The primary reading material source ishttp://www.principlesofaccounting.com/

(For additional information, use the OpenStax textbook available within LEO as a secondary resource.)

SCENARIO:You are a new hire for a major corporation completing your eight-week rotation related to accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, cost control, and profit maximization. As part of your rotation you are learning about the accounting process and how to use accounting information to make managerial decisions.

Read the assigned chapters to learn the accounting concepts, then submit a written report in the LEO assignment folder summarizing your knowledge of the week's concepts.

REQUIREMENT:As described above, upon completion of the readings and quizzes (the week's assigned chapters are detailed below)write a report as a Word document and upload it to this week'sHomework assignment folder.Summarize what you learned through your readings and practice quizzes.Demonstrate an understanding of the week's concepts.The more detailed writeups documenting a solid understanding of the material will earn the highest homework points.

Week 4:

A. Read and complete the self-graded questions for ch 10, 11, & 14 at PoA.

Chapter 10: Property, Plant, & Equipment - principlesofaccounting.com

Chapter 11: Advanced PP&E Issues/Natural Resources/Intangibles - principlesofaccounting.com

Chapter 14: Corporate Equity Accounting - principlesofaccounting.com

B. Review your SEC 10-K company's statement of owner's equity. Your SEC 10-K company has a statement of owners' equity (or a similar name such as statement of retained earnings, or statement of stockholder's equity, etc.). https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000073271221000012/vz-20201231.htm#i945fb9a9a3a64a8a80228fcfb91db25e_1956

The change in value of retained earnings from the beginning of the year to the end of the year is reported in this statement.What is retained earnings?What does the retained earnings balance represent?What is it an accumulation of over the life of a corporation?

When cash dividends are paid, they are funded from the accumulated profits of the corporation (retained earnings).Thus, dividends decrease retained earnings.If net income and other 'credits' to retained earnings exceed the value of dividends paid during the period retained earnings may increase. If they do not exceed the amount of dividends paid, retained earnings likely decreases.What do you learn about dividends for your SEC 10-K company?Did they issue dividends?What are the risks and opportunities of issuing dividends to shareholders each year?

Financial Statement order of preparation. -Financial statements are always prepared in a particular order:

1. Income Statement
2. Statement of Owner's Equity
3. Balance Sheet
4. Statement of Cash Flows

Discuss the reason for the order of the reports.

Additionally, provide a summary of the accounting concepts learned through the readings and practice quizzes for this week.Demonstrate your understanding of the week's concepts.If you need ideas regarding topics to discuss, see ideas below.The more detailed your write-up documenting your understanding the higher it will be graded.(See Rubric for details.)

Complete the report below as a Word document and submit in the Assignment Folder for week 1 Homework.

Additionally, here are some topics to consider:

• Discuss recording property, plant, and equipment at its historical cost and then recording depreciation over the useful life.Why not record the entire purchase cost as an expense at time of purchase?
• Discuss types of intangible assets reported as a long term asset.
• What are the components of stockholder's equity (what types of transactions affect owner's equity)?
• When a corporation buys previously issued stock back off the market, what is it called?How does it impact owner's equity?
• What topic(s) gave you trouble this week (if any)?/What topic(s) do you feel you were able to grasp?Post questions in the homework discussion thread!

https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000073271221000012/vz-20201231.htm#i945fb9a9a3a64a8a80228fcfb91db25e_1956