REAL ACCOUNTS Definition

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REAL ACCOUNTS, also called permanent accounts, are the accounts; asset, liability, reserve and capital; whose balances are not canceled out at the end of an accounting period, but are carried over to the next period. These accounts appear on the post-closing trial balance and the statement of condition (balance sheet).

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FCPA, in Australia and elsewhere, is Fellow Certified Practicing Accountant. In the USA, see FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT.

THIN MARKET is a market in which there is not an abun­dance of securities available, where any activity, either a purchase or sale, may have a substantial effect on market prices. See TIGHT MARKET.

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