Fundamental Accounting
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, Accounting Information and measurement system that identifies, records, and communicates
information about a company's activities.
Accounting equation Assets = Liabilities + Equity (balance sheet equation)
Assets Resources a business owns or controls.
Audit Analysis and report of an organization's accounting system, its records, and its
reports using various tests.
Auditor Individuals hired to review financial reports and information systems.
Balance sheet Financial statement that lists types and dollar amounts of assets, liabilities, and
equity at a specific date.
Business entity assumption Principle that requires a business to be accounted for separately from its owner and
from any other entity.
Common stock Corporation's basic ownership share (capital stock)
Conceptual framework The basic concepts that underlie the preparation and presentation of financial
statements for external users.
Corporation Business that is a separate legal entity under state or federal laws with owners
called shareholders or stockholders.
Cost-benefit constraint The notion that the benefit of a disclosure exceeds the cost of that disclosure.
Cost principle Prescribes financial statement information to be based on actual costs incurred in
business transactions.
Principles: Chapter 1 2026
| Study Guide, Practice
Questions, Answers,
Rationales & Exam Review
| Complete Ethics Study
Guide
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep and Comprehensive
Rationales
Included
, Accounting Information and measurement system that identifies, records, and communicates
information about a company's activities.
Accounting equation Assets = Liabilities + Equity (balance sheet equation)
Assets Resources a business owns or controls.
Audit Analysis and report of an organization's accounting system, its records, and its
reports using various tests.
Auditor Individuals hired to review financial reports and information systems.
Balance sheet Financial statement that lists types and dollar amounts of assets, liabilities, and
equity at a specific date.
Business entity assumption Principle that requires a business to be accounted for separately from its owner and
from any other entity.
Common stock Corporation's basic ownership share (capital stock)
Conceptual framework The basic concepts that underlie the preparation and presentation of financial
statements for external users.
Corporation Business that is a separate legal entity under state or federal laws with owners
called shareholders or stockholders.
Cost-benefit constraint The notion that the benefit of a disclosure exceeds the cost of that disclosure.
Cost principle Prescribes financial statement information to be based on actual costs incurred in
business transactions.
