Accounting 101
Vocabulary
Payroll
100

What are the 5 basic accounts?

What is assets, liabilities, equity, income, expenses?

100
These are items owned that have monetary value
What are assets?
100

Employee's wages before deductions.

What is gross wages?

200

Revenues minus expenses equals 

__________.

What is net income?

200

Account used to track money you invest into your business.

What is Owner's Equity?

200

Number assigned to you by the IRS.

What is EIN (Employer Identification Number)?

300

Types of business organizations that use accounting.

What are sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations?

300

This line on the balance sheet refers to money owed to you.

What is Accounts Payable?

300

Payroll schedule in which you're paid twice per month on set days.

What is semi-monthly?

400

When revenues are involved in a transaction, a revenue account will be __________.

What is credited?

400
Is a list of all accounts used by a business.
What is chart of accounts?
400

Threshold amount for issuing a 1099?

What is $600?

500

Two ways the fundamental accounting equation is stated.

What are 1) Assets-Liabilities=Owner's Equity and 2) Assets=Owner's Equity+Liabilities?

500

Testing business records and procedures for accuracy.

What is auditing?

500

Payroll form received at the end of the year that lists wages and withholdings. 

What is Form W-2?

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