Teaching GuideTerm
Faculty of Economics and Business
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Grao en Administración e Dirección de Empresas
 Subjects
  Financial Accounting I
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Section I: Foundations of Accounting. Introduction to the recording process. Section I
Lesson 1: Introduction to Accounting
1.1. Economic activity and the need for information
1.2. Definition and types of accounting

Lesson 2: Assets, liabilities, and owners' equity 2.1. Definition of assets, liabilities, and owners' equity
2.2. Accounting duality
2.3. Changes in assets, liabilities, and owners' equity
a) Accounting events
b) Materiality
c) Profit or loss for the period
Lesson 3. The recording process 3.1. The accounting method
3.2. The account. Definition and representation. Technicalities
3.3. Accounting duality
3.4. Accounting records. Journal and general ledger. Trial balance
3.5. Recording basic transactions
a) Inventory
b) Cash
c) Accounts receivable and accounts payable
d) Non-current assets
e) Shareholders' equity

Lesson 4: The accounting cycle 4.1. Steps of the accounting cycle
4.2. End-of-period adjustments
Section II: Recording basic accounting events Section II
Lesson 5. Inventories 5.1. Recording inventory transactions
5.2. Inventory valuation methods (FIFO and WAC)
5.3. Cost of goods sold and gross profit
Lesson 6. Long-lived assets 6.1. Definition and types
6.2. Purchases of long-lived assets
6.3. Depreciation and amortization
6.4. Disposal of long-lived assets
Lesson 7. Accounting for VAT
7.1. Value Added Tax (VAT)
7.2. Input VAT and Output VAT
7.3. Recording VAT in purchase and sale transactions
7.4. VAT clearance
Lesson 8. Other operations
8.1.Cash and credit accounts
8.2. Personnel expenses
Lesson 9. Interpreting the content of the financial statements 9.1. The balance sheet
9.2. The income statement
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