The Accounting Cycle

6 important questions on The Accounting Cycle

What are retained earnings?

The earnings retained in order to finance growth

What is the income statement?

A summary of profitability for a specific period of time

Which principle insists on equal, fairly short accounting periods?

The time period principle
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Which principle insists that revenue be recognized when earned or realized, not when cash is received?  What similar principle applies to expenses?  What term sums both these principles up for accounting as a whole?

The realization principle and the matching principle/ the accrual basis of accounting

Which principle would require a company to recognize a cash expenditure as an expense unless objective evidence exists that it will lead to a defined future benefit?

Conservatism, or objectivity

What is a dividend?

A distribution of assets to sharholders

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