Accounting Basics and Terms
accounting basics and terms
Accounting Basics and Terms
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CONTENT… Content…. • What is Business Accounting? • Business Accounting Basics. • Business Accounting Terms to Know: • Accounts Receivable & Payable. • Accruals • Assets • Burn Rate • Capital • Cost of Goods Sold • Depreciation • Equity • Expenses • Fiscal Year • GAAP • Liabilities • Profit • Revenue • Gross Margin
Definition- Resume What is Business Accounting? What is “Networking”? • Accounting is the systematic recording, analysis and interpretation of financial data in your company. • Accounting allows business owners to keep track of their financial operations, comply with legal duties and make better business decisions. • Accounting is an crucial aspect of running a business. • It's a task that you'll have to either master or outsource — or both. • Let's get started by going through some of the accounting terms.
Definition- Resume Business Accounting Basics What is “Networking”? • An Income Statement is a financial statement that reveals how profitable your firm is and how much money it has gained or lost. • A Balance Sheet is a snapshot of your company's financial standing at a specific point in time that displays your company's retained earnings. • A Profit And Loss (P&L) Statement is a snapshot of your company's income and expenses over a period of time. • A Cash Flow Statement is a financial statement that examines your company's operational, financing and investment activities to show how and where money is received and spent. • A Bank Reconciliation compares your cash expenditures with your total bank statements and assists in maintaining consistency in your business records.
Definition- Resume Business Accounting Terms to Know What is “Networking”? These terms will serve as the foundation for your understanding of business accounting. 1).Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable. • Accounts receivable is money that individuals owe you for products and services. It is considered an asset on your balance sheet. • Accounts payable refers to money you owed to others and is shown as a liability on your balance sheet. 2). Accruals • Accruals are debts and credits that you've documented but haven't paid off yet. • These could be sales that you've completed but haven't yet received money for or expenses that you've done but haven't yet been paid for.
Definition- Resume Business Accounting Terms to Know What is “Networking”? 3). Assets • Anything that your company owns is referred to as assets whether tangible or intangible. • Cash, tools, property, copyrights, patents and trademarks are all examples of assets. 4).Burn Rate • Your burn rate is the rate at which your company spends money. When it comes to calculating and managing your cash flow, this is an major factor to consider. • To calculate your burn rate, simply choose a time period (like a quarter or a year). • Subtract your cash-on-hand at the ending of the term from your cash-on-hand at the beginning, then divide it by the number of months in the term.
Business Accounting Terms to Know Networking Gets You Hired 5).Capital • Capital refers to the money you have to invest or spend on expanding your firm. • Commonly known as "working capital", refers to money that can be accessed (such as cash in the bank) excluding assets and liabilities. 6). Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) • COGSor cost of sales (COS) is the price you pay to make a product or provide a service. • COGS is the first expense on your profit and loss (P&L) statement and is a crucial component in determining your company's gross margin. • You can enhance profit without increasing sales by lowering your COGS.
Business Accounting Terms to Know Networking Gets You Hired 7). Depreciation • Depreciation refers to the decrease in your asset’s values over time. • It’s is crucial for tax purposes, because larger assets that impact your company’s potential to make money can be written down depend on their depreciation. 8). Equity • The amount of money invested in a firm by its owners is referred to as equity. • Equity is the difference between your company's assets and liabilities. • Potential investors, lenders and purchasers are more interested in a company with healthy (positive) equity.
Business Accounting Terms to Know Networking Gets You Hired 9).Expenses • Any transactions you make or money you spend in an attempt to produce revenue are considered expenses. It can be divided into four categories: • Fixed expenses, such as rent or salary, are expenses that occur on a regular basis. • Variable expenses vary with the organizational performance and production, like utilities and raw materials. • Accrued expenses are Single spending that has been documented or reported but not yet paid. • Operating expenses are essential for a firm to do business and generate revenue, such as rent, utilities, payroll and utilities.
Business Accounting Terms to Know Networking Gets You Hired 10). Fiscal Year • A fiscal year is the accounting period used by a company. • Your company determines the start and end dates of your fiscal year; some match with the calendar year, while others vary depending on when accountants can create financial statements. 11). GAAP • Refers to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. • GAAP compliance is especially crucial for publicly traded firms since many investors and lenders rely on GAAP-compliant financial reporting when making investment and lending decisions.
Business Accounting Terms to Know Networking Gets You Hired 12). Liabilities • Liabilities are everything your company owes, whether long or short term such as credit card balance, salary, taxes or a loan. 13). Profit • Profit is the difference between your revenue, cost of goods sold and expenses. 14). Revenue • Your revenue is the whole amount of money you get in return for your goods or services before any expenditures are deducted. 15). Gross Margin • Your gross margin is the difference between your total sales and your COGS. This figure represents the sustainability of your company.
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