Exam 2 Flashcards
A balance sheet that contains standard classifications or sections.
Classified balance sheet
Entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances of temporary accounts to a permanent owner’s equity account, Owner’s Capital.
Closing entries
Entries to correct errors made in recording transactions.
Correcting entries
Assets that a company expects to convert to cash or use up within one year or its operating cycle, whichever is longer.
Current assets
Obligations that a company expects to pay within the coming year or its operating cycle, whichever is longer.
Current liabilities
A temporary account used in closing revenue and expense accounts.
Income Summary
Long-lived assets that do not have physical substance.
Intangible assets
The ability of a company to pay obligations expected to be due within the next year.
Liquidity
Generally, (1) investments in stocks and bonds or other companies that are normally held for many years; (2) long-term assets, such as land and buildings, not currently being used in operating activities; and (3) long-term notes receivable.
Long-term investments
Obligations that a company expects to pay after one year.
Long-term liabilities
The average time that it takes to purchase inventory, sell it on account, and then collect cash from customers.
Operating cycle
Accounts that relate to one or more future accounting periods. Consist of all balance sheet accounts. Balances are carried forward to the next accounting period.
Permanent (real) accounts
A list of permanent accounts and their balances after a company has journalized and posted closing entries.
Post-closing trial balance
Assets with relatively long useful lives that are currently being used in operations.
Porperty, plant, and equipment
An entry, made at the beginning of the next accounting period, that is the exact opposite of the adjusting entry made in the previous period.
Reversing entry
The ownership claim of shareholders on total assets. It is to a corporation what owner’s equity is to a proprietorship.
Stockholders’ equity
Accounts that relate only to a given accounting period. Consist of all income statement accounts, the Owner’s Drawings account, and the Income Summary account. All temporary accounts are closed at the end of the accounting period.
Temporary (nominal) accounts
A multiple-column form that may be used in making adjustments and in preparing financial statements.
Worksheet
Step 1 in the Accounting Cycle
Analyze Business Transactions
Step 2 in the Accounting Cycle
Journalize the Transactions
Step 3 in the Accounting Cycle
Post to the Ledger Accounts
Step 4 in the Accounting Cycle
Prepare a Trial Balance
Step 5 in the Accounting Cycle
Journalize and Post Adjusting Entries (Deferrals/Accruals)
Step 6 in the Accounting Cycle
Prepare Adjusted Trial Balance
Step 7 in the Accounting Cycle
Prepare Financial Statements
Step 8 in the Accounting Cycle
Journalize and Post Closing Entries
Step 9 in the Accounting Cycle
Prepare a Post-Closing Trial Balance
An account that is offset against a revenue account on the income statement.
Contra-revenue account.