{"id":1,"date":"2022-09-08T19:02:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T19:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahirsays.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2026-09-08T17:41:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:41:45","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahirsays.com\/?p=1","title":{"rendered":"The ABCs of Accounting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A<br>Assets<br>Items of Economic Value that you own \/ substantially control<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B<br>Balance sheet<br>Snapshot of the business <a href=\"https:\/\/topbookkeepingservice.com\/monthly-bookkeeping-services\/\"><strong>showing<\/strong> <\/a>the Assets, Liabilities, and Owners Equity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C<br>Cash flow<br>The total cash entering &amp; leaving your bank account<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">D<br>Depreciation<br>The wear and tear on the fixed assets in our business<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">E<br>EBITDA<br>Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation &amp; Amortization<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">F<br>Financial statements<br>The Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">G<br>GAAP<br>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">H<br>Historical cost<br>The cost to acquire an asset<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I<br>Income statement<br>Show\u2019s you the income &amp; expenses of your business, and various levels of profitability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">J<br>Journal entries<br>Your Debits &amp; Credits<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">K<br>KPIs<br>Key Performance Indicators<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L<br>Liabilities<br>Obligations &amp; amounts owed to creditors of the business<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M<br>Matching principle<br>An accounting principle that requires you to match the timing of income with the timing of expenses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N<br>Net income<br>Revenue &#8211; COGS &#8211; Operating Expenses + Other Income &#8211; Other Expenses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O<br>Owners Equity<br>Amounts contributed by owners + prior earnings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">P<br>Profit<br>What you earn after costs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Q<br>Quick ratio<br>(Current Assets &#8211; Inventory) \/ Current Liabilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R<br>Revenue<br>Your income<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S<br>Shareholders<br>The owners of the company<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">T<br>Taxes<br>Amounts owed to the government<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U<br>Unearned revenue<br>The amount of revenue collected \/ due, but not yet earned<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">V<br>Valuation<br>How much a company is worth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">W<br>Working capital<br>Current Assets &#8211; Current Liabilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">X<br>eXpenses<br>The costs associated with your business<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Y<br>Yield<br>The return on an investment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Z<br>Zero-based budgeting<br>A method of budgeting where you start from 0 and justify every financial activity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tahirsays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Accounting-abc-794x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tahirsays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Accounting-abc-794x1024.jpg 794w, https:\/\/tahirsays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Accounting-abc-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/tahirsays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Accounting-abc-768x991.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tahirsays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Accounting-abc-1191x1536.jpg 1191w, https:\/\/tahirsays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Accounting-abc-90x116.jpg 90w, https:\/\/tahirsays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Accounting-abc.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AAssetsItems of Economic Value that you own \/ substantially control BBalance sheetSnapshot of the business showing the Assets, Liabilities, and Owners Equity CCash flowThe total cash entering &amp; 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