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Test 1 Ch. 1-4
Financial Accounting
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Accounting
Undergraduate 2
09/29/2008

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Term
4 financial statemets
Definition
1. balance sheet
2.income statement
3. cash flows
4. retained earnings
Term
Assets
Definition
a probable future economis benefit obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of a past transaction or event
Term
Liabilities
Definition
a probable future scrifice of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services as a result of a past transaction
Term
Current Asset
Definition
will be used up within a year
Term
long term assets
Definition
last longer than a year
Term
primary characteristics of accounting
Definition
relevance and reliability
Term
Secondary Characteristics
Definition
comparability and consistency
Term
gain
Definition
increases in assets or decreases in liabilities from peripheral transactions
Term
loss
Definition
decrease in assets or increases in liabilities from peripheral transactions
Term
revenue
Definition
increases in assets or decreases in liabilities from ongoing operations
Term
expenses
Definition
loss in assets or increase in liabilities from ongoing operations
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