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Chapter 3
Accouting
Term | Definition |
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Property | Anything of Value that a person or business owns and therefore controls |
Financial Claim | Legal right to an item |
Credit | Buy something and agree to pay for it later |
Creditor | The business person selling u something on credit |
Assets | Property owned by business |
Equities | Financial claims to assests |
Owners equity | Owners claim to assets in dollar form |
Liabilities | Debt of the business |
Accounting equation | Assets= Liabilities Plus Owners equity |
business transaction | Economic event that causes a change- either an increase or a decrease |
Account | Subdivision under assets, liabilities or owners equity |
Accounts recieveable | total amount of money owed to a business- money to be received later |
Accounts payable | Amount owed or payable to the creditors if a business |
Investment | Money or other property paid out in order to produce profit |
On account | Buying an item on credit |
revenue | Income earned from the sale goods or services |
Expense | Cost off products or services used to operate a business |
Withdrawl | Owner will take cash or other assets from business for personal use |