List and Define 5 Key Areas of Accounting

question 49

Essay

List and define 5 key areas of accounting.

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Definitions:

Cumulative Net Income

The total amount of net income earned by a company over a specified period, typically since its inception.

Dividends Declared

The announcement by a company's board of directors of the issuance of dividends to shareholders.

Accounting Estimates

Assumptions made about future financial transactions that impact the reporting of a company's financial statements, such as allowances for doubtful accounts.

Cumulative Adjustment

An accounting method used to make corrections to cumulative errors in financial statements of previous years.