Journal Entries Example Company A was incorporated on January 1‚ 2010 with an initial capital of 5‚000 shares of common stock having $20 par value. During the first month of its operations‚ the company engaged in following transactions: Date Transaction Jan 2 An amount of $36‚000 was paid as advance rent for three months. Jan 3 Paid $60‚000 cash on the purchase of equipment costing $80‚000. The remaining amount was recognized as a one year note payable with interest rate of 9%. Jan 4 Purchased office
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ACCOUNT BALANCES For many purposes‚ it is necessary to determine the balance in an account. This is accomplished by adding the debits‚ credits‚ and determining the difference between the two sums. An account is said to have a debit balance if the sum of the debit entries to that account exceeds the sum of the credit entries. Conversely‚ an account has a credit balance if the sum of the credit entries exceeds the sum of the debit entries. Asset accounts normally have debit balances inasmuch as
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LedgeAccount (Also known as "T" Account and Account) Having passed the double or journal entries‚ the next step is to post these double or journal entries into Ledger accounts. Ledger account or an account is simply the classification of double entries which we have made in General Journal or any other journal. In an account we bring together all similar entries in one place. For example a company has purchased goods on 4th and 7th January‚ we would put both entries in purchases account because of their similar
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Current Account Balance * Introduction: The current account is the difference between exports of goods and services and imports of goods and services. If we denote the current account balance by CA‚ we can express this definition in symbol as CA = EX – IM The current account balance is one of two major measures of the nature of a country’s foreign trade (the other being the net capital outflow. A current account surplus increases a country’s net foreign assets by the corresponding amount‚ and
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one period of time. | | | |b. estimates should not be made if a transaction affects more than| | | |one time period. | | | |c. adjustments to the enterprise ’s accounts can only be made in | | | |the time period when the business terminates its operations. | | | |d. the economic life of a business can be divided into artificial | | | |time periods.
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he master budget for the first quarter: a. As of December 31‚ 2011 (the end of the prior quarter)‚ the company’s general ledger showed the following account balances: DEBIT CREDIT $ $ Cash 48‚000 Accounts receivable 224‚000 Finished goods Inventory (1000 units) 60‚000 Raw Materials inventory (500 units) 10‚000 Buildings and equipment (net) 370‚000 Accounts payable 93‚000 Capital stock 510‚000 Retained earnings 109‚000 712‚000 712‚000 b. ‐ Actual sales for December an
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equation are assets‚ liabilities‚ and equity. Assets include Cash‚ Accounts Receivable‚ Notes Receivable‚ Prepaid Expenses‚ Land‚ Building‚ Equipment‚ Furniture‚ and Fixtures. Liabilities include Accounts Payable‚ Notes Payable‚ Accrued Liability‚ and Unearned Revenue. Equity includes Owner’s Capital‚ Owner’s Withdrawals‚ Revenue‚ and Expenses. 2. Companies need a way to organize their accounts so they use a chart of accounts. Accounts starting with 1 are usually Assets‚ 2 – Liabilities‚ 3 – Equity
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$2‚950 balance. Broom showed a $4‚010 checking account balance. The bank did not return the check No. 124 for $1‚080 and check No 138 for $720. A $3‚200 deposit made on October 30 was in transit. The bank charged Broom $12 for check printing and $18 for an NSF check. Broom forgot to record a $30 withdrawal at the ATM. The bank also collected a $400 note for Broom. Prepare a bank reconciliation. 2. Erasers costs $5 per carton and pencils cost $7 per carton. If an order comes in for a total of 15
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question stated that when a Trial Balance balances‚ it means the accounts are free of errors. I disagree with the statement. There may still be errors even if the trial balance is balances. There are six types of errors. The first type of error is the “error of omission” and the word omission mean left out. Its mean that a transaction is not recorded in the books of original entry‚ which mean both the debit and credit effects of the transaction are not shown in the Trial Balance. For example‚ a transaction
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CHANGES IN BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS The total assets of a firm and the claims on assets change over time because of investing and financing activities. For example‚ a firm may issue common stock for cash; acquire a building by mortgaging a portion of the purchase price‚ or issue common stock in exchange for convertible bonds. These investing and financing activities affect the amount and structure of a firm’s assets‚ liabilities‚ and shareholders’ equity. The total assets of a firm and the claims
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