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Source Documents, Double Entry Accounting, General Ledger
Question | Answer |
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Source Document | A business paper that contain the information needed to record the journal entry |
Check/Check stub | A business form that orders a bank to pay cash from a bank account. |
Invoice/bill | Contains date of the transaction, quantity, descriptionn and cost of each item and payment terms. |
Sales Invoice | An invoice that is used to record sale on account. Can also use the terms Sales Slip and Sales Ticket. |
Receipt | Shows the date payment was made, the name of the person or busines that paid and the amount paid. |
Memorandum | A form that contains a brief message describing a transaction. Often used when ther is no other type of source document. |
Double-entry Accounting | Recording the debit and credit parts of a transaction. Each transaction affects at least two accounts. Debits must equal credits. |
Journal | A form that is used to record transaction in chronological order. |
Journalizing | The process of recording the transaction in a journal. |
General Journal | A journal that has two amount columns that can contain a variety of different transactions. |
Entry | Consists of four parts: date, debit, credit and source documents and is recorded in the journal for each transaction. |
Ledger | A group of accounts. |
General Ledger | A ledger that contains all the accounts needed to prepare financial statements. |
Account Number | The number assigned to the account. |
File Maintenance | The procedure for arranging accounts in a general ledger, assigning account numbers, and keeping records current. |
Opening an Account | Writing and account title and number on the heading of an account. |
Posting | Transferring information from a journal to a ledger account. |
Correcting Entry | An entry made to correct an error that is discovered after posting is completed. |
Proving Cash | Determining that the amounts of available cash agrees with the balance in the cash account. |