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ACC Ch1 L1
Accounting Chapter 1 Lesson 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accounting | the process of planning, recording, analyzing and interpreting financial information |
| accounting system | planned process designed to compile financial data and summarize the results in accounting records and reports |
| financial statements | reports that summarize the financial condition and operation of a business |
| net worth statement | a formal report that shows what an invididual owns, what an individual owes, and the difference between the two |
| asset | anything of value that is owned |
| liability | amounts that are owed |
| personal net worth | the difference between the personal assets and personal liabilities |
| equity | the difference between assets and liabilities |
| ethics | the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions |
| business ethics | the use of ethics in making business decisions |