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04/18/2008

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Term
Account
Definition
Shows the effect of transactions and events on a specific element. For example, cash on assets, or sales on revenue.
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Accounting
Definition
see Financial Accounting
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Accounting Concepts
Definition
These are the principles, assumptions, and constraints that form the foundation for Financial Accounting and Reporting.
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Accounting Concepts
Definition
These are the principles, assumptions, and constraints that form the foundation for Financial Accounting and Reporting.
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Accounting Equation
Definition
Assets = Liabilities + Equity
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Accounts Payable
Definition
The total amount owed to suppliers/vendors for using their goods or services, on account.
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Accounts Receivable
Definition
The total amount that customers owe the company, from sales on account.
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Accrual Basis
Definition
Recording revenues when earned and expenses when incurred (or when non-cash resources are USED).
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Allocation
Definition
The accounting process that periodically transfers costs from one place or account, to another.
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Amortize
Definition
Allocates capitalized costs of intangible assets to expense, called amortization expense. Similar to depreciation.
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Asset
Definition
Probable future economic benefit….= OWN.
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Assumption
Definition
Accounting concepts, (economic entity, going concern, monetary unit, and periodicity) that establish reporting requirements.
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Audit
Definition
The systematic assessment of an entity’s conformity with GAAP.
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Balance Sheet
Definition
One of the GAAP required statements that reports Assets, Liabilities, and Equity.
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Basis
Definition
Refers to the underlying theory or value.
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Bond
Definition
A contract that represents a company’s borrowing from creditors. Often called a debt security, or fixed income investment.
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Book Value
Definition
The dollar amount within an account
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Breakeven
Definition
For accounting it is revenues minus expenses = zero; for finance it is sales minus costs = zero.
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Breakeven analysis
Definition
Is the investigation of various sales and cost scenarios. For example, what happens to breakeven when fixed costs increase 10%, variable cost per unit by 20%, etc.
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Capital
Definition
Any asset used to generate revenue or make a long-term investment.
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Capitalization
Definition
Is the accounting process that records costs as assets.
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Cash Basis
Definition
Recording revenue when cash is received and expenses when paid.
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Constraint
Definition
Is the accounting process that records costs as assets.
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Compound interest
Definition
Is computed on principal and on the interest earned that has not been paid or withdrawn.
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Concept
Definition
see Accounting Concepts
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Contribution margin
Definition
The difference between the sales price per unit, and the variable cost per unit.
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Corporation
Definition
An economic entity with special legal rights. Formed by state laws.
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Cost
Definition
Acquisition or exchange price. The initial value of an item.
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Cost Accounting
Definition
The accumulation and allocation of costs to objects (e.g. product or service).
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Cost of Goods Sold
Definition
Cost of the goods or services that were sold to produce the sales. Also called Cost of Sales.
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Credit
Definition
The ability to borrow money.
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Current asset
Definition
Assets that will be sold, consumed, or used within one year.
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Current liability
Definition
Obligations that will be retired within one year.
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Current ratio
Definition
Current Assets divided by Current Liabilities.
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Debt
Definition
The amount owed to creditors.
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Deficit
Definition
A negative Equity balance.
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Depreciation
Definition
Systematic and rational allocation of the cost of a long-lived, tangible asset with an estimated useful life.
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Diversify
Definition
An investment strategy that decreases risk.
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Earnings
Definition
Net Income.
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Economics
Definition
The study of money and markets.
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Economic Entity
Definition
Economic activity can be identified with a particular unit of accountability.
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Element
Definition
Asset, Liability, Equity, Revenue, Expense.
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