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Accounting
Undergraduate 2
08/19/2016

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Accounting
Definition
Planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information is called
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Accounting system
Definition
A planned process for providing financial information that will be useful to management
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Accounting records
Definition
organized summaries of a business's financial activities
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financial statements
Definition
Financial reports that summarize the financial condition and operations of a business
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service business
Definition
A business that performs an activity for a fee
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proprietorship
Definition
a business owned by one person
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asset
Definition
anything of value that is owned
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equities
Definition
financial rights to the assets of a business
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liability
Definition
an account owed by a business
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owner's equity
Definition
the amount remaining after the value of all liabilities is subtracted from the value of all assets
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accounting equation
Definition
an equation showing the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner's equity
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ethics
Definition
the principles of right and wrong that guide and individual in making decisions
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business ethics
Definition
the use of ethics in making business decisions
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transaction
Definition
a business activity that changes assets, liabilities, or owner's equity
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account
Definition
a record summarizing all the information pertaining to a sing item in the accounting equation
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account title
Definition
the name given to an account
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account balance
Definition
the amount in an account
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capital
Definition
the account used to summarize the owner's equity in a business
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Revenue
Definition
An increase in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business
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Sale on account
Definition
A sale for which cash will be received at a later date
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expense
Definition
A decrease in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business
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Withdrawals
Definition
Assets taken out of a business for the owner's personal use
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