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jk Acct I Unit 1
AR Accounting I Unit 1
Question | Answer |
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a person who plans, summarizes, analyzes, and interprets accounting information | Accountant |
planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information | Accounting |
commonly accepted concepts that guide accounting personnel in their work | Accounting concepts |
changes in financial information are reported for a specific period of time in the form of financial statements | Accounting period cycle |
financial statements contain all information necessary to understand a business' financial condition | Adequate disclosure concept |
a person who does general accounting work plus some summarizing and analyzing of accounting information | Bookkeeper |
financial information is recorded and reported separately from the owner's personal financial information | Business entity |
the use of personal ethics in making business decisions | Business ethics |
designation by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for those who pass an exam and meet work-experience requirements. | Certified Public Accountant (CPA) |
the same accounting procedures must be followed in the same way in each accounting period | Consistent reporting |
a legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners | Corporation |
the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions | Ethics |
moral values and principles that determine our conduct in the business world | Ethical business practices |
a person who does general kinds of office tasks, including some accounting tasks | General office clerk |
financial statements are prepared with the expectation that a business will remain in operation indefinitely | Going concern concept |
when the actual amount paid for merchandise or other items bought is recorded | Historical cost |
the quality or fact of being honest; truthfulness | Honesty |
adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty | Integrity |
a business that purchases and sells goods | Merchandising business |
a source document is prepared for each transaction | Objective evidence |
a business in which two or more people combine their assets and skills | Partnership |
freedom from unauthorized intrusion; state of being let alone and ablility to keep personal matters confidential | Privacy |
revenue is recorded at the time goods or service are sold | Realization of revenue |
a business that performs an activity for a fee | Service business |
a business owned by one person | Sole proprietorship |
consistently telling the truth; honest | Truthfulness |
any activity that contradicts moral values and principles that determines our conduct in the business world | Unethical business practices |