
Reservas
Reservas - The claim which owners have on the assets of a company because the company has created new wealth for them over the period since it began. Most commo...
Reservas - The claim which owners have on the assets of a company because the company has created new wealth for them over the period since it began. Most commo...
Responsabilidad limitada - Most commonly used to describe the limit of liability of a shareholder (member) to contribute to the assets of a company if it goes i...
Operating profit/loss - The profit or loss a company makes, which reflects how a business is performing.
Retiros - Cash taken for personal use, in sole trader or partnership businesses, treated as a reduction of ownership interest.
Return on investment (ROI) - The earning power of an asset or activity measured as a ratio of the net income of the activity to the operational cost. ROI lets a...
Sociedad de responsabilidad limitada - Company where the liability of the owners is limited to the amount of capital they have agreed to contribute.
Annual Equivalent Rate (AER) - An interest rate reflecting what you'll actually pay, or earn, on your money after the effects of compounding are taken into acco...
Annual Percentage Rate (APR) - The rate of interest you agree to pay on money borrowed, and a useful way to compare how much interest you would pay on loans fro...
Nominal interest rate - An interest rate that isn't adjusted for inflation.
Real interest rate - The rate of interest minus the current rate of inflation.
Bank rate - In the UK it is set by the Bank of England, to control the money supply and inflation. Banks usually lend at anything from 2 per cent above tipo de ...
Base rate - Set by the Bank of England, this is the country's base rate of interest and influences the rate of interest on financial products and services.
Utilidad bruta (o margen) - Sales minus cost of sales before deducting administration and selling expenses (see also gross margin).
Valor - Typically required by lenders against a loan, such as premises or plant equipment.
Valor contable neto - Costs of non-current (fixed)( asset minus accumulated depreciation.
Nominal Value (Of A Share) - The amount stated on the face of a share certificate as the named value of the share when issued.
Valores - Government bonds, ordinary shares in companies, debentures, loans, preference shares, etc. are all collectively described as valores.
Venta a crédito - A business entity sells goods or services and allows the customer to make payment at a later date.
Volumen de negocios - The total sales of a business during a specified period.
acción - Transferable units of ownership in a corporation
acciones en tesorería - Shares of a company's own stock that it has reacquired
asiento de reversión - Optional accounting procedure which may prove useful in simplifying record keeping; a journal entry to "undo" an adjusting entry
balance de comprobación - A listing of account balances from the ledger, used to test the equality of debits and credits
basado en reglas - The idea that accounting standards must be very specific to provide adequate guidance and drive consistency in reporting
bono con fondo de amortización - A bond issue that requires periodic setting aside of monies into a separate fund to provide for eventual repayment of the debt ...
bono registrado - A bond for which ownership records are maintained, and interest is paid to the registered owner
bono seriado - A bond issue that has multiple repayment dates, rather than the entire issue maturing at one fixed maturity date
capital total aportado - The sum of legal capital plus paid-in capital in excess of par
centro de responsabilidad - The part of an organization under the control of a manager
comprensibilidad - An enhancing quality of accounting such that information is clear and concise to those with reasonable business knowledge
costo hundido - Historical amount expended on a project or object; not relevant to current decisions or future actions
cuadro de mando integral - A system for evaluating elements that are important to the organization and under the control of an employee holding that position
cuenta auxiliar - A subcomponent account record providing individual balance details; e.g., the record for one customer out of a group of customers compri...
Cuenta en T - An abstract representation of an account, with the left side of the "T" representing debits and the right side credits
cuentas por cobrar comerciales - Amounts due from customers from credits sales of products or services
cuentas temporales - Accounts that will be reset to a zero balance with each new accounting period; revenue, expense, and dividend accounts (also called "nom......
depreciación lineal - A simple depreciation method by which the depreciable base is spread uniformly over the service life
depreciación por unidades de producción - A depreciation approach where the depreciable base is allocated to the expected total units of output; mileage, hours,...
descuento comercial - A reduction from list price that is not entered in the accounting records; customarily offered in "setting" the invoice amount
descuentos en ventas - A cash discount offered to customers to encourage prompt payment of invoices
división de acciones - A corporate action to increase the number of shares and reduce the par per share by a stipulated ratio (e.g., 2 for 1)
documento fuente - A document evidencing a transaction or event and potentially providing for the initiation of a journal entry
empresa unipersonal - A non-corporation business owned by a sole individual
gasto corriente - Not a capital expenditure; to be expensed as incurred
gestión de calidad total - (TQM) A process for continuous improvement by focusing on customer service and systematic problem solving via teams made up of fro......
influencia significativa - The ability to sway management and decision making of another entity, but generally not enough to assert absolute control
ingresos - Inflows and other benefits received in exchange for the providing of goods and services
interés simple - Interest calculations that do not provide for periodic inclusion of accumulated interest into the base on which interest is calculated
materias primas - The components that will be used in manufacturing units that are not yet started -- also known as direct materials
método lineal - A method for amortizing premiums and discounts on bonds; the premium or discount is spread uniformly over the life of the bond as an a...
