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4.01 Nature of Act.
objective 4.01 part 2
Term | Definition |
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Accountant | An individual who has had specialized training in accounting procedures |
Accounting | The process of keeping financial records |
Accounting cycle | A process of series of steps that businesses complete to maintain their financial records effectively |
Accounting standards | Rules that accountants must follow when preparing financial statements |
Accounting system | The methods and procedures used in consistently handling the business's financial information |
Acquisition of funds | Finance activity involving making decisions about financing |
Administration of assets | Finance activity involving making decisions about a firm's investment |
Accrual accounting method | A method of accounting that records transactions at the time they occur even if no money changes hands at the time |
Assets | Anything of value that a business owns |
Balance sheet | A financial statement that capture the financial the condition of the business at that particular moment |
Bookkeeping | The steps of the accounting cycle that involve recording each business transaction ; the process of analyzing financial transactions , journalizing transactions , posting to ledgers , and balancing the books |
Cash | Currency and coins |
Cash accounting method | An accounting method in which income and expenditures are recorded at the time the money changes hands |
Cash flow statement | A financial summary with estimates as to when , where , and how much money will flow into out of a business |
Capital investment decisions | Decisions that determine which projects a business will invest in , how the investment(s) will be financed , and whether to pay dividends to shareholders |
Credit | The arrangement by which businesses or individuals can purchase now and pay later |
Expenses | The monies that a business spends ; also called expenditures |
Finance | In business the function that involves all money and money management matters |
Financial accounting | A type of accounting that involves preparing and reporting financial data to external users who are not directly involved in business operations |
Financial statement | A summary of accounting information |
Income | Money received by a business of an individual from outside source |
Income statement | A financial summary that shows how much money the business has made or lost ; also called the profit-and-loss statement |
Investors | Those who invest their funds in a business ; may be owners or stockholders |
Journal | A special book or computer program in which a business's transactions are recorded in the order in which they occur |
Ledger | The accounting record for s specific department or area of the business |
Liabilities | Debts that the business owes |
Expenditures | The monies that a business spends ; also called expenses |