Accounting Equation
Accounting Process & GAAP
Double Entry Accounting
Reports
100

Liabilities equal $500,000 and equity equals $100,000.  This is the total amount of assets that the company must have.

What is $600,000?

Assets = Liabilities + Equity

Assets = $500,000 + $100,000

Assets = $600,000

100

This accounting assumption requires a business's financial activities and records to be kept separate from those of its owners.

What is the Separate Entity Assumption?

100

On October 1,Reyes Plumbing Company provided $295 of plumbing services to a customer on credit.  This is the journal entry for the transaction.

What is:

Debit Accounts Receivable $295

Credit Plumbing Services Revenue $295

?

100

A ledger account includes a balance column that is updated after each journal entry is posted by taking debits minus these.

What are credits?

200

Assets equal $60,000 and equity equals $25,000.  This is the total amount of liabilities that the company must have.

What is $35,000?

Assets = Liabilities + Equity

$60,000 = Liabilities+ $25,000

-$25,000 from both sides

Liabilities = $35,000

200

This accounting principle requires that all goods and services be recorded at cost.

What is the measurement principle?

200

On November 15, Reyes Company paid salaries to their employees of $1,250 for the current pay period.  This is the journal entry to reflect that transaction.

What is:

Debit Salaries Expense $1,250

Credit Cash $1,250

200

Salaries Payable appears on this financial statement.

What is the balance sheet?

300

Identify the impact on the accounting equation:

The company purchases office supplies on credit. 

Hint: two part answer

What is increases an asset & a liability?

300

This accounting constraint allows businesses to bypass certain accounting standards for immaterial items.


What is the materiality constraint?

300

On June 14, Reyes Company received their telephone bill for $130 and sent a check for payment.  This is the journal entry for the transaction.

What is:

Debit Telephone Expense $130

Credit Cash $130

?

300

Revenues and Expenses appear on this financial statement.

What is the Income Statement?

400

Identify the impact on the accounting equation:

The company purchases a company car for cash.

What is increases an asset & decreases an asset?

400

This accounting principle stipulates that expenses must be recorded in the same accounting period as the revenues they help generate.

What is the Matching Principle (or Expense Recognition Principle)?

400

On July 3, Reyes company paid Office Depot $140 for Office Supplies.  This is the journal entry to reflect that transaction.

What is:

Office Supplies $140

Cash $140

?

400

This is the net income to be reported on the Income Statement for the month of August based on the information below:

Cash $10,000

Supplies $5,000

Equipment $30,000

Salaries Payable $10,000

Consulting Revenue $26,000

Rent Revenue $3,000

Salaries Expense $7,000

Supplies Expense $1,000

Owner, Capital $13,800

Owner, Withdrawals $200

What is $21,000?

Total Revenues $29,000 ($26,000 + $3,000) 

Total Expenses $8,000 ($7,000 + $1,000)

500

Determine the amount of equity that the company has based on the following account balances:

Cash  $50,000

Supplies $5,000

Land $125,000

Accounts Receivable $10,000

Accounts Payable $50,000

What is $140,000?

Assets = Liabilities + Equity

Assets: Cash $50,000 + Supplies $5,000 + Land $125,000 + A/R $10,000 = 

Liabilities: A/P $50,000

$190,000 = $50,000 + Equity

-$50,000 on each side

$140,000 = Equity

500

These are the first four steps in the accounting process.

What is:

1) Identify transactions from Source Documents

2) Analyze Transactions Using the Accounting Equation

3) Journalize Transactions

4) Post Journal Entry to the General Ledger

?

500

On October 15, Reyes Company received a payment of $200 towards previously billed plumbing services.  This is the journal entry to record the transaction.

What is:

Debit Cash $200

Credit Accounts Receivable $200

?

500

The four financial statements are prepared in this order.

What is: 

1) Income Statement

2) Statement of Owners' Equity

3) Balance Sheet

4) Statement of Cash Flows