Abuse is an action that intentionally causes harm or injures another person. This can refer to physical abuse, psychological abuse, mental abuse, or child abuse (see below).
Abuse is also to misuse something - e.g., abuse...
Abuse is an action that intentionally causes harm or injures another person. This can refer to physical abuse, psychological abuse, mental abuse, or child abuse (see below).
Abuse is also to misuse something - e.g., abuse...
Accelerated depreciation is any method of depreciation where the business depreciates a greater proportion of an asset’s value earlier in its life. A common accelerated depreciation method is MACRS. Compare with straight-line depreciation...
Accelerated filer is a class of reporting company which has shorter deadlines to file their periodic reports.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rule 12b-2 establishes the requirements that a company must satisfy to...
An accelerated clause is a term in a loan agreement that requires the borrower to pay off the loan immediately under certain conditions. An accelerated clause is typically invoked when the borrower materially breaches the loan agreement....
An account, within the context of secured transactions, is defined under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, as a right to payment of a monetary obligation. Not included: (1) letters of credit, (2) commercial tort claims, (3) deposit...
Account stated refers to a document summarizing the amount a debtor owes a creditor. An account stated is also a cause of action in many states that allows a creditor to sue for payment. In many business contexts, creditors and debtors have...
An accountant is a trained professional who has satisfied the statutory and administrative requirements under applicable law to practice as a licensed public accountant. These requirements vary from State to State. The accountant is...
Accounting is the practice of accurately and timely recording, analyzing, summarizing, and classifying financial transactions of a business. Commonly, those financial transactions are recorded in a set of financial records called financial...
Accounts payable is short-term debt that a company owes to its suppliers for products received before a payment is made. Accounts payable may be abbreviated to “AP” or “A/P.” Accounts payable may also refer to a business department of a...
Accounts receivable (abbreviated A/R) is money owed to a business by another business or individual in exchange for property or services that were provided on credit. The settlement of an account receivable begins by sending an invoice to...