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chapters 1-10

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business owned by one person   proprietorship  
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financial rights to the assets of a business   equities  
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an amount owed by a business   liability  
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the amount remaining after the value of all liabilities is subtracted by the value of all assets   owner's equity  
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account used to summarise the owner's equity in a business   capital account  
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a financial statement that reports assets; liabilities; and owners equities on a specific date   balance sheet  
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_______ is the language of business   accounting  
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the relationship between assets; liabilities; & owners equity can be written as an_________.   equation  
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the________ is the owner's equity account   capital  
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an increase in owners equity resulting from the operation of a business   revenue  
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a sale for which cash will be recieved at a later date   sale on account  
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a decrease in owners equity resulting from the operation of a business   expense  
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assets taken out of a business for the owners personal use   withdrawals  
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a ________ may be prepared on anyday   balance sheet  
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the side of an account that is increased   normal balance side  
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an amount recorded on the left side   debit  
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amount recorded on the right side   credit  
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a list of accounts used by a business   chart of accounts  
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the values of all things owned are on the account equation's_______________.   left side  
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the balues of all equities or claims against the assets are on the equations's_______________.   right side  
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an amount recorded on the left side of a t account is a _______.   debit  
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an amount recorded on the right side of a t account is a ________.   credit  
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the normal balance side of any asset account is the ________.   debit side  
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normal balance side of any liability account________.   credit  
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normal balance side of owner's capital account_______.   credit side  
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debits must always =________.   credits  
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normal balance side of any revenue account_________.   credit side  
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normal balance side of any expense account________.   debit side  
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normal balance side of owners drawing account________.   debit side  
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preparing a source document for each transction in an application of the accounting concept__________.   objective evidence  
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the account debited when cash is paid for supplies   supplies  
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the source document for a payment of cash is a ______.   check  
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a group of accounts   ledger  
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a ledger that contains all accounts needed to prepare financial statements   general ledger  
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the number assigned to an account   account number  
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the procedure for arranging accounts in a general ledger, assigning account numbers, and keeping records current   file maitenance  
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writing the account title and heading of an account   opening an account  
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transferring information from a journal entry to a ledger account   posting  
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determing the amount of cash agrees with the balance of the cash account in the accounting records   proving cash  
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a journal entry made to correct an error in the ledger   correcting entry  
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expense accounts are arranged in __________.   chronological order.  
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a bank account from which payments can be ordered by a depositor   checking account  
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a signature or stamp on the back of a check; transferring ownership   endorsement  
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an endorsement consisting of only the owner's signature   blank endorsement  
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an endorsement indicating the new owner of a check   special endorsement  
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an endorsement restricting further trasnser of a check's ownership   restrictive endorsement  
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a check with a future date on it   postdated check  
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a report of deposits; withdrawals; and bank balances sent to a depositor by a bank   bank statement  
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a check that a bank refuses to pay   dishonored check  
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a computerized cash payment system that uses electronic impulses to transfer funds   electronic funds transfer  
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a form showing proof of a pretty cash payment   petty cash slip  
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when a deposit is made to a bank account; the bank issues a _______.   reciept  
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the length of time for which a business summarizes and reports financial information   fiscal period  
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a columnar accounting form used to summarize the general ledger information needed to prepare financial statements   work sheet  
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a proof of the equality of debits and credits in a general ledger   trial balance  
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changes recorded on a work sheet to update the general ledger accounts at the end of a fiscal period   adjustments  
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a financial statement showing the revenue and expenses for a fiscal period   income statement  
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the difference between total revenue and total expenses when total revenue is greater   net income  
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the difference betewwn total revenue and total expenses when total expenses is greater   net loss  
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journal entries recorded to update general ledger accounts at the end of a fiscal period   adjusting entries  
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accounts used to accumulate information from one fiscal period to the next   permanent accounts  
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accounts usred to accumulate information until it is transferred to the owner's capital account   temporary accounts  
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journal entries used to prepare temporary accounts for a new fiscal period   closing entries  
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a trial balance prepared after the closing entries are posted   post closing trial balance  
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the series of accounting activiies included in recording financial information for a fiscal period   accounting cycle  
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a business in which two or more persons combine their assets & skills   partnership  
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a business that purchases and sells goods   merchandising business  
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merchandising business that sells to those who use or consume the goods   retail merchandising business  
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goods that a merchandising business buys to sell   merchandise  
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a business that buys and resells merchandise to retail merchandising businesses   wholesale merchandising business  
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journal used to record only one kind of transaction   special journal  
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the amount added to the cost of merchandise to establish a selling price   markup  
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a business from which merchandise is purchased or supplies or other assets are bought   vendor  
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special journal used only to record purchases of merchandise on account   purchases journal  
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journal amount column headed with a title   special amount column  
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an invoice used as a rouce document for recording a purchase on account transaction   purchase invoice  
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an agreement between a buyer & a seller in terms of payment for merchandise   terms of sale  
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a journal amount column that is not headed with an account title   general amount column  
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