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Preliminary Accounts
Financial Accounting
Question | Answer |
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Cash | Current Asset BS Debit |
Accounts Receivable | Current Asset BS Debit |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | Contra CA BS Credit |
Short-Term Notes Receivable | Current Asset BS Debit |
Marketable Securities | Current Asset BS Debit |
Short Term Investments | Current Asset BS Debit |
Merchandise Inventory | Current Asset BS Debit |
Supplies | Current Asset BS Debit |
Prepaid Expenses | Current Asset BS Debit |
Prepaid Insurance | Current Asset BS Debit |
Land | Property, Plant, Equipment BS Debit |
Buildings | Property, Plant, Equipment BS Debit |
Machinery | Property, Plant, Equipment BS Debit |
Autos & Trucks | Property, Plant, Equipment BS Debit |
Furniture & Fixtures | Property, Plant, Equipment BS Debit |
Equipment | Property, Plant, Equipment BS Debit |
Accumulated Depreciation | Contra Asset PPE BS Credit |
Long-Term Notes Receivable | Investment BS Debit |
Long Term Investments | Investment BS Debit |
Investments in Stock | Investment BS Debit |
Investments in Bonds | Investment BS Debit |
Investments in Land | Investment BS Debit |
Patents, Goodwill, Copyrights, Trademarks | Intangibles BS Debit |
Accounts Payable | Current Liability BS Credit |
Wages Payable | Current Liability BS Credit |
Interest Payable | Current Liability BS Credit |
Short-Term Notes Payable | Current Liability BS Credit |
Accrued Liabilities | Current Liability BS Credit |
Unearned Revenues | CL/LTL BS Credit |
Subscriptions Received in Advance | CL/LTL BS Credit |
Bonds Payable | Long Term Liability BS Credit |
Mortgage Payable | Long Term Liability BS Credit |
Long-Term Notes Payable | Long Term Liability BS Credit |
Common Stock | S/E BS Credit |
Capital Stock | S/E BS Credit |
Retained Earnings | S/E St. of RE Credit |
Dividends | St. of RE Debit |
Sales Revenue | IS Credit |
Service Revenue | IS Credit |
Interest Revenue | IS Credit |
Concession Revenue | IS Credit |
Commission Revenue | IS Credit |
Fees Earned | IS Credit |
Rent Revenue | IS Credit |
Cost of Goods Sold | IS Debit |
Wage Expense | IS Debit |
Rent Expense | IS Debit |
Selling Expense | IS Debit |
Depreciation Expense | IS Debit |
Utilities Expense | IS Debit |
Advertising Expense | IS Debit |
Repair Expense | IS Debit |
Fuel Expense | IS Debit |
Supplies Expense | IS Debit |
Interest Expense | IS Debit |
Insurance Expense | IS Debit |
Amortization Expense | IS Debit |
The magnitude of an accounting information omission or misstatement that will affect the judgement of someone relying on the information | Materiality |
The practice of using the least optimistic estimate when two estimates of amounts are about equally likely | Conservatism |
For accounting information, the quality that allows a user to compare two or more accounting periods for a single company | Consistency |
The capacity of information to make a difference in a decision | Relevance |
The quality that makes accounting information dependable in representing the events that it purports to represent | Reliability |
For accounting information, the quality that allows a user to analyze two or more companies and look for similarities and differences | Comparability |
The quality of accounting information that makes it comprehensible to those willing to spend the necessary time | Understandability |
A company is assumed to be a separate economic entity that can be identified and measured This concept helps determine the scope of financial statements | Economic Entity |
Historical cost is the input price paid when asset originally purchased Ex: Land & property used in a company's operations are all valued at original cost | Cost Principle |
The life of an economic entity is assumed to be indefinite. Assets defined as having future economic benefit, require this assumption. | Going Concern |
This principle requires that companies report in discrete time periods, like months, quarters and years. | Time Period Assumption |
Working Capital Formula | Current Assets - Current Liabilities |
Current Ratio | Current Assets / Current Liabilities |
Purchases | Debit |
Transportation-In | Debit |
Purchase Discounts | Credit |
Purchase Returns & Allowances | Credit |