IDENTIFYING DATA 2023_24
Subject (*) INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING Code 16224001
Study programme
Bachelor's Degree in Economics (2009)
Cycle 1st
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
6 Basic Course First 1Q
Language
Castellà
Català
Department Business Management
Coordinator
PORRAS GARCIA, MARIA JOSE
SUÁREZ ELUSTONDO, MARIA HELENA
GINIEIS IRIBARREN, MATÍAS CARLOS
RODRÍGUEZ MERAYO, MARÍA ARACELI
E-mail araceli.rodriguez@urv.cat
mariahelena.suarez@urv.cat
mariajose.porras@urv.cat
matias.ginieis@urv.cat
Lecturers
RODRÍGUEZ MERAYO, MARÍA ARACELI
SUÁREZ ELUSTONDO, MARIA HELENA
PORRAS GARCIA, MARIA JOSE
GINIEIS IRIBARREN, MATÍAS CARLOS
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General description and relevant information <div> <p><b>INFORMACIÓ GENERAL DE L'ASSIGNATURA</b></p></div><div>La Comptabilitat explica els fets que afecten el patrimoni, el resultat i la tresoreria de l'empresa. És un llenguatge comú que té per objectiu permetre a accionistes, administradors, creditors, clients o treballadors prendre decisions relacionades amb l'empresa utilitzant la informació de qualitat que els ofereix la seva comptabilitat. El graduat en ADE, en FIC i en Economia necessita conèixer i aplicar aquest llenguatge comú per a realitzar amb èxit la seva activitat professional. Aquesta assignatura desenvolupa les competències bàsiques d'aquesta disciplina.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
 A2 Students master the basic methods and tools for analyzing business reality.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
 B1 Learning to learn
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
 C4 Be able to express themselves correctly both orally and in writing in one of the two official languages of the URV

Learning outcomes
Type A Code Learning outcomes
 A2 Understand the reasons for collecting accounting information and the basics of the Conceptual Framework of Accounting incorporated into the general Accountancy Plan in 2007.
Understand the concepts of income and expenditure, how they are recorded and the criteria for registering and recognizing accounting.
Apply the procedures of the accounting cycle, which end in the preparation of financial statements.
Understand and apply the accounting criteria for valuing and recognizing assets and liabilities.
Understand the method used to systematically record accounts.
Type B Code Learning outcomes
 B1 Adapt the learning objectives put forward by the teaching staff.
Have an overview of the various theories and methodologies of a subject.
Type C Code Learning outcomes
 C4 Produce well structured, clear and effective oral texts.
Produce well-structured, clear and rich written texts

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
ITEM 1. ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1. Accounting: Concept and objectives
2. Division of business accounting
3. Users of accounting information
4. Financial accounting

ITEM 2. EQUITY AND THE ACCOUNTING METHOD 1. The assets of the company
1.1. Concept
1.2. Patrimonial elements and patrimonial masses
1.3. The general ledger as an expression of equity balance
2. Accounting representation instruments
2.1 The account as an accounting representation instrument
2.1.1 Account concept and structure
2.1.2 Account Terminology
2.1.3 Debit and credit convention
2.2 Accounting journal entry as a formal representation of an accounting transaction.
3. The accounting method: Double-entry bookeping system
ITEM 3. THE ACCOUNTING CYCLE 1. Concept and steps of the accounting period
2. Initial or opening phase
3. Development phase
4. Completion or end phase:
4.1 Regularization of values
4.2 Determination of the period's result
4.3 Closing Journal entry
5. Tax cycle: Value Added Tax, tax withholdings and Corporation tax.
ITEM 4. ACCOUNTING LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENT 1. The accounting legislative development in Spain
2. General Accounting Plan: Structure
3. Preparation of annual financial statements: Initial and final balance sheet
4. Legal invoicing requirements.
ITEM 5. PURCHASES AND SALES of goods and services 1. Concept, valuation and accounting records of PURCHASES
2. Stock adjustment
3. Speculative procedure for purchases of goods
3.1. Splitting of purchases and sales of goods
3.2. Comparison with the administrative procedure
4. Impairment of inventories
5. Valuation and registration of SALES: Classification by nature
ITEM 6. CREDITORS AND DEBTORS FOR COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS 1. Concept and classification of commercial financial instruments
1.1. Receivable
1.2. Payable
2. Valuation of commercial financial instruments
3. Customers:
3.1. Invoice, Credit Note, Delivery Note, and customer advances
3.2. Receivable management
3.3. Doubtful Receivable and value adjustments
3.3.1. Overall estimation
3.3.2. Individual estimation
4. Suppliers:
4.1. Invoice, Payment Note, Delivery Note, and advances to suppliers
4.2. Natural persons: invoices with income tax withholdings
ITEM 7. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE: DETERMINATION OF THE PROFIT 1. Income
1.1. Net Income
1.2. Change in stocks of finished and in-progress products
1.3. Other operating income
2. Expenditure
2.1. Provisioning
2.2. Personnel
2.3. Other operating expenses
3. Accounting closing operations
3.1. Accrual of income and expenditure
3.2. Regularization and deterioration of values
4. Determination of the accounting profit

