BUSINESS finance Flashcards

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Definition of: Current Assets

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Assets that can be cponverted into cash within 1 year or less ie cash in bank, inventory etc

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Defintion of Fixed Assets

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Long Term Assets that a company owns ie property, land, vehicles

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Defintion of Total Assets

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All current and fixed assets

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Definition of: Current Short Term Liabilities

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Current and short term liabilities are liabilities that are due and payable within 1 year ie accounts payable, wages, income tax

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Definition of: Current Long Term Liabilities

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Liabilities that are due after a year or more

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Definition of: Total Liabilities

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Adding all short term and long term liabilities

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Definition of: Net Assets

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Total assets - total liabilities

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Definition of: Annul Budget

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Business expenditure for a financial year, helps businesses balance out the expenditure with the income/revenue

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Definition of: Employment Agreement / Awards

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Minimum conditions for employees with employment contracts/agreements setting out employment conditions

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Definition of: Balance Sheet

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Shows a picture of the financial health of a business at a given moment in time, it lists business assets & liabilities. Helps work out your working capital ($ for day to day activity) & business liquidity (how quickly you can pay your current debts)

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Definition of: Equity

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The value ownership interest in a business calculated by deducting liabilities from assets

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Definition of: BAS

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Business Activity Statement used to report your business tax entitlements and obligations for a reorting period. Inc GST, PAYG, FBT

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Definition of: Business Plan

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Document setting out a businesses future objective and strategies to achieve them

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Definition of: Capital

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Wealth min the form of money or property owned by a business

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Definition of: GST

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10% tax on most goods, services & other items sold or consumed Businesses should register for GST when a gross business income (minus GST) is over $75,000 annually

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Definition of: Fixed Cost

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A cost that is not part of producing a good or service

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Definition of: Gross Profit

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Difference between sales and the direct cost of making the sales

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Definition of: Gross Income

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Total money earned before deducting expenses

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Definition of: Net Profit

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A cost that is not part of producing a good or service

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Definition of: KPI - Key Performance Indicator

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A measurement using data to show how well your business is performing, looks at gross sales, net sales, gross profit and net profit between jobs annually

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Definition of: Liquidity

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How quickly you can convert assets to cash

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Definition of: Liabilities

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financial expenses or amount owed

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Definition of: Margins

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Difference between the selling price of a good or service and the profit

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Definition of: PAYG - Pay As You Go

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PAYG withholding income tax from an employee or a contractors salary or wage. Employer pays tax directly to ATO

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Definition of: Profit & Loss Statement

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An income statememnt listing sales and expenses, can be used to work out gross and net profit of a business

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Definition of: Receipts

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Document confirming payment and sale of a good or service

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Definition of: Tax Invoice

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Shows the supply of goods and service at a specific price. Tax invoice is required when claiming GST credit

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Definition of: Working Capital

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Cash available to a business for day to day expenses

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Definition of: Overhead Expenses

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Fixed costs associated with operating a business such as rent or marketing

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Definition of: Prime Cost Item

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PC item is an item not selected at time of signing a contract. PC item includes the cost of supply of the item only ie appliances

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Definition of: Provisional Sum

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PS are an allowance for works that will be carried out but cannot be priced exactly at the time of signing a contract. Can include materials, labour and plant hire. Ie site works, service connections and structural elements not yet designed.

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Definition of: Dispute Resolution

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An impartial person assisting those in a dispute to resolve any issues between parties. Main types of DR are Mediation, Arbitration and Conciliation