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Accounting Terms Unit 1

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Accountant   a person who plans, summarizes, analyzes, and interprets accounting information  
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Accounting   planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information  
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Accounting concepts   commonly accepted concepts that guide accounting personnel in their work  
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Accounting period cycle   changes in financial information are reported for a specific period of time in the form of financial statements  
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Adequate disclosure concept   financial statements contain all information necessary to understand a business' financial condition  
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Bookkeeper   a person who does general accounting work plus some summarizing and analyzing of accounting information  
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Business entity   financial information is recorded and reported separately from the owner's personal financial information  
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Business ethics   the use of personal ethics in making business decisions  
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Consistent reporting   the same accounting procedures must be followed in the same way in each accounting period  
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Corporation   a legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners  
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Ethics   the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions  
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Ethical business practices   moral values and principles that determine our conduct in the business world  
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General office clerk   a person who does general kinds of office tasks, including some accounting tasks  
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Going concern concept   financial statements are prepared with the expectation that a business will remain in operation indefinitely  
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Historical cost   when the actual amount paid for merchandise or other items bought is recorded  
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Honesty   the quality or fact of being honest; truthfulness  
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Integrity   adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty  
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Merchandising business   a business that purchases and sells goods  
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Objective evidence   a source document is prepared for each transaction  
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Partnership   a business in which two or more people combine their assets and skills  
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Privacy   freedom from unauthorized intrusion; state of being let alone and ablility to keep personal matters confidential  
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