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241- Accounting Test 1
Definitions and terminology for accounting test 1
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Accounting
Undergraduate 2
09/19/2013

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AIF
Definition
Accounting Is Fun
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CT
Definition
Critical Thinking
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BAB
Definition
Build A Bridge
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BAIC
Definition
Be An Information Carrier
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ALOE
Definition
Assets, Liabilities, Owner's Equity
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JTIOB
Definition
Journals, T-accounts, Income statment, Owner's Equity, Balance Sheet
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Acct cycle step 1
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Journalize
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Acct cycle step 2
Definition
Post and enter balances
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Acct cycle step 3
Definition
Prepare an adjusted trial balance
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Acct cycle step 4
Definition
Gather adjustment data
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Acct cycle step 5
Definition
Enter in worksheet
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Acct cycle step 6
Definition
Prepare adjusting journal entries
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Acct cycle step 7
Definition
Prepare adjusted trial balance
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Acct cycle step 8
Definition
Financial Statements
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Acct cycle step 9
Definition
Closing Entries
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Acct cycle step 10
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Prepare post-closing trial balance
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AEDLRC
Definition
After eating dinner, let's read comics
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KUIDO
Definition
Knowledge, Understanding, Instruction, Discernment, Obedience
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CTCL
Definition
Critical thinking, Cumulative Learning
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Prepaid Expenses
Definition
Bills -> paid in advance for expenses that will be incurred -> asset
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Unearned Revenues
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Dollars received from customers in advance of services-> liability
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Accrued Expenses
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Obligations to pay for a good/service
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Depreciation
Definition
allocation of cost of a long term asset
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Business defined
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organization which are assembled and processed to provide goods or services to customers
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Accounting defined
Definition
information system that provides reports to users about economic activities and condition of a business
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Ethics
Definition
moral principles that guide the conduct of individuals
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SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
Definition
established a new oversight body for accounting profession
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PCAOB (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board)
Definition
Accounting profession established by SOX
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CPA (Certified Public Accountants)
Definition
perform general accounting, audit, or tax services
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SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)
Definition
U.S. government agency that has authority over the accounting and financial disclosures for companies.
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IASB (International Accounting Standards Board)
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Generally accepted accounting principles that was adopted by this...
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FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board)
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primary responsibility for developing accounting principles
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Cost Concept
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initially recorded in the accounting records at their cost or purchase price
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Ledger
Definition
Group of accounts for a business entity
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Posting
Definition
Process of transferring the debits and credits from the journal entries to the accounts
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Debit
Definition
Increase of an asset
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Credit
Definition
Decrease of an asset
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Transpostion
Definition
this occurs when the order of the digits is copied incorrectly
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Slide
Definition
the entire number is copied incorrectly one or more spaces to the right or left
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Horizontal Analysis
Definition
the amount of each item on a current financial statement is compared with the same item on an earlier statement
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Adjusting process
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analysis and updating of accounts at the end of the period before the financial statements are prepared
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