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sccounting sem final
Term | Definition |
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an amount owed by a business | liability |
an equation showing the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner's equity | accounting equation |
the difference between assets and liabilities | equity |
a business that performs an activity for a fee | service business |
a business owned by one person | proprietorship |
assets taken out of a business for the owner's personal use | withdrawals |
a business activity that changes assets, liabilities, or owner's equity | transaction |
financial reports that summarize the financial conditions and operations of business | financial statements |
the amount remaining after the value of all liabilities os subtracted from the value of all assets | owner's equity |
a sale for which cash will be received at a later date | sale on account |
a form on which a bruef message is written to describe a transaction | memorandum |
the recording of debit and credit parts of a transaction | double entry accounting |
a business form ordering a bank to pay cash from a bank account | check |
a business form giving written acknowledgment for cash received | receipt |
a business paper from which information is obtained for a journal entry | source document |
an invoice used as a source document for recording a sale on account | sales invoice |
a form for recording transactions in chronological order | journal |
information for each transaction recorded in a journal | entry |
determining that the amount of cash agrees with the accounting records | proving cash |
recording transactions in a journal | journalizing |
decreases to liability accounts are recorded on the credit side | false |
if the previous account balance and the current entry posted to an account are both debits, the new account balance is a debit | false |
payments for advertising, equipment repairs, utilities, and rent are liabilities | false |
each asset account has a normal credit balance | false |
if an error requires a correcting entry, the source document describing the correction to be made | is a memorandum |
the left side of a T account is the | debit side |
the procedure for transferring information from a journal entry to a ledger account is | posting |
when cash is received on account, the amount is recorded in the | accounts receivable credit column and Cash Debit column |
the normal balance side of a liability account is the | credit side |
an account number in the journal's Post. Ref. column shows | the account to which an amount is posted |
the entry to record payment of cash to the owner as a withdrawal of equity is | debit Drawing, credit Cash |
if both amounts on a journal line are recorded in special amount columns | neither amount is posted individually |
when cash is paid for rent, the amount is recorded in the | Cash Credit column and General Debit column |
if an amount is recorded on the side of a T account opposite the normal balance side, the account balance is | decreased |
when cash is received from sales, the amount is recorded in the | Sales Credit column and Cash Debit column |
when an owner invests cash in a business, the owner's capital account is | decreased by a debit |
the first digit in the acount number 520 means that the account is in the | expense division of the general ledger |
if posting is interrupted, the accounting personnel know to resume posting | on the line with a blank Post. Ref. column in the journal |
when a business pays cash on account, a liability account is | decreased by a debit |