Round out your accounting vocabulary with this exercise. The expressions here cover both the technical language of financial accounting and the broader vocabulary of business finance.
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Choose the correct response to complete each sentence.
1. The partners of the accounting firm gathered in Tampa for their _________________ meeting.
Correct answer: annual.
2. His last company owes millions in _________________ taxes.
Correct answer: unpaid.
3. Tax ____________________ can allow investors to reduce their taxable income legally.
Correct answer: shelters.
4. Lawyers or accountants who jointly own a firm are often referred to as ____________________, not employees.
Correct answer: partners.
5. My accountant advised me that this approach would be much more _________________. (meaning: profitable)
Correct answer: lucrative.
6. I would welcome an opportunity to analyze your company's ____________________ (meaning: its financial records) in detail.
Correct answer: books.
7. He is one of our ____________________ clients; he hired us to audit his company.
Correct answer: audit.
8. CFO stands for Chief ____________________ Officer.
Correct answer: Financial.
9. I'm not questioning your tax __________________ - I just think that this approach would not work for our company.
Correct answer: strategy.
10. The company ____________________ nearly 60% of its revenue from software sales.
Correct answer: derives.
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📚 Important Words to Know ledger — a book or digital record containing all financial transactions of a business, organized by account amortization — the gradual write-off of an intangible asset's cost over its useful life cash flow statement — a financial report showing how cash moves in and out of a business over a period of time working capital — the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities, measuring short-term financial health equity — the value of ownership interest in a company, calculated as total assets minus total liabilities income statement — a financial report summarizing a company's revenues, expenses, and profits over a specific period liability — a financial obligation or debt that a company owes to an outside party asset — anything owned by a company that has economic value and can be converted to cash trial balance — a list of all general ledger accounts and their balances, used to verify that debits equal credits retained earnings — the portion of net income kept by a company after paying dividends to shareholders