Monday, 8 December 2014

Why Financial Statements are prepared

Why Financial Statements are prepared

The financial statement mainly prepared for providing the information related to financial position and financial performance of the organization. This information is helpful in making informed decision making by the user of financial statements. There are many users of financial statements and each user information requirement may differ from other.

Financial statement also provides useful information about the utilization of resources by the management and performance of management may also be explained with the financial results.

Who is the different user of Financial Statements?

The user of financial statement can be classified into investor, creditor, banker, supplier, tax department, Regulator, statistic department etc.

What information needs of investors?

Investors make investment for better return therefore investor is interested in the profitability of the organization. Investor is also want to play safe therefore investor is also interested in the stability of the organization.

What are information needs of employees?

Employees are interested in good remuneration and bonuses and therefore mainly interested in the profitability of the organization. Employee also wants job security and therefore may be interested in financial position.

What are information needs of lender?

Lender wants to safely receive its loan and therefore interested in the liquidity of the organization. Liquidity information may be seen in the cash flow statement the current asset ratio also provides useful information about the liquidity of the organization.

What are information needs of Government?

Government is interested in the profitability of the organization to collect tax .many organization need different information to compile the national Data.

Why General public information needs

General public is interested in financial statement to establish its role in the local community. Industry creates job opportunity for local community and also announces some welfare project for the betterment of local community.


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