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Ch 4 APA 101 Def
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accounting Cycle | A series of steps performed during each accounting period to classify, record, and summarize data for a business and to produce needed financial information. |
| Journal | Diary of business activities |
| Chronological order | In order in which they occur |
| General journal | Financial record for entering all types of business transactions |
| Journalizing | Process of recording transactions in the general journal |
| Audit trail | Chain of references that makes it possible to locate errors and prevent fraud |
| Compound Entry | A journal entry that contains more than one debit or credit |
| Ledger | The record of final entry because the ledger is the last place that accounting transactions are recorded |
| Posting | Process of transferring data from the journal to the ledger, takes places after transactions are journalized, third step of accounting system |
| General ledger | Master reference file for the accounting system, provides a permanent classified record of all accounts used in a firms operations |
| Balance ledger form | Shows the balance of the account after each entry is posted |
| Correcting entry | A journal entry made to correct the erroneous entry |