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settingmbody minmthemUnitedmStatesmismthemFinancialmAccountingmStandardsmBoard.
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Assetsm arem resourcesm am businessm owns.m Liabilitiesm arem creditorshipm claimsm onm totalm assets
.mOwner'smequity mismthemownershipmclaim monmtotalmassets.
Themexpandedmaccountingmequationmis:
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mthempurposemof mearningmincome.mExpensesmaremthemcostsmof massetsmconsumedmormservicesmu
sedminmthemprocessmof mearningmrevenue.mOwner’smequity mismincreasedmby manmowner’sminvestm
entsm andmby mrevenuesmfrom mbusinessmoperations.mOwner’smequity mismdecreasedmby manmowner’
smwithdrawalsmof massetsmandmby mexpenses.
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mincreaseminmamspecific mliability,morm(3)mincreaseminmowner'smequity.
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entmpresentsmthemrevenuesmandmexpenses,mandmresultingmnetmincomemormnetmlossmformamspecifi
c m periodmof mtime.mAnmowner'smequity mstatementmsummarizesmthemchangesminmowner'smequity mf
ormamspecific mperiodmof mtime.mAmbalancemsheetmreportsmthemassets,mliabilities,mandmowner'smequi
ty matmamspecific mdate.mAmstatementmofmcashmflowsmsummarizesminformationmaboutmthemcashminfl
owsm(receipts)mandmoutflowsm(payments)mformamspecific mperiodmof mtime.
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4. Managementmof mambusinessmenterprisemismthemmajormexternalmusermof minformation.
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m internalmandmexternalmusers.
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6. Accountingm informationm ism usedm only m by m externalm usersm withm am financialm interestm in
m ambusinessmenterprise.
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nmincludesmthemaccountingmprocess.
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