Chapter 3 Flashcards
(30 cards)
journalizing
recording a transaction into a journal
transposition
accidental rearrangement of digits of #
journal entry
transaction recorded into journal once analyzed
accounting cycle
for each accounting period -> records transactions into journal & ends with trial balance
4 column account (ledger)
running balance account that records debits & credits
cross-referencing
adding account # of ledger to journal
journal
listing of business transactions in chronological order
compound journal entry
affects more than 2 accounts
calendar year
jan 1 - dec 31
fiscal year
12 consecutive months
interim reports
monthly, quarterly, annually
posting
transfer of information from journal to ledger
slide
error resulting from adding/deleting zeros
trial balance
list of individual accounts with balances taken from ledger
accounting period
period of time covered by income statement
journalizing a transaction
DEBIT recorded FIRST
CREDIT indented & BELOW debit
explanation
must affect two different accounts
total debits = total credits
journal entry
Date:
Year & month of the journal entry (only include once)
Day
Titles & Description:
Names of accounts
Explanation
Dr./Cr.:
$ amount
four-column account (ledger) layout
Account name on top left, account number (goes to P.R. of journal) on top right
Date, explanation, P.R. (journal page), Dr., Cr., Balance of Dr., Cr. (running total)
net income
if revenue > expenses
net loss
revenue < expenses
income statement
company name
income statement
for month ended
revenue:
fees
operating expenses:
expenses
total operating expenses:
net income/loss (revenue-expenses)
statement of owner’s equity
company name
statement of owner’s equity
for month ended
capital (beginning of month)
net income for month (from income statement)
less: withdrawals
increase/decrease in capital (net income-withdrawals)
capital at end of month (capital +/- increase/decrease
when is it an increase in capital
income > withdrawals (subtract, add totals on the right together)
when is it a decrease in capital
income < withdrawals (subtract, subtract totals on the right too)