accounting — ac‧coun‧ting [əˈkaʊntɪŋ] noun [uncountable] 1. ACCOUNTING JOBS the usual word for the profession of accountancy in the US 2. ACCOUNTING the work of keeping a company s financial records, recording its income and expenses, and its business deals:… … Financial and business terms
accounting period — Under the Companies Act 1985 an accounting period runs from one accounting reference date to the next (not less than six months and not more than eighteen months) for which a company prepares financial statements and statutory accounts. The… … Law dictionary
accounting — /euh kown ting/, n. 1. the theory and system of setting up, maintaining, and auditing the books of a firm; art of analyzing the financial position and operating results of a business house from a study of its sales, purchases, overhead, etc.… … Universalium
forward financial statement — review of accounting data before the completion of an accounting period … English contemporary dictionary
Management accounting — Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis · Cash flow management · Chart of accounts … Wikipedia
carried forward — ˌcarried ˈforward written abbreviation cf or c/f adjective, adverb ACCOUNTING used at the bottom of an account to show that an amount which is the balance of the account has to be taken forward to the next account or to a later page in the… … Financial and business terms
Mark-to-market accounting — Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis · Cash flow management · Chart of accounts … Wikipedia
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board — The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (or PCAOB) is a private sector, non profit corporation created by the Sarbanes–Oxley Act, a 2002 United States federal law, to oversee the auditors of public companies. Its stated purpose is to… … Wikipedia
Chinese accounting standards — are the accounting rules used in Chinese state owned corporations in mainland China. They are currently being phased out in favour of generally accepted accounting principles or International Accounting Standards. As of February 2010, the Chinese … Wikipedia
Great Leap Forward — For other uses, see Great Leap Forward (disambiguation). History of the People s Republic of China … Wikipedia
Move America Forward — is a conservative political action group based in California that grew out of the campaign to recall California Governor Gray Davis. Move America Forward seeks to advance many conservative causes by lobbying of politicians at the local, state,… … Wikipedia