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Accounting Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AR “Accounts Receivable” | someone owes you money |
| AP “Accounts Payable” | you owe money |
| Account | a record summarizing all the information pertaining to a single item in the accounting equation |
| Account Balance | the amount in the account |
| Account Title | the name given to an account |
| Accounting | planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information |
| What is the Accounting Equation | Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity |
| Accounting Equation | an equation showing the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity |
| Accounting Records | organized summaries of a business’s financial activities |
| Accounting Systems | planned process for providmg financial; information that will be useful in management |
| Asset | anything of value that is owned |
| Business Ethics | The use of ethics in making business decisions |
| Capital | the account used to summarize the owner’s equity in a business |
| Equities | financial rights to the assets of business of a business |
| Ethics | the principles of right and wrong that guides an individual in making decisions |
| Expense | a decrease in owner’s equity resulting from the operations of a business |
| Financial Statements | financial reports that that summaries the financial conditions and operations of a business |
| Liability | an amount owed by a business |
| Owner’s Equity | the amount remaining after the value of all liabilities is subtracted from the value of all assets |
| Proprietorship | a business owned by one person |
| Revenue | an increase in owner’s equity resulting from the operation of a business |
| Sale on Account | a sale for which cash will be received at a later date |
| Service Business | a business that performs an activity for a fee |
| Transactions | a business activity that changes assets, liabilities, or owner’s equity |
| Withdrawals | assets taken out of a business for the owner’s personal use |