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Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accounting | planning, recording, analyzing, interpreting financial information |
| accounting system | planned process to provide financial information useful to manage |
| accounting records | organized financial summary |
| financial statements | financial reports summarizing the financial condition of a business |
| service business | business performs activity for fee |
| proprietorship | business owned by 1 person |
| asset | anything of value owned |
| equities | financial rights to the assets of a business |
| liability | amount owed by a business |
| owner's equity | amount after assets amount minus liabilities amount |
| accounting equation | assets=liabilities-owner's equity |
| ethics | right and wrong priciples that help individuals make decisions |
| business ethics | use of ethics in making business decisions |
| transaction | business activity that changes assets liabilities, or owner's equity |
| account | record of a single item in the accounting equation |
| account title | name given to an account |
| account balance | amount in an account |
| capital | account used to summarize owner's equity |
| revenue | increase in owner's equity because of business operation |
| sale on account | sale--cash is received at a later date |
| expense | decrease in owner's equity because of business operation |
| withdrawls | assets removed from business for owner's personal use |