CH2_LO5-9 Flashcards
An accounting system that recognizes expenses or revenues when they occur regardless of when cash is exchanged.
accrual accounting
Recognition of events before exchanging cash.
accrual
Recognition of cash logged before expense.
deferral
An amount paid to acquire a resource (asset) or to pay for a resource that has been consumed. Incurring a cost results in an asset exchange or expense recognition.
cost
Deferred expenses. An example is prepaid insurance.
prepaid items
Liability arises when customers pay cash in advance for services a business will perform in the future.
unearned revenue
The economic benefit (increase in assets or decrease in liabilities) gained by providing goods or services to customers.
revenue
Concurrent representation of several financial statements shown vertically on a page.
vertical statements model
On the statement of cash flows, issuing stock for cash increases cash flow from ______ activities.
financing