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Maplewood Rice Ch 1 Vocab

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asset   anything of value that is owned  
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equities   financial rights to the assets of a business  
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liability   an amount owned 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 the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner's equity  
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Source Document   Information about business transaction is obtained from original business papers  
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Journal   a form for recording transactions in chronological order  
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Special Journal entry   a journal used to record only one kind of transaction  
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Double-entry accounting   the recording of debit and credit parts of a transaction  
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Account   a record summarizing all the information pertaining to a single item in the accounting equation  
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Ledger   a group of accounts  
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General Ledger   a ledger that contains all accounts needed to prepare financial statements  
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Subsidiary Ledger   a ledger that is summarized in a single general ledger account  
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Controlling account   an account in a general ledger that summarizes all accounts in a subsidiary ledger  
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File maintenance   the procedure for arranging accounts in a general ledger assigning account numbers and keeping records  
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Departmental accounting system   an accounting system showing accounting information for two or more departments  
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Merchandising business   a business that purchased and sells good  
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Posting   Transferring information from a journal entry to a ledger account  
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Debit memorandum   a form prepared by the customer showing the price deduction taken by the customer for returns and allowances  
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Contra account   an account that reduces a related account on a financial statement  
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Contra balance   an account balance that is opposite the normal balance  
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Cash discount   a deduction that a vendor allows on the invoice amount to encourage age prompt payment  
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Purchases discount   a cash discount taken by a customer  
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Petty cash   an amount of cash kept on hand and used for making small payments  
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Bank statement   a report of deposits, withdrawals, and bank balances sent to a depositor by a bank  
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