Q. Example of horizontal analysis?

Several companies have been restructuring their organizations and reducing the number of employees to cut expenses. AT&T, General Motors, IBM and numerous other companies have taken this action. One could enquiry whether companies place as much value on their employees as in the past. In prior years it was common to see the following statement in the annual reports of companies our employees are our most valuable asset. Companies aren't permitted to show employees as assets on nether balance sheets. Do you believe they should be allowed to do so?

What you have learned in this section is basic to your study of accounting. The whole process of accounting is based on the double-entry concept. Section 3 describes that adjustments bring the accounts to their proper balances before accurate financial statements are prepared.