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Bus/Financial - Accounting / accounting software | | Spanish term or phrase: plan contable and plan de cuentas | Hi, These two terms are in a finance/accounting software program and appear in hundreds of phrases. I thought that both should be translated as "chart of accounts," but the software developer has given me the following distinction between the two: Un “plan de cuentas” son las cuentas contables que están asociadas a un plan contable: en nuestra aplicación el PLAN tiene un mantenimiento y las CUENTAS otro, habría que intentar una definición adecuada a cada uno de los procesos. Does anyone recognize this as a common distinction in accounting and have translations for the two terms?
Thank you!
Richard |
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| | chart of accounts or accounting plan /// set of accounts | Explanation:
Set of Accounts
Group of ledger accounts that a particular firm adopts. Ledger accounts are customarily sequenced and numbered in the order in which they will appear in the financial statements. Listed first are the balance sheet accounts-assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity, in that order. The income statement accounts-revenue and expenses-follow. Of course, the more complex the operation, the greater the number of ledger accounts required. Each specific account has its own number. A listing of account names and numbers is called the Chart of Accounts.
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Note added at 16 minutos (2008-01-14 10:24:43 GMT)
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plan contable = chart of accounts or accounting plan
A list of all the account names and numbers used in a company's general ledger
plan de cuentas = set of accounts
Group of ledger accounts that a particular firm adopts, sequenced and numbered in the orden in which they appear in the financial statements.
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Note added at 25 minutos (2008-01-14 10:33:59 GMT)
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Me alegra poder ayudar (en lo que pueda...). Saludos, |
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