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Week 3 Accounting
OSU
Question | Answer |
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Full Accounting Cycle | 1) Journal 2) Ledger 3) Un-adjusted trail balance 4) Record and Post Year-End adjusting Entries 5) Adjusted Trail Balance 6) Prepare Financial Statements |
Adjusting Entries Are used why? | To ensure: Accrual Accounting principles are upheld, End of Period or year >Realization Principle ---Revenues are recorded in the Period, EARNED >Matching Concept ---Expenses are Recognized in the Period, Helps earn Revenue |
Types of Adjustments | 1) Deferrals 2) Accruals |
Deferral Expenses | Exchange of cash before Action (Prepaid Insurance)(Consider it a line of Credit) Asset Represents the Unused Portion of the Prepayment Think about the T-Account |
Accruals | Action has occurred before the exchange of cash |
Supplies Equation | +Beginning(D)(A) I Supplies +Supplies Used Up (C) (Ex) purchased(D)(A) -------------------------- End |
Deferral Revenue | Given cash before job done (Like a loan, but Revenue intend of repayment) **Unearned Revenue is not REVENUE) it is A Liability!!! Adjusting Entries ------------------------ [Debt to Liability] and [Credit to Revenue] |
Deferral | Exchange of cash before Action |
Interest Equation | Principal x Rate x Time Time is always a (X/12) with X being the number of periods in the given year |
Adjusted Trail balance | It's to prove the equity of Debts and Credits balances in the Ledger after all Adjustment have been made. "same as Unadjusted trail balance but Except includes Adjusting Entries. |
Financial Statements can be prepared.... | .....directly from Adjusted trail balance(AJB) |
Nominal Accounts | Are closed to zero balance at the end of the year (Revenues, Expenses, Dividends) To Retained Earnings |
When Closing Nominal Account (Debt or Credit)? | Normalizing balance [{column}] is where the retained earnings |
Dividends is what kind of account? | Contra Equity so "Equity" Note: Is Negative |
Balance In retained earnings represents (after closing) | Net Income Not payed out to Stockholders as Dividends |