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English for Accounting 6

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.



📚 Key vocabulary
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


READY TO PRACTICE? LET’S GO!

Choose the correct response to complete each sentence.



1. The partners of the accounting firm gathered in Tampa for their _________________ meeting.
2. His last company owes millions in _________________ taxes.
3. Tax _________________ help wealthy investors hide millions of dollars in taxable income.
4. Lawyers or accountants who work in the same firm are often referred to as _________________, not "employees".
5. My accountant advised me that this approach would be much more _________________. ( = profitable)
6. I would welcome an opportunity to analyze your company's __________________ ( = financial records) in detail.
7. He's one of our __________________ clients. = He hired us to do audits for his company.
8. CFO stands for "chief __________________ officer".
9. I'm not questioning your tax __________________. I just think that this approach would not work for our company.
10. Microsoft __________________ nearly 60% of its total United States revenues from software sales.




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