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Eigenkapitalrendite
Eigenkapitalrendite

Eigenkapitalrendite

eigenkapitalrendite - A ratio comparing income (net income minus preferred dividends) to the average total equity

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Einstufige Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung
Einstufige Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung

Einstufige Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung

einstufige gewinn- und verlustrechnung - A simple income statement with a section for all revenues and another for all expenses; there is no direct association ...

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Gesamtkapitalrendite
Gesamtkapitalrendite

Gesamtkapitalrendite

gesamtkapitalrendite - A ratio comparing income (net income plus interest) to the average total assets

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Gewinnrücklagen
Gewinnrücklagen

Gewinnrücklagen

gewinnrücklagen - The excess of a corporation's income over its dividends

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Gewinnrücklagenrechnung
Gewinnrücklagenrechnung

Gewinnrücklagenrechnung

gewinnrücklagenrechnung - A financial statement that discloses changes in retained earnings during a designated period of time; those changes usually ...

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Kapitalflussrechnung
Kapitalflussrechnung

Kapitalflussrechnung

kapitalflussrechnung - A financial statement that summarizes the cash flows relating to operating, investing, financing, and noncash investing/financing a...

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Kapitalrendite
Kapitalrendite

Kapitalrendite

kapitalrendite - ROI: A model consisting of a margin component (Operating Income/Sales) and turnover component (Sales/Average Assets); reduces to Opera...

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Neubewertung
Neubewertung

Neubewertung

neubewertung - Uses a variety of exchange rates to convert assets and liabilities of a foreign affiliate to the reporting currency; adjustment may impact op...

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Neudarstellung
Neudarstellung

Neudarstellung

neudarstellung - The financial statements of prior periods are redone to reflect the correct amounts

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Residualeinkommen
Residualeinkommen

Residualeinkommen

residualeinkommen - An internal assessment technique that adjusts income for a presumed cost of capital (or other threshold rate of return); operating income -....

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Retrospektive Anpassung
Retrospektive Anpassung

Retrospektive Anpassung

retrospektive anpassung - Revision of the financial statements for prior periods to reflect the application of a current change in accounting method

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Segment
Segment

Segment

segment - A business unit for which separate financial information is evaluated by an operating decision maker who allocates resources and judges performance...

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Teilkostenrechnung
Teilkostenrechnung

Teilkostenrechnung

teilkostenrechnung - A costing method where inventory absorbs direct costs and variable factory overhead; the income statement identifies the contribution margi...

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Umrechnung
Umrechnung

Umrechnung

umrechnung - Uses prevailing exchange rates to convert assets and liabilities of a foreign affiliate to the reporting currency; adjustment may impact other ...

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W-2
W-2

W-2

W-2 - An annual statement provided to employees stating the amount of earnings and withholdings; assists employee in preparing their own tax returns

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W-4
W-4

W-4

W-4 - A form filled out by an employee stating the amount of exemptions to which they are entitled for tax purposes; such exemptions bear on the amount of in...

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Zieleinkommen
Zieleinkommen

Zieleinkommen

zieleinkommen - A level of income that is to be obtained; CVP projects activity levels necessary to achieve this benchmark

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Betriebliche Tätigkeit
Betriebliche Tätigkeit

Betriebliche Tätigkeit

betriebliche tätigkeit - A cash flow category; generally related to transactions that enter into the determination of income -- items that are not investing or....

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Jahresüberschuss
Jahresüberschuss

Jahresüberschuss

jahresüberschuss - Income from continuing operations plus/minus discontinued operations, but before items of “other comprehensive income”

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Mehrstufige Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung
Mehrstufige Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung

Mehrstufige Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung

mehrstufige gewinn- und verlustrechnung - A complex income statement with sections that segregate cost of goods sold calculations and other components of income...

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Nachträgliche Probebilanz
Nachträgliche Probebilanz

Nachträgliche Probebilanz

nachträgliche probebilanz - Reveals the balance of accounts after the closing process, and consists of balance sheet accounts only

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Pro-forma-Finanzberichte
Pro-forma-Finanzberichte

Pro-forma-Finanzberichte

pro-forma-finanzberichte - "As if" budgeted financial statements

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Prospekt
Prospekt

Prospekt

prospekt - The documentation describing financial and business aspects of an initial public offering

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Sonstige Vermögenswerte
Sonstige Vermögenswerte

Sonstige Vermögenswerte

sonstige vermögenswerte - The category of a classified balance sheet for reporting assets that are not logically attached to one of the other specific sections

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Sonstiges Ergebnis
Sonstiges Ergebnis

Sonstiges Ergebnis

sonstiges ergebnis - An account for changes in value of available for sale securities; not part of net income but is included in the broader concept ...

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Vorjahresanpassung
Vorjahresanpassung

Vorjahresanpassung

vorjahresanpassung - To correct errors from prior years; prior financial statements are retroactively changed to make them correct

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Aufgegebene Geschäftsbereiche
Aufgegebene Geschäftsbereiche

Aufgegebene Geschäftsbereiche

aufgegebene geschäftsbereiche - The special income statement reporting of the impact of disposing or abandoning of a component of a business

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Ausgabepreis
Ausgabepreis

Ausgabepreis

ausgabepreis - The amount a company receives in exchange for the initial issue of debt or other financial instrument

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Direkte Methode
Direkte Methode

Direkte Methode

direkte methode - The preferred method for preparing the statement of cash flows; operating cash flows are presented according to their direct source (e.g., ...

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Ergebnis je Aktie
Ergebnis je Aktie

Ergebnis je Aktie

Earnings per share - EPS; generally understood as the amount of income for each share of stock, but is actually better refined as basic and diluted EPS (see ...

