UPDATED Accounting chapter 6 vocab

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1. The length of time for which a business summarizes its financial information and reports its financial performance. (p. 159) (ON TEST_)

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1. The length of time for which a business summarizes its financial information and reports its financial performance. (p. 159) (ON TEST_)

fiscal period

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2. A fiscal period consisting of 12 consecutive months. (p. 159) ON TEST (2)

fiscal year

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3. A columnar accounting form used to summarize the general ledger information needed to prepare financial statements. (p. 159) (ON TEST)

work sheet

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4. A proof of equality of debits and credits in a general ledger. (p. 160) (ON TEST)

trial balance

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5. Cash paid for an expense in one fiscal period that is not used until a later period. (p. 163) (ON TEST)

prepaid expense

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6. Reporting income when it is earned and expenses when they are incurred. (p. 163) ON TEST (1)

accrual basis of accounting

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7. Reporting income when the cash is received and expenses when the cash is paid. (p. 163) (ON TEST)

cash basis of accounting

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8. Changes recorded on a work sheet to update general ledger accounts at the end of a fiscal period. (p. 163) (ON TEST

adjustments

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9. A financial statement that reports assets, liabilities, and owner's equity on a specific date. (p. 169) (ON TEST)

balance sheet

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10. A financial statement showing the revenue and expenses for a fiscal period. (p. 170) (ON TEST)

income statement

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11. The difference between total revenue and total expenses when total revenue is greater. (p. 171) (ON TeST

net income

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12. The difference between total revenue and total expenses when total expenses are greater. (p. 172) (ON TEST)

net loss

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13. Journal entries recorded to update general ledger accounts at the end of a fiscal period. (p. 176)(ON TEST)

adjusting entries

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?. A trial balance prepared after adjusting entries are posted.

adjusted trial balance

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?. An accountant who has passed the uniform certified public accounting exam and met the licensing requirement for a state. (Note: Please enter into the puzzle as an acronym.)

CPA

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