Accounting Fundamentals

Bono garantizado
Bono garantizado

Bono garantizado

bono garantizado - A bond that provides specific assets as collateral to help assure the payment stream

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Capital de trabajo
Capital de trabajo

Capital de trabajo

capital de trabajo - The difference between current assets and current liabilities

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Conversión
Conversión

Conversión

conversión - 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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Cuentas reales
Cuentas reales

Cuentas reales

cuentas reales - Asset, liability, and equity accounts; balances are carried forward from the end of one period into the beginning of the next period

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Dividendo en acciones
Dividendo en acciones

Dividendo en acciones

dividendo en acciones - A noncash corporate activity to provide shareholders with additional shares in proportion to existing ownership; makes for more shares o...

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Ingreso residual
Ingreso residual

Ingreso residual

ingreso residual - 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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Ingresos diferidos
Ingresos diferidos

Ingresos diferidos

ingresos diferidos - Revenue that has been collected in advance of providing goods and services to "earn it;" reported as a liability until earned

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Pasivo por garantía
Pasivo por garantía

Pasivo por garantía

pasivo por garantía - A liability that is recorded for the future costs of claims that are anticipated because of product warranty agreements

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Razón rápida
Razón rápida

Razón rápida

razón rápida - An extreme measure of liquidity, calculated by dividing quick assets (cash, short-term investments, and accounts receivable) by current liabili.....

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Reemplazo
Reemplazo

Reemplazo

reemplazo - A restoration of an asset, at least partially, to its original condition; such costs may be capitalized by reducing accumulated depreciation

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Remedición
Remedición

Remedición

remedición - 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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Rentabilidad sobre activos
Rentabilidad sobre activos

Rentabilidad sobre activos

rentabilidad sobre activos - A ratio comparing income (net income plus interest) to the average total assets

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Rentabilidad sobre el patrimonio
Rentabilidad sobre el patrimonio

Rentabilidad sobre el patrimonio

rentabilidad sobre el patrimonio - A ratio comparing income (net income minus preferred dividends) to the average total equity

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Retorno de la inversión
Retorno de la inversión

Retorno de la inversión

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

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Valor residual
Valor residual

Valor residual

valor residual - Amount expected be realized at the end of an asset's service life; "salvage value"

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Valores negociables
Valores negociables

Valores negociables

valores negociables - Investments in debt acquired with the intent of generating profits by reselling the investment in the very near future; classified as cu.....

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Vida útil
Vida útil

Vida útil

vida útil - The period of time that a depreciable asset will be in use by an entity; the time interval over which the asset will be depreciated

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Arrendamiento operativo
Arrendamiento operativo

Arrendamiento operativo

arrendamiento operativo - A lease where the lessee makes periodic payments for periodic use of an asset, but does not assume the ultimate risks and rewards of o...

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Base de caja modificada
Base de caja modificada

Base de caja modificada

base de caja modificada - Like the cash basis, except that certain large expenditures for durable assets may be recorded as assets initially

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Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS)
Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS)

Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS)

Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) - A "depreciation" approach common to the tax code; generally permits more rapid "recovery" of asset cost than...

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Otros activos
Otros activos

Otros activos

otros activos - 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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Propiedad, planta y equipo
Propiedad, planta y equipo

Propiedad, planta y equipo

propiedad, planta y equipo - Assets with long lives that will be used in an entity's production processes; land, buildings, and equipment

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Recursos naturales
Recursos naturales

Recursos naturales

recursos naturales - Oil and gas reserves, mineral deposits, thermal energy sources, and standing timber are just a few examples of such assets that a firm ma.....

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Actividades de inversión
Actividades de inversión

Actividades de inversión

actividades de inversión - A cash flow category; including receipts from disposal of investments and long-term assets -- and payments to acquire long-term asset...

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Activo intangible
Activo intangible

Activo intangible

activo intangible - Long-term asset that lacks physical existence; contract rights, copyrights, patents, trademarks, etc.

