2. Accounting Terminologies
Proprietor
• Owner of business
• Invests his capital, gives his time and
attention
• Enjoys profit and bears loss
Capital
• Amount of cash or the value of goods
or both invested by the owner in
business
3. Cont…
Owner’s Equity
• Internal source of financing
• Includes investments, share capital,
reserves and retained earnings
Drawings
• Withdrawal of cash or goods
• Private and personal use
4. Cont…
Purchases
• Bought merchandise
• Intention of selling
I. Cash purchases: against cash
II. Credit purchases: against future payment promise
Purchases Returns
• Purchased goods, returned to the
supplier/ seller
(Defective, Not according to sample Damaged,
Excess of the quantity ordered)
5. Cont…
Purchases Allowance
• Benefit of reduction of purchase price
• Due to defect or a damage
Purchases Discount
• Reduction in price at the time of
purchase
Sales
• Goods sold to earn profit
6. Cont…
Sales are divided into:
1.Cash Sales: for cash
2.Credit Sales: for promise to receive
cash in future.
Sales Returns:
• Sold goods returned from customer
(Defective, Not according to sample,
Damaged, Excess in quantity ordered)
7. Cont…
Sales Allowances
• Benefit of reduction in the sale price
due defect or damage
Sales Discount:
• Reduction in the price at the time of
sales
Stock/Inventory
• Unsold goods at the end of
accounting period
8. Cont…
Voucher
• Evidence of transaction occurrence
• Written documents used in exchange
of goods or services
Cash Memo:
• Written documents used for cash
transactions
Invoice
Written documents of credit transactions
9. Cont…
Accounting period
• Period for which financial statements
are prepared
Debtors (Accounts Receivables)
• Persons from whom amount is to be
received
Creditors (Accounts Payable)
• Persons to whom amount is to be
paid
10. Cont…
Trade Discount
• Deduction allowed by a trader on the
list price of the product
Cash Discount
• Deduction allowed by a creditor to his
debtors for prompt/ early payment
Assets
• Valuable things possessed by the
business
11. Cont…
Expense
• Cost of doing the business/
performing business operations
Accounting Cycle
• Sequence of accounting procedures
used to record, classify, summarize
and interpret the business
transactions.