Net Income
Gross income less expenses; it represents a business's profit for a given year.

Invoice
A written record of a transaction, often submitted to a customer or client when requesting payment.

Accrual Method Of Accounting
Accounts for income and expenses in the 12-month period earned or incurred, which is not necessarily when it is received or paid.

Adult Protective Services (APS
Adult Protective Services includes the 24-hour, 365 days a year access to assistance and/or referral with reports of physical, sexual or emotional abuse, neglect by caretaker, self-neglect, exploitation and abandonment.

Cash Method Of Accounting
Accounts for income and expenses when actually received or paid.

Accounts Payable
Amounts that a business owes

Accrual Method Of Accounting
In the context of a financial audit, audit findings represent weaknesses or deficiencies in internal controls, or instances of noncompliance with applicable laws and regulations, that are presented in an audit report.

Bad Debt
Money owed for a business debt that cannot be collected

Compliance Audits
Compliance audits are internal or external audits performed to evaluate whether systems or processes are designed and operating effectively to ensure compliance with pertinent laws, rules, regulations, and internal policies and procedures

Bookkeeping
The task of recording the amount, date, and source of all business revenues and expenses. Bookkeeping is essentially the starting point of the accounting process. Only with accurate bookkeeping numbers can meaningful accounting be