Acounting Flashcards
Accounting
System that stores/provides information about a businesses finances. Keeps proper records of all financial activities
Capital
Money or possessions that the owner puts into start a business
Assets
All possessions of the business including vehicles, machinery, equipment, trading stock, cash and debtors.
Have lasting value
Liabilities
Money the business owes to other people/businesses
Income
Money business/person earns or gets
Expenses
Money spent by businesses as a result of running the business
Profit
The difference between income and expenses when income is more than expenses
Loss
The difference between income and expenses when expenses are more than income
Budget
Written or recorded plan on how to spend Future income
Banking
An organisation that runs financial offering where people can store or manage their money
Savings
The act of putting money aside for future use and not spending all income and at once
Transactions
Financial action/event that takes place in the business between two parties
Financial records
Daily recording of financial transactions in the accounting system of businesses