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6 Account Types
These are the 6 different account types of Accounting
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Undergraduate 2
03/31/2014

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Term
Expenses
Definition

Outflow of Assets when attempting to generate revenue (incurred)

 

Will never decrease

Term
Assets
Definition
Probable future economic benefit
Term
Dividends
Definition
Money owed to the Stock holders of the company
Term
Revenue
Definition
Amounts Earned by providing goods or services
Term
Liability
Definition
Obligation of a company
Term
Capital Stock
Definition
Amounts contributed by the owners of a coporation
Term
Retained Earnings
Definition
Earning kept within the company
Term
Long Term Liability
Definition
an obligation that will not be satisfied within one year.  May include bonds, leases, deferred taxes, pensions, and mortagages
Term
Off Balance Sheet Financing
Definition
an obligation that does not appear on the balance sheet
Term
Face Value
Definition
The principal amount of the bond as stated on the bond certificate.  This is also referred to as the Par Value.
Term
Debentures
Definition
Bonds that are not backed by specific collateral
Term
Collateral
Definition
Assets that back the bonds in case the issuer cannot make the interest and principal payments
Term
Term-Bond
Definition
Bonds that mature on the same date
Term
Serial bond
Definition
Bonds that mature at various dates
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callable Bond
Definition
Bonds that may be retired prior to maturity at the option of the issuer
Term
Face Rate
Definition
The Rate of interest on the bond certificate
Term
Market rate of interst
Definition
The rate of interest that investors could obtain by investing in other bonds that are similar to the issuing firm's bond
Term
Bond Issue price
Definition
The present value of the interest payments and face value
Term
Premium
Definition
The excess of the issue price over the face value of bonds
Term
Discount
Definition
the excess of the face value over the issue price of bonds
Term
Effective interest method of Amortization
Definition
the process of transferring a portion of the premium or discount to the interest expense
Term
Carrying Value
Definition
The face value of a bond plus the amount of unamortized premium or minus the amount of unamortized discount
Term
Gain or Loss on Redemption
Definition
The difference between the carrying value and the redemtion process at the time bonds are redeemed
Term
Retained Earnings
Definition
Net income kept in the business (Not dustibuted as dividends)
Term
Authorized
Definition
The maximim number of shares of stock a corporation may issue as indicated in the corporate charter
Term
Par Value
Definition
an arbitrary amount stated on the face of the stock certificate.  It represents the legal capital of the corporation.  Stock is record at this amount times the number of shares of stock issued.
Term
Additional Paid in Capital
Definition
The amount received for the issuance of stock in excess of the par value of the stock
Term
Tresuray Shares
Definition
Issued stock that repurchaed by the issuing firm
Term
Issued shares
Definition
The number of shares sold or dustributed to stockholders
Term
Outstanding
Definition
the number of shared issued less the number of shares held as a treasury stock
Term
Preferred Stock
Definition
  • Captial stock that offers a preference to dividends decalre
  • gives the stockholder the right to receive unpaid dividends from previous years before current year dividends are distributed to preferred stockholders
  • Captial stock that provide voting rights and rights to earnings after dividencds are distributed to preferred stockholders
Term
Stock Split
Definition
The creation of additional shares of stock with a reduction of the par value of the stock.
Term
Statement of Stock holders Equity
Definition
Refelcts the differences between beginning and ending balances for all accounts in the stockholders equity section of the balance sheet.  It replaces the Statement of Retained Earnings
Term
Dividend Payout Ratio
Definition
The anual dividend amount divided by the annual net income
Term
Market value per share
Definition
The selling price of the stock as indicated y the most recent transactions
Term
Debt Financing
Definition
Financing by borrowing from banks or other creditors
Term
Equity Financing
Definition
Financing by issuing stock
Term
Statement of Cashflows
Definition
  • The key financial statement for the survival of every business
  • The finalcial statement that summarizes an entity's cash receipts and cash payments during the period
Term
Income Statement
Definition
The financial statement that reports the "bottom line" for a business
Term
Cash Equivalent
Definition
An item readiily convertible to known amount of cash and with a maturity to the investor of three months or less
Term
Operating Activites
Definition
  • Activites involving the acqistion and sale of prducts and services
  • Collection of customer accounts. payments to suppliers, and payment of wages are examples of this activity
Term
Investing Activities
Definition
  • Activites concerend with the acquisition and disopstition of long-term assets.
  • Purchase or sale of plant and equipment are examples of this activity
Term
Financing Activities
Definition
  • Activities concerned with the raising and repayment of funds in the form of long-term debt and equity.  Also includes payment of Dividends
  • Issuance and repayment of Capital Stock and bonds are examples of this activity
Term
Direct Method
Definition
For preparing the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows, the apporach in which cahs receipts and cash payments are reported
Term
Indirect Method
Definition
For preparing the operating activites section of the statement of cash flows, the approach in which the net income is reconciled to net cash from from operations
Term
Net Cash investing
Definition
Important investing and financing activites that do not affect cash
Term
Cash Flow Adequecy
Definition
A measure inteded to help bankers and creditors with a company's ability to meet it principal and interest obligations
Term
Price Earnings Ratio
Definition
The relationship between a compan's performance according to the income statement and its performance in the stock market.
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