会计学原理名词解释

1.Accounting会计（学）: is an information and measurement system that id entifies records and

communicates relevant reliabl e and comparabl e information about an organization’s business

activities.

2.Managerial accounting管理会计: is the area of accounting that serves the d ecision-marking needs of

internal users

3.Events项目: refer to happenings that affect an entity’s accounting equation and can be reliably

measured.

4.External user外部使用者: of accounting information are not directly involved in running the

organization.

5.Internal user内部使用者: of accounting information are those directly efficiency and effectiveness

of an organization.

6.Ethics: are beliefs that distinguish right from wrong. They are accepted standards of good and bad

behavior.

7.Cost principl e（历史）成本原则: means that accounting information is based on actual cost.

8.Revenue recognition principl e（营业）收入确定原则: provid es guidance on when a company must

recognize revenue.

9.Matching principl e配合原则，收支对应原则: prescribes that a company must records its expenses

incurred to generate the revenue reported.

10.Going-concerning assumption持续经营假设: means that accounting information refl ects a

presumption that the business will continue operating instead of being cl osed or sol d.

11.Audit审计，审核: through review of an organization’s accounting records and accounting reports

and return make by the analysis.

https://www.360docs.net/doc/2018159442.html, income净收益，收益净额: amount a business earns after paying all expenses and costs

associated with its sales and revenues.

13.Income statement损益表: d escribes a company’s revenues and expenses al on g with the resulting net

income or l oss over a period time due to earnings activities.

14.Statement of owner’s equity所有者: explains changes in equity from net income (or l oss) and from

any owner investments and withdrawals over a period of time.

15.Balance sheet资产负债表，平衡表: d escribes a company’s financial position (types and amounts of

assets liabilities and equity) at a point in time.

16.Statement of cash fl ows现金流量表: id entifies cash infl ows (receipts) and cash outfl ows (payments)

over a period of time.

17.Owner’s withdr awals account所有者提款账户: the account used to record the transfers of assets

from a business to its owner.

18.Liabilities负债: is what a company owes its no owners (creditors) in future payments, products, or

services.

19.Accounting equation会计恒等式: Assets=Liabilities + Equity.

20.Accrued expense应计费用，预提费用: refer to costs that are incurred in a period but are both

unpaid and unrecord ed.

21.Operating cycl e:经营周期is the time span from when cash is used to acquire goods and services

until cash is received from the sale of goods and services.

22.Sharehol d ers (investors):股东，投资者are the owners of a corporation.

23.Current radio:目前的广播电a ratio used to help evaluate a company’s ability to pay its d ebts in the

near future.

24.Merchandise inventory:库存商品，商品盘存refers to products that a company owns and intends to

sell.

25.Cash discount:现金折扣，现金贴现reduction in a receivabl e or payabl e if it is paid within the

discount period. sellers can grant a cash discount to discourage buyers to pay earlier

26.Gross profit:总利润also call ed Gross margin, which equals net sales cost of goods sold.

27.Credit period:付款/信贷期限the amount of time all owed before full payment is due.

28.Acid-test ratio酸性比率测试: a ratio used to assets a company’s ability to pay its current liabilities;

d efined by current liabilities.

29.Selling expense:销售费用includ e the expenses of promoting sales by displaying and advertising

merchandise, making sales, and d elivering goods to customers.(P124)

30.General and administrative expense（一般）管理费用: support a company’s overall operatio ns and

includ e expenses related to accounting, human resource management, and financial management. 31.Time period assumption: 会计分期假设presumes that the life of a company can be divid ed into

time periods, such as months and years, and that useful reports can be prepared for those periods.

32.Account receivabl e:应收账款are held by a sell er and d ecreased by customers to sell ers.

33.Prepaid account (also call ed prepaid expenses): 预付费用/待摊费用are assets that represent

prepayments of future expenses (not current expenses).

34.Purchase discount:购物折扣purchaser’s d escripti on of a cash discount received from a supplier of

goods.

35.Sales discount:销售折扣sell er’s d escription of a cash discount granted to buyers in return for early

payment.

36.Trad e discount:商业折扣reduction below list or catalog price hat is negotiated in setting the price of

goods.

37.FOB shipping point (FOB factory):寄发地交货means the buyer accepts ownership when the goods

d epart th

e s eller’s place o

f business.

38.FOB d estination: 目的地交货，离岸交货means ownership of goods transfers to the buyer when the

goods arrive at the b uyer’s pl ace of business.

