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Sole trader

A person who is the exclusive owner of a business, entitled to keep all profits after tax has been paid but liable for all losses.

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Standing costing

Used as target costs, and are developed from historical data analysis, time, and motion studies.

Fri, 22 Mar, 2019 at 8:14 PM
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Standing order

An instruction a bank account holder gives to their bank to pay a set amount at regular intervals to another.

Fri, 22 Mar, 2019 at 8:14 PM
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Statistical indicators

A data element that represents statistical data for a specified time, place, and other characteristics.

Fri, 22 Mar, 2019 at 8:14 PM
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Statutory report

A data sampling is a set of data collected or chosen from a statistical population by a defined procedure.

Fri, 22 Mar, 2019 at 8:14 PM
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Straight line depreciation

Calculated by taking the original cost of the asset and dividing it by the number of years that you deem the asset will be useful to the business, with the ...

Fri, 22 Mar, 2019 at 8:14 PM
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Subsidiary

A company controlled by a holding company.

Fri, 22 Mar, 2019 at 8:14 PM
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Supplier account

A supplier account contains information about suppliers, like their name, address, contact details, credit limit, bank account details, and country and the ...

Fri, 22 Mar, 2019 at 8:14 PM
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Supplier report

Used to keep track of supplier accounts and their associated transactions.

Fri, 22 Mar, 2019 at 8:14 PM
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Surplus funds

Excess financial assets, including income, profits, capital, and goods.

Fri, 22 Mar, 2019 at 8:14 PM