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Accounting Equation
Parson - Chp 3
Question | Answer |
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Property | Anything of value that is owned or controlled. It is the legal right or financial claim to that item. |
Financial claims | or property rights is the legal rights to an item. |
Credit | buying property with an agreement to pay for it later. |
Creditor | Any person or business to which you owe money. |
Assets | property or items of value owned by a business |
Equity | Financial claims to the Assets of a business. |
Investments | Assets, generally long-term in nature, that are not inteded to be converted to cash or to be used in the normal operations of the business in the next accounting period. |
Owner's Equity | The owner's claims to the assets of the business. |
Liabilities | Creditor's claims to the assets of the buisness. |
Accounting Equation | Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity |
Business Transaction | an economic event that causes a change, either an increase or decrease, in assets, liabilities, or owner's equity. |
Account | shows the balance for a specific item, such as cash or computer equipment. |
Accounts Receivable | the total amount of money owed to a business. Money you will receive in the future. |
Accounts Payable | Amount of money owed, or payable, to the creditors of a business. |
On account | When a business or individual buys an item on credit. |
Revenue | Income earned from the sale of goods or services |
Expense | price paid for goods or services used to operate a business. |
withdrawal | Owner takes cash or other assets from the business for personal use. |