Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Accounting Terms
Things you learned in college but never use
Potpourri
100

The accounts payable general ledger accounts falls under this type of account.

What is liability?

100

The amount collected for the sale of goods and services

What is Revenue?

100

This type of company is known as an LLC.

What is Limited Liability Company?

100

The "Big 4" refer to what four CPA firms

What are Deloitte, KPMG, Ernst & Young, and PricewaterhouseCoopers?

100

This report is made up of operating, investing and financing activities.

What is cash flow statement?

200

Accounts Payable accounts typically have this type of balance

What is credit?

200

When a customer's account is deemed uncollectible and written off, this account is debited

What is Bad Debt Expense?

200

Percent of COGS over revenue

What is Gross Profit Margin?

200

This equation can be calculated by dividing operating profit with capital employed. 

What is ROCE (Return on Capital Employed)?
200

12 month period that a company uses to report it financial statements

What is fiscal year?

300

RNI

What is Received Not Invoiced?

300

An invoice for $1000 has terms of 2/10,n30.  What amount will be paid by the customer if paid within the discount period?

What is $980?

300

Basis upon which receipts and expenses are recorded when incurred

What is cash basis?

300

This type of security is determined by YTM or yield to maturity.

What are bonds?

300

Official documents that are sent in to the government to form a company

What are the Articles of Incorporation?

400

IRS form distributed in January to vendors to whom you have made payments in the previous year.

What are 1099s?

400

FOB stands for

What is Free on Board?

400

The cost of an asset minus the depreciation.

What is net book value?

400

Copyights, goodwill, and patents are a type of this specific non-current asset.

What is intangible asset?

400

In 1896, the first CPA Exam was given in this state.

What is New York?

500

DPO

What is Days Payable Outstanding?

500

DSO

What are Days Sales Outstanding?

500

GAAP stands for

What is Generally Accepted Accounting Principals?

500

Type of depreciation where a higher expense is incurred in the early years and a lower expense in the latter years of an asset's useful life.

What is Sum-of-the-Year's Digits Depreciation Method?

500

This Italian is known as the father of accounting

Who is Luca Pacioli?

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