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Accounting Final
Term | Definition |
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accounting equation | An equation showing the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner's equity. |
adjusting entries | Journal entries recorded to update general ledger accounts at the end of a fiscal period. |
balance sheet | A financial statement that reports assets, liabilities, and owner's equity on a specific date. |
chart of accounts | A list of accounts used by a business. |
closing entries | Journal entries used to prepare temporary accounts for a new fiscal period. |
post-closing trial balance | A trial balance prepared after the closing entries are posted. |
posting | Transferring information from a journal entry to a ledger account. |
proprietorship | A business owned by one person. |
revenue | An increase in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business. |
service business | A business that performs an activity for a fee. |
source document | A business paper from which information is obtained for a journal entry. |
T account | An accounting device used to analyze transactions. |
temporary accounts | Accounts used to accumulate information until it is transferred to the owner's capital account. |
trial balance | A proof of the equality of debits and credits in a general ledger. |
work sheet | A columnar accounting form used to summarize the general ledger information needed to prepare financial statements. |
blank endorsement | An endorsement consisting only of the endorser's signature. |