lunes, 17 de diciembre de 2012

Accounting 1


ACCOUNTING AND TAXATION
Choose the best word to build compound nouns related to accounting and taxation.


  1. Capital _____ are the buildings and machines owned by a business.
       stakes           shares              expenditures     assets                           goods
         

 

  1. Capital _____ are profits made by selling buildings or machines.
       losses            gains                profits                          wins                 stakes


 

 

  1. Capital _____ is money which is spent on buildings and equipment.
      expense          costs                return              investment       spending

 

 

  1. A _____ account (US checking account) is a bank account which usually earns low interest and to which you have quick access.
      black                         bank                profit               current             credit


  2. I can put this lunch on my _____ account. My employer will pay for it.
       costs                         expenditure      bank                expense            employer's


  3. A _____ item is a single part of a financial statement giving details of the accounts of a company. (US English)
       row                           set                   line                  bad                  queue


  4. A profit _____ is the difference between the amount of money that a company receives for a product and the amount which it has spent on it.
       interest         line                  sum                 mark                margin


 

  1. A _____ packet (US ___ envelope) is an envelope containing a person's earnings.
       pay               purse                salary                           wage                employee


 

 

  1. A _____ packet (US ___check) is the amount of money a person earns.
        salary            pay                 wage                fee                   prize



 

  1. Petty _____ is a small amount of money kept in the company's office for buying cheap items.
       money          dollar               cash                 coin                 bank note


 

  1. A profit _____ is the profit that can be made in a business after the costs have been deducted.
       plus               tax                   loss                 margin             gain


  2. A sales _____ is the book which contains a list of all company sales arranged by date.
       journal          notebook          book                logging            note


 

  1. Credit _____ systems make sure that debtors do not owe too much money.
       check            control             proof                 watch              restraint


 

 

  1. _____ tax is the money that a person has to pay to the government, such as income tax.
       A high          An indirect       A direct            A government   A value added tax


  2. Duty-_____ goods are luxury goods bought in special shops on which you do not pay tax.
       less                           fail                    friendly            free                  fiend

 

16.   The bank has lost $703 million as a result of bad _____.
    debts            loans                profit               loss                  customers


 


17.   A balance _____ is a statement that shows the value of a company's assets and its debts.
    paper            graph              sheet                line                  document


 

 

FINANCIAL TERMINOLOGY QUIZ

1.     He's an excellent doctor, but he doesn't _____ too much.

charge          fee     spend

2.     It was a very good dinner. Can we have the _____ please?

Receipt         bill      note

3.     Mary never carries cash with her and pays for everything by _____.

Receipt         tip      credit-card

4.     The old couple had only a small ___ to live on.

Wage           wealth          pension

5.     Fred didn't like the waitperson so he didn't leave a _____.

Receipt         tip                loan

6.     They wouldn't have been able to buy their camper without a bank ____.

Borrow         lend              loan

 

7.     The store won't change any merchandise without the original _____.

Receipt         credit-card    recipe

 

8.     The dime is such a small _____ that everyone dislikes it.

Tip               coin              note

9.     The apartment is not in very good condition so the _____ is low.

Rent             lease            hire

10. The cd-player has a twelve month _____.

Warrant        warranty       receipt

11. He keeps all his money and valuables in a _____ behind this painting.

Tip               box              safe

12. My friend Tom made his considerable _____ selling cars.

Wealthy        wealth          money

13. I've just bought a new _____ policy.

Insure          insurance               uninsured

14. Jane saves as much money as she can and tries to never spend a dime.

She is a ______.

Retired         miser            heir

15. My friend just inherited a lot of money and property. He is ______ to a great deal of wealth.

Miser            inherit           heir

16. Jack just became the boss at the bank. He is the bank's ______.

Advisor         manager       client

17. My father is past 65, he is now a ______ man.

Retired         pension        swindler

18. Someone who keeps or checks financial records for a company is a(n) _____.

Manager       accountant   swindler

19. I love to go shopping often. Most shops consider me a great _____.

Manager       customer      heir

20. If I need money from the bank, I go to a _____ to make a withdrawal.

Teller            lawyer          cashier

21. If you have any problems with your insurance policy you should see your _____.

Agent           teller             manager

22. People who like to buy and sell stocks are called _____.

Swindler       investors      heir

23. Unfortunately, I bought a piece of worthless junk from a _____ who told me it was a masterpiece.

Swindler       manager       miser

24. It's an excellent university, but the _____ are rather high.

Fares           fees             price

25. I made my _____ buying and selling stocks.

Fortune        treasure       wealthy

 

26. I bought this coat on sale. It was _____ $50.

on sale         decreased    reduced

27. There's a small studio to _____ in James Street.

Lent             hire              lease

28. I haven't got enough money for lunch. Could you _____ me some?

Borrow         let                lend

29. How much does she _____ in her position?

Gain             earn             pay

30. That house is too expensive. We can't _____ it.

Allow            afford           pay

 


VOCABULARY

 

Questions from 1 to 13

 

  1. charge        
  2. fee    
  3. spend
  4. Receipt
  5. Bill
  6. note
  7. tip     
  8. credit-card
  9. Wage          
  10. wealth                   
  11. pension
  12. loan
  13. Borrow        
  14. Lend
  15. recipe
  16. coin
  17. Rent
  18. Lease
  19. hire
  20. Warrant       
  21. warranty
  22. box             
  23. safe
  24. Wealthy
  25. money

 

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