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Accounting 1 Chapter 1

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A person who plans, summarizes, analyzes and interprets accounting information   Accountant  
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Planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information   Accounting  
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Anything of value that is owned   Asset  
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Financial rights to the assets of a business   Equities  
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The amount remaining after the value of all liabilities is subtracted from the value of all assets   Owner's Equity  
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The relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner's equity   Accounting Equation  
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An amount owed by a business   Liability  
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The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions   Ethics  
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The use of ethics in making business decisions   Business Ethics  
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A business activity that changes assets, liabilities or owner's equity   Transaction  
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When business state transactions in numbers that have common values   Unit of Measurement  
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Financial information is recorded and reported separately from the owner's personal financial information   Business Entity  
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A record summarizing all the information pertaining to a single item in the accounting equation   Account  
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The name given to an account   Account Title  
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The amount in an account   Account Balance  
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The account used to summarize the owner's equity in a business   Capital  
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An increase in owner's equity resulting from the operation of the business   Revenue  
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A sale for which cash will be received at a later date   Sale on Account  
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When revenue is recorded at the time goods or services are sold   Realization of Revenue  
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A decrease in owner's equity resulting from the operation of the business   Expense  
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Assets taken out of a business for the owner's personal use   Withdrawals  
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A business that performs an activity for a fee   Service Business  
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A business owned by one person   Proprietorship (Sole)  
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The language of business   Accounting  
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A person who does general accounting work plus some summarizing and analyzing of accounting information   Bookkeeper  
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Designation by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for those who pass an exam and meet work-experience requirements   Certified Public Accountant (CPA)  
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The same accounting procedures must be followed in the same way in each accounting period   Consistent Reporting  
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A person who does general kinds of office tasks, including some accounting tasks   General Office Clerk  
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A business in which two or more people combine their assets and skills   Partnership  
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