normas - Benchmarks against which actual productive activity is compared
oportunidad - An enhancing quality of accounting such that information is available in sufficient time to be capable of influence
pedido especial - A customer order that is outside of the normal pricing and terms
precios de transferencia - The system of setting prices at which goods are exchanged between affiliated units; usually involving cross-border transactions
radio frequency identification - (RFID) Micro processes embedded in inventory that emit radio frequency signals that enable a computer to automatically track...
rango relevante - The level of activity for which assumptions underlying CVP are expected to hold true
reconocimiento de ingresos - The point at which revenue is recognized in the accounting records; ordinarily the point of sale
relevancia - A fundamental quality of accounting such that information should be timely and bear on the decision-making process by possessing predictive or co.....
Securities and Exchange Commission - "SEC" -- regulatory body with which public companies must file and report
seguro de compensación para trabajadores - Insurance paid by the employer to cover work related injuries sustained by employees
sostenibilidad - Development without depletion of natural resources or negative effects on the environment
supuesto de moneda estable - An accounting assumption that presumes the currency is not impacted over time by inflation
teoría de restricciones - (TOC) Efficiency is improved by seeking out and eliminating constraints within the organization
valor del dinero en el tiempo - Conceptual notion holding that money to be received sooner is worth more than money to be received later
variaciones - Deviations from the norm that may provide warning signs of situations requiring corrective action by managers
verificabilidad - An enhancing quality of accounting such that different knowledgeable and independent observers reach similar conclusions
acciones preferentes - A class of stock that generally benefits from a stipulated periodic dividend and priority in liquidation; but, usually lacking in upside ...
actividad a nivel de mercado - Activities that relate to the number of markets in which an entity operates; independent of the number of products, customers, et...
actividad a nivel de producto - Activities that relate to the number of products produced; independent of the number of units produced
anualidad ordinaria - Also known as an annuity in arrears; involves a level stream of payments, with the payments being made at the end of each time period
año comercial natural - Applicable to certain businesses that have a seasonal business pattern, and an attempt is made to establish an accounting fiscal year......
basado en principios - The idea that accounting standards should articulate broad-based principles rather than specific and detailed rules
beneficiario - The party to whom a note is made payable
bono no redimible - A bond that cannot be paid off before scheduled maturity
bono no reembolsable - A bond that cannot be paid off with the proceeds of a new debt issue
caja chica - A fund established for making small payments that are impractical to pay by check; also known as imprest cash fund
NSF check - Non-sufficient funds check; a customer check returned for lack of funds (a "hot check")
cheques pendientes - Checks entered on company records but not yet cleared by the bank
ciclo operativo - The period of time it takes to convert cash back into cash (i.e., purchase inventory, sell the inventory on account, and collect the receiv...
contabilidad de gestión - An area of accounting concerned with reporting results to managers and others who are internal to an organization
contabilización - The process of transferring journal entry effects into the respective general ledger accounts
cuentas nominales - Accounts that will be reset to a zero balance with each new accounting period; revenue, expense, and dividend accounts (also called "tempo.....
cuentas por cobrar no comerciales - Amounts due from transactions and events not directly related to sales of products or services
derecho de suscripción preferente - A right that may or may not be provided to shareholders enabling them with a first right of refusal to buy any additional sh...
descuentos por compra - A cash discount available on purchases of merchandise on account; encourages prompt payment
documentos por cobrar - A written promise from a client or customer to pay a definite amount of money on a specific future date
documentos por pagar - Formal short-term borrowings usually evidenced by a specific written promise to pay
externalización - Utilization of independent parties to manufacture products (sometimes known as make-or-buy) or manage data processing, tech support, payroll s...
fecha de vencimiento - The date on which a note and related interest are due to be paid
gastos pagados por anticipado - Goods or services purchased in advance of their consumption
gestión por excepción - A management focus of attention on areas where corrective measures appear necessary
importancia relativa - A matter of accounting judgment; when amounts involved are slight, expediency may dictate waiving the technically correct alternative in ...
inventario físico - The process of counting inventory actually on hand
inversiones del propietario - Resources provided to an organization by a person in exchange for a position of ownership in the organization
librador - The party creating the note and agreeing to make payment
Machine to Machine - (M2M) enables connected devices to communicate with each other
método de recuperación - Easy method for evaluating capital projects; calculated by dividing the initial investment by the annual cash inflow
método neto - A method of recording purchases of inventory at invoice price less available cash discounts
pérdida neta - The excess of expenses over revenues for a designated period of time
plan de pensiones - A general term to describe some form of arrangement for continuing payments to retirees