loss accounting
11Accounting period — An accounting period is a period with reference to which United Kingdom corporation tax is charged. [Section 12 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988] It helps dictate when tax is paid on income and gains. An accounting period begins… …
12accounting — An act or a system of making up or settling accounts, consisting of a statement of account with debits and credits arising from relationship of parties. State ex rel. King v. Harvey, Miss., 214 So.2d 817, 819. Rendition of an account, either… …
13accounting — An act or a system of making up or settling accounts, consisting of a statement of account with debits and credits arising from relationship of parties. State ex rel. King v. Harvey, Miss., 214 So.2d 817, 819. Rendition of an account, either… …
14Loss Carryforward — An accounting technique that applies the current year s net operating losses to future years profits in order to reduce tax liability. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) specify that loss carryforwards can be used in any one of the… …
15accounting — The process of identifying, measuring, recording, and communicating economic transactions. Measurement is normally made in monetary terms and the accountant will prepare records in the form of financial statements, such as a profit and loss… …
16loss reliefs — Relief available to sole traders, partnerships, and companies making losses, as adjusted for tax purposes. Capital allowances can create a trading loss or can enhance it. Trading losses can be carried forward to set against future trading profits …
17Loss Carryback — An accounting technique with which a company retroactively applies net operating losses to a preceding year s income in order to reduce tax liabilities present in that previous year. Loss carrybacks are similar to loss carryforwards, except… …
18Accounting Profit — A company s total earnings, calculated according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and includes the explicit costs of doing business, such as depreciation, interest and taxes. Accounting profits tend to be higher than economic… …
19accounting manual — A document that gives details of a business s accounting policies and procedures; it often includes a list of account codes or a chart of accounts. An example of an accounting policy would be the way in which the company treats depreciation,… …
20loss — In accounting, when expenses are greater than profits, loss is the difference between the amount of money spent and the income …