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Agotamiento
Agotamiento

Agotamiento

agotamiento - The process used to allocate the cost of a natural resource asset to the accounting periods benefited

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Arrendador
Arrendador

Arrendador

arrendador - Periodic payment from the user (lessee) of an asset to an owner (arrendador) of the asset

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Arrendamiento/Arrendatario y Arrendador
Arrendamiento/Arrendatario y Arrendador

Arrendamiento/Arrendatario y Arrendador

arrendamiento/arrendatario y arrendador - Periodic payment from the user (lessee) of an asset to an owner (lessor) of the asset

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Arrendatario
Arrendatario

Arrendatario

arrendatario - Periodic payment from the user (arrendatario) of an asset to an owner (lessor) of the asset

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Compra global
Compra global

Compra global

compra global - A single price paid for a package of assets; the purchase price must be allocated to each of the components

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Debe
Debe

Debe

debe - The nature of an action to an account to indicate an increase (assets, expenses, and dividends) or decrease (liabilities, equity, and revenue); usual...

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Deterioro
Deterioro

Deterioro

deterioro - When the carrying amount of an asset is not recoverable from its future cash flow

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Método de participación
Método de participación

Método de participación

método de participación - Method to account for stock investment when significant influence is present; changes in equity of the investee are recognized by the ...

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Plusvalía
Plusvalía

Plusvalía

plusvalía - The excess of the purchase price of an acquired company over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired

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Transacción de intercambio
Transacción de intercambio

Transacción de intercambio

transacción de intercambio - Trading one asset for another; to be booked at fair value if the transaction has commercial substance

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Activos corrientes
Activos corrientes

Activos corrientes

activos corrientes - Assets that will be converted into cash or consumed within one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer

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Haber
Haber

Haber

haber - The nature of an action to an account to indicate an increase (liabilities, equity, and revenue) or decrease (assets, expenses, and dividends); usua...

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Pasivos contingentes
Pasivos contingentes

Pasivos contingentes

pasivos contingentes - Events that may or may not give rise to an actual liability because the outcome is uncertain; examples include lawsuits, environment...

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Razón corriente
Razón corriente

Razón corriente

razón corriente - A measure of liquidity, calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities

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Acciones ordinarias
Acciones ordinarias

Acciones ordinarias

acciones ordinarias - The residual equity interest in a corporation; last in liquidation but usually receiving the full benefits of any corporate growth

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Cambio en estimación contable
Cambio en estimación contable

Cambio en estimación contable

cambio en estimación contable - A revision of assumptions used in a related accounting calculation (e.g., change in estimated useful life of an asset); handl......

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Compromisos
Compromisos

Compromisos

compromisos - Promises to engage in some future action; not necessarily creating a recordable accounting liability but potentially necessitating enhanced dis...

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Gastos de capital
Gastos de capital

Gastos de capital

gastos de capital - Ordinary and necessary costs incurred to place an item of property, plant, or equipment in its condition for intended use; such amount...

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Prudencia
Prudencia

Prudencia

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

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Amortización
Amortización

Amortización

amortización - The process used to allocate the cost of an intangible asset to the accounting periods benefited

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Balance
Balance

Balance

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

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Cuenta
Cuenta

Cuenta

cuenta - A record that is kept for each asset, liability, equity, revenue, expense, and dividend component of an entity

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Ecuación contable
Ecuación contable

Ecuación contable

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

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Enfoque todo incluido
Enfoque todo incluido

Enfoque todo incluido

enfoque todo incluido - 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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Mejora
Mejora

Mejora

mejora - Expenditures that improve or increase the service potential of an asset even beyond its original new condition; such costs may be capitalized by...

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Valor contable
Valor contable

Valor contable

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

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Valor contable por acción
Valor contable por acción

Valor contable por acción

valor contable por acción - Common stockholders' equity divided by common shares outstanding, to indicate stockholders' equity per share

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