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Accounting Final Exam
Accounting Concepts
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Accounting
11th Grade
06/12/2006

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Term
Accounting Period Cycle
Definition
Changes in Finnancial info are reported for a specific period of time in the form of Finnancial Statements.
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Adequate Disclosure
Definition
Finnnacial statements contain all information neccessary to understand a bussiness's condition.
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Business Entity
Definition
Owner's finnancial info is recorded seperatly from a company's.
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Consistent Reporting
Definition
Same accounting procedures every accounting period.
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Going Concern
Definition
Statements are preparedwith the expectation that a business will continue indefintly.
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Historical Cost
Definition
The actual amount paid for items is recorded.
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Matching Expenses w/ Revenus
Definition
Revenue from business activities and expenses associated with earning that revenue are recorded in the same accounting period.
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Objective Evidence
Definition
Source Document prepared for each transaction
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Realization of Revenue
Definition
Revenue is recorded at the time goods or services are sold.
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Unit of Measurement
Definition
Business transactions are stated in numbers that have common values - that is using a common unit of measurement
Term
**Accounting Cycle**
Definition
  1. Analyze transactions
  2. Record Transactions
  3. Post to Ledger
  4. Work sheet w. trial balance is prepared
  5. Finnancial Statements are prepared
  6. Adjusting and closing entries journalized
  7. adjusting and closing entries are posted to ledger
  8. Post Closing trial balance is prepared from general ledger
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