| Term | Definition |
| Account | A record summarizing all the information pertaining to a single item in the accounting equation. |
| Account Balance | The amount in an account. |
| Accounting Cycle | The series of accounting activities included in recording financial information for fiscal period. |
| Accounting Equation | An equation showing the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner's equity. |
| Accounting Period Cycle Concept | Changes in financial information are reported for a specific period of time in the form of financial statements. |
| Accounting Record | An organized summary of a business's financial activities. |
| Accounting System | A planned process for providing financial information that will be useful to management. |
| Account Number | The number assigned to an account |
| Account Title | The name given to an account. |
| Adequate Disclosure Concept | Financial statements that contain all information necessary to understand a business's financial condition. |
| Adjusting Entries | Journal entries recorded to update general ledger accounts at the end of the fiscal period. |
| Adjustments | Changes recorded on a work sheet to update general ledger accounts at the end of the fiscal period. |
| Assets | Anything of value that is owned |
| Business Entity Conept | Financial information is recorded and reported separately from the owner's personal financial information. |
| Capital | The account used to summarize the owner's equity in a business. |
| Closing entries | Jounal entries used to prepare temporary accounts for a new fiscal period. |
| Consistent reporting concept | The same accounting procedures are followed in the same way on each accounting period. |
| Correcting entry | A journal entry made to correct an error in a ledger. |
| Equities | Financial rights to the assets of a business. |
| File maintenance | The procedure for arranging accounts in a general ledger, assigning account numbers, and keeping records current. |