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A concise overview of essential accounting terms and definitions, ideal for exam preparation or quick review. It covers key concepts such as liabilities, stockholders' equity, the operating cycle, revenues, expenses, and various accounting principles like the revenue principle and historic cost principle. Additionally, it includes definitions for financial statements, accounting standards, and important ratios, offering a solid foundation for understanding financial accounting. This resource is particularly useful for students seeking to reinforce their knowledge of fundamental accounting concepts and terminology, providing a clear and accessible reference for exam preparation and study.
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liabilities || - || ✔✔probable || debts || or || obligations || of || the || business || enterprise || that || result || from || past || transactions, || which || will || be || paid || with || assets || or || services stockholders' || equity || - || ✔✔financing || provided || by || the || owners || of || a || business || enterprise || and || from || business || operations operating || cycle || - || ✔✔time || it || takes || for || a || company || to || pay || suppliers, || sell || goods || and || services || to || customers, || and || collect || case || from || customers revenues || - || ✔✔increases || in || assets || or || settlements || of || liabilities || from || ongoing || operations expenses || - || ✔✔decreases || in || assets || or || increases || in || liabilities || incurred || to || generate || revenues || during || an || accounting || period cash || basis || accounting || - || ✔✔an || overall || method || of || accounting || that || records || revenue || when || cash || is || received || and || expenses || when || cash || is || paid accrual || basis || accounting || - || ✔✔an || overall || method || of || accounting || that || records || revenue || when || earned || and || expenses || when || incurred revenue || principle || - || ✔✔principle || that || revenues || are || recognized || when || (1) || goods || or || services || are || delivered, || (2) || there || is || persuasive || evidence || of || an || arrangement || for || customer || payment, || (3) || the || price || is || fixed || or || determinable, || and || (4) || collection || is || reasonably || assured balance || sheet || - || ✔✔statement || that || reports || the || amount || of || assets, || liabilities, || and || stockholders' || equity || of || a || business || enterprise || at || a || specific || point || in || time
income || statement || - || ✔✔statement || that || reports || the || revenues || less || the || expenses || of || a || business || enterprise || during || an || accounting || period statement || of || retained || earnings || - || ✔✔statement || that || reports || the || way || that || net || income || and || the || distribution || of || dividends || affected || the || financial || position || of || a || business || enterprise || during || an || accounting || period statement || of || cash || flows || - || ✔✔statement || that || reports || the || inflows || and || outflows || of || cash || during || an || accounting || period securities || and || exchange || commission || - || ✔✔agency || of || the || US || government || that || determines || the || financial || statements || that || public || companies || must || provide || to || stockholders || and || the || measurement || rules || that || they || must || use financial || accounting || standards || board || - || ✔✔private || sector || body || given || the || primary || responsibility || to || work || out || the || detailed || rules || that || become || generally || accepted || accounting || principles historic || cost || principle || - || ✔✔principle || that || requires || assets || to || be || recorded || at || historical || cost- || cash || plus || the || current || dollar || value || of || all || noncash || consideration || given || on || the || date || of || the || exchange current || assets || - || ✔✔assets || that || will || be || used || or || turned || into || cash || within || one || year retained || earnings || - || ✔✔cumulative || net || income || of || a || company || less || dividend || declarations duality || concept || - || ✔✔states || that || every || transaction || has || at || least || two || effects || on || the || accounting || equation
permanent || accounts || - || ✔✔accounts || that || typically || have || a || continuous || balance || from || one || accounting || period || to || the || next; || these || accounts || include || assets, || liabilities, || and || owner's || equity. accounting || cycle || - || ✔✔six-step || procedure || that || results || in || the || preparation || and || analysis || of || the || major || financial || statements accounting || period || - || ✔✔period || of || time || covered || by || an || accounting || report accounts || payable || - || ✔✔liability || account || that || summarizes || the || amounts || owed || to || all || vendors adjusting || entry || - || ✔✔journal || entry || at || the || end || of || an || accounting || period || to || bring || an || asset || or || liability || account || to || its || proper || amount || and || update || the || related || expense || or || revenue || account