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08/18/2017

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Owner’s Equity
Definition
what the owner is actually worth
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Net Income
Definition
The difference between total revenue and total expenses when total revenue is greater
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Source Document
Definition
A business paper from which information is obtained for a journal
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Balance Sheet
Definition
Statement that reports assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity on a specific date
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Bank Statement
Definition
a report of deposits, withdrawals, and bank balances sent to a depositor by a bank
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Liabilities
Definition
An amount owed by a business
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Fiscal Period
Definition
The length of time in which a business summarizes and reports financial information
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Post-closing Trial Balance
Definition
A trial balance prepared after the closing entries are posted
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Worksheet
Definition
A columnar accounting form used to summarize the general ledger information needed to prepare financial statements
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Petty Cash
Definition
An amount of cash kept on hand and used for making small payments
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Assets
Definition
Anything of value that is owned
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Restrictive Endorsement
Definition
Restricts further transfer of a check’s ownership.
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Accounting Equation
Definition
Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity
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Blank Endorsement
Definition
Consists only of the endorser’s signature
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General Ledger
Definition
A ledger that contains all accounts needed to prepare financial statements
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Revenue
Definition
An increase in owner’s equity resulting from the operation of a business
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Chart of Accounts
Definition
A list of accounts used by a business
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Expense
Definition
A decrease in owner’s equity resulting in operation of a business
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Trial Balance
Definition
A proof of the equality of debits and credits in general ledger
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Posting
Definition
Transferring information from a journal entry to a ledger account
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Withdrawals
Definition
Assets taken out of a business for owner’s personal use
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Merchandising Business
Definition
A business that purchases and sells goods
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Capital Stock
Definition
The total shares of ownership in a corporation
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Net Pay
Definition
The total earnings paid to an employee after payroll taxes and other deductions
Term
Accounting Period Cycle
Definition
Is applied when changes in financial information are reported for a specific period of time in the form of financial statements.
Term
Income Statement
Definition
A financial statement showing the revenue and expenses for a fiscal period
Term
Journalizing
Definition
Recording transactions in a journal
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Permanent Accounts
Definition
Accounts used to accumulate information from one fiscal period to the next
Term
Accounting
Definition
Planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information
Term
Special Endorsement
Definition
Indicates new owner of check
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Special Journal
Definition
A journal used to record only one kind of transaction such as purchases journal
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Temporary Accounts
Definition
Accounts used to accumulate information until it is transferred to the owner’s capital account
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Cash Payments Journal
Definition
A special journal used to record only cash payment transactions
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Corporation
Definition
An organization with the legal rights of a person in which may be owned by many persons
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