Chapter 3 Flashcards
Journalizing
Recording transactions in a journal
Journal
A form for recording transactions in chronological order
Special amount column
A journal amount column headed with an account title
General amount column
A journal amount column that is not headed with an account title
Entry
Information for each transaction recording in a journal
Double-entry accounting
The recording of debit and credit parts of a transaction
Source document
A business paper from which information is obtained for a journal entry
Check
A business form ordering a bank to pay cash from a bank account
Invoice
A form describing the goods and services sold, the quantity, and the price
Sales invoice
An invoice used as a source document for recording a sale on account
Receipt
A business form given written acknowledgement for cash received
Memorandum
A form on which a brief message is written describing a transaction
Proving cash
Determining that the amount of cash agrees with the accounting records