A Beginning Accounting Student Has Just Learned How to Prepare

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Essay

A beginning accounting student has just learned how to prepare an income statement and has been told how valuable it is in the measurement of a company's profitability.However, he asks you, as an upper division accounting student, if there are any limitations to the information contained on the statement.
Required:
Discuss four limitations of the income statement.

Understand how to categorize accounts correctly.

Identify the normal balances (debit or credit) for various accounts.

Understand which financial statements different accounts appear on.

Grasp the concept of the expanded accounting equation and its impact on Owner's Equity.

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