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Arkansas Accounting II - Unit 1 vocabulary

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accountant   a person who handles a broad range of jobs related to the making of choices and decisions about the design for a business accounting system and the preparation and explanation of financial reports  
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accounting   planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial activities  
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accounting clerk   entry-level job that can vary with the size of the company from specialization in one part of the system to a wide range of recordkeeping tasks  
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accounting equation   an equation showing the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner's equity  
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account payable   the amount of money owed or payable to the creditors of a business  
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accounts receivable   the total amount of money owed to a business  
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adjusting entry   journal entries recorded to update general ledger accounts at the end of a fiscal period  
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adjustments   an amount that is added to or subtracted from an account balance to bring the balance up to date  
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asset   anything of value that is owned  
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balance sheet   a financial statement that reports assets, liabilities, and owner's equity on a specific date  
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bookkeeper   a person who keeps regular, concise, accurate records of business transactions by entering them in account books  
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capital   the account used to summarize the owner's equity in a business  
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chart of accounts   a list of accounts used by a business  
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check   a business form ordering a bank to pay cash from a bank account  
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chronological   arranged in or according to the order of time  
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closing entry   journal entries used to prepare tempoary accounts for a new fiscal period  
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contra account   an account whose balance decreases another account's balance  
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corporation   an organization with the legal rights of a person and which may be owned by many people  
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double-entry accounting   the recording of debit and credit parts of a transacton  
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drawing   an account showing the total assets taken out of the business by the owner  
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entry-level jobs   the first jobs that individuals get  
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Equity   financial rights to the assets of a business  
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ethical   conforming to accepted and established professional standards of conduct  
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expenses   a decrease in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business  
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financial statement   a report prepared to summarize the changes resulting from business transactions that occur during an accounting period  
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fiscal period   the length of time for which a business summarizes and reports financial information  
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general journal   a journal with two amount columns in which all kinds of entries can be recorded  
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general ledger   a ledger that contains all accounts needed to prepare financial statements  
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general office clerk   may be in charge of a small cash fund, file accounting records, or type accounting reports  
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income   a gain measured in money that derives from capital or labor: also the amount of such gain received by an individual in a given period of time  
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income statement   a financal statement showing the revenue and expenses for a fiscal period  
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inventory   the amount of goods on hand  
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journalizing   recording transactions in a journal  
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liability   an amount owed by a business  
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materiality   the measurement state of quality of being material  
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memorandum   a form on which a brief message is written describing a transaction  
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partnership   a business in which two or more people combine their assets and skills  
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petty cash   an amount of cash kept on hand and used for making small payments  
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post closing trial balance   a trial balance prepared after the closing entries are posted  
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posting   transferring information from a journal entry to a ledger account  
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proprietorship   a business owned by one person  
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proving   determining that amounts are in agreement or in balance  
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public accounting firm   a business selling accounting services to the general public  
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purchase   to gain possession by paying money or the equivalent  
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receipt   a business form giving written acknowledgement for cash received  
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reconciling   verifying that information on a bank statement and a checkbook are in agreement  
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source document   a business paper from which information is obtained for a journal entry  
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revenue   an increase in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business  
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special amount column   a journal amount column headed with an account title  
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stockholder's equity   a division of a major chart of accounts which lists owner's equity accounts for a corporation  
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subsidiary ledger   a ledger that is summarized in a single general ledger account  
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transaction   a business actiity that changes assets, liabilities, or owner's equity  
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trial balance   a proof of the equity of debits and credits in a general ledger  
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vendor   a business from which merchandise is purchased or supplies or other assets are bought  
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withdrawal   assets taken out of a business for the owner's personal use  
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work sheet   a columnar accounting form used to summarize the general ledger information needed to prepare financial statements  
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