OutsiderHex

Some basic lessons in accounting and accounting theory. I may even discuss some of the latest accounting research.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Accounting Philosophy, part 1

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Hello readers, in this series of posts I will discuss some of the basic foundations of accounting theory. Specifically I will talk about the...
Friday, January 15, 2010

The Accounting Cycle

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Happy New Year! This year we should all resolve to learn a little bit more about accounting huh? In today’s entry we’re going to look at t...
Monday, December 7, 2009

Luca Pacioli and Double Entry Bookkeeping

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For the better part of the last 800 years accounts have relied on one particular tool. This tool is the double entry bookkeeping methods tha...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The Accounting Equation

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Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity* *Sometimes called Shareholder’s Equity, or Capital – but nonetheless the same concept Those 3 piece...
Friday, November 13, 2009

Expense...Cost....Expenditure the same or not?

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In common language the terms expense, expenditure, and cost have similar meanings. For example when renting an apartment you might ask what ...
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Derek
I'm a graduate student studying accounting. My specialty is financial accounting with an emphasis on research. I'm currently persuing a CPA license and have a Bachelors of Science in Accounting.
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