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ACG 2021 Exam 1
Balance Sheet - ANS-a financial statement that reports the assets and claims to those assets at
a specific point in time

Basic accounting equation - ANS-Assets= Liabilities + Equity

Common Stock - ANS-the total amount paid in by stockholders for the shares they purchase

Corporation - ANS-a business organized as a separate legal entity having ownership divided
into transferable shares of stock

Dividends - ANS-payments of cash from a corporation to its stockholders

Expenses - ANS-the cost of assets consumed or services used in the process of generating
revenues

income statement - ANS-a financial statement that presents the revenues and expenses and
resulting net income or net loss of a company for a specific period of time

liabilities - ANS-the debts and obligations of a business.
Liabilities represent the amounts owed to creditors

net income - ANS-the amount by which revenues exceed expenses

net loss - ANS-the amount by which expenses exceed revenues

partnership - ANS-a business owned by two or more persons associated as partners

retained earnings - ANS-the amount of net income retained in the corporation

retained earnings statement - ANS-a financial statement that summarizes the amounts and
causes of changes in retained earnings for a specific period of time

revenue - ANS-the increase in assets that result from the sale of a product or service in the
normal course of business

sole proprietorship - ANS-a business owned by one person

statement of cash flows - ANS-a financial statement that provides financial information about the
cash receipts and cash payments of a business for a specific period of time

, stockholder's equity - ANS-the owners' claim on total assets

Classified Balance sheet - ANS-a balance sheet that contains a number of standard
classifications and sections

Conservatism - ANS-the approach of choosing an accounting method, when alternatives exist,
that will least likely overstate assets and net income

consistency - ANS-use of the same accounting principles and methods from year to year within
a company

cost principle - ANS-an accounting principle that states that companies should record assets at
their costs

current assets - ANS-cash and other resources that companies reasonably expect to convert to
cash or use up within one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer

current liabilities - ANS-obligations that a company reasonably expects to pay within the next
year or operating cycle, whichever is longer

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) - ANS-the primary accounting standard-setting
body in the US

free cash flow - ANS-cash remaining from operating activities after adjusting for capital
expenditures and dividends paid

full disclosure principle - ANS-accounting principle that dictates that companies disclose
circumstances and events that make a difference to financial statement users

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) - ANS-a set of rules and practices, having
substantial authoritative support, that the accounting profession recognizes as a general guide
for financial reporting purposes

intangible assets - ANS-assets that do not have physical substance
Ex: patents, goodwill

International accounting standards board (IASB) - ANS-an accounting standard-setting body
that issues standards adopted by many countries outside of the US

liquidity - ANS-the ability of a company to pay obligations that are expected to become due
within the next year or operating cycle

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