ASSESSMENT WITH A GUARANTEED PASS
Accounts Payable - ANSWERAccounts Payable is a strategic, value added
accounting function that performs the primary non-payroll disbursement
functions in a organization
Accounts Receivable - ANSWERAmounts due to the reporting company from
customers. Accounts receivable is considered a current asset.
Account Classification - ANSWERBusiness transactions that are summarized
by groups/categories, i.e., assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses.
Accounting Period - ANSWERA period of time covered by an Income
Statement or Statement of Changes in Financial Position. It can be any length
of time that is measured, but usually accounting periods are months,
quarters and years. A fiscal year is any consecutive 12-month period that a
business chooses to adopt as its calendar year.
Accrual Accounting - ANSWERAccrual accounting attempts to match expenses
with revenues for a particular reporting period.
Accrual Income - ANSWERThe difference between revenues and expenses
identified during specific periods of time. Revenue is recognized during the
period it is earned. Correspondingly, expenses are matched to the revenue
they help produce.
, ACH Transactions - ANSWERA method for paying a vendor whereby a firm
deposits funds into the vendors bank account.
Activity Based Costing (ABC) - ANSWERA method to direct organization's
costs to the products and services that caused the costs to be incurred.
Alternate Site - ANSWERAn alternate operating location to be used by
business functions when the primary facilities are inaccessible.
Assets - ANSWERResources owned by a company usually recorded in the
ledger at historical cost.
Backup Withholding - ANSWERUnder certain conditions, the business entity
is required to withhold part of a payment to a vendor subject to backup
withholding. The amount withheld is remitted to the Internal Revenue
Service. Backup withholding is usually required when a payee has failed to
give the proper taxpayer identification number to the business entity.
Balance Sheet - ANSWERA financial statement that lists the assets of the
reporting entity and claims against those assets. The difference between
categories is known as Owners' Equity.
Benchmarking - ANSWERThe process of establishing a standard of
performance.
Bill of Lading - ANSWERDocuments that typically accompany a shipment
transferring custody of the goods from the supplier to the transportation
company.