Dalam belajar akuntansi sering kita temui istilah-istilah yang tidak dimengerti. Berikut ini adalah
beberapa istilah-istilah akuntansi yang ada :
Akuntan Publik Bersertifikat (Certified Public Accountace -CPA)
Akrual (Accruals)
Aktiva Tetap (Fixed Assets)
Akumulasi Penyusutan (Accumulated Depreciation)
Akun Aset (Asset Accounts)
Akun Beban (Expense Accounts)
Akun Ekuitas (Equity Accounts)
Akun Kewajiban (Liability Accounts)
Akun Kontra (Contra Accounts)
Akun Modal Pemilik (Owner's Equity Account)
Akun Nominal/ Akun Laba-Rugi (Nominal Accounts)
Akun Penarikan Modal Pemilik / Prive (Owner's WithdrawalAccount)
Akun Pendapatan (Revenue Accounts)
Akun Permanen (Permanent Accounts)
Akun Riil/ Akun Neraca (Real Accounts)
Akun Sementara (Temporary Accounts)
Akun/ Rekening (Accounts)
Akuntansi (Accounting)
Perlengkapan (Supplies)
Persamaan Dasar Akuntansi (Accounting Equation)
Perusahaan Dagang (Merchandising)
Perusahaan Jasa (Service Company)
Perusahaan Manufaktur (Manufacturing)
Perusahaan Persekutuan (Partnership)
Perusahaan Perseorangan (Proprietorship)
A
ACTUAL AMOUNT = Jumlah sesungguhnya
ACTUAL COST (arti istilahnya) Biaya sesungguhnya
ACTUAL FACTORY OVERHEAD = Beban overhead sesungguhnya
ACTUAL LIABILITY=Hutang nyata
ACTUAL PRICE= Harga sesungguhnya
ACTUAL QUANTITY = Kwalitas sesungguhnya
ADJUSTED BALANCE = Saldo setelah penyesuaian
ADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE = Neraca saldo penyesuaian
ADJUSTING ENTRIES = Ayat jurnal penyesuaian
ADDITIONAL COST (istilahnya) Biaya tambahan
ADVANCE FROM CUSTOMER = Uang muka langganan
ADVANCE ACCOUNTING = Akuntansi lanjutan
ADVERTISING EXPENSE = Biaya iklan
ADVERSE OPINION = Pendapatan tidak wajar
Allowance for inventory decline to market = Cadangan penurunan nilai persediaan
ALLOWANCE METHOD (artinya) Metode cadangan
ALLOWANCE ACCOUNT = Perkiraan cadangan
ALLOWANCE FOR BAD DEBT = Cadangan piutang tak tertagih
ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBT FULL ACCOUNT = Cadangan pitang ragu-ragu
ALLOWANCE FOR OVERVALUATION OF BRANCH MERCHANDISE = Cadangan
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AMORTIZATION = Penyusutan atas harta tak berwujud
APPLIED FACTORY OVERHEAD COST = Biaya overhead yang dibebankan
ANNUAL REPORT (istilah) Laporan tahunan
ASSET (istilah) Harta
ASSET APPROACH = Pendekatan aktifa
ASSET ACCOUNT = Perkiranan harta
AUDIT FEE = Pendapatan audit
ASSUME = Asumsi
Lower cost or market = Harga beli atau harga pasar yang lebih rendah
Lump sum purchase = Pembelian secara bulat
M
Machine = Mesin
Maintenance Cost = Biaya pemeliharana
Maintenance Departement Butget = Anggaran departeman pemeliharan
Maintenance Expense = Biaya pemeliharan
Management Accounting = Akuntansi manjemen
Management Advisory Service = Pelayanan Konsultasi perusahan
Management Audit = Pemeriksaan manajemen
Management By Exception = Manjemen dengan pengecualian
Manufacturer = Pabrikan
Manufacturing Company = Perusahan pabrikan
Manufacturing Cost = Biaya pabrikasi
Manufacturing Overhead = Overhead pabrik
Markdown cancellation = Pembatalan penurunan harga
Market Rate = Harga pasar
market Value = Harga pasar
Market Value At Split Off = Harga jual pada titik pisah
Market Value Of Rights = Harga jual hak beli saham
Market Value Of Stock Ex Right = Harga pasar saham tampa hak beli saham
Marketable securities = surat berharga
Marketing = Pemasaran
Marketing Department = Departemen pemasaran
Marketing Expense = Biaya pemasaran
Markup Cancellation = Pembatalan kenaikan harga
Matching Cost With revenue = Penetapan pendapatan dan biaya
Material = Bahan baku
Material Account = Perkiraan bahan baku
Material in Control = pengendalian bahan baku
T
T Account = Perkiraan bentuk T
Tangible Asset = Harta berwujud
Tangible Fixed Asset = Aktiva tetap berwujud
Tax Acoounting = Akuntansi perpajakan
Tax Deduction = Pengurangan Pajak
Tax Invoice = Faktur pajak
Tax Return Statement = Surat pemberitahuan pajak
Taxable Firm = Pengusaha kena pajak
Taxable Income = Pendapatan kena pajak
Taxes Expense = Biaya pajak
Taxes Holiday = Pembebasan pajak
Taxes payable = Hutang pajak
Taxes Rate = Tarif pajak
Taxes Return = Pajak yang dikembalikan
Temporary Investment = Investasi sementara
Temporary Proprietorship = Perkiraan pemilikan sementara
Tender Offer = Penawaran dagang
Term Compliance = UJi ketaatan
The old & New Balance Proof = Pengecekan saldo awal dan akhir
Theoritical Capacity = Kapasitas secara teoritis
Three Variance Method = Metode tiga penyimpangan
Tickmarks = Tanda pemeriksaan
Time Value of Money = Nilai waktu dari pada uang
Timing Diffrence = Perbedaan waktu
To Compare = Membandingkan
To Trace = Menelusuri
Total Asset Turn Over = Perputaran total harta
Total Asset To Debts Ratio = Ratio aktifa terhadap utang
Tracks = Taksiran