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The transfer of money from one account to another, also called a wire transfer; The procedure of granting credit to a student for studies completed at another school, is also called transfer credit or advanced standing
The first widely used service for wire transfers was launched by Western Union in 1872 on its existing telegraph network. Once a sender had paid money to one telegraph office, the operator could transmit a message and "wire" the money to another office, using passwords, code books to authorize the release of the funds to a recipient at that ...
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An international wire transfer sends money from one country to another, and a domestic wire transfer moves money from one bank account to another within the same country.
In accounting terms, assets are recorded on the left side (debit) of asset accounts, because they are typically shown on the left side of the accounting equation (A=L+SE). Likewise, an increase in liabilities and shareholder's equity are recorded on the right side (credit) of those accounts, thus they also maintain the balance of the accounting ...
Goodwill – accounting concept meaning the value of an entity over and above the value of its assets. Historical cost – original monetary value of an economic item. Mark-to-market accounting – accounting for the fair value of an asset or liability based on the current market price of the asset or liability, or for similar assets and ...
The accounting equation is the mathematical structure of the balance sheet. Although a general ledger appears to be fairly simple, in large or complex organizations or organizations with various subsidiaries, the general ledger can grow to be quite large and take several hours or days to audit or balance.
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