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Erträge
Erträge

Erträge

erträge - A concept that relates to income from continuing operations plus/minus discontinued operations

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Ertragsteuern
Ertragsteuern

Ertragsteuern

ertragsteuern - Taxes that are based on the amount income; for employees such amounts must be withheld by employers and remitted to the government

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Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) - An organization charged with producing standards for financial reporting in the USA

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Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung
Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung

Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung

gewinn- und verlustrechnung - A financial statement that summarizes the revenues, expenses, and results of operations for a specified period of time

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Gewinnvortragskonto
Gewinnvortragskonto

Gewinnvortragskonto

gewinnvortragskonto - A non-financial statement account used only to facilitate the closing process by summarizing and zeroing-out the revenue and expense accou...

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Hauptbuch
Hauptbuch

Hauptbuch

hauptbuch - A record of the accounts comprising financial statements, and their respective balances

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Indirekte Methode
Indirekte Methode

Indirekte Methode

indirekte methode - An alternative method for preparing the statement of cash flows; operating cash flows are presented as a reconciliation of income to cash...

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Jahresabschluss
Jahresabschluss

Jahresabschluss

jahresabschluss - Core financial reports that are prepared to represent the financial position and results of operations of a company

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Periodengerechte Steuerabgrenzung
Periodengerechte Steuerabgrenzung

Periodengerechte Steuerabgrenzung

periodengerechte steuerabgrenzung - Separately reported items like discontinued operations, prior period adjustments, and other comprehensive income, are to rep...

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Vollständigkeitsgrundsatz
Vollständigkeitsgrundsatz

Vollständigkeitsgrundsatz

vollständigkeitsgrundsatz - All relevant facts that would influence investors' and creditors' judgments about the company are disclosed in the financial stat......

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Aktueller Betriebsansatz
Aktueller Betriebsansatz

Aktueller Betriebsansatz

aktueller betriebsansatz - A concept of income where income is limited to transactions related to central ongoing operations; not an acceptable approach fo...

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Konsolidierung
Konsolidierung

Konsolidierung

konsolidierung - To prepare financial reports for a parent and subsidiary company as a single economic unit

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Certified Financial Manager (CFM)
Certified Financial Manager (CFM)

Certified Financial Manager (CFM)

Certified Financial Manager (CFM) - (CFM) a professional designation of competency in the field of financial management that is issued by the Institute of Manag...

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Gesamtergebnis
Gesamtergebnis

Gesamtergebnis

gesamtergebnis - Net income plus items of other gesamtergebnis (e.g., market value adjustments of available for sale securities)

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Vorsichtsprinzip
Vorsichtsprinzip

Vorsichtsprinzip

vorsichtsprinzip - A general principle of accounting measurement; when in doubt, understate assets and income and overstate liabilities

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Zahlungsmitteläquivalente
Zahlungsmitteläquivalente

Zahlungsmitteläquivalente

zahlungsmitteläquivalente - Short-term interest-earning financial instruments that are deemed to be highly secure and will convert back into cash within 90 days...

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Accounting Standards Update (ASU)
Accounting Standards Update (ASU)

Accounting Standards Update (ASU)

Accounting Standards Update (ASU) - The official notification issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of a new or modified accounting rule

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Balanced Scorecard
Balanced Scorecard

Balanced Scorecard

balanced scorecard - A set of performance measures that are congruent with assessing improvement in financial, customer, and business process outcomes

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Bilanz
Bilanz

Bilanz

bilanz - A financial statement that presents a firm's assets, liabilities, and owners' equity at a particular point in time

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Bilanzgleichung
Bilanzgleichung

Bilanzgleichung

bilanzgleichung - A financial relationship at the heart of the accounting model: Assets = Liabilities + Owners' Equity

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Buchführungszyklus
Buchführungszyklus

Buchführungszyklus

buchführungszyklus - The procedures needed to process transactions through an accounting system; including journalization, posting, adjusting, and preparing fi....

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Buchhalterische Rentabilität
Buchhalterische Rentabilität

Buchhalterische Rentabilität

buchhalterische rentabilität - A project evaluation tool that focuses on accounting income rather than cash flows; average annual increase in income by the amou...

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Buchwert
Buchwert

Buchwert

buchwert - Cost minus accumulated depreciation; the net amount at which an asset is reported on the balance sheet

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Budget
Budget

Budget

budget - A planning tool that outlines the financial plans for an organization; there are various types of budgets -- operating, capital, and financial

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Gesamtergebnisrechnung
Gesamtergebnisrechnung

Gesamtergebnisrechnung

gesamtergebnisrechnung - A concept of income by which virtually all nonequity-based transactions and events are captured and reported in the income statement...

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Gewinnschwelle
Gewinnschwelle

Gewinnschwelle

gewinnschwelle - The level of activity where revenues equal total expenses, producing a zero net income; also the point where the contribution margin is sa...

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Rechnungswesen
Rechnungswesen

Rechnungswesen

rechnungswesen - A set of concepts and techniques that are used to measure and report financial information about an economic unit

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Wirtschaftsprüfung
Wirtschaftsprüfung

Wirtschaftsprüfung

wirtschaftsprüfung - The examination of transactions and systems that underlie an organization's financial statements with the goal or reporting thereon

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Zur Veräußerung verfügbare finanzielle Vermögenswerte
Zur Veräußerung verfügbare finanzielle Vermögenswerte

Zur Veräußerung verfügbare finanzielle Vermögenswerte

zur veräußerung verfügbare finanzielle vermögenswerte - Investments in debt that are neither "held-to-maturity" or "trading;" a default category that is account...

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