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Chapter 7 Accounting
8 Terms and definitions
Term | Definition |
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Correcting Entry | When an error in a journal entry is discovered after posting. |
General Ledger | Journal that records all purchases a company makes, in chronological order. |
Ledger Account Forms | Forms that only affect certain categories. |
Posting | Putting information on a new form. |
Proving The Ledger | Adding all the debit balances, then adding all of the credit balances, and finally comparing the two totals to see whether they are equal. |
Slide Error | Occurs when a decimal point is moved by mistake. |
Transposition Error | Occurs when two digits within an amount are accidentally reversed, or transported. |
Trail Balance | A list of of all the account names and their current balances. |