Section 5 Flashcards

1
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This is a contributory earnings related social insurance program. It is one of the 22 public retirement income systems of Canada, the other being old age security

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Canada pension plan

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2
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The equity of the owners in a business enterprise

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Capital

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3
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When one entity acquires control of another entity

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Capital acquisitions

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4
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What is cash accounting?

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A system that only recognizes income when cash is collected from a sale and only recognizes expenses when cash is paid for goods and services

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5
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Accounting method that measures income when cash is received and expenses, when cash is spent

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Cash basis

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6
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An estimate of cash receipts and disbursements for a specific period of time. Used to determine whether a business has enough money to maintain standard operations, and also helps determine if cash money is being used in unproductive capacities.

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Cash budget

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7
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Financial report on the sources of cash and uses of cash

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Cash flow statement

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8
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An accounting professional, with a higher level of professional education

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CPA certified public accountant

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9
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A systematic listing of all accounts, names and numbers used by a company

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Chart of accounts

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10
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What is a CPA called in Canada?

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Just a chartered accountant

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11
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A procedure set in place to reduce mistakes of improper behaviour

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Checks and balances

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12
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A reduction in price for services or products to an individual

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Client discounts

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13
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The process of collecting funds owned to the business

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Collections

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14
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The amount a practice owes to suppliers

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Accounts payable

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15
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Money that is owed to the practice for products or services

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Accounts receivables

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16
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An accounting system recognizes revenues as earned and expenses as incurred

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Accrual accounting

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17
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Accounting method that recognizes income, when it is earned and expenses, with they are incurred, regardless of when cash is received

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Accrual basis

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18
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Relating to income that remains after the deduction of taxes

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After tax

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19
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A particular period of time as distinguished from other periods

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Ageing

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20
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Periodic expense attributed to the decline in usefulness of intangible assets over its estimated useful life

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Amortization

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21
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An asset that lacks physical substance, and is hard to evaluate

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Intangible asset

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22
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A trust which can be used to maintain control over the trust assets for designated period of time which may survive death

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Asset control

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23
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Things of value owned by a business, such as cash, accounts, receivable, and equipment

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Assets

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24
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An asset expected to be sold, consumed or exhausted through the normal operations of the business within the current fiscal year

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Current assets

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25
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An asset that cannot easily be converted to cash

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Fixed asset

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26
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Describe the difference between current fixed and intangible assets

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Current is short-term assets, such as inventory and cash.
Fixed is long-term assets, such as land, buildings, and equipment.
And tangible is not physical in nature, such as copyrights and goodwill. 

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27
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A record of financial transactions, where an accountant can reconstruct the sequence of events

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Audit trails

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28
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Total revenue, divided by total number of transactions in the same time period.

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Average revenue per invoice or average transaction charge

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29
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Illegal procedure, through which some portion of an employees earnings is withheld by an employer for the payment of services or products

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Commission pay garnishments

30
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What is the consumer price index?

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An index of prices used to measure the change in the cost of basic goods and services and comparison with a fixed base period

31
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I fixed step-by-step sequence of activities that must be followed in the same order to perform a task

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Day end procedures

32
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Clear written guidelines, that set the terms and conditions for supplying goods and services on credit

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Credit policy

33
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Theoretical price index that measures relative cost-of-living overtime or regions. It measures the differences in price of goods and services.

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Cost-of-living

34
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A notification sent to a customer stating that the customer is overdue and paying an account

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Dunning letter or collection letter

35
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Electronic transfer of payment from the account of the payer to the recipient

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Direct deposit

36
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This is defined as an additional amount of income that an employee is offered in order to motivate them to accept an undesirable job

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Differential pay

37
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The process of allocating, the cost of an asset across the time period for which it provides benefit

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Depreciation

38
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A sum of money placed in a bank account to gain interest

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Deposits

39
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Business, expenses or losses that are legally permitted to be subtracted from the gross revenue from a business when computing its taxable income

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Deductions

40
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A duty to pay money, deliver goods, or render services under an express or implied agreement

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Debt

41
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The percentage rated which general level of prices is rising and subsequently purchasing power is falling

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Inflation rate

42
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What does incorporated mean?

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Formed into a legal corporation

43
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Tax levy by a government directly on income, especially on personal income

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Income tax

44
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Another term for profit and loss statement

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Income statement

45
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Name of the report on financial performance that covers a period of time and covers income and expenses

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Income statement or profit and loss statement

46
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A recurrent benefit usually money

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Income

47
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A fund or cash reserve that is maintained at a constant level for lengthy periods of time

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Imprest account

48
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Salary compensation is exempt from overtime laws, true or false

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True. Only hourly compensation has overtime pay for work in excess of 40 hours per week.

49
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Past data used as a basis for forecasting future trends

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Historical data

50
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Total value of goods produced, and services provided in a country during one year

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GDP gross domestic product

51
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The collection of assets liability, equity revenue, and expense accounts, from which the financial statements are derived

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General ledger

52
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An intentional concealment of the truth to gain unlawful or unfair advantage. An act of deception.

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Fraud

53
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Costs that may be manipulated in amount or eliminated by not engaging in the activity that incurred the expense

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Flexible or variable expenses

54
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An expense that does not change with an increase, or decrease in the amount of goods or services provided

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Fixed expense

55
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Expenses that have to be paid by a company independent of any business activity

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Fixed costs

56
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Also referred to as the statement of financial conditions. It’s summarizes the assets, liabilities and owners equity at a particular date.

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Balance sheet

57
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Summary of financial transactions, which have occurred over a given period on a bank account

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Bank statement

58
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Measurable quantities for given period of time that are considered industry standards

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Benchmark

59
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The process by which a business compares itself to others

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Benchmarking

60
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What are billing fees?

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A charge added to a bill, sent to a client to compensate the practice for the costs of billing when usually the policy requires payments at the time of service

61
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Money, or an equivalent, to given, in addition to an employees usual compensation

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Bonus

62
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And analysis that is used to determine when your business will be able to cover all of its expenses, and begin to make a profit

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Break even analysis

63
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The financial projection used to estimate and control the results of future business operations

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Budget

64
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What is liability insurance?

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Insurance that protects the company or business owner, and the event of a formal lawsuit or other third-party claim

65
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The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property, and trusted to your care, but owned by somebody else

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Embezzlement

66
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This provides temporary financial assistance to unemployed Canadians, who have lost their job through no-fault of their own while they continue to look for work

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Employment insurance

67
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The owners claim on the practises assets

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Equity

68
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Measured outflow of services and goods matched to the revenue generated for the outflow

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Expenses

69
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Attacks levied on annual earnings of individuals, corporations, trust, and other legal entities

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Federal income tax

70
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Money charged for payments that extend beyond an ageee upon time limit

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Finance charge

71
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A fee, representing the cost of credit, or the cost of borrowing

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Finance fees