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Accounting Ch.1

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accounting   Planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information.  
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accounting system   A planned process for providing financial information that will be useful to management.  
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accounting records   Organized summaries of a business's financial activities .  
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financial statements   Financial reports that summarize the financial condition and operations of a business.  
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service buisness   A business that performs an activity for a fee.  
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proprietorship   A business owned by one person.  
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asset   Anything of value that is owned.  
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equities   Financial right to the assets of a business.  
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liabilty   An amount owed by a business.  
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owner's equity   The amount remaining after the value of all liabilities is subtracted from the value of all assets.  
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accounting equation   An equation showing  
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ethics   The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions.  
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business ethics   The use of ethics in making business decisions.  
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transaction   A business activity that changes assets, liabilities, or owner's equity.  
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account   A record summarizing all the information pertaining to a single item in the accounting equation  
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account title   the name given to an account  
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account balance   the amount in an account  
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capital   The account used to summarize the owner's equity in the business  
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revenue   An increase in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business.  
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sale on account   A sale for which cash will be received at a later date  
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expense   A decrease in owner's equity  
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withdrawls   assets taken out of the business for the owner's personal use  
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