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Preliminary Accounts
Financial Accounting
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cash | Current Asset BS Debit |
| Accounts Receivable | Current Asset BS Debit |
| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | Contra CA BS Credit |
| Short-Term Notes Receivable | Current Asset BS Debit |
| Marketable Securities | Current Asset BS Debit |
| Short Term Investments | Current Asset BS Debit |
| Merchandise Inventory | Current Asset BS Debit |
| Supplies | Current Asset BS Debit |
| Prepaid Expenses | Current Asset BS Debit |
| Prepaid Insurance | Current Asset BS Debit |
| Land | Property, Plant, Equipment BS Debit |
| Buildings | Property, Plant, Equipment BS Debit |
| Machinery | Property, Plant, Equipment BS Debit |
| Autos & Trucks | Property, Plant, Equipment BS Debit |
| Furniture & Fixtures | Property, Plant, Equipment BS Debit |
| Equipment | Property, Plant, Equipment BS Debit |
| Accumulated Depreciation | Contra Asset PPE BS Credit |
| Long-Term Notes Receivable | Investment BS Debit |
| Long Term Investments | Investment BS Debit |
| Investments in Stock | Investment BS Debit |
| Investments in Bonds | Investment BS Debit |
| Investments in Land | Investment BS Debit |
| Patents, Goodwill, Copyrights, Trademarks | Intangibles BS Debit |
| Accounts Payable | Current Liability BS Credit |
| Wages Payable | Current Liability BS Credit |
| Interest Payable | Current Liability BS Credit |
| Short-Term Notes Payable | Current Liability BS Credit |
| Accrued Liabilities | Current Liability BS Credit |
| Unearned Revenues | CL/LTL BS Credit |
| Subscriptions Received in Advance | CL/LTL BS Credit |
| Bonds Payable | Long Term Liability BS Credit |
| Mortgage Payable | Long Term Liability BS Credit |
| Long-Term Notes Payable | Long Term Liability BS Credit |
| Common Stock | S/E BS Credit |
| Capital Stock | S/E BS Credit |
| Retained Earnings | S/E St. of RE Credit |
| Dividends | St. of RE Debit |
| Sales Revenue | IS Credit |
| Service Revenue | IS Credit |
| Interest Revenue | IS Credit |
| Concession Revenue | IS Credit |
| Commission Revenue | IS Credit |
| Fees Earned | IS Credit |
| Rent Revenue | IS Credit |
| Cost of Goods Sold | IS Debit |
| Wage Expense | IS Debit |
| Rent Expense | IS Debit |
| Selling Expense | IS Debit |
| Depreciation Expense | IS Debit |
| Utilities Expense | IS Debit |
| Advertising Expense | IS Debit |
| Repair Expense | IS Debit |
| Fuel Expense | IS Debit |
| Supplies Expense | IS Debit |
| Interest Expense | IS Debit |
| Insurance Expense | IS Debit |
| Amortization Expense | IS Debit |
| The magnitude of an accounting information omission or misstatement that will affect the judgement of someone relying on the information | Materiality |
| The practice of using the least optimistic estimate when two estimates of amounts are about equally likely | Conservatism |
| For accounting information, the quality that allows a user to compare two or more accounting periods for a single company | Consistency |
| The capacity of information to make a difference in a decision | Relevance |
| The quality that makes accounting information dependable in representing the events that it purports to represent | Reliability |
| For accounting information, the quality that allows a user to analyze two or more companies and look for similarities and differences | Comparability |
| The quality of accounting information that makes it comprehensible to those willing to spend the necessary time | Understandability |
| A company is assumed to be a separate economic entity that can be identified and measured This concept helps determine the scope of financial statements | Economic Entity |
| Historical cost is the input price paid when asset originally purchased Ex: Land & property used in a company's operations are all valued at original cost | Cost Principle |
| The life of an economic entity is assumed to be indefinite. Assets defined as having future economic benefit, require this assumption. | Going Concern |
| This principle requires that companies report in discrete time periods, like months, quarters and years. | Time Period Assumption |
| Working Capital Formula | Current Assets - Current Liabilities |
| Current Ratio | Current Assets / Current Liabilities |
| Purchases | Debit |
| Transportation-In | Debit |
| Purchase Discounts | Credit |
| Purchase Returns & Allowances | Credit |