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jk Acct I Unit 2
AR Accounting I Unit 2
Question | Answer |
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Account | a record summarizing all the information pertaining to a single item in the accounting equation |
Account balance | the amount in an account |
Account number | the number assigned to an account |
Account title | the name given to an account |
Accounting cycle | the series of accounting activities included in recording financial information for a fiscal period |
Accounting equation | an equation showing the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner's equity |
Accounting period cycle concept | changes in financial information are reported for a specific period of time in the form of financial statements |
Accounting record | an organized summary of a business's financial activities |
Accounting system | a planned process for providing financial information that will be useful to management |
Adequate disclosure concept | financial statements that contain all information necessary to understand a business's financial condition |
Adjusting entries | journal entries recorded to update general ledger accounts at the end of a fiscal period |
Adjustments | changes recorded on a work sheet to update general ledger accounts at the end of the fiscal period |
Assets | anything of value that is owned |
Balance sheet | a financial statement that reports assets, liabilities, and owner's equity on a specific date. |
Business entity concept | financial information is recorded and reported separately from the owner's personal financial information |
Capital | the account used to summarize the owner's equity in a business |
Chart of accounts | a list of accounts used by a business. |
Closing entries | journal entries used to prepare temporary accounts for a new fiscal period |
Consistent reporting concept | the same accounting procedures are followed in the same way in each accounting period |
Correcting entry | a journal entry made to correct an error in a ledger |
Credit | an entry to the right side of a T account |
Debit | an amount entered on the left side of a T account |
Equities | financial rights to the assets of a business |
File maintenance | the procedure for arranging accounts in a general ledger, assigning account numbers, and keeping records current |
Fiscal period | the length of time for which a business summarizes and reports financial information |
General ledger | a ledger that contains all accounts needed to prepare financial statements |
Going concern concept | financial statements are prepared with the expectation that a business will remain in operation indefinitely |
Income statement | a financial statement showing the revenue and total expenses for a fiscal period |
Ledger | a group of accounts |
Liability | an amount owned by a business |
Matching expenses with revenue concept | revenue from business activities and expenses associated with earning that revenue are recorded in the same accounting period |
Net income | the difference between total revenue and total expenses when total revenue is greater |
Net loss | the difference between total revenue and total expenses when total expenses are greater |
Objective evidence concept | a source document is prepared for each transaction |
Opening an account | writing the account title and number on the heading of an account |
Owner's equity | the amount remaining after the value of all liabilities subtracted from the value of all assets |
Permanent accounts | accounts used to accumulate information from one fiscal period to the next |
Post-closing trial balance | a trial balance prepared after the closing entries are posted |
Posting | transferring information from a journal entry to a ledger account |
Proprietorship | a business owned by one person |
Temporary accounts | accounts used to accumulate information until it is transferred to the owner's capital account |
Transaction | a business activity that changes assets, liabilities, or owner's equity |
Trial balance | a proof of the equality of debits and credits in a general ledger |
Work sheet | a columnar accounting form used to summarize the general ledger information needed to prepare financial statements |