A Trial Balance Summarizes a Ledger by Listing All the Accounts

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A trial balance summarizes a ledger by listing all the accounts with their balances at a point in time.

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Definitions:

FASB 13

Accounting standard issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board related to lease accounting.

Operating Lease

A lease in which the lessee does not effectively acquire ownership of the leased asset. Accounted for as a stream of expense payments on the income statement. No entry is made on the balance sheet to reflect the acquisition of the asset. The most common form of off balance sheet financing. Compare with Financing lease.

Economic Life

The expected period during which an asset remains useful to the average owner.

Face Value

The nominal or dollar value printed on a financial instrument, such as a bond or stock certificate.