Semantic World

The Gist Accounting Ontology

For the Financial World


All of the core business concepts for accounting are included with your download.
Select an example concept below to understand its scope!

Event

Event

It defines something happening in a point or a period.
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  • Offer

It defines the concept of a person or an organization making an offer, basically proposing a resource or a future service in return for money.

  • Purchase

It defines the concept of a person or an organization accepting an offer; then it becomes a purchase. This one can be preceded by a negociation occuring during a certain period.

  • Movement

It defines the change of possession or location without the change of ownership. It is usually a physical change of location.

  • Transfer

It defines the change of ownership without the change of possession.

  • Allocation

It defines a movement which does not affect any other accounting component. Typically the allocation of money on a balance sheet for tax optimization.