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  2. Impairment (financial reporting) - Wikipedia

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    This is recorded as a loss of $4,500 in the income statement. Using the 'T' account system, there will be a debit in the Loss on Impairment account and a credit in the Investment account. This will mean the double-entry bookkeeping principle is satisfied. Debit: Loss on Impairment $4,500 Credit: Investment $4,500 [15]

  3. Data loss - Wikipedia

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    A highly effective backup system would have duplicate copies of every file and program that were immediately accessible whenever a Data Loss Event was noticed. However, in most situations, there is an inverse correlation between the value of a unit of data and the length of time it takes to notice the loss of that data.

  4. Valuation risk - Wikipedia

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    Fair Value Through Profit & Loss (FVTP&L), measured at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in the profit and loss statement; The fair value is therefore a key concept in accounting for financial instruments. The accounting principle IFRS 13 [3] defines the rules for the determination of fair value. Whenever possible, the fair value ...

  5. Financial risk - Wikipedia

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    The definition of operational risk, adopted by the European Solvency II Directive for insurers, is a variation adopted from the Basel II regulations for banks: "The risk of a change in value caused by the fact that actual losses, incurred for inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or from external events (including legal ...

  6. Debits and credits - Wikipedia

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    This system is still the fundamental system in use by modern bookkeepers. [5] [6] It is sometimes said that, in its original Latin, Pacioli's Summa used the Latin words debere (to owe) and credere (to entrust) to describe the two sides of a closed accounting transaction. Assets were owed to the owner and the owners' equity was entrusted to the ...

  7. Financial accounting - Wikipedia

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    The trial balance, which is usually prepared using the double-entry accounting system, forms the basis for preparing the financial statements. All the figures in the trial balance are rearranged to prepare a profit & loss statement and balance sheet. Accounting standards determine the format for these accounts (SSAP, FRS, IFRS). Financial ...

  8. Operational risk - Wikipedia

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    The definition of operational risk, adopted by the European Solvency II Directive for insurers, is a variation adopted from the Basel II regulations for banks: "The risk of a change in value caused by the fact that actual losses, incurred for inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or from external events (including legal ...

  9. Chart of accounts - Wikipedia

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    In computerized accounting systems with computable quantity accounting, the accounts can have a quantity measure definition. Account numbers may consist of numerical, alphabetic, or alpha-numeric characters, although in many computerized environments, like the SIE format , only numerical identifiers are allowed.