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| a liability representing an amount payable to another entity, usually because of the purchase of merchandise or a service on credit. |
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| APR (Annual percentage rate) |
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| the effective (true) annual interest rate on a loan |
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| a long-term liability with a stated interest rate and a maturity date, usually issued in denominations of $1,000 |
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| the excess of the face amount of a bound over the market value of a bond (the proceeds of the issue) |
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| the formal agreement between the borrower and investor(s) in bonds |
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| the excess of the market value of a bond (the proceeds of a bound issue) over the face amount of the bond(s) issued |
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| the bonds that can be redeemed by the issuer, at its option, prior to the maturity date |
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| the balance of the ledger account (including related contra accounts, i any), for an asset, liability, or owners equity on the account. Sometimes referred to as carrying value. |
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| an amount pad in excess of the face amount of a bound when the bond is repaid prior to its established maturity date. |
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| a bond secured by the pledge of securities or other intangible property |
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| consolidated financial statements |
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| financial statements resulting from the combination of parent and subsidiary company financial statements |
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| a potential claim on a company's resources (i.e. loss) that depends on future event's must be probable and reasonably estimable to be recored as a liability on the balance sheet. |
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| an account that normally has a debit balance that is subtracted from a related liability on the balance sheet |
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| bonds that can be converted to preferred or common stock of the issuer at the bondholder's option |
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| a bound for which the owner's name and address are not known by the issuer and/or trustee. Interest is received by clipping interest coupons that are attached to the bond and submitting them to the issuer. |
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| the rate used to calculate the interest payments on a bond. Sometimes called the stated rate. |
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| current maturity long-term debt |
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| principal payments on long-term debt that are scheduled to be paid within one year of the balance sheet date. |
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| debenture bonds or debentures |
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| bonds secured by the general credit of the issuer but not secured by specific assets |
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| an account with a credit balance that will be recognized as a revenue (or as an expense reduction) in the future period. See unearned revenue. |
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| a long-term liability that arises because of temporary differences between when an item (principally depreciation expense) is recognized for book and tax purposes. |
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| a loan on which interest is paid at the beginning of the loan period |
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| the principal amount of a bond |
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| FICA tax (federal insurance contribution tax) |
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| a tax used to finance federal programs for old age and disability benefits (SS) and health insurance (medicare) |
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| the use of debt (with a fixed interest rate) that causes a difference between return on investment and a return on equity |
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| the total earnings of an employee for a payroll period |
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| interest calculation - discount basis |
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| interest calculation in which the interest (called discount) is subtracted from the principal to determine the amount of money (the proceeds) made available to the borrower. Only the principal is repaid at the maturity date because the interested is, in effect, prepaid. |
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| interested calculation - straight basis |
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| interest calculation in which the principal is the amount of money made available to the borrower. Principal and interest are normally repaid by the borrower at the maturity date, although interest may be paid on an interim basis as well |
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| a mathematical term to describe the process of interpreting and relating two factor from a (present value) table to approximate a third factor not shown in the table |
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| a liability that will be paid mor than on year from the balance sheet date |
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| the date when a loan is scheduled to be repaid |
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| another term for non-controlling interest |
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| a bond secured by a lien on real estate |
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| ross pay less payroll deduction' the amount the employer is obligated to pay to the employee |
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| the portion of equity in a less than 100% owned subsidiary not attributable, directly, or indirectly, to the parent company; frequently called minority interest. Reported within equity, but separate from the parent company's equity, in the consolidated balance sheet; previously reported as a liability by most companies. |
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| a liability that arises from issuing a note; a formal promise to pay a state amount at a state date, usually with interest at a stated rate and sometimes secured by collateral. Can be short or long term |
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| the interest rate charged by banks on loans to large and mostly creditworthy customers; a benchmark interest rate. |
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| the amount of cash received in a transaction |
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| a bond for which the owner's name and address are recorded by the issuer and/or trustee |
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| a loan on which regular payments are to be made but which can be quickly increased up to a predetermined limit as additional funds must be borrowed |
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| a bond that is to be repaid in installments |
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| the rate used to calculate the amount of interest payments on a bond. sometimes called the coupon rate. |
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| a bond that is to be repaid in one lump sum at the maturity date |
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| the agent who coordinates activities between the bond issuer and the investors in bonds |
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| a liability arising form the receipt of cash before the related revenue has been earned. See deferred credit |
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| a short-term loan that is expected to be repaid from collections of accounts receivable. |
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