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Chapter 1

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a liability backed by the general reputation and credit standing of the debtor   account payable  
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the information system that measures business activities, processes that information into reports and financial statements, and communicates the results to decision makers.   accounting  
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the most basic tool of accounting: assets = liabilities + owners' equity   accounting equation  
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an economic resource that is expected to be of benefit in the future   asset  
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list of an entity's assets, liabilities, and owners' equity as of a specific date. Also called the statement of financial position.   balance sheet  
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group elected by the stockholders to set policy for a corporation and to appoint its officers   board of directors  
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another anme for the owners equity of a business   capital  
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money and any medium of exchange that a bank accepts at face value   cash  
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the most basic form of capital stock   common stock  
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a business owned by stockholdewrs. A legal entity, an "artificial person" in the eyes of the law   corporation  
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an asset that is expected to be converted to cash, sold, or consumed during the next 12 months, or within the business's normal operating cycle if the cycle is longer than a year   current asset  
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a deb due to be paid within one year or within the entity's operating cycle if the cycle is longer than a year   current liability  
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negative balance in retained earning cause by net losses over a period of years   deficit  
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distributions (usually cash) by a corporation to its stockholders.   dividends  
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and organization or a section of an organization that, for accounting purposes, stands apart from other organizations and individuals as a separate economic unit   entity  
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standards of right and wrong that transcend economic and legal boundaries.   ethics  
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decrease in retained earnings that results from operations; the cost of doing business; opposite revenues   expenses  
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the amount that a business could sell an asset for, or the amounth that a business could pay to settle a liability   fair value  
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the branch of accounting that provides information to people outside the firm   financial accounting  
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activities that obtain form investors and creditors the cash needed to launch and sustain the busines; a section of the statement of cash flows.   financing activities  
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another name for property, plant, and equipment   fixed assets  
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accounting guidelines, formulated by the Financail Accounting Standards Board, that govern how accounting is practiced.   Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)  
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HOld that the entity will remain in operation for the foreseeable future   going-concern assumption  
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principle that state that asset and services should be recorded at their actual cost   historical cost principle  
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a financial statement listing an entity's revenues, expenses, and net income or net loss for a specific period. also called statement of operations   income statement  
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accouting guidelins, formulated by the international accounting standards board. By 2014, US GAAP is expected to be harmonized with this   International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)  
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Activities that increase or decrease the long term assets available to the business; a section of the statement of cash flows   investing activities  
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an economic obligation (a debt) payable to an individual or an organization outside of the business   liability  
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a business organization in which the business (not the owner) is liable for the company's debt   limited liability company  
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a liability that falls due beyond one year from the date of the financial statements   long term debt  
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the branch of accounting that generates information for the internal decision makers of a business, such as top executives   management accounting  
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the merchandise that a company sells to customers   merchandise inventory  
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another name for net income   net earnings  
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excess of total revenues over total expenses   net income  
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excess of total expenses over total revenues   net loss  
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another name for net income   net profit  
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a liability evidenced by a written promise to make a future payment   note payable  
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activities that create revenue or expense in the entity's major line of business; a scetion of the statement of cash flows   operating activities  
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the claim of the owners of a business to the assets of the business   owners' equity  
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the amount of stockholders' equity that stockholders have contributed to the corporation   paid in capital  
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an association of two or more persons who co own a business for a profit   partnership  
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another name for property, plant, and equipment   plant assets  
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long live assets, such as land, buildings, and equipment used in the operation of the business   property, plant, and equipment  
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a business with a single owner   proprietorship  
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the amount of stockholders' equity that the corporation has earned through profitable operation and has not given back to stockholders.   retained earnings  
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increase in retained earnings from delivering goods or services to customers or clients   revenues  
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the reason for ignoring the effect of inflation in the accounting records, based on the assumption that the dollar's purchasing power is relatively stable.   stable monetary unit assumption  
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reports cash receipts and cash payment classified according to the entity's major activites: operating, investing, and financing   statement of cash flows  
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another name of balance sheet   statement of financial position  
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another name for income statement   statement of operations  
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summary of the changes in the retained earnings of a corporation during a specific period   statement of retained earnings  
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shares into which the owners' equity of a corporation is divided   stock  
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