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Matching Definitions with Terms or AbbreviationsMatch each definition with its related ter...

Matching Definitions with Terms or Abbreviations

Match each definition with its related term or abbreviation by entering the appropriate letter in the space provided.

Term or Abbreviation

Definition

____

 (1)

SEC

A.

A system that collects and processes financial information about an organization and reports that information to decision makers.

sion

____

(2)

Audit

____

(3)

Sole proprietorship

____

(4)

Corporation

B.

Measurement of information about an entity in the monetary unit—dollars or other national currency.

____

(5)

Accounting

____

(6)

Accounting entity

C.

An unincorporated business owned by two or more persons.

____

(7)

Audit report

D.

The organization for which financial data are to be collected (separate and distinct from its owners).

____

(8)

Cost principle

____

(9)

Partnership

E.

An incorporated entity that issues shares of stock as evidence of ownership.

____

(10)

FASB

____

(11)

CPA

F.

Initial recording of financial statement elements at acquisition cost.

____

(12)

Unit of measure

____

(13)

GAAP

G.

An examination of the financial reports to ensure that they represent what they claim and conform with generally accepted accounting principles.

____

(14)

Publicly traded

 

 

 

 

 

 

H.

Certified public accountant.

 

 

 

I.

An unincorporated business owned by one person.

 

 

 

J.

A report that describes the auditor's opinion of the fairness of the financial statement presentations and the evidence gathered to support that opinion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

K.

Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

 

L.

Financial Accounting Standards Board.

 

 

 

M.

A company with stock that can be bought and sold by investors on established stock exchang es.

 

 

 

N.

Generally accepted accounting principles.

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