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Chapter 1
Sole Proprietorship
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accounting system | A planned process designed to compile financial data and summarize the results in accounting records and reports. |
| Financial statements | Financial report that summarizes the financial conditions and operations of a business |
| Net worth statement | A formal report that shows what an individual owns, owes, and the difference between the two |
| Asset | Anything of value that is owned |
| Liability | An amount owed |
| Personal net worth | The difference between personal assets and personal liability |
| 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 |
| Service business | A business that performs an activity for a fee |
| Proprietorship | A business owned by one person |
| Business plan | A formal written document that describes the nature of a business and how it will operate |
| GAAP | Generally accepted accounting principals. The standards and rules that accountants follow while recoring and reporting financial activites. |
| Equities | Financial rights to the assets of a business |
| Accounting equation | An equation showing the relationships among assets, liabilities, and owner's equity |
| Transaction | Any business activity that changes assets, liabilities, or owner's equity. |
| Account | A record that summarizes all the transactions pertaining to a single item in the accounting equation |
| Account title | An account's name |
| Account balance | The difference between the increases and decreases in an account |
| Capital account | An account used to summarize the owner's equity in a business |
| Creditor | A person or business to whom a liability is owed |
| Revenue | An increase in equity resulting from the sale of goods or services |
| Sale on account | A sale for which payment will be received at a later date |
| Expense | The costs of goods or services used to operate a business |
| Withdrawals | Assets taken from the business for the owner's personal use |
| Accounting | The process of planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information |