that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's exports and imports of goods and services and transfer payments | the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business |
a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks that are payable on demand | a system that provides quantitative information about finances |
| a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes |
| a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance |
| a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts |