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Chapter 7 Accounting
Term | Definition |
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correcting entry | an entry made to correct an error in a journal entry discovered after posting |
general ledger | a permanent record organized by account number |
ledger account forms | the accounting stationary used to record financial information about specific accounts |
posting | the process of transferring information from the journal to individual general ledger accounts |
proving the ledger | adding all debit balances and all credit balances of ledger accounts, then comparing the two totals to see whether they are equal |
slide error | error that occurs when a decimal point is moved by mistake |
transposition error | error that occurs when two digits within an amount are accidentally reversed, or transposed |
trial balance | a list of all the general ledger account names and balances; it is prepared to prove the ledger |