39.Credit terms: 信贷条件，赊销付款条件for a purchase includ e the amounts and timing of payments

from a buy to a sell er.

40.Current assets:流动资产are cash and other resources that are expected to be sol d, coll ect, or used

within one year or the company’s op erating cycle, whichever is l onger.

41.Plant assets: 固定资产refers to l ong-term tangibl e assets used to produce and sell products and

services.

42.Long-term investment:长期投资notes receivabl e and investments in stocks and bonds are

l ong-term assets when they are expected to be hel d for more than the longer of one year or the

operating cycl e.

43.Intangibl e assets:无形资产are long-term resources that benefit business operations, usually lack

physical form, and have uncertain benefits. (P98)

44.Current liabilities: 流动负债are obligations due to be paid or settled within one year or the

operating cycl e, whichever is l onger.(P98)

45.Long-term liabilities长期负债: are obligations not due within one year or the operating cycl e,

whichever is l onger.

46.Accounting cycl e:会计周期refers to the steps in preparing financial statements.(P95)

47.Temporary (or nominal) accounts:临时账户，名义账户accumulate data related to one accounting

period.

48.Permanent (or real) accounts:永久账户，实际账户report on activities related to one or more future

accounting periods.

49.account reveivabl e(应收账款)are liquid assets,usually being converted into cash within a period of

30 to 60 days. Therefore, accounts receivabl e from customers are classified as current assets,

appearing in the balance sheet immediately after cash and marketabl e securities.

50.d oubl e entry accounting（复式记账法）is a standard accounting method that involves each transaction

being record ed in at l east two accounts, resulting in a d ebit to one or more accounts and a credit to one or more accounts.

51.materiality（重要性原则）refers to the magnitud e of an omission or misstatement of accounting

information that, consid ering the circumstances ,make it likely that the judgment of a reasonabl e person relying on the information would have been influenced by the omission or misstatement. 52.perpetual inventory system（定期盘存制）Und er the perpetual inventory system,the inventory

records are kept up-to-date.Virtually all large business organizations use perpetual inventory

systems.

53.unearned revenue（预收账款/预收收入）A liability for unearned revenue arises when a customer

pays in advance.

54.financial statement（财务报表）Four related accounting reports that summarize the current financial

position of an entity and the results of its operations for the preceding year(or other thim period) 55.historical cost（历史成本）The historical cost of an asset is the exchange price in the transaction in

which the asset was acquired

56.d epreciation（折旧）The systematic all ocation of the cost of an asset to expense over the years of its

estimated useful

57.accrued liabilities（应计负债）The liabilities to pay an expense which has accrued during the

period.Accrued liabilities are also call ed accrued expenses.

58.income（收入）is d efined as increases in economic benefits during the reporting period,in the form of

infl ows or enhancements of assets,or d ecreases of liabilities tha result in increases in equity,other than those relating to contributions from equity participants.Income encompasses both revenue and gains.

59.asset（资产）is a resource controll ed by the enterprise as a result of past events and from which

future economic benefits are expected to fl ow to the enterprise.

60.account payabl e（应付账款）often are subdivid ed into categories of trad e accounts payabl e and other

accounts payabl e.Trad e accounts payabl e are short—term obligations to suppliers for purchases or merchandise.Other accounts payabl e includ e liabilities for any goods and services other than

merchandise.

61.FIFO（先进先出法）A method of computing the cost of inventory and the cost of goods sol d based on

the assumption that the first merchandise acquired is the first merchandise sol d,and that the ending inventory consists of the most recently acquired goods.

62.Goodwill（商誉）The present value of expected future earnings of a business in excess of the earnings

normally realized in the industry.

63.cost principl e（历史成本原则）The cost principl e states that assets shoul d by record ed at their

cost.Cost is the value exchanged at the time something is acquired.

64.权责发生制accrual basis of accounting: Means that revenues, expenses and other changes in assets,

liabilities, and owners’ equity are accounted for in the period in which the economic event takes place, not necessarily when the cash infl ows and outfl ows take place

利润表income statement :An income statement is a financial statement showing the results of operations for a business by matching revenue and related expenses for a particular accounting

period .It shows the net income or net loss.

永续盘存制perpetual inventory system: Is a system of accounting for merchandise that provid es a continuous record showing the quantity and cost of all goods on hand.

总账账户control accounts: Grouped according to the el ements of financial statement, the general l edger hol ds the individual control accounts.

费用Expense: Generally speaking, expenses are costs that are charged against ，revenue and that are related to the entity’s basic business.

