Chapter 2 example #15049

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Balance sheet
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A financial statement showing the financial position of an organization on a given date, such as June 30 or December 31. The balance sheet lists the balances in the asset, liability, and owner's equity accounts.
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Compound entry
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A transaction that requires more than one debit or more than one credit to be recorded.
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Credit
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The right side of a T account; to credit is to record an amount on the right side of a T account. Credits represent increases in liability, capital, or revenue accounts and decreases in asset, drawing, or expense accounts.
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Debit
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The left side of a T account; to debit is to record an amount on the left side of a T account. Debits represent increases in asset, drawing, or expense accounts and decreases in liability, capital, or revenue accounts.
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Financial position
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The resources or assets owned by an organization at a point in time, offset by the claims against those resources and owner's equity; shown on a balance sheet.
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Financial statement
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A report prepared by accountants that summarizes the financial affairs of a business.
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Footings
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The totals of each side of a T account, recorded in small, pencil-written figures.
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Income statement
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A financial statement showing the results of business transactions involving revenue and expense accounts over a period of time.
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Net income
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The result when total revenue exceeds total expenses over a period of time.
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Net loss
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The result when total expenses exceed total revenue over a period of time.
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Normal balance
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The plus side of a T account.
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Report form
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The form of the balance sheet in which assets are placed at the top and liabilities and owner's equity are placed below.
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Slide
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An error in placing the decimal point in a number.
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Statement of owner's equity
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A financial statement showing the activity in the owner's equity, or Capital account, over the financial period.
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T account form
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A form of account shaped like the letter T in which increases and decreases in the account may be recorded. One side of the T is for entries on the debit or left side. The other side of the T is for entries on the credit or right side.
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Transposition
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An error that involves interchanging, or switching around, digits during the recording of a number.
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Trial balance
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A list of all account balances to prove that the total of all the debit balances equals the total of all the credit balances.
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Asset T Account
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Assets: Debit +, Credit -
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Liabilities T Account
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Liabilities: Debit-, Credit +
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Owner's Equity T Account
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Owner's Equity: Debit-, Credit +
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Revenue T Account
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Revenue: Debit-, Credit +
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Expense T Account
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Expense: Debit+, Credit -
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Debits with a + signify an INCREASE, which accounts?
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(Debit +) Assets, Drawing, Expense
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Debits with a - signify an DECREASE, which accounts?
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(Debit -) Liabilities, Capital, Revenue
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Credits with a - signify decrease, which accounts?
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(credit -) Assets, Drawing, Expense
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Credits with increase- signify which accounts?
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(credit +) Liabilities, Capital, Revenue
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Trial Balance sheet includes which 5 totals/ titles? Debit column and Credit column must match.
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Assets, liabilities, OE, Revenue, Expenses.
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Are dollar signs used in Trial balance sheet?
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NO.
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Trial Balance layout
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...................................TRIAL BALANCE ACCT. TITLE......Debit Balances......Credit Balances .........................Assets..................Liabilities .........................Drawing................Capital .........................Expenses...............Revenue ...........................________.............. ________ ..........................X,XXX....................X,XXX ..........................Debits......=.......... Credits
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Name the 3 Financial Statements in order of creation
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1. Income statement, 2. Owner's Equity, 3.The Balance Sheet (Profit & Loss)
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Income Statement is 1st. Purpose of Income Statement?
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shows total revenue - total expenses yielding the NET INCOME or NET LOSS.
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Layout of Income Statement? Use dollar signs?
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INCOME STATEMENT Revenue...........$X,XXX ..........................x,xxx ..........................x,xxx Expenses..........$X,xxx ...........................x,xxx ...........................x,xxx __________________________ Net Income/Loss..$X,xxx
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After completing the Income Statement, where does the result go to next?
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Statement of Owner's Equity (#2)
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Owner's Equity 2nd. Purpose of OE?
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To show how & why OE or capital has changed over a specific period of time.
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Layout of Statement of OE
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Business Adventures Statement of Owner's Equity For the month ending __30 R. Anaya, Capital,June 1, 2012................$...........0 Investments in June........$95,200 Net Income for June........18,190 ...................................__________ Subtotal..........................$113,390 Less Withdrawals for June....3,500 ...................................___________ Increase in Capital....................................109,890 ..................................................................._______ R. Anaya, Capital, Jun30 2012.................$109,890 .............................................................._________ .............................................................._________