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
Hours outside the classroom
(**) Total hours
Introductory activities
1 0 1
Lecture
A2
B1
C4
23 36 59
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom
A2
B1
C4
26 57 83
Personal attention
A2
B1
C4
2 0 2
 
Mixed tests
A2
B1
C4
2 0 2
Mixed tests
A2
B1
C4
2 0 2
Oral tests
A2
B1
C4
1 0 1
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities These activities are aimed at gathering information from the student and presenting the subject.
Lecture These are activities to develop and expose the contents of the subject.
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom These are activities to analyze, discuss and solve exercises in which to apply the contents of the course.
Personal attention This is the time allocated to resolve the particular doubts of each student.

Personalized attention
Description

At the beginning of the course, the teacher will inform the student of the schedule of personalized attention.


Assessment
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Mixed tests
A2
B1
C4
There will be two practical tests of continuous evaluation during the course 10% primera prueba
20% segunda prueba
Mixed tests
A2
B1
C4
The last test will be carried out on an official date, and it will consist of a complete practical assumption, and theoretical questions. It will encompass the knowledge of the whole subject. 65%
Oral tests
A2
B1
C4
Participation in the class sesions. 5%
Others  
 
Other comments and second exam session

The second call will be evaluated in a global test with 100% of the grade, of practical and theoretical content of the accounting cycle of business with commercial activity.


Sources of information

Basic Omeñaca García, Jesús, Plan general de contabilidad y PGC de PYMES comentados, 2009, Deusto
Macmillan Profesional (Ed.), Pla general de comptabilitat : real decreto 1514/2007, 2013, Macmillan Iberia
Omeñaca García, Jesús, Contabilidad general, 2008, Deusto

Complementary Martínez Carrasco, R.D., Contabilidad financiera: teoría y ejercicios prácticos: adaptada al plan general de contabilidad R.D. 1514/2007 y R.D. 1515/2007 para pymes, 2010, Tirant lo Blanch
Tarango, J.P., Ejercicios de contabilidad general y tesorería: adaptado al plan general de contabilidad 2008, 2012, Ediciones Ceysa
Muñoz Merchante, A., Pra?cticas de contabilidad: ejercicios y test, 2008, Centro de Estudios Ramón Areces
Amat Salas, O., Aguila? Santiago,, El nuevo PGC en la práctica: ejercicios y soluciones, 2008, Bresca Profit
Vásquez Rodríguez, E. M., Contabilidad para pymes: fundamentos basados en normas internacionales, 2019, ECOE Ediciones
Muñoz Merchante, A., Introducción a la contabilidad, 2019, Editorial Sanz y Torres
Wanden-Berghe Lozano, J.L.; Fernández Daza, E., Introducción a la contabilidad: elaboración y análisis de la información, 2016, Pirámide
Santos Jae?n Jose? Manuel, Anto?n Renart Marcos, Manual de contabilidad financiera adaptado a personas con discapacidad intelectual., 2017, JM Bosch Editor
Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler, &amp; KPMG (Firma)., Plan general de contabilidad: comentarios y desarrollos prácticos, 2011, Aranzadi Thomson Reuters
España, Memento pra?ctico Francis Lefebvre. Plan general de contabilidad, 2008-, Francis Lefebvre
Acebrón, Román y Hernández, Tractament de la documentació comptable, 2010, Macmillan Pofesional

Recommendations

Subjects that continue the syllabus
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING/16224002


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