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*[[Accounting]]. A system that measures the business' activities in financial terms, provides written reports and financial statements about those activities, and communicates these reports to decision makers and others. | *[[Accounting]]. A system that measures the business' activities in financial terms, provides written reports and financial statements about those activities, and communicates these reports to decision makers and others. | ||
*[[Sole proprietorship]]. A type of business organization that has one owner. This owner is personally liable for paying the business' debt. | *[[Sole proprietorship]]. A type of business organization that has one owner. This owner is personally liable for paying the business' debt. |
Revision as of 22:04, 13 November 2018
College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition) is the 13th edition of the college textbook that is titled College Accounting: A Practical Approach, has been written by Jeffrey Slater and published by Pearson Education, Inc. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology utilizes this textbook for its Vaughn College MGT120 course.
Chapter 1. Accounting Concepts and Procedures
Chapter 1 definitions
- Accounting. A system that measures the business' activities in financial terms, provides written reports and financial statements about those activities, and communicates these reports to decision makers and others.
- Sole proprietorship. A type of business organization that has one owner. This owner is personally liable for paying the business' debt.
- Partnership. A form of business organization that has at least two owners. The partners usually are generally liable for the partnership's debts.
- Corporation. A form of business organization that is owned by stockholders. Stockholders usually are not personally liable for the corporation's debts.
- Limited Liability Company. A form of business organization that is owned by one or more members. Members are only liable to the extent of their investments.
- Service company. An enterprise that provides one or more services.
- Merchandise company. An enterprise that makes its own products or buys a product from a manufacturer to sell to customers.
- Manufacturer. An enterprise that makes a product and sells it to its customers.
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
- International Financial Reporting Standards.
- Bookkeeping.
- Assets.
- Liabilities.
- Creditor.
- Owner's equity.
- Basic accounting equation.
- Capital.
- Supplies.
- Shift in assets.
- Account payable.
- Balance sheet.
- Cash basis.
- Accrual basis.
- Revenue.
- Account receivable.
- Expense.
- Net income.
- Net loss.
- Withdrawal.
- Expanded accounting equation.
- Income statement.
- Statement of owner's equity.
- Ending capital.