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ACC120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Accounting Information System, Trial Balance, Capital Account

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Completion of the accounting cycle: closing the books. Worksheets, reversing and correcting entries: summary of the accounting cycle, classified balance sheet, using information in the financial statements. Working capital and current and acid-test ratios. Closing the books: done at the end of the accounting period, temporary accounts: Accounts are made ready for the next period. Only collect data for a single period; closed at the end of the period. Revenue, expense and owner"s drawings accounts: permanent accounts: Balances are carried forward into next period. All balance sheet accounts: transfer temporary account balances to the owner"s capital. Debit income summary for balance (credit if loss) Post-closing trial balance posted: prepared after all closing entries have been journalized and, provides a list of all permanent accounts and their balances. These balances are carried forward into the next period. Since all temporary accounts have zero balances, only permanent accounts remain.

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Closing entries are made at the end of an accounting period whichrequires that balance are transferred from temporary to permanentaccounts.

Shelly is the office manager of a local medical practice. Shehas come to the end of the closing process and needs to prepare forthe next accounting period. Shelly uses the 4-step closing processto close the temporary accounts.

1, What are the steps that Shelly must follow? Explain eachstep in the process.

2, Explain the significance of preparing financial statementsafter closing activities.

What is the benefit of preparing the post-closing trialbalance and classified balance sheet after the closing entries aremade?

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1- The requirement that only transaction data capable of beingexpressed in terms of money be included in the accounting recordsrelates to the
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A. cost principle.

B. monetary unit assumption.

C. economic entity assumption.

D. both a and b above.

2- Transactions are initially recorded in the
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A. general ledger.

B. trial balance.

C. general journal.

D. balance sheet.

3- The proper sequence for the accounting cycle is
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A. analyze, journalize, post, adjust, prepare statements,close.

B. post, journalize, analyze, prepare statements, close,adjust.

C. prepare statements, journalize, post, adjust, close,analyze.

D. journalize, post, close, prepare statements, adjust,analyze.

4- In preparing closing entries, which of the following columns ofthe worksheet are the most helpful?
Answer

A. The Adjusted Trial Balance columns

B. The Income Statement columns

C. The Balance Sheet columns

D. The Adjustments column

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Accounting is an information and measurement system thatidentifies, records, and communicates relevant, reliable, andcomparable information about an organization's businessactivities.

We use the accounting equation to identify what a company ownsand owes. The accounting equation is:

Assets = Liabilities + Equity

Assets = Liabilities â Equity

Assets = Liabilities + Revenues

Equity = Liabilities + Revenues

______ are beliefs that distinguish right from wrong. Thesebeliefs are accepted standards of gauging good and dishonestbehavior.

Accounting Standards

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

The _____ is a collection of all accounts within a companyâsaccounting system.

General Journal

Chart of Accounts

We use the accounting equation to identify what a company ownsand owes. _____ are resources a company owns or controls, _____ areclaims creditors have against a companyâs assets, and _____ is theownerâs claim on a companyâs assets.

In double entry accounting a credit to an asset account willrepresent an increase in the asset account balance; and a debitwill represent a decrease in the asset account balance.

The purchase of supplies on credit will ____ assets and ____liabilities.

Increase, decrease

Decrease, increase

Decrease, decrease

Increase, increase

During the accounting cycle, we analyze transactions toprepare statements.

The supplies account for a company has a $1,000 debit balanceat the beginning of the year. Supplies of $2,000 were purchasedduring the year and debited to the Supplies account. A December 31physical count shows $500 of supplies remaining at the end of theyear. Assume no other adjusting entries are made during the year.Using the 3-step process for creating adjusting entries, calculatethe adjustment amount for supplies (no journal entry isrequired).

$1,000 adjustment

$2,000 adjustment

$2,500 adjustment

$3,000 adjustment

During the accounting cycle, to complete step 7 youwould:

Prepare post-closing trial balance--Test clerical accuracy ofthe closing procedures.

Prepare adjusted trial balance--Summarize adjusted ledgeraccounts and amounts.

Prepare statements--Use adjusted trial balance to preparefinancial statements.

Close--Journalize and post entries to close temporaryaccounts.

The three financial statements that should be prepared duringthe accounting cycle are the:

Balance sheet, adjusted trial balance, income statement

Balance sheet, unadjusted trial balance, Statement of OwnerâsEquity

Income statement, adjusted trial balance, Statement of OwnerâsEquity

Balance sheet, Income statement, Statement of OwnerâsEquity

An optional working paper, which is not a required report oran accounting record, but is used to prepare a company's unadjustedtrial balance, adjusting entries, adjusted trial balance, andfinancial statements is a(n):

Adjusted trial balance

Post-closing trial balance

Unadjusted trial balance

The two goals for completing the closing process are:

To identify accounts for closing and record the closingentries

To journalize and post transactions

To post transactions and prepare post-closing trialbalance

To reset revenues, expenses, and withdrawal account balancesto zero at the end of each period, and help summarize an accountingperiodâs revenues and expenses.

Fill in the Blank: The _____ describes a companyâs financialposition â by the types and amounts of assets, liabilities, andequity -- at a point in time.

Return on Assets is useful in evaluating management, analyzingand forecasting profits, and planning activities.

The Income Statement:

Identifies cash inflows (receipts) and cash outflows(payments) over a period-of-time.

Summarize adjusted ledger accounts and amounts

Describes a companyâs revenues and expenses along with theresulting net income or net loss -- over a period-of-time due toearnings activities

Resets revenues, expenses, and withdrawal account balances tozero at the end of each period.

An internal control system consists of the policies andprocedures used to:

Protect assets and Ensure reliable accounting

Urge adherence to company policies and Promote efficientoperations

All of the above

None of the above.

The cost-benefit principle is the second limitation of_______.

Bank reconciliations

Petty cash controls

Voucher system of controls

Internal controls

The Unadjusted Trial Balance columns of a company's work sheetshows the Store Supplies account with a balance of $750. TheAdjustments columns shows a credit of $425 for supplies used duringthe period. The amount shown as Store Supplies in the Balance Sheetcolumns of the work sheet is:

A company shows a $600 balance in Prepaid Rent in theUnadjusted Trial Balance columns of the work sheet. The Adjustmentscolumns show expired rent of $200. This adjusting entry resultsin:

$200 decrease to net income

$200 increase to net income

$200 different between the debit and credit columns of theUnadjusted Trial Balance

An error in the Balance Sheet

This semester we have discussed four major financialstatements. List the 4 financial statements and describe them. Makesure to include how they flow together.

Explain the purpose of adjusting entries at the end of aperiod.

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