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Ch 2 - Accounting Cycle Flashcards

1
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State the basic Accounting Equation

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Assets = Liabilities + Equity

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2
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State the equation for Stockholder’s Equity

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Stockholder’s equity = Contributed capital + Retained Earnings

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3
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State the Equation for Retained Earnings

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Retained Earnings = Beginning Retained Earnings + Net Income for the period - Dividends

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4
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State the equation for Net Income

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Net Income = Revenues - Expenses + Other Income - Other Expenses + Gains - Losses

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5
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What is double entry accounting?

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every journal entry must have at least one debit and one credit

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6
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How does a T-account work?

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  • debit on the left
  • credit on the right
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7
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State the equation for debits and credits

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Dividends + Expenses + Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity + Revenue

DEALER

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8
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How do debits and credits affect Assets?

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  • debits (left) increase assets
  • credits (right) decrease assets
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9
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How do debits and credits affect Liabilities?

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  • credits (right) increase liabilities
  • debits (left) decrease liabilities
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10
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How do debits and credits affect Common Stock?

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  • credits (right) increase common stock
  • debits (left) decrease common stock
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11
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How do debits and credits affect Retained Earnings?

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  • credits (right) increase R/E
  • debits (left) decrease R/E
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12
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How do debits and credits affect Dividends?

Note: Dividends decrease stockholder’s equity

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  • debits (left) increase dividends
  • credits (right) decrease dividends
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13
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How do debits and credits affect revenue?

Note: revenue increases stockholder’s equity

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  • credits (right) increase revenue
  • debits (left) decrease revenue
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How do debits and credits affect Expenses?

Note: expenses decrease stockholder’s equity

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  • debits (left) increase expenses
  • credits (right) decrease expenses
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15
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What is the “Normal Balance” side of Assets?

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debit (left)

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16
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What is the “Normal Balance” side of Expenses/Loss

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debit (left)
- decreases equity

17
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What is the “Normal Balance” side of Dividends?

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debit (left)
- decreases equity

18
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What is the “Normal Balance” side of Liabilities?

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credit (right)

19
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What is the “Normal Balance” side of capital?

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credit (right)

20
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What is the “Normal Balance” side of Retained Earnings?

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credit (right)

21
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What is the “Normal Balance” side of Revenue/Gains?

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credit (right)
- increases equity

22
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What are the Permanent Accounts?

A
  • Assets
  • Liabilities
  • Owner’s Equity

carried over to future periods

23
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What are the Temporary Accounts?

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  • Revenues
  • Expenses
  • Gains & Losses
  • Dividends

closed each period to retained earnings

24
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What occurs during the accounting period? (3)

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  • analyze transactions
  • record journal entries
  • post amounts to general ledger
25
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What occurs at the end of the accounting period? (5)

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  • prepare trial balance
  • record adjusting entries
  • close temporary accounts (bring to 0)
  • record adjusted trial balance
  • prepare the financial statements

What are the temporary accounts?

26
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What are the 3 components of Adjusting Journal Entries?

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  • Prepayments
  • Accruals
  • Estimates
27
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What are prepayments?

Provide Examples

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Cash flow occurs before expense and revenue recognition

Ex: prepaid rent; unearned revenue

28
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What are Accruals?

Provide Examples

A

cash flows after expense and revenue recognition

Ex: interest expense; interest revenue

29
Q

What is an exmple of an Estimate provided in an AJE?

A

bad debt expense

30
Q

What is the traditional approach to record prepayments?

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Recognize asset first; then in AJE, recognize expense and decrease asset

31
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What is the alternative approach to record prepayments?

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Recognize expense first; then in AJE, recognize asset and decrease expense

32
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Unadjusted trial account

A

The account balances before the company makes any adjusting journal entries (AJE)

Making sure debits equal credits

33
Q

What does a Balance Sheet Show?

A

balances of Assets, Liabilities, Equity

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