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The financial statement that reports the revenues and expenses for a period of time such as a year or a month is the
income statement
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The financial statement that reports the assets, liabilities, and stockholders' (owner's) equity at a specific date is the
balance sheet
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Under the accrual basis of accounting, revenues are reported in the accounting period when the
service or goods have been delivered
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Under the accrual basis of accounting, expenses are reported in the accounting period when the
expense matches the revenues or is used up
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Revenues minus expenses equals _______ ________________.
Net Income
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Assets are usually reported on the balance sheet at which amount?
cost
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Obligations (amounts owed) are reported on the balance sheet and are referred to as ________________.
liabilities
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Liabilities often have the word ________________ in their account title.
payable
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Unearned Revenues is what type of account?
Liability
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Which term is associated with "left" or "left-side"?
Debit
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Which term is associated with "right" or "right-side"?
Credit
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When cash is received, the account Cash will be
Debited
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When a company pays a bill, the account Cash will be
Credited
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What will usually cause an asset account to increase?
Debit
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What will usually cause the liability account Accounts Payable to increase?
Credit
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Entries to expenses such as Rent Expense are usually
Debits
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Entries to revenues accounts such as Service Revenues are usually
Credits
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A