Systems
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VOCAB
VOCAB 2.0
It's me HI Vocab again!
100

System used for email communication with clients and staff.

What is Outlook. 

100

Reason it is important to learn your client.

What is lower the number of errors and connecting with client and how their business works. 

100

Equity?

What is Money invested or withdrawn from the business by shareholders. 

100

Fiscal Year

What is a specified one year period of time that companies use for accounting purposes. 


Typically Jan-Dec but can be another arrangement of 12 months. 

100

Gross Income

What is the total money earned before costs are deducted. 

200

Payroll platforms we use.

What is Patriot and Gusto. 

200

What is the backbone of the QBO file?

What is the Chart of Accounts. 

200

Enrolled Agent 

What is a specific license allowing an accountant to represent people and business in IRS encounters.  

This is a different licensure than that of a CPA. 

200

Profit and Loss

What is a financial statement that outlines a company's revenue and costs over a set period of time. 

200

Accounts Receivable

What is money owed to a company that has not yet been paid by customers. 

300

Cloud storage system we use currently for client files and important documents. 

What is SharePoint. 

300

Common ways we receive documents from clients. 

What is owner sends in monthly for manual input or account is linked and synced! 

300

Accrual Basis Accounting 

What is the method of accounting that records transactions when they occur, regardless of a payment or not. 

300

Cash Basis

What is the method of accounting that records transactions only when a payment has been exchanged. 

300

Net Income 

What is the total money earned after costs are deducted. 

400

Tax software we use. 

What is Drake 


We also utilize the drake portal for a dropbox for clients to upload and download files to and from us. 

400

When using QBO what button is your best friend? 

What is REFRESH! 

400

Chart of Accounts

What is an index of reference of all financial accounts available in a company ledger. 
400

Balance Sheet

What is a financial statement that reports a company's assets, liabilities, and equity at a point in time. 

400

Accounts payable 

What is money a company owes to venders or suppliers. 
500

Software that is used to convert a PDF of bank statements into QBO files. 

What is MoneyThumb. 

500

Order of operations for bookkeeping?

What is 

Gather bank/credit card statements

Enter Transactions in to QB

Ask my client questions 

Reconcile

500

Depreciation 

What is the decrease in value of an asset over time due to wear and tear. 
500

Cost of goods sold 

What is the direct costs for producing a good or service.  

500

Cash Flow Statement 

What is a financial statement that summarizes a company's cash inflows and outflows over a set period of time.