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4.01 Nat. of Accoun.

Objective 4.01 Part 2

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Accountant An individual who has specialized training in accounting procederers
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 System The method and procedures used in consistently handling the business's financial information
Acquisitions of Funds Finance activity involving g making decisions about financing
Administration of Assets Finance activity involving making decisions about a firm's investements
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 captures the financial condition of the business at the particular movement
Bookkeeping The steps of the accounting cycle that involves recording each business transaction, the process analyzing financial transaction
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 and out of a business
Capital investments Decisions Decisions that determine which projects a business will invest in, how the investimentas will be financed, and weather to pay
Credit The arrangement by which businesses or individuals can purchase now and pay later
Expenditures The monies that business spends, also called expenses
Expense The monies that business spends, also called expenditures
Finance In business, the function that involves all money and money management matter
Financial Accounting A type of accounting that involves preparing and reporting financial date to external users who are not directly involved
Financial Statement A summary of accounting information
Income Money received by a business or an individual from outside resources
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 a specific department or area of the business
Liabilities Debts that the business owes
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