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Accountant Terms


  > Audit
A systematic review or examination of the assertions or actions of a third party to evaluate conformance to some norm or benchmark.
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  > Receipt
A written record of a transaction.
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  > Blue Book
This is the term commonly used to describe the Government Finance Officers Association publication Governmental Accounting, Auditing and Financial Reporting. Initially, the blue book was the authoritative source for GAAP for state and local governments.
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Base Adjustment
Adjustments made to the initial base level budget to reflect total base level funding available to the agency. The list of acceptable base level technical and policy adjustments are included in the biennial budget instructions. Adjustments are generally made on a technical or policy basis. Examples of technical adjustments are one-time appropriations and program sunsets. Examples of policy adjustments are salary increases and space rental changes.

Statement
A formal written summary of outstanding invoices.

Account
A collection of financial information grouped according to customer or purpose.

Bad Debt
Money owed for a business debt that cannot be collected

Accounts Receivable
Amounts owed to a business that the business expects to receive.

Balance Sheet
A statement listing a business's assets, liabilities, and net worth, or equity.

Invoice
A written record of a transaction, often submitted to a customer or client when requesting payment.

Bookkeeping
The task of recording the amount, date, and source of all business revenues and expenses. Bookkeeping is essentially the starting point of the accounting process. Only with accurate bookkeeping numbers can meaningful accounting be

Adult Protective Services (APS
Adult Protective Services includes the 24-hour, 365 days a year access to assistance and/or referral with reports of physical, sexual or emotional abuse, neglect by caretaker, self-neglect, exploitation and abandonment.

Compliance Audits
Compliance audits are internal or external audits performed to evaluate whether systems or processes are designed and operating effectively to ensure compliance with pertinent laws, rules, regulations, and internal policies and procedures

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