Match the Following Terms to Their Correct Definition

question 39

Multiple Choice

Match the following terms to their correct definition:
-Device that facilitates combining the financial statements of the investor and investee companies

• A)equity security
• B)debt security
• C)passive
• D)significant influence
• E)control
• F)parent
• G)subsidiary
• H)trading securities
• I)available-for-sale securities
• J)held-to-maturity securities
• K)amortized cost method
• L)fair value method
• M)unrealized gains and losses
• N)equity method
• O)consolidation worksheet
• P)minority interest
• Q)business combination
• R)goodwill

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Definitions:

Credits

Accounting entries that increase liabilities or equity or decrease assets, reflecting the sources of funding or income.

Trial Balance

A bookkeeping worksheet in which the balances of all ledgers are compiled into debit and credit account columns to check the accuracy of financial recordings.

Journal Entries

Records of financial transactions entered into an accounting system, ensuring that the debits equal the credits in financial accounting records.

Cash

Liquid assets held by an individual or company, which include currency and demand deposits readily available for transactions.