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Accounting c1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accounting | planning, recording, 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’ 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 |
| Proprietorship | a business owned by one person |
| Asset | anything of value that is owned |
| Equities | financial rights to the assets of a business |
| Liability | an amount owed by a business |
| Owners Equity | the amount remaining after the value of all liabilities is subtracted from the value of all assets |
| Accounting Equation | Assets = Liabilities + Owners Equity |
| Ethics | the principles of right and wrong that guide an individuals decision making |
| Business Ethics | The use of ethics in making business decisions |
| Transaction | a business activity that changes assets, liabilities, or owners equity |
| Account | a record summarizing all the information pertaining to a single item in the accounting equation |
| Account Title | The name given to an account |
| Account Balance | the amount in an account |
| Capital | the account used to summarize the owners equity in a business |
| Revenue | an increase in the owners equity resulting in the operation of a business |
| Sale on Account | a sale for which cash will be received at a later date |
| Expense | a decrease in owners equity resulting from the operation of a business |
| Withdrawls | assets taken out of a business for the owners personal use |