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accounting final
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Accounting
Undergraduate 1
12/09/2013

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sole proprietorship
Definition
a business entity that has one owner
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partnership
Definition
two or more owners
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corporation
Definition
a separate legal entity
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Definition
rules, principles and concepts established by the accounting profession that govern financial accounting
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Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Definition
a seven person group primarily responsible for the establishment of standards of financial accounting and reporting
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assets
Definition
things of value
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liabilities
Definition
the amount a business owes to third parties
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International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
Definition
accounting standards that are developed by the international accounting standards board.
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Business Entity Concept
Definition
The business entity concept dictates that the financial affairs of a business organization must be kept separate from the personal financial affairs of the business owner.
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Reliability or Objectivity Principle
Definition
requires that the accounting information for a business be arrived at objectively so that it may be relied upon by outside users.
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The Cost Principle
Definition
States that when a business acquires assets or services, they should be recorded at their actual cost/historical cost.
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stockholders equity
Definition
the amount of assets owned by the stockholders of the company
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accrual basis accounting
Definition
records the impact of a business event as it occurs regardless of whether the transaction affected cash or not
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Matching principle
Definition
records expenses when incurred to sell goods or provide services
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revenue recognition principle
Definition
records revenue when it is earned
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fiscal period
Definition
any consecutive 12 month period
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deferred revenue
Definition
receiving cash from a customer before earning it
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deferred expenses
Definition
prepaid expenses
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accrued expense
Definition
expense incurred but not paid
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term bond
Definition
bonds that all mature at the same time
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market interest rate
Definition
interest rate investors are willing to pay for similar bonds of equal risk
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debentures
Definition
unsecured bonds backed only by the good faith of the borrower
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premium on bond
Definition
amount of a bonds issue price over its maturity value
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convertible bonds
Definition
bonds that may be converted into the common stock of the issuing company at the option of the investor
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discount on bond
Definition
amount of a bonds maturity value over its issue price
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stated interest rate
Definition
interest rate that determines the amount of cash interest the borrower pays and the investor recieves
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serial bonds
Definition
bonds in the same bond issuance that mature at different tims
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callable bonds
Definition
bonds that the issuer may call of pay off at a specified price whenever the issuer wants
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bond at par
Definition
face value
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accounts receivable turnover
Definition
net credit sales/average net accounts receivable
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quick ratio
Definition
(cash+net current receivables+short term investments)/total current liabilities
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debt ratio
Definition
total liabilities/total assets
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