Introduction of Accounting Flashcards
ASSET
The things that you own that have a dollar value
LIABILITY
debts or obligations a person or company owes to someone else.
OWNER’S EQUITY
The difference between assets and total liabilities
What is MORTGAGE?
an agreement between you and a lender that gives the lender the right to take your property if you fail to repay the money you’ve borrowed plus interest.
How do you calculate OWNER’S EQUITY?
Assets - Liabilities
How do you calculate ASSETS?
Liabilities + Owner’s Equity
How do you Calculate LIABILITIES?
add together all the money you owe lenders within the next year (within 12 months or less).
What is ACCOUNTING
A system of dealing with financial data that provides information for decision-making
5 MAIN ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN ACCOUNTING
- Gathering financial information
- Preparing and collecting permanent records
- Rearranging, summarizing, and classifying
- Preparing information reports and summaries
- Establishing controls to promote accuracy and honesty among employees
SERVICE BUSINESS
Sells a service to the public; it does not make or sell a product as its main activity.
eg. Hairdresser salon
MERCHANDISING BUSINESS
Buys goods and resells them at a higher price for profit
eg. Clothing stores
PRODUCING BUSINESS
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
LIQUIDITY
The order in which assets could be most quickly converted into cash
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Debts of customers
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Debts OWED by the business,
CREDITOR
A creditor is anyone to whom the business owes money
DEBTOR
A debtor is anyone who owes money to the business
LIQUIDITY
the ease with which an asset, or security, can be converted into ready cash without affecting its market price.
FISCAL PERIOD
Accounting activites are performed in equal periodsof time ( max length period is 1 year) ( monthly, yearly, quartly)
ACCOUNTING CYCLE
A reccuring set of accounting procedures carried out during each fiscal period
ROUTINE DAILY ACTIVITIES
- activities that occur nearly every
Cash deposits, writing cheques, electronic fund transfers ( e-transfer)
REVENUE
the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods or services related to the company’s primary operations.