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Starting a Proprietorship

A business started up by one owner is called a proprietorship. The planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information is known as accounting. Every business needs to follow a planned process for providing financial information that will be useful. This planned process is called the accounting system.

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Service BusinessA business that performs an activity for a fee.
ProprietorshipA business owned by one person.
AssetAnything of value that is owned.
EquitiesFinancial rights to the assets of a business.
LiabilityAn amount owed by a business.
Owner’s EquityThe amount remaining after the value of all liabilities is subtracted from the value of all assets.
Accounting EquationAn equation showing the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity.
TransactionA business activity that changes assets, liabilities, or owner’s equity.
AccountA record summarizing all the information pertaining to a single item in the accounting equation.
Account TitleThe name given to an account.
Account BalanceThe amount in an account.
CapitalThe account used to summarize the owner’s equity in the business.
Balance SheetA financial statement that reports assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity on a specific date.
Cash and Owner's CapitalReceived cash from owner as an investment.
Cash and SuppliesPaid cash for supplies.
Cash and Prepaid InsurancePaid cash for insurance.
Supplies and Liability AccountBought supplies on account.
Cash and Liability AccountPaid cash on account.


Mandarin High School
Jacksonville, Florida

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