Math Knowledge Flashcards
Define Assets
Increase in amount of assets recorded by debits
Increase in the dollar amount of the account
Define Liability
Decrease in amount of liabilities recorded by debits
Decrease in the dollar amount of the account
Define Debit
Less Money the checkbook owes to you
Define Credit
More money the checkbook owes to you
Define Accounting Record
The book of original entry
Contains information about each business transaction
Define General Journal
Provides a place to record: date, name of the accounts involved, an explanation, the account numbers of the accounts, and the effect on the accounts named
Define Posting
Process of copying journal entry information and transferring it from the journal to the ledger
Define Double Entry System of Accounting
Equal debit and credit entries are made for every transaction
Balance Sheet Equation
Assets (Increase debits, decrease credits)
Liabilities + Owner’s Equity (Decrease debit and increase credit)
Define Revenues
Increases in revenues are credit
The bank owes you more money (+)
Define Expenses
Increases in expenses are debits
The bank owes you less money (-)
Increase in value is represented by?
Credit
Increase in outflow is represented by?
Debit
What are the four basic rules that govern the recording of transactions?
1) Each transaction must be recorded separately
2) The transactions must be recorded so that Assets = Liability + Owner’s Equity
3) Each transaction will affect at least two accounts
4) Every transaction must be recorded such that debits equal credits
John pays $10.50 in cash for OTC products. Create a T account.
Cash
Debit | Credit
$10.50
Sales
Debit | Credit
$10.50
Easy definition of liability
Money you have to pay
Easy definition of Account’s Receivable
Money that is owed to the store/company
When is an Account Receivable account used?
When a sale is made but some or none of the total price is collected from the patient/3rd party with the intent to pay later