Accounting Terms

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  • Created on: 04-04-15 12:19
Accounts
Financial records, where business transactions entered
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Ledgers
Sets of accounts - purchases ledger (credit purchases), sales ledger (credit sales), nominal ledger (all other accounts)
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Assets
Items owned by the business
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Liabilities
Items owed by the business
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Capital
The amount of the owners stake in the business
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Receivables- (trade/other)
Individuals/Businesses who owe money for goods/services supplied by business
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Payables- (trade/other)
Individuals/Businesses to whom money is owed by the business
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Purchases
Goods bought for cash or credit- for later resale
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Credit Purchases
Goods bought- payment at later date
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Cash Purchases
Goods bought- immediate payment
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Sales
Sale of goods (in which the business trades) for cash or credit
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Credit Sales
Goods sold - payment at later date
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Cash Sales
Goods sold- immediate payment
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Turnover
Total sales (cash and credit) over a period of time
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Sales Returns
Goods returned by customers
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Purchases Returns
Goods returned to suppliers
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Sets of accounts - purchases ledger (credit purchases), sales ledger (credit sales), nominal ledger (all other accounts)

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Ledgers

Card 3

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Items owned by the business

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Card 4

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Items owed by the business

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Card 5

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The amount of the owners stake in the business

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