Answer:
A detailed list of the accounts that make up the five financial statement elements.
Explanation:
The company's chart of accounts is the listing of all the accounts that the company has included as part of the five financial statement elements during a specific period of time.
The five financial statement elements are: assets, liabilities, equity (part of the balance sheet), expenses and revenues (part of the income statement).
Examples of accounts that can be part of a firm's chart of accounts are: land (asset), cash (asset), notes payable (liabilities), outstanding stock (equity), operating expenses (expenses), and sales revenue (revenues).
The chart of accounts can differ greatly from company to company simply because companies engage in vastly different economic activities.
