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key terms Flashcards

1
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current assets

A

something you own for less than a year

e.g.

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intangible assets

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assets that aren’t physical in nature

e.g. patent

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fixed assets/ non-current assets

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something you own for a long period off time/ over a year

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tangible assets

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assets that are physical in nature

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financial assets

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investments

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5
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liability

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something a business owes/ a debt

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6
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Assets

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something a business owns

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7
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current liability

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must be paid within 1 year

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8
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buying on credit

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buy now pay later

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9
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Capital

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when the owner puts their private money into a business

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10
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Debtors

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people who owe the business money

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Creditors

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people who the business owe money

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Expenses

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a cost for the business

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13
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drawings

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when an owner takes money or resouces from the business for personal use

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14
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bank overdraft

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when a business has an agreement with the bank to spend more than what’s in their account and pay it back with interest

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15
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dividends

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a sum of money paid to shareholders out of profits

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15
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depreciation

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a reduction in the value of an asset with the passage of time, due in particular to wear and tear

16
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gross profit

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profit before expenses

(sales - cost of sales)

17
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income / gains

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money the business receives regularly

18
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long term liabilites

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paid back over a long period of time

e.g. mortgage

19
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Paying in slip

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A pay-in-slip is a bank deposit slip that is used to deposit money into a bank account. When a person needs to deposit checks or cash into his bank account, he normally fills out a slip that includes the account number, the date, and the deposit details.

20
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Cheque counterfoil

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part of a cheque, which is torn off and kept as a receipt by the drawer of a cheque to serve a piece of evidence or proof for having made the payment

21
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Reconciliation

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an accounting procedure that compares two sets of records to check that the figures are correct and in agreement

22
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Source documents

A

Proof that the transaction occured

23
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Subsidiary books

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Books of prime entry

24
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External stakeholders examples

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Government, customers, local community, competitors, suppliers

25
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Internal stakeholders examples

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Employees, owners, managers

26
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Drawings T accounts

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Opposite of capital - when owner takes money/ resources out of the business

27
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Purchase order

A

An agreement to purchase the product

28
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Delivery note

A

Person who accepts the package signs it

29
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Invoice

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A demand for payment (sent from the supplier to buyer requesting payment)

30
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Credit note

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Opposite of invoice - a refund document (reduces amount owed by buyer)

31
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Statement of account

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A reminder sent to customers to remind them of their invoices

32
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Remittance advice

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To let a seller know what invoices are being paid/ they’ve paid

33
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Sales ledger

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Contains accounts of trade receivables (credit customers)

34
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Purchase ledger

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Contains accounts of trade payables (credit suppliers)

35
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Direct debit

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Payments usually vary each time

36
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Standing order

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Regular payments - fixed amounts going out each time

37
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Credit transfers (CT)

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Money you send out but not on a regular basis

38
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Dishonoured cheque

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when a payee cannot successfully deposit the payer’s cheque

39
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Unpresented cheque

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A cheque drawn (and credited) in the cashbook that had not yet been processed by the bank and therefore not shown in the bank statement

40
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Outstanding lodgement

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Funds (that have been debited) in the cashbook that has not yet been processed by the bank and therefore not yet show on the bank statement

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