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Planning, recording, analyzing and interpreting financial information. | accounting |
A planned process for providing financial information that will be useful to management. | accounting system |
Organized summaries of a business's financial activities. | accounting records |
Financial reports that summarize the financial condition and operations of a business. | financial statements |
A business that performs an activity for a fee. | service business |
A business owned by one person. | proprietorship |
Anything of value that is owned. | asset |
Financial rights to the assets of a business. | equities |
An amount owed by a business. | liability |
the amount remaining afte rthe value of all liabilities is subtracted from the value of all assets. | owner's equity |
an equation show the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner's equity. | accounting equation |
The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions. | ethics |
The use of ethics in making business decisions. | business ethics |
A business activity that changes assets, liabilities, or owner's equity. | transaction |
A record summarizing all the information pertaining to a single item in the accounting equation. | account |
The name given to an account. | account title |
The amount in an account. | account balance |
The account used to summarize the owner's equity in a business. | capital |
An increase in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business. | revenue |
A sale for which cash will be received at a later date. | sale on account |
A decrease in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business. | expense |
Assets taken out of a business for the owner's personal use. | withdrawals. |