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Contra Owners’ Equity Account

A contra account that is used to adjust an owners' equity (stockholders' equity) account by reducing it to arrive at...

Contra Equity Account

A contra account that is used to adjust an owners' equity (stockholders' equity) account by reducing it to arrive at...

Contra Liability

A contra account that is used to reduce the balance of a liability on the statement of financial position. It...

Contra Asset

A contra account that is deducted from an asset account to arrive at the asset's net book value. An example...

Elements Relating To Performance

The elements relating to the performance of an entity/ business are the main element headings that on the statement of...

Elements Relating To Financial Position

The elements relating to the financial position of an entity/ business are the main element headings that make up the...

Measurement

The process whereby an entity determines the monetary amounts at which the various elements of its financial statements (assets, liabilities,...

Liability

A present obligation of an entity towards others (creditors, investors, and other stakeholders), that arises from a past transaction/ event,...

Asset

A resource that is controlled by a business (entity) as a result of a past transaction/ event and is expected...

FV

It stands for fair value; the price / exchange price (an amount measured in currency units- CUs) at which an...