SOME W ORDS OF ACCOUNTING & FINANCE Accountancy is the profession; accounting is the methodology; accountant is the person who is in charge of accounting
Bookkeeping 薄记 Income statement/profit and loss account 利润表 Balance sheet 资产负债表 Cash flow statement 现金流量表 Asset 资产 Liability 负债 Owner’s equity/capital 所有者权益 Revenue 收入 Expense 费用 Income 收益 Depreciation 折旧 Full disclosure 充分披露 Double-entry system 复式记账 Financial accounting 财务会计 Managerial accounting 管理会计 Tax accounting 税务会计 Cost accounting 成本会计 Generally accepted accounting principles 公认会计原则 Financial accounting standards board (FASB) 财务会计准则委员会 American institute of certified public accountants (AICPA)美国注册会计师协会 Chinese institute of certified public accountants (CICPA)中国注册会计师协会 Economic event 经济事件 Source document 原始凭证 External transaction 外