INTRODUCTION: Trial balance is a statement which shows debit balances and credit balances of all accounts in the ledger. Since‚ every debit should have a corresponding credit as per the rules of double entry system‚ the total of the debit balances and credit balances should tally (agree). In case‚ there is a difference‚ one has to check the correctness of the balances brought forward from the respective accounts. Trial balance can be prepared in any date provided accounts are balanced. DEFINITION
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CHAPTER 1 Overview of 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
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b) If the trial balance can be ‘in balance’ and still have errors‚ give examples of the type of errors that can occur leaving the trial balance in balance. For example‚ if $523 is the correct amount to be entered for both credit and debit side but entered $532‚ trial balance will show the same amounts for both debit and credit side but contains error. In addition‚ reverse entries can cause trial balance to be in balance but still contains error. For example‚ instead of recording debit
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Chapter 2‚ Illustrative Problem 1 Entries into T accounts and trial balance Daphne Ebert‚ an interior design consultant‚ established a professional services corporation known as Daphne Designs‚ Inc. on August 1 of the current year. During the month‚ she opened an office and completed the following transactions connected with her professional practice: a. Daphne deposited $32‚500 drawn on her personal bank account to a business account opened under the name of Daphne’s Designs in exchange
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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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3.1 Trial balance 3.1.1 The source and structure of trial balance A trial balance is a list with two columns‚ which are debit and credit. It is important to every company that they need to check the errors that maybe made during enter the transactions into general accounts. If the principles of the double entry have been correctly applied to the recording of transactions in ledger accounts‚ the total of debit balances will equal to the total of credit balances. So the total of the debit column should
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Business and Finance Instructions : Complete the following exam by answering the questions and compiling youtr answers into a words-processing document. Be certain to indicate the proper question number before each answer. Remember to show your work if an answer requires a mathematical solution. It’s 25 questions. 1. On november 1‚ 2009 Broom company received a bank statement that showed a $2‚950 balance. Broom showed a $4‚010 checking account balance. The bank did not return the check No. 124 for
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Selected Companies Pro Forma Apple has become very successful in the technology industry. The company has increased its net sales from 2006 to 2007‚ which proves they are making good capital budgeting decisions. A pro forma income statement and balance sheet showing the future planning and growth of a company. The pro forma income statement and balance sheet will explain a cash budget‚ underlying assumptions of calculations‚ calculations of different ratio analysis‚ and make recommendations to management
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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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Starbucks Access the Internet to acquire a copy of the most recent annual report for the publicly traded company used to complete the Financial Reporting Problem‚ Part 1 assignment due in Week Six. Analyze the information contained in the company’s balance sheet and income statement to answer the following questions: •Are the assets included under the company’s current assets listed in the proper order? Explain your answer. The current assets should be listed in the order of liquidity. The
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