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.

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

Blue Book
This is the term commonly used to describe the Government Finance Officers Association publication Governmental Accounting, Auditing and Financial Reporting. Initially, the blue book was the authoritative source for GAAP for state and local governments.

Audit
A systematic review or examination of the assertions or actions of a third party to evaluate conformance to some norm or benchmark.

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

Accounts Receivable
Amounts owed to a business that the business expects to receive.

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.

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.

Receipt
A written record of a transaction.

Accounts Payable
Amounts that a business owes