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Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Accounting

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Information and measurement system that identifies, records, and communicates relevant information about a company’s business activities.

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Accounting equation

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Equality involving a company’s assets, liabilities, and equity; Assets = Liabilities + Equity; also called the balance sheet equation.

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Assets

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Resources a business owns or controls that are expected to provide current and future benefits to the business.

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Audit

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Analysis and report of an organization’s accounting system, its records, and its reports using various tests.

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Auditors

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Individuals hired to review financial reports and information systems; internal auditors assess a company’s internal controls, while external auditors evaluate the fairness of financial statements.

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Balance sheet

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Financial statement listing types and dollar amounts of assets, liabilities, and equity at a specific date.

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Bookkeeping

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Part of accounting involving the recording of transactions and events, either manually or electronically; also called recordkeeping.

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Business entity assumption

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Principle requiring a business to be accounted for separately from its owner(s) and any other entity.

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Common stock

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Corporation’s basic ownership share; also referred to as capital stock.

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Conceptual framework

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The basic concepts that underlie the preparation and presentation of financial statements, guiding the development of standards and resolving accounting issues.

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Corporation

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A business that is a separate legal entity under state or federal laws; owners are referred to as shareholders or stockholders.

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Cost constraint

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The idea that the benefit of a disclosure exceeds the cost of making that disclosure.

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Cost principle

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Accounting principle prescribing financial statement information to be based on actual costs incurred in transactions.

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Cost-benefit constraint

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The notion that the benefit of a disclosure exceeds the cost of that disclosure.

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Data analytics

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The process of analyzing data to identify meaningful trends; in accounting, it helps in making informed business decisions.

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Data visualization

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Graphical presentation of data to help people understand its significance and make inferences.

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Equity

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Owner’s claim on the assets of a business after deducting liabilities; also called net assets or owner’s equity.

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Ethics

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Codes of conduct by which actions are judged as right or wrong, fair or unfair, honest or dishonest.

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Events

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Happenings that affect an organization’s financial position and can be reliably measured.

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Expanded accounting equation

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Expanded version of Assets = Liabilities + Equity; for a noncorporation, Equity = Owner’s capital − Owner’s withdrawals + Revenues − Expenses.

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Expense recognition (or matching) principle

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Prescribes expenses to be reported in the same period as the revenues they helped generate.

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Expenses

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Outflows or using up of assets as part of operations to generate sales.

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External transactions

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Exchanges of economic value between one entity and another entity.

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External users

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Persons using accounting information who are not directly involved in running the organization.

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Financial accounting

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Area of accounting primarily serving external users.

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Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

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Independent group responsible for setting accounting rules.

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Full disclosure principle

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Prescribes financial statements to report all relevant information about an entity’s operations and financial condition.

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Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)

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Rules specifying acceptable accounting practices.

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Going-concern assumption

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Principle prescribing financial statements to reflect the assumption that the business will continue operating.

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Income statement

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Financial statement subtracting expenses from revenues to yield net income or loss over a period; includes any gains or losses.

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Internal controls or internal control system

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Policies and procedures used to protect assets, ensure reliable accounting, promote efficient operations, and ensure adherence to policies.

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Internal transactions

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Activities within an organization that affect the accounting equation.

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Internal users

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Persons directly involved in managing an organization and using its accounting information.

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International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)

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Group identifying preferred accounting practices and encouraging global acceptance; issues International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

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International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

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Set of international standards explaining how transactions and events are reported; issued by IASB.

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Liabilities

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Creditors’ claims on assets; involves probable future payment of assets, products, or services due to past transactions.

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Limited liability company (LLC)

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Business form combining features of a corporation and a limited partnership; provides limited liability to members and allows active participation in management.

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Managerial accounting

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Area of accounting serving decision-making needs of internal users; also called management accounting.

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Measurement principle

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Prescribes financial statement information and transactions to be based on relevant measures of valuation; also called the cost principle.

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Members

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Owners of an LLC, with rights and responsibilities specified in the operating agreement and state regulations.

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Monetary unit assumption

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Principle assuming transactions and events can be expressed in money units.

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Net income

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Amount earned after subtracting all necessary expenses from sales for a period; also called income, profit, or earnings.

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Net loss

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Excess of expenses over revenues for a period.

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Owner investments

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Assets put into the business by the owner.

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Partnership

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Unincorporated association of two or more persons to pursue a business for profit as co-owners.

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Proprietorship

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Business owned by one person not organized as a corporation; also called sole proprietorship.

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Recordkeeping

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Part of accounting involving the recording of transactions and events; also called bookkeeping.

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Retained earnings

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Cumulative income less losses and dividends.

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Return on assets (ROA)

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Ratio reflecting operating efficiency; calculated as net income divided by average total assets for the period.

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Revenue recognition principle

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Principle prescribing that revenue is recognized when goods or services are delivered to customers.

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Revenues

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Gross increase in equity from business activities earning income; also called sales.

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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Federal agency setting reporting rules for organizations selling ownership shares to the public.

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Shareholders

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Owners of a corporation; also called stockholders.

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Shares

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Equity of a corporation divided into ownership units; also called stock.

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Sole proprietorship

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Business owned by one person that is not a corporation; also called proprietorship.

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Statement of cash flows

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Financial statement listing cash inflows and outflows during a period, categorized by operating, investing, and financing activities.

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Statement of retained earnings

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Report of changes in retained earnings over a period, accounting for net income, dividends, and any prior period adjustments.

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Stock

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Equity of a corporation divided into ownership units; also called shares.

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Stockholders

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Owners of a corporation; also called shareholders.

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Time period assumption

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Assumption that an organization’s activities can be divided into specific time periods such as months, quarters, or years.

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