Accounting Process: Chapter 5 Flashcards

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It is a series of steps taken in gathering, processing, and summarizing data so as to produce meaningful information which are communicated to statement users by way of financial reports.

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Accounting Cycle

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2
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It is the book of original entry.

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General Journal

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3
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It is the book of final entry.

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General Ledger

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4
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It is issued when service or merchandise is given to a customer or client.

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Invoice

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5
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It is used when cash is received by the entity.

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Official Receipt

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It is a document used when cash is paid or a check is issued.

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Cash or Check Voucher

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It is a negotiable instrument used as a substitute for cash, the payment for which is drawn against the entity’s or individual’s current account.

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Check

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It is a written promise to pay a certain sum of money at a future date.

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Promissory Note

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9
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It is a bill presented to a customer for service rendered or merchandise given for which payment is demandable.

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Statement of Account

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10
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It is a device used to record the increases and decreases affecting each of the different assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity.

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Account

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11
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It is a listing of account titles which guides the bookkeeper in the recording of transactions.

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Chart of Accounts

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12
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It is the simplest tool used to analyze the effects of the transactions on each account.

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T account

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13
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It is the left side of an account.

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Debit

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14
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It is the right side of an account.

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Credit

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15
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This states that the transactions must always affect two accounts and at least two accounting elements.

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Double Entry Bookkeeping System or Venetian Model

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16
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It is the difference between the debit total and the credit total.

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Account Balance

17
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If the debit total is higher than the credit total, the account balance is called a _________.

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Debit Balance

18
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If the credit total is higher than the debit total, the account balance is called a _________.

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Credit Balance

19
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When the debit total is equal to the credit total, it is a ____________.

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Zero Account Balance

20
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It is the process of recording in a general journal.

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Journalization

21
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Every entry made in the general journal is called a _________.

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Journal Entry

22
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A journal entry with one debit and one credit is called a ________________.

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Simple Journal Entry

23
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When an entry has more than one debit or more than one credit, it is called a __________.

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Compound Journal Entry

24
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It provides a complete recording of a transaction in chronological order.

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It shows in one page all the changes (increases or decreases) that took place for a particular account.
Ledger
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It is the process of transferring the debits and credits from the journal to the ledger.
Posting
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It facilitates the tracing of an entry to and from the journal and ledger.
Cross Reference
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It is a list of accounts with ledger balances.
Trial Balance
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Errors: A difference of ___ would indicate probably an error in addition.
Ten
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Errors: If the difference is divisible by ___, then the error probably is in posting to the wrong side.
Two
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Errors: the order of the digits are interchanged.
Transposition
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Errors: the decimal point is misplaced.
Transplacement
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The accounts receivable and accounts payable in the general ledger are called ________________.
Control Accounts
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An individual record is kept for each customers or creditors called ___________ or customer's card and creditor's card, where the details of their accounts are entered.
Subsidiary Ledger