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Accounting Careers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a person who plans, summarizes, analyzes, and interprets accounting information. | accountant |
| planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information. | accounting |
| a person who does general accounting work plus some summarizing and analyzing of accounting information. | bookkeeper |
| designation by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for those who pass an exam and meet work-experience requirements. | CPA |
| a person who does general kinds of office tasks, including some accounting tasks. | general office clerk |
| a business that purchases and sells goods | merchandising business |
| a business that performs an activity for a fee | service business |
| an accountant who is employed by a single business. | private accountant |
| a business selling accounting services to the general public. | public accounting firm |
| American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, prepares the CPA exam. | AICPA |
| the use of personal ethics in making business decisions. | business ethics |
| moral values and principles that determine our conduct in the business world. | ethical business practices |
| the quality or fact of being honest; truthfulness. | honesty |
| adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty | integrity |
| freedom from unathorized intrusion; state of being let alone and ability to keep personal matters confidential. | privacy |
| consistently telling the truth; honest | truthfulness |
| any activity that contradicts moral values and principles that determines our conduct in the business world. | unethical business practices |
| the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions. | ethics |