lists all assets, liabilities, and owner's equity balances as of the last day of the financial period
Income statement.
reports the amount of net income or loss, subtracting expenses from income over a period of time
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Completing the accounting cycle
Matching Revenues & Expenses.
Cash basis.
They are accounting records of income and expenditure but only when cash is received or disbursed
Accrual
basis
Is a more precise method of matching
revenues and expenses
Journalizing andPosting Closing Entries.
They are the closure of all temporary accounts and the total change is recorded in the owner's capital account
Accounting Cycle
Begins with the analysis of all transactions and their logging
in the diary.
They are posted to the general ledger and a trial balance is drawn.
Everything is recorded in the worksheet.
The financial statements are finalized.
Adjustment Process.
Used in an accounting year to correct errors, always done at the end of the accounting period
Work Sheets
Is a collection of important data that is used to determine which adjusting entries
must be performed. It also assists in the preparation of financial statements.
Preparing Financial Statements
The results of the income
statement are transferred to the statement of owner's equity.
The owner's equity account in the balance sheet is transferred from
the statement of owner's equity..
All other balances of the balance sheet are transferred from the
work sheet balance sheet columns
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Accounting cycle
Trial balance
list of accounts with their debit or credit balances.
Account
Rules
1.Asset accounts have debit balances and are increased by debits.
2.Liability accounts have credit balances and are increased by credits.
3.Owner's equity accounts have credit balances and are increased by credits
4. Revenue accounts are increased when credited.
5. Expense accounts are increased when debited.
document used to record all similar transactions
Elements
TitleDebit columnCredit column
Right side
of the account is the credit side
Left left side of an account is the debit side
Normal Account Balances.
Credit balanes
Liabilities,
owner's equity, retained earnings, and revenue accounts
If merchandise is returned or a price adjustment is necessary:
debit Accounts Payable and credit the Purchases Returns and Allowances account.
Sales Accounting.
The sales account should be credited if goods are sold for cash or on credit
For the advance payment a discount incentive must be given
All sales
discounts, returns, and allowances reduce sales revenues.
Rules for recording sales transactions.
3.If they are sold through a credit card, there will be a service fee. In that case they are debited to cash and card collection fees credit and credit accounts receivable.
1.If they are sold on credit, accounts receivable and credit sales are debited
2.If payments are made in cash, cash and credit accounts are debited
Recording Sales Discounts
If a cash discount is taken advantage of, the cash and sale discount and accounts are credited by cash
Sales Accounting.
Manufacturers and wholesalers reduce list prices by allowing commercial discounts
Trade discounts allow flexible pricing without having to print new catalogs
They are not reflected in the accounting records, only the price agreed between a buyer and a seller is recorded
Discounts vary depending on the customer and the size of the order