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Accounting
Chapter 1-1
Question | Answer |
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What is accounting? | Planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information |
Accounting system | A planned process for providing financial information that will be useful to management |
Accounting records | Organized summaries of a business's financial activities |
Financial statements | Financial reports that summarize the financial condition and operations of a business |
Service business | A business that performs an activity for a fee |
Sole Proprietorship | A business owned and operated by one person |
Asset | Anything of value that is owned by a company |
Liability | Amounts owed by a business (DEBT) |
Owner's Equity | The amount remaining after the value of all liabilities is subtracted from the value of all assets |
Accounting Equation | Assets=Liabilities+Owner's Equity |