二简答题

1.State the steps of establishing internal control over cash(简述建立现金内部控制的程序) (1)Separate the function of handling cash from the maintenance of accounting records（将

现金收付与记账职务分离）

(2)Prepare an immediate control listing of cash receipts at the time and place that the

money is received（在收到现金的当时当地编制一份现金收入控制清单）

(3)Require that all cash receipts be d eposited daily in the bank（每日都要将现金收入存入银

行）

(4)Make all payments by check（所有的付款都以支票形式通过银行支付）

(5)Separate the function of approving expenditures from the function of signing checks（将

核准支出职务与签发支票职务分离）

2.What are the quality chatacteristics of accounting information（会计信息质量特征）：Rel evance（相关性）,reliability（可靠性）,

und erstandability（可理解性）,comparability（可比性）

3.Describe the steps(procedures) of accounting cycl e（描述会计循环的步骤）

(1)id entify transactions or events to be record ed（确认需要记录的交易或事项）

(2)journalize transactions and events（将交易或事项登记到日记账）

(3)posting from journal to l edger（从日记账过入）

(4)prepare unadjusted trial balance（编制调整前余额试算表）

(5)journalize and post adjusting journal entries（将调整分录计入日记账并过入分类账）

(6)prepare adjusted trial balance（编制调整后余额试算表）

(7)prepare financial statements（编制财务报表）

(8)journalize and post cl osing entries（将结账分录计入日记账并过账）

(9)prepare post-cl osing trial balance（编制结账后余额试算表）

4.Briefly state the four assumptions and explain（简述四个会计假设）

Separate entity（会计主体假设）,going concern（持续经营假设）

.,time-period（会计分期假设）,monetary unit（货币计量假设）

5.Briefly state the classification investment in securities（简述有价证券的列报）

Trading securities（交易性证券），held-to-maturity securities（持有至到期投资）,availabl e-for-sale securities（可供出售的金融资产）,l ong-term investment in equity securities（长期股权投资）

6.What are the accounting el ements（会计要素）

Assets（资产）,liabilities（负债）,owners’ equity（所有者权益）,revenues（收入）,expenses（费用）,income （利润）

d oubl e-entrybookkeeping 复式记账financial statement财务报表

accounting equation 会计恒等式owner’s equity所有者权益

retained earning 留存收益source d ocument原始凭证

computerized accounting system 电算化会计系统accumulated d epreciation累计折旧Proprietorship所有权

post-cl osing trial balance调整后试算accrued expense应计费用

real/permanent account 实账户nominal/temporary account虚账户

notes to the financial statements会计报表附注balance sheet资产负债表

Accounting Standards for Business Enterprise 企业会计准则

cash fl ow statement 现金流量表l ong-term solvency长期偿债能力

short-term liquidity 短期偿债能力provision for bad d ebts 坏账准备construction in progress在建工程d eferred tax on d ebit/credit 递延税款借贷项estimabl e liabilities 预计负债paid-in captical 实收资本

accounting treatment 会计处理current period 当期

inflation 通货膨胀purchasing power 购买力

profit distribution 理论分配accounting information 会计信息

IASC 国际会计准则委员会

FASB 财务会计准则委员会Liquidity 流动性cash equivalent 现金等价物

Financial instrument 金融工具semifinished goods 半成品

Low-value and perishabl e articles 低值易耗品weighted average 加权平均法

accelerated d epreciation method 加速折旧法moving average 移动平均法

trad emark 商标权Copyrights 著作权par value 票面价值sales all owances 销售折让

cost variance 成本差异periodic expense 期间费用turnover tax 流转税

non-operating expense 营业外支出theoretical framework 理论框架financial distress 财务困境current ratio 流动比例P/E ratio 市盈率M/B 市值与账面价值比capitalization ratio 资本比率Horizontal analysis 横向分析fiscal period 会计期间Vertical analysis 纵向分析price ind ex 价格指数subsidiary 子公司parent company 母公司

generally accepted accounting principl es 公认会计准则calendar year 日历年度

historical rate 历史汇率Receivabl es 应收账款payabl es 应付账款

TQM 全面质量管理TOC 约束理论direct material 直接材料

Ord er-getting cost 订单获取成本ord er-filling cost 订单获取成本

process costing system 分布成本计算法job-ord er costing system 分批成本计算法

step-variabl e cost 阶梯式成本cost formula 成本公式profit margin 贡献边际

the high-l ow method 高低点法the scattergraph method 散布图法

the least-squares regression method 最小二乘回归法cost behavior 成本性态