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accounting chapter17
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Term | Definition |
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General Ledger | All accounts are posted here to make sure balances are equal |
Adjusting entries | commonly your supplies, insurance, and merchandise inventory are affected by this action |
Adjusted trial balance | part of a 10 column journal, to make sure debits equal credits |
Closing entries | 1. credit accounts 2. debit accounts 3. income summary 4 drawing accounts |
Accounting Period Cycle | when the general ledger is ready for the next fiscal period |
Temporary accounts | accounts that are closed at the end of a fiscal period |
Permanent accounts | Accounts that stay open all the time |
Income summary | where all temporary accounts' totals are dumped in to. |
Revenue accounts | any account that adds money to the business |