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HHS Accounting Ch1
Terms for Chapter 1, Century 21, General Journal 10e
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Account | A record that summarizes all the transactions pertaining to a single item in the accounting equation. |
| Account Balance | The difference between the increases and decreases in an account. |
| Account title | The name given to an account. |
| Accounting | The process of planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information. |
| Accounting equation | An equation showing the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner's equity. |
| Accounting system | A planned process designed to compile financial data and summarize the results in accounting records and reports. |
| Asset | Anything of value that is owned. |
| Business ethics | The use of ethics in making business decisions. |
| Business Plan | A formal written document that describes the nature of a business and how it will operate. |
| Capital account | An account used to summarize the owner's equity in a business. |
| Compound interest | Interest paid on an original amount deposited in a bank plus any interest that has been paid. |
| Creditor | A person or business to whom a liability is owed. |
| Entrepreneur | Someone who owns, operates, and takes the risk of a business venture. |
| Equities | Financial rights to the assets of a business. |
| Equity | The difference between assets and liabilities. |
| Ethics | The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions. |
| Expense | The cost of goods or services used to operate a business. |
| Financial statements | Financial reports that summarize the financial condition and operations of a business. |
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The standards and rules that accountants follow while recording and reporting financial activities. |
| Generally accepted accounting principles | GAAP |
| Interest | An amount paid for the use of money for a period of time. |
| Language of business | Accounting |
| Liability | An amount owed. |
| Net worth statement | A formal report that shows what an individual owns, what an individual owes, and the difference between the two. |
| Owner's Equity | The amount remaining after the value of all liabilities is subtracted from the value of all assets. |
| Personal Net Worth | The difference between personal assets and personal liabilities. |
| Proprietorship | A business owned by one person. |
| 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. |
| Service Business | A business that performs an activity for a fee. |
| Sole proprietorship | A business owned by one persons. |
| Transaction | Any business activity that changes assets, liabilities, or owner's equity. |
| Withdrawals | Assets taken from the business for the owner's personal use. |