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AccountingChapter2&3
Ms. Boyd's accounting vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| T-Account | An accounting device used to analyze transactions. (pg.29) |
| Debit | An amount recorded on the left side of a T account (pg.29) |
| Credit | An amount recorded on the right side of a T account. (pg.29) |
| Normal Balance | The side of the account that is increased on a T Chart (pg.29) |
| Chart of Accounts | A list of accounts used by a business. (pg.32) |
| Journal | A form of recording transactions in chronological order. (pg.56) |
| Journalizing | Recording transactions in a journal. (pg.56) |
| Special Amount Column | A journal amount column headed with an account title. (pg.57) |
| General Amount Column | A journal amount column that is not headed with an account title. (pg.57) |
| Entry | Information for each transaction recorded in a journal. |
| Double-Entry accounting | The recording of debit and credit parts of a transaction. |
| Source Document | A business paper from which information is obtained for a journal entry. (checks, sales invoices, receipts, calculator tapes, and memorandum.) (pg.57) |
| Check | A business form ordering a bank to pay cash from a bank account. (pg.58) |
| Invoice | A form describing the goods or services sold, the quantity, and the price. (pg.58) |
| Sales Invoice | An invoice used as a source document for recording a sale on account. (pg.58) |
| Memorandum | A form of which a brief message is written describing a transaction (pg.59) |
| Withdrawals | Assets taken out of a business for the owner's personal use. |
| Proving Cash | Determining that the amount of cash agrees with the accounting records. |