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Accounting 205 Chapter 13
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Undergraduate 2
05/04/2012

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Appropriation of Retained Earnings
Definition
Restriction of a portion of retained earnings that is recorded by a formal journal entry
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Comprehensive Income
Definition
Company's change in total stockholders' equity from all sources other than its owners
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Earnings per Share

(EPS)

Definition
Amount of a company's net income for each share of its oustanding common stock
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Extraordinary Gains and Losses
Definition
A gain or loss that is both unusual for the company and infrequent...AKA: extraordinary items
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Large Stock Dividend
Definition
A stock dividend greater than 20%-25% of the issued stock
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Memorandum Entry
Definition
A journal entry that "notes" a significant event, but has not debit or credit amount
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Prior-Period Adjustment
Definition
A correction to retained earnings for an error of an earlier period
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Segment of the Business
Definition
One of various separate divisions of a company
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Small Stock Dividend
Definition
A stock dividend of less than 20%-25% of the issued stock
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Stock Dividend
Definition
A distribution by a corporation of its own stock to its shareholders
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Stock Split
Definition
An increase in the number of issued and outstanding shares of stock coupled with a proportionate reduction in the par value of the stock
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Treasury Stock
Definition
A corporation's own stock that it has previously issued and later reacquired
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