money laundering? Criminals like Pablo Escobar and ElChapo earn their money through crimes and get their money put into the system through money laundering. So, money laundering is getting dirty money cleaned and put into the system, making it seem like clean money. Dirty money Dirty money is something acquired through illegal means. People who get dirty money cannot show it to the authorities, or they will catch them. Cleaning of dirty money To get dirty money in the bank accounts, they must make it seem clean or legally acquired. Hence, the dirty money gets cleaned. Clean money There are many ways through which one can clean such dirty money. Once cleaned, the money is clean and can be put back into the system without tracing its origins. (Explained in detail in the video) Why is money laundering is bad? Encourages criminals to keep going Once criminals know that their dirty money can be cleaned and put back into the system as clean money, they realize there are no consequences to what they do. Hence, they continue their crimes. Harms the society These criminal activities are only harming society and putting loads of money into the pockets of the criminals. Harms the economy Any harm to society will directly harm the economy. Money laundering covers tax frauds, embezzlements, theft, and other illegal economic activities. (Explained in detail in the video) Stages of money laundering Placement The dirty money is first transferred into a bank account, mostly abroad, in those banks with very strict privacy policies. Layering The money is then divided into chunks and sent into accounts in various countries to make it hard to track by authorities. Integration The money must be brought back into the system and shown as legal. This is done by setting up a business with high cash flow on paper, and the money can be made legal through such tactics. (Explained in detail in the video) So, in this video we covered introduction and stages of money laundering. We hope you have learned much from this video. If you think you did, show it to us by liking the video, commenting, and sharing it with others. We are having another video on Money Laundering: Examples and Prevention . So do subscribe to our channel if you have not yet! We post videos on such topics regularly, so if you don’t want to miss out, subscribe to the channel. ========================================================================== Subscribe to Our Channel – Youtube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChlNXSK2tC9SJ2Fhhb2kOUw?sub_confirmation=1 LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/wallstreetmojo/ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/wallstreetmojo Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/wallstreetmojoofficial/ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/wallstreetmojo Hashtags: #moneylaundering #taxevasion #taxhavens #taxfrauds #financialcrime #druglords #dirtymoney #drugmoney #illegalmoney #shellcompanies

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Accounting Made Simple: For Small & Businesses - 4 Books in 1 Audiobook [Video]

Link to this audiobookhttps://audiobookspodcast.com/p/B08L41LZGKAccounting Made Simple: For Small & Businesses - 4 Books in 1 Audiobook free preview is an Business & Careers,Business Development & Entrepreneurship audiobook write by Gregory OlsonAre you about to start a business, but you don't know what structure to use and what your tax duties will be once you’ve started? Or are you a good entrepreneur in your sector but you’re still struggling to understand tax logics and feel you could do much more to guarantee tax savings for your company? Taxation plays an increasingly strategic role nowadays. The success or failure of many businesses, in various sectors, is no longer only linked to the goods of the business initiative, but also closely to the tax planning. Particularly in the start-up phase, being aware of the tax logics will allow you to take a proactive role in managing the same crop at your CPA. The collaboration between professional and knowledgeable entrepreneur can be considered a real corporate asset that can lead to various advantages not only in terms of tax savings. In any case, whether you find yourself in any of these two scenarios, this priceless bundle of four books contains all you need to learn about structures, taxes, and all the tax duties that you will have to deal with, explained from the point of view of a non-accountant. It’s been developed with the intention of coping with complex and challenging issues in a very simple way that help small businessmen and individuals who want to start a business and to learn more about the right company structure they can follow, payroll, accounting, and other such issues. This is by far the ultimate beginner’s guide for entrepreneurs who want to learn how financial statements and generally accepted accounting principles work. This bundle includes four fundamental books on accounting that every entrepreneur should keep on hand. Let’s have a quick look to each of them. Here are just some of the topics that are discussed in How to Start a Small Business in #2020: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide for Entrepreneurs: A clear, step-by-step guide on how to start a company - from business plan to marketing, scaling, and funding strategies Tools for developing a work plan and the key guidelines of business finance Association and LLC basics Info on trademarks and advertising Helpful strategies for workforce resource planning, subcontracting, and recruiting And much more! In Accounting Made Simple: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide for Entrepreneurs, you will learn: The basics of income statements and how they work Four reasons a cash flow statement is important Six steps of accounting transaction analysis Key differences between assets and liabilities All about financial ratio analysis In the third book, Accounting Principles Made Simple: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide for Entrepreneurs, you will learn: How to take control of your company’s account All about the accounting cycle and how to close the books What GAAP is, why it was formed, and benefits that it provides And much more! And finally, in the guidebook covering the Limited Liability Company (LLC): An introduction to what LLC actually means and reviewing whether LLC is right for you The advantages and disadvantages associated with LLC Easy steps toward starting your own LLC and LLC state-specific guidelines to follow The accounting and taxes involved in this industry Reviewing whether LLC is right for you And so much more! Among all forms of companies, starting an LLC is easier, with fewer complexities, paperwork, and costs. This form of company comes with a lot of operational ease with less record keeping and compliance issues. LLCs also provide a lot of freedom in management as there is no requirement of having a board of directors, annual meetings, or maintaining strict record books. These features reduce unnecessary hassles and help save a lot of time and effort. So what are you waiting for? Start building the steps toward success today; buy this audiobook now!©2020 Gregory Olson (P)2020 Gregory Olson