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Accounting Fundamentals

Garantieverplichting
Garantieverplichting

Garantieverplichting

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

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Gebruiksduur
Gebruiksduur

Gebruiksduur

gebruiksduur - 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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Gedekte obligatie
Gedekte obligatie

Gedekte obligatie

gedekte obligatie - A bond that provides specific assets as collateral to help assure the payment stream

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Handelseffecten
Handelseffecten

Handelseffecten

handelseffecten - 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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Herwaardering
Herwaardering

Herwaardering

herwaardering - 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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Omrekening
Omrekening

Omrekening

omrekening - 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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Quick ratio
Quick ratio

Quick ratio

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

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Reële rekeningen
Reële rekeningen

Reële rekeningen

reële rekeningen - 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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Rendement op activa
Rendement op activa

Rendement op activa

rendement op activa - A ratio comparing income (net income plus interest) to the average total assets

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Rendement op eigen vermogen
Rendement op eigen vermogen

Rendement op eigen vermogen

rendement op eigen vermogen - A ratio comparing income (net income minus preferred dividends) to the average total equity

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Residueel inkomen
Residueel inkomen

Residueel inkomen

residueel inkomen - 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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Restwaarde
Restwaarde

Restwaarde

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

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Return on Investment
Return on Investment

Return on Investment

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

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Stockdividend
Stockdividend

Stockdividend

stockdividend - A noncash corporate activity to provide shareholders with additional shares in proportion to existing ownership; makes for more shares outst...

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Vervanging
Vervanging

Vervanging

vervanging - 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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Vooruitontvangen opbrengsten
Vooruitontvangen opbrengsten

Vooruitontvangen opbrengsten

vooruitontvangen opbrengsten - 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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Werkkapitaal
Werkkapitaal

Werkkapitaal

werkkapitaal - The difference between current assets and current liabilities

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Gewijzigde kasstelsel
Gewijzigde kasstelsel

Gewijzigde kasstelsel

gewijzigde kasstelsel - Like the cash basis, except that certain large expenditures for durable assets may be recorded as assets initially

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Materiële vaste activa
Materiële vaste activa

Materiële vaste activa

materiële vaste activa - Assets with long lives that will be used in an entity's production processes; land, buildings, and equipment

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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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Natuurlijke hulpbronnen
Natuurlijke hulpbronnen

Natuurlijke hulpbronnen

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

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Operationele leases
Operationele leases

Operationele leases

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

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Overige activa
Overige activa

Overige activa

overige activa - 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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Bijzondere waardevermindering
Bijzondere waardevermindering

Bijzondere waardevermindering

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

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Debet
Debet

Debet

debet - 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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Goodwill
Goodwill

Goodwill

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

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Immaterieel actief
Immaterieel actief

Immaterieel actief

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

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Investeringsactiviteiten
Investeringsactiviteiten

Investeringsactiviteiten

investeringsactiviteiten - 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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Lease/Lessee en Lessor
Lease/Lessee en Lessor

Lease/Lessee en Lessor

lease/lessee en lessor - Periodic payment from the user (lessee) of an asset to an owner (lessor) of the asset

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Lessee
Lessee

Lessee

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

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Lessor
Lessor

Lessor

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

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Ruiltransactie
Ruiltransactie

Ruiltransactie

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

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Totaalprijs aankoop
Totaalprijs aankoop

Totaalprijs aankoop

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

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Uitputting
Uitputting

Uitputting

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

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Vermogensmutatiemethode
Vermogensmutatiemethode

Vermogensmutatiemethode

vermogensmutatiemethode - 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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Credit
Credit

Credit

credit - 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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Current ratio
Current ratio

Current ratio

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

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Vlottende activa
Vlottende activa

Vlottende activa

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

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Voorwaardelijke verplichtingen
Voorwaardelijke verplichtingen

Voorwaardelijke verplichtingen

voorwaardelijke verplichtingen - Events that may or may not give rise to an actual liability because the outcome is uncertain; examples include lawsuits, enviro...

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Gewone aandelen
Gewone aandelen

Gewone aandelen

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

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Investeringsuitgaven
Investeringsuitgaven

Investeringsuitgaven

investeringsuitgaven - 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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Verplichtingen
Verplichtingen

Verplichtingen

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

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Voorzichtigheid
Voorzichtigheid

Voorzichtigheid

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

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Wijziging van schattingen
Wijziging van schattingen

Wijziging van schattingen

wijziging van schattingen - 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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Afschrijving
Afschrijving

Afschrijving

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

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Alomvattende benadering
Alomvattende benadering

Alomvattende benadering

alomvattende benadering - 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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Balans
Balans

Balans

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

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Boekhoudkundige vergelijking
Boekhoudkundige vergelijking

Boekhoudkundige vergelijking

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

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Boekwaarde
Boekwaarde

Boekwaarde

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

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Boekwaarde per aandeel
Boekwaarde per aandeel

Boekwaarde per aandeel

boekwaarde per aandeel - Common stockholders' equity divided by common shares outstanding, to indicate stockholders' equity per share

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Rekening
Rekening

Rekening

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

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Verbetering
Verbetering

Verbetering

verbetering - 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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