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Accounting Final

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Definition
Accounting   Is an information system that reports on the economic activities and financial condition  
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Accounting Equation   The relationship between a business's assets and the claims on its assets expressed in equality  
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Accounting period   Income is measured for a span of time  
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Accounts   Detailed information about elements is maintained in records  
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Annual Report   Organizations normally provide information, including financial statements, to stakeholders yearly in a document  
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Articulation   Describe the interrelationships among the various elements of the financial statements  
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Asset exchange transaction   simply reflects changes in the composition of assets  
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Asset source transaction   a source of the transaction like a stock certificate  
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Asset use transaction   decrease the total amount of assets and the total amount of claims on assets  
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Assets   The resources a business uses to make money  
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Balance Sheet   Total assets balance = liabilities and stockholders' equity  
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Claims   As a result of providing assets to business the creditors and investors are entitled to make a claim  
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Closing   the process of transferring balance, the balances of revenue, expense and dividend accounts are moved into retained earnings  
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Common Stock   specific commitments made to the investors are described in certificates  
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Creditors   lend financial resources to business. Business to repay borrowed resources plus interest  
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Dividend   if a business transfer some or all of its earned assets to owners  
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Double-entry bookkeeping   All transactions affect the accounting equation in a least two place  
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Earnings   Common terms for the added values created in the transformation process  
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Elements   assets, liabilities, equity, contributed capital, revenue, expenses, distributions and net income  
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Expenses   A business consumes various assets and services. The assets and services consumed to generate revenue  
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Financial accounting   The accounting information external users need is provided  
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Financial accounting standards board   is privately founded organization with the primary authority for establishing accounting standards  
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Financial resources   money  
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Financial statements   organized into the ten categories with the eight elements  
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Financial activities    
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General ledger    
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Generally accepted accounting principles    
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Going concern    
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