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Accounting Ch.1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accountant | A person whose job is to keep and examine financial records. |
| Accounting Clerk | A person who works at a company as an accountant (bookkeeping and holding onto financial records) |
| Audit | To conduct an official financial examination |
| CPA | (Certified Public Accountant) title given to someone after they complete the exam that qualifies them as a public accountant |
| For-Profit-Business | An organization in which the primary goal is to generate money for it |
| Lifestyle | The way a person uses time, energy, and resources |
| Networking | interacting with others to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts |
| Not-For-Profit Organization | An organization that earns money but that money is then donated |
| Personal Interest Test | A test that helps with finding careers that meet your interest |
| Personality | the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character |
| Public Accountant Firm | A place where accountants work and serve clients who come there looking for one |
| Skills | the ability to do something well |
| Values | The principles a person lives by and the beliefs that are important to the person |