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Accounting-1
Arkansas Unit 1: Computer Accounting I
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accountant | A person who plans, summarizes, analyzes, and interprets accounting information. |
| Accounting | Planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financal information. |
| Accounting concepts | Commonly accepted concepts that guide accounting personnel in their work. |
| Accounting disclosure concept | Financial statements contain all information necessary to understand a business' financial condition. |
| Accounting period cycle | Changes in financial information are reported for a specific period of time in the form of financial statements. |
| Bookkeeper | A person who does general accounting work plus some summarizing and analyzing of accounting information. |
| Business entity | Financial information is recorded and reported separtely from the owner's personal financial information. |
| Business ethics | The use of personal ethics in making business decisions. |
| Certified Public Accountant (CPA) | Designation by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for those who pass an exam and meet work-experience requirements. |
| Consistent reporting | The same accounting procedures must be followed in the same way in each accounting period. |
| Corporation | A legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners. |
| Ethics | The principles of right and wrong that guides an individual in making decisions. |
| Ethical business practices | Moral values and princples that determine our conduct in the business world. |
| General office clerk | A person who does general kinds of office tasks, including some accounting tasks. |
| Going concern concept | Financial statements are prepared with the expectation that a business will remain in operation indefinitely. |
| Historical cost | When the actual amount paid for merchandise and other items bought is recorded. |
| Honesty | The quality or fact of being honest; truthfulness. |
| Integrity | Abherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. |
| Merchandising business | A business that purchases and sells goods. |
| Objective evidence | A source document is prepared for each transaction. |
| Partnership | A business in which two or more people combine their assets and skills. |
| Privacy | Freedom from unauthorized intrusion; state of being let alone and ability to keep personal matters confidential. |
| Realization of revenue | Revenue is recorded at the time goods or services are sold. |
| Service business | A business that performs an activity for a fee. |
| Sole proprietorship | A business owned by one person |
| Truthfulness | Consistently telling the truth; honest. |
| Unethical business practices | Any activity that contradicts moral values and princples that determines our conduct in the busines world. |