Quiz Review 1 Flashcards
An accounting period is based on __________
a period of time
Definition of a calendar year?
January 1 - December 31
Definition of accounting
The process of keeping financial accounts
Process that takes bookkeeping information and prepares financial statements
When journalizing a transaction, what is recorded first?
A debit (then credit)
The accounting cycle takes place in a period of time called the __________
Accounting Period
What separates each transaction recorded in the journal?
A blank line
Definition of posting?
The transfer of information from the journal to the ledger
In the ledger, how are we able to determine the balance of an account?
Taking the sum of all deposits and subtracting all withdrawals
What numbers are the Assets?
100-199
What numbers are the liabilities?
200-299
What numbers are the owner’s equity?
300-399
What numbers are the revenue?
400-499
What numbers are the expenses?
500-599
In assets _________ increases
___________ decreases
Debit increases
Credit decreases
In liabilities _______ increases
_________ decreases
Credit increases
Debit decreases
In capital _________ increases
________ decreases
Credit increases
Debit decreases
In withdrawals _______ increases
_________ decreases
Debit increases
Credit decreases