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Chapter 1 Terms
Chapter 1 Terms
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Accounting
11th Grade
08/16/2012

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Accounting Records
Definition
Organized summaries of a business's financial activities
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Financial Statements
Definition
Reports that summarize the financial condition and operations of a business.
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Proprietorship
Definition
Business owned by one person
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Service Business
Definition
Performs an activity for a fee
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Equities
Definition
Financial rights to the assets of the business
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Accounting
Definition
Planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information
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Accounting System
Definition
Planned process for providing financial information that will be useful to management.
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Business Entity
Definition
Keeping personal financial records separate from that of the business
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Assets
Definition
Anything of value owned by a business
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Liability
Definition
An amount owed by a business.
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Owner's Equity
Definition
Amount remaining after Liabilities are subtracted from Assets
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Business Ethics
Definition
Principles of right and wrong that guide making business decisions
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Transaction
Definition
A business activity that can change assets, liabilites, and owner's equity
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Capital
Definition
Account used to summarize the owner's equity
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Account
Definition
Record summarizing all the information pertaining to a single item
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Account Title
Definition
Name give to an account
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Account Balance
Definition
The value of an account
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Revenue
Definition
Income or cash received from a sale
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Expense
Definition
A cost that arises from the normal operation of the business
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Sale on Account
Definition
Receiving payment at a later date than the sale date
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Realization of Revenue
Definition
Recording Revenue at the time of the sale not at the time cash is actually received
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Withdrawls
Definition
Assets taken out of the business for the owner's personal use.
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