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| The term 'credit' has a number of different related meanings in finance generally, and in banking in particular.
| | A share in a company is a proportionate ownership right in the company. |
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| We will consider them separately in the sections below.
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| | Its main features normally include: |
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| 1. ''Repayable financial benefits.''
| | - A right to a proportion of any residual assets of the company on a liquidation. |
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| The provision or availability of loans or other repayable financial benefits by a bank or other lender.
| | - A right to receive any dividends declared. |
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| An entity which lends money, or which provides goods or services on deferred payment terms, is 'extending credit' to its customer.
| | - A right to vote in general meetings of the company. |
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| | - An obligation to subscribe equity capital of a fixed amount per share. |
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| Credit includes borrowings, especially short term ones relating to particular goods or services.
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| | Historically, shares were evidenced by paper certificates. |
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| 2. ''Creditworthiness.''
| | More commonly, they are now recorded in electronic form. |
| Credit strength, or 'creditworthiness', means an entity's ability and willingness to meet its financial obligations.
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| 3. ''Banking - credit balances in banking.''
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| In relation to a bank account, a credit balance in the bank's books is one which stands in favour of the customer.
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| The bank owes money to the customer.
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| (Contrasted with a debit, or overdrawn, balance.)
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| 4. ''Banking - credit items in banking.''
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| In banking, a 'credit' also means an item paid into a bank account.
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| 5. ''Book-keeping.''
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| In double entry book-keeping, every accounting transaction is recorded with both a Debit entry and a Credit entry in the accounting records.
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| 6. ''Bookkeeping - credit balances in book-keeping.''
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| Credit balances represent liabilities or income.
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| (Debit balances represent assets or expenses.)
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| 7. ''Bookkeeping - credit entries in book-keeping.''
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| In double entry book-keeping a 'credit entry' is one made:
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| *To increase a credit balance; or
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| *To reduce a debit balance.
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| For example, the book-keeping entry to recognise an expense paid in cash is:
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| :DR Expense
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| :CR Bank
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| If the bank balance is already overdrawn, the CR Bank accounting entry for the payment will increase the overdrawn bank balance (liability) in the balance sheet.
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| But if the bank balance is currently an asset (DR balance in the account holder's records), the CR Bank accounting entry for the payment will reduce the positive bank balance (asset) in the balance sheet.
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| 8. ''Taxation.''
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| #A 'tax credit' is an amount which can be used to reduce a tax liability.
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| #Under the UK tax loan relationship rules, a 'credit' is any profit or gain, for example interest income, arising from a loan relationship.
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| 9. ''Non-repayable financial benefits.''
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| A 'credit' can also mean any amount in favour the holder of the credit, entitling them either to future goods or services without further payment (or for a reduced payment) or alternatively to a repayment in cash.
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| == See also == | | == See also == |
| * [[Acceptance]] | | * [[Allotment]] |
| * [[Accounting records]] | | * [[Common stock]] |
| * [[Availability]] | | * [[Concert party]] |
| * [[Bookkeeping]] | | * [[Control]] |
| * [[Cash terms]] | | * [[Dilution]] |
| * [[Chartered Institute of Credit Management]] | | * [[Dividend]] |
| * [[County court judgment]] | | * [[Equity]] |
| * [[Credit card]] | | * [[Equity capital]] |
| * [[Credit crunch]] | | * [[Equity market]] |
| * [[Credit enhancement]] | | * [[FA 1985 Pool]] |
| * [[Credit institution]] | | * [[Flowback]] |
| * [[Credit note]] | | * [[Issued share capital]] |
| * [[Credit rating]] | | * [[Liquidation]] |
| * [[Credit risk]] | | * [[Ordinary shares]] |
| * [[Credit score]] | | * [[Preference shares]] |
| * [[Credit transfer]] | | * [[Security]] |
| * [[Credit union]] | | * [[Share capital]] |
| * [[Creditworthiness]] | | * [[Shareholder]] |
| * [[Daylight credit]]
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| * [[Days sales outstanding ]]
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| * [[Debit]]
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| * [[Double entry]]
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| * [[Facility]]
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| * [[FECMA]]
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| * [[Finance ]]
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| * [[Letter of credit]]
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| * [[Loan relationship]]
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| * [[Net credit/debit position]]
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| * [[Open account]]
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| * [[Overdraft]]
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| * [[Overdrawn]]
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| * [[Provisional credit]]
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| * [[Tax credit]]
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| [[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]] | | [[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]] |
| | [[Category:The_business_context]] |
| | [[Category:Corporate_finance]] |
| | [[Category:Investment]] |
| | [[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]] |
