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Chapter 7 Accounting Terms
Spiceland Accounting - 6th edition
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Accounting
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03/25/2013

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_____ include such things as certain money market funds, treasury funds, and commercial paper.
Definition
Cash equivalents
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A critical aspect of an internal control system is the _____ of duties. Employees invovled in _____ should not also have physical access to assets.
Definition
separation, recordkeeping
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Cash that is restricted in some way and not available for current use usually is reported as _____ or _____.
Definition
investments and funds, other assets
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Accounts receivable initially are valued at the _____ price agreed upon by the buyer and seller.
Definition
exchange
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_____ reduce the amount to be paid if remittance is made within a specified period of time.
Definition
cash discounts
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The _____ method views cash discounts not taken as part of sales revenue. The _____ method considers cash discounts not taken as interest revenue.
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gross, net
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Recognizing sales returns when they occur, could result in an _____ of income in the period of the related sale.
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overstatement
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The _____ method attempts to estimate future bad debts and match them with the related sales revenue.
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allowance
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Using the _____ approach, we estimate bad debt expense as a percentage if each period's net credit sales.
Definition
income statement
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Using the _____ approach to estimate to estimate bad debts, we determine bad expense by estimating the net realizable value of accounts receivable.
Definition
balance sheet
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The write-off of an account receivable reduces both _____ and the _____, this having no effect on income and financial position.
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receivables, allowance for uncollectible accounts
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_____ are formal credit arrangement between a creditor (lender) and a debtor (borrower).
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notes receivable
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An _____ invovles the pledging of specific accounts receivable as collateral for a debt.
Definition
assignment
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When notes receivable are transferred, the transaction is referred to as _____ notes receivable.
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discounting
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The buyer assumes the risk of uncollectability when accounts receivable are factored _____.
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without recourse
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The transfer of receivables with recourse is accounted for as a _____ if the transferor surrenders controlover the receivables tranferred. Otherwise, the transfer is accounted for as a _____.
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sale, secured borrowing
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The first step in recording a discounting of a note is to _____ on the note receivable prior to its being discounted.
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accrue interest earned
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The _____ ratio shows the number of times during a period that the average accounts receivable balance is collected.
Definition
receivables turnover
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Bank reconciliations include adjustments to the balance per _____ for timing differences involving transactions already reflected in the company's accounting records that have not yet been processed by the bank.
Definition
bank
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A _____ provides a more efficient way to pay for the low cost items such as postage, office supplies, and delivery charges.
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petty cash fund
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In the troubled debt restructuring, if the receivable is _____ at the time of the restructuring the creditor simply records a loss for the difference between carrying amount of the receivable and the fair value of the asset(s) of equity securities received.
Definition
settled outright
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