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CP Accounting Vocab

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The record summarizing all the information pertaining to a single item in the accounting equation   Account  
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The amount in an account   Account balance  
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The name given to an account   Account title  
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Planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information.   Accounting  
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An equation showing the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner's equity.   Accounting equation  
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A planned process for providing financial information that will be useful to management.   Accounting system  
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Anything of value that is owned   Asset  
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The use of ethics in making business decisions   Business ethics  
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A formal written document that describes the nature of a business and how it will operate.   Business plan  
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The account used to summarize the owner's equity in the business   Capital account  
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A person or business to whom a liability is owned   Creditor  
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Financial rights to the assets of a business   Equities  
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The difference between assets and liabilities   Equity  
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The principles of roght and wrong from the guide an individual in making decisions   Ethics  
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A decrease n owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business   Expense  
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Financial reports that summarize the financial conditions and operations of business   Financial statements  
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The standards and rules that accountants follow while recording and reporting financial activities   GAAP  
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The amount owned by a business   Liability  
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A formal report that shows what an individual owns, what an individual owes, and the difference, between the two.   New worth statement  
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The amount remaining after the value of all liabilities is subtracted from the values of all assets   Owner's equity  
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The difference between personal assets and personal liabilities   Personal net worth  
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A business owned by one person   Proprietorship  
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An increase in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business   Revenue  
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A sale for which cash will be received at a later date   Sale on account  
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A business that performs an activity for a fee   Service business  
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A business activity that changes assets, liabilities, or owner's equity   Transaction  
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Assets taken out of a business for the owner's personal use   Withdrawals  
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