FABM Chapter 6: Types of Major Accounts Flashcards
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basic storage of information in accounting
account
three parts of T-Account
- account title
- debit side
- credit side
describes the specific item of asset, liability, equity, income or expense
account title
the left side of the account
debit side
the right side of the account
credit side
it is sometimes referred to as “value parted with”
Credit
it is sometimes referred to as the “value received”
debit
the difference between the total debits and credits
Balance
the five major accounts
1.assets
2.liabilities
3.equity
4.income
5.expenses
economic resources you control that have resulted from past events and can provide you with future economic benefits
assets
your present obligation that have resulted from past events and can require you to give up resources when settling them
liabilities
assets minus liabilities
equity
increases in economic benefits during the period in the form of increases in assets, or decreases in liabilities, that result in increases in equity
income
2 income included
a. revenue
b. gains
arises in the course of the ordinary activities of a business
revenue
represent other items that meet the definition of income and may or may not arise in the course of the ordinary activities of the entity
gains
decrease in economic benefits during the period in the form of decreases in assets, or increases in liabilities , that result in decreases in equity
expenses
2 expenses included
a. expenses
b. losses
represent other items that meet the definition of expenses and may or may not arise in the course of the ordinary activities of the entity
losses
balance sheet accounts
- assets
- liabilities
- equity
income statement accounts
- income
- expenses
it’s the financial statement that presents the assets, liabilities, and equity of a business
balance sheet
it’s the financial statement that presents the income and expenses, and consequently the profit or loss of a business
income statement
is a list of all the accounts used by a business
chart of accounts