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ACC 201 Final
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Accounting
Undergraduate 2
12/08/2011

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Term
account
Definition
a standardized format that organization use to accumulate the dollar effect of transactions on each financial statement item.
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accounting
Definition
a system that collects and processes (analyzes, measures, and records) financial information about an organization
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accounting entity
Definition
the organization for which financial data are to be collected
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Accounting Period
Definition
the time period covered by the financial date are to be collected
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Accrual Basis Accounting
Definition
records revenues when earned and expenses when incurred, regardless of the timing of cash receipts or payments
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Accrued Expenses
Definition
previously unrecorded expenses that need to be adjusted at the end of the accounting period to reflect the amount incurred and its related payable account
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Accrued Liabilities
Definition
expenses that have been incurred but have not been paid at the end of the accounting period
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Accrued Revenue
Definition
Previously unrecorded revenues that need to be adjusted at the end of the accounting period to reflect the amount earned and its related receivable account
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Acquisition Cost
Definition
net cash equivalent amount paid or to be paid for an asset
Term
Additional Paid-In Capital
Definition
the amount of contributed capital less the par value of the stock
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Additions and Improvements
Definition
Infrequent expenditures that increase and asset's economic usefulness in the future
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Adjusting Entries
Definition
Entries necessary at the end fo the accounting period to measure all revenues and expenses of that period
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Aging of Accounts Receivable Method
Definition
estimates uncollectible accounts based on the age of each account receivable
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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Definition
Contra-asset account containing the estimated uncollectible accounts receivable
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Allowance Method
Definition
bases bad debt expense on an estimate of uncollectible accounts
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Amortization
Definition
systematic and rational allocation of the acquisition cost of an intangible asset over its useful life
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Amortized Cost Method
Definition
reports investments in debt securities held to maturity at cost minus any premium or plus any discount
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Annuity
Definition
a series of periodic cash receipts or payments that are equal in amount each interest period
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Assets
Definition
probable future economic benefits owned by the entity asa result of past transactions
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