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| credit memorandum | A form prepared by the vendor showing the amount deducted for sales returns and allowances. |
| point-of-sale (POS) terminal | A specialized computer used to collect, store, and report all the information about a sales transaction. |
| sales discount | A cash discount on a sale taken by the customer. |
| terminal summary | The report that summarizes the cash and credit card sales of a point-of-sale terminal. |
| account | A record that summarizes all the transactions pertaining to a single item in the accounting equation. |
| accounting equation | An equation showing the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owners' equity. |
| asset | Anything of value that is owned. |
| cash discount | A deduction that a vendor allows on the invoice amount to encourage prompt payment. |
| contra account | An account that reduces a related account on a financial statement. |
| controlling account | An account in a general ledger that summarizes all accounts in a subsidiary ledger. |
| debit memorandum | A form prepared by the customer showing the price deduction taken by the customer for a return or an allowance. |
| departmental accounting system | An accounting system showing accounting information for two or more departments. |
| double-entry accounting | The recording of debit and credit parts of a transaction. |
| equities | Financial rights to the assets of a business. |
| file maintenance | The procedure for arranging accounts in a general ledger, assigning account numbers, and keeping records current. |
| general ledger | A ledger that contains all accounts needed to prepare financial statements. |
| journal | A form for recording transactions in chronological order. |
| ledger | A group of accounts. |
| liability | An amount owed by a business. |
| merchandising business | A business that purchases and sells goods. |
| owners' equity | The amount remaining after the value of all liabilities is subtracted from the value of all assets. |
| petty cash | An amount of cash kept on hand and used for making small payments. |
| posting | Transferring transaction information from a journal entry to a ledger account. |
| purchases discount | When a company that has purchased merchandise on account takes a cash discount. |
| source document | A business paper from which information is obtained for a journal entry. |
| special journal | A journal used to record only one kind of transaction. |
| stockholders' equity | The owners' equity in a corporation. |
| subsidiary ledger | A ledger that is summarized in a single general ledger account. |
