ACC 110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Intangible Asset, Current Liability, Retained Earnings
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Fiscal year: 12 month period which an entity provides information. Economic resources, for carrying out its business activities, that provides future benefits to. Controlled by the entity that will obtain the benefits (right to use the asset to make. Result of a transaction or event that has already occurred. Result of past transaction or economic event. Require some kind of economic sacrifice to settle. Entity"s obligations to pay money or provide goods, or service to suppliers, lenders, Obligations an entity has to pay debt or provide goods or services. The investment the owners of an entity have made in the entity. Shareholder"s equity: owner"s equity of a corporation. Partner"s equity: owner"s equity of a partnership. Common shares: reflects the amount of money that shareholders have contributed to. Retained earnings: sum of all the net incomes a corporation has earned. Dividends: payments, usually in cash by a corporation to its shareholder.