Vocab
Actg Equation
T-Accounts
Posting
Potpourri
100

This is an increase in equity resulting from the sale of goods or services. 

What is Revenue?

100

Define the Accounting Equation.

What is Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity

100

An amount recorded on the left side of an account.

What is a debit?

100

Posting is transferring information from a ___  ____  to a _____ ______.

journal entry to a ledger account.

100

The two accounts affected when a business pays cash for an electric bill.

Debit to Utilities Expense

Credit to Cash

200

This is "An amount owed."

What is a Liability

200

The asset used the most.  It is  listed first on a Chart of Accounts. 

What is Cash.

200

The side of a T-Account that increases is called this.

What is the Normal Balance?

200

If G3 stands for what if found in the "Post Ref" column of a ledger account?

What is page 3 of the General Journal?

200

True or False.  A General Journal includes a debit and credit Balance columns.

False.  

300

Recording transactions in a journal.

What is journalizing.

300

An example is:  Accounts Payable, Party City

What is a Liability

300

A list of accounts used by a business is:

What is Chart of Accounts?

300

True or False?  Two zeros are written in the cents column when an amount is in even dollars such as $500.00.

True

300

The procedure for arranging accounts in a general ledger, assigning account numbers, and keeping records current.

What is File Maintenance?

400

A ledger that contains all accounts needed to prepare financial statements.

What is a General Ledger?

400

Which side of a T-Account do expenses increase on?

Debit side

400

The two accounts and sides affected by this transaction:  Paid cash on account to Canyon Office Supplies, $100.

Debit to A/P, Canyon Office Supplies, $100

Credit to Cash, $100

400

The last step of the posting process.

What is putting the account number in the Post Ref. column of the General Journal.

400

Determining that the amount of cash agrees with the balance of the cash account in the accounting records.

What is proving cash?

500

This is a source document for recording a sale on account.  It is also referred to as a sales ticket or sales slip.

What is a sales invoice?

500

In the Asset section of a Chart of Accounts, if you have 110 Cash and 120 A/R, Kohls, what number would A/R, H&M be?

What is 115?

500

The two accounts affected by this transaction:  Amaiya Jackson withdrew equity in the form of cash, $500.

Debit Amaiya Jackson, Drawing, $500

Credit Cash, $500

500

This happens when a transaction has been improperly journalized and posted to the ledger.

What is a correcting entry?

500

The five general ledger divisions.

Assets, Liabilities, Owner's Equity, Revenues and Expenses