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Accounting Abbreviations

General Accounting Abbreviations

  • ACCG/ACCT – Accounting
  • ADT – Auditing
  • BUS/BSN – Business
  • CAP – Capital
  • CF – Cash Flow
  • CFO – Chief Financial Officer
  • COO – Chief Operating Officer
  • CPA – Certified Public Accountant
  • CR – Credit
  • CUR – Current
  • CURR – Currency
  • DR – Debit
  • GAAS – General Accepted Accounting Standards
  • GL – General Ledger
  • K – $1000
  • ROI – Return On Investment
  • VC – Venture Capital

Income Statement Abbreviations

  • C+MV – Cost Plus Market Value
  • C/S – Cost Sharing
  • COGS – Cost of Goods Sold
  • COS – Cost of Sales/Services
  • CPU – Cost Per Unit
  • EBITDA – Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
  • EX/EXP – Expense
  • F&A – Facilities and Administrative Costs
  • FD – Fund
  • FE – Fixed Expenses
  • GP – Gross Profit
  • GM – Gross Margin
  • LLC – Limited Liability Company
  • NI – Net Income
  • OE – Operation Expenses
  • P&L – Profit and Loss Statement
  • PAT – Profit After Tax
  • VE – Variable Expenses

Balance Sheet Abbreviations

  • A – Asset
  • ACCR – Accrued
  • ADJ – Adjustment
  • AE – Accrued Expenses
  • AR – Accounts Receivable
  • AP – Accounts Payable
  • BAL SH/BS – Balance Sheet
  • BUDG – Budgeted
  • CA – Current Assets
  • CH/CHG/CHRG – Charge
  • CL – Current Liabilities
  • COE/Ke – Cost of Equity
  • FA – Fixed Assets
  • LTL – Long-Term Liabilities
  • OE – Owner’s Equity

Banking Acronyms and Financial Abbreviations

  • ACH – Automated Clearing House
  • AIR – Assumed Interest Rate
  • APR – Annual Percentage Rate
  • APT – Asset Protection Trust
  • APY – Annual Percentage Yield
  • ARM – Adjustable Rate Mortgage
  • ATM – Automated Teller Machine
  • ATR – Ability to Repay
  • CD – Certificate of Deposit
  • DDA – Demand Deposit Account
  • DTI – Debt-to-Income
  • EFT – Electronic Funds Transfer
  • ETF – Exchange Traded Funds
  • FDIC – Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • FED – Federal Reserve Bank
  • FOREX – Foreign Exchange
  • FRB – Federal Reserve Board
  • HELOC – Home Equity Line of Credit
  • HPML – High Priced Mortgage Loan
  • IRA – Individual Retirement Account
  • LOI – Letter Of Intent
  • PIN – Personal Identification Number
  • MBS – Mortgage-Backed Securities
  • NSF – Non-Sufficient Funds

Accounting and Business Finance Abbreviations

 

  • AFS – Annual Financial Statement
  • BCP – Business Continuity Plan
  • CAPEX – Capital Expenditures
  • CF – Company Finance
  • COB – Close of Business
  • CRR – Cash Reserve Ratio
  • EPS – Earnings Per Share
  • FIFO – First In, First Out
  • LIFO – Last In, First Out
  • LLC – Limited Liability Company
  • MTD – Month-to-Date
  • NAV – Net Asset Value
  • NCND – Non-Circumvention and Non-Disclosure
  • NDA – Non-Disclosure Agreement
  • NOL – Net Operating Loss
  • NPO – Non-Profit Organization
  • P&L – Profit and Loss
  • P/E – Price-to-Earnings ratio
  • PSP – Profit Sharing Plan
  • QTD – Quarter-to-Date
  • ROA – Return on Assets
  • ROCE – Return On Capital Employed
  • RONA – Return on Net Assets
  • ROS – Return on Sales
  • WC – Working capital
  • YTD – Year-to-date

Personal Finance and Tax Abbreviations

 

  • AGI – Adjusted Gross Income
  • AMT – Alternate Minimum Tax
  • BTA – Board of Tax Appeals
  • CIT – Corporate Income Tax
  • CGT – Capital Gains Tax
  • CTC – Child Tax Credit
  • EIN – Employee Identification Number
  • EIC – Earned Income Credit
  • EITC – Earned Income Tax Credit
  • FICA – Federal Insurance Contributions Act
  • HSA – Health Savings Account
  • IRA – Individual Retirement Account
  • ITC – Investment Tax Credit
  • IRS – Internal Revenue System
  • MAGI – Modified Adjusted Gross Income
  • NWT – Net Wealth Tax
  • PIT – Personal Income Tax
  • VAT – Value Added Tax
  • WHT – Withholding Tax

Investment and Stocks Abbreviations

 

  • ADTV – Average Daily Trading Volume
  • AMEX – American Stock Exchange
  • CAGR – Compound annual growth rate
  • CB – Current Bid
  • CMP – Current Market Price
  • DJIA – Dow Jones Industrial Average
  • IPO – Initial Public Offering
  • MMKT – Money Market
  • NASDAQ – National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
  • NYSE – New York Stock Exchange
  • PFD – Preferred stock
  • REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
  • ROE – Return on Equity
  • ROI – Return on Investment
  • ROIC – Return on Invested Capital
  • QTE – Quote
  • SEC – Securities Exchange Commission
  • SIV – Structured Investment Vehicle
  • TSA – Tax-Sheltered Annuity
  • TSR – Total Shareholder Return
  • YTM – Yield To Maturity

Professional Financial Abbreviations

  • CAO – Chief Accounting Officer
  • CFA – Chartered Financial Analyst
  • CFM – Certified Financial Manager
  • CFO – Chief Financial Officer
  • CFP – Certified Financial Planner
  • CIA – Certified Internal Auditor
  • CIMA – Certified Investment Management Analyst
  • CISA – Certified Information Systems Auditor
  • CMA – Certified Management Accountant
  • CMO – Chief Marketing Officer
  • COO – Chief Operating Officer
  • CPA – Certified Public Accountant
  • CPP – Certified Payroll Professional
  • CSO – Chief Security Officer
  • CTO – Chief Technology Officer
  • RIA – Registered Investment Advisor

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