ACCT 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Financial Statement
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Journalizing: entering transaction data in the journal is known as journalizing. Companies make separate journal entries for each transaction: a complete entry consists of (1) the date of the transaction, (2) the accounts and amounts to be debited and credited, and (3) a brief explanation of the transaction. On september 1, stockholders invested ,000 cash in the corporation in exchange for common stock, and softbyte purchased computer equipment for ,000 cash. The number j1 indicates that these two entries are recorded on the first page of the journal. 1 the date of the transaction is entered in the date column. The blank space separates individual journal entries and makes the entire journal easier to read. journal entry is made. This column is used later when the journal entries are transferred to the ledger accounts. 4 a brief explanation of the transaction appears on the line below the credit.