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Chapter 22
Auditing Test #3
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Accounting
Undergraduate 4
12/06/2011

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Capital Acquisition and repayment cycle
Definition
the transaction cycle that involves the acquisition of capital resources in the form of interest-bearing debt and owners' equity, and the repayment of the capital
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Capital stock certificate record
Definition
a record of the issuance and repurchase of capital stock for the life of the corporation
Term
Closely held corporation
Definition
corporation with stock that is not publicly traded; typically, there are only a few shareholders and few, if any, capital stock account transactions during the year
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Independent registrar
Definition
outside person engaged by a corporation to make sure that its stock is issued in accordance with capital stock provisions in the corporate charter and authorization by the board of directors; required by the SEC for publicly held corporations
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Note payable
Definition
a legal obligation to a creditor, which may be unsecured or secured by assets
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Publicly held corporation
Definition
corporation with stock that is publicly traded; typically, there are many shareholders and frequent changes in the ownership of the stock
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Shareholders' capital stock master file
Definition
a record of the issuance and repurchase of capital stock for the life of a corporation
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Stock transfer agent
Definition
outside person engaged by a corporation to maintain the stockholder records and often to disburse cash dividends
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