accounting correct answers a system of maintaining records of a company's operations and
communicating that information to decision makers
assets correct answers resources of a company
balance sheet correct answers a financial statement that presents the financial position of a
company on a particular date
corporation correct answers an entity that is legally separate from its owners
dividends correct answers cash payments to stockholders
expenses correct answers cost s of providing products and services
financial accounting correct answers accounting information that is complete, neutral, and
free from error
financial statements correct answers periodic reports published by the company for the
purpose of providing information to external users
GAAP correct answers the rules of financial accounting
income statement correct answers A financial statement that reports a company's revenues
and expenses over an interval of time
liabilities correct answers amounts owed to creditors
net income correct answers difference between revenues and expenses
retained earnings correct answers cumulative amount of net income earned over the life of the
company that has not been distributed to stockholders as dividends
revenues correct answers amounts recorded when the company sells products or services to
customers
statement of cash flows correct answers a financial statement that measures activities
involving cash receipts and cash payments over an interval of time
statement of stockholders equity correct answers a financial statement that summarizes the
changes in stockholders' equity over an interval of time
stockholders equity correct answers stockholders', or owners', claims to resources, which
equal the difference between total assets and total liabilities.
account correct answers a summary of the effects of all the transactions related to a particular
item over a period of time