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Assets

Anything tangible or intangible that can be owned or controlled to produce value and is held by a company to produce positive economic value. 

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Audit trail

Paper or electronic trail that details the history of a transaction. It enables someone to trace the financial data from general ledger to the source docume...

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AVCO

Inventory costing method based on the average cost of inventory during a period of time. AVCO is calculated by dividing the cost of goods in inventory by th...

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BACS

Acronym meaning ‘Banker’s Automated Clearing Services’ for an electronic payment method  to make payment from one bank account to another. This method is pri...

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Balance sheet

Statement used to demonstrate the financial health of a business. States the assets, liabilities and stakeholder equity at a particular point in time.

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Breach of contract

A legal cause of action and a type of civil wrong, in which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to th...

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Budgetary reports

Contains detailed budget and accounting information based on the modified accrual basis of accounting.

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Budgeted costs

Expenses that a company has planned in advance and set aside funding to cover. 

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Budget accountant

They work with programme and project managers to develop the organisation's budget.

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Budget committee

Budget committees typically review and approve departmental budgets that are submitted by the various department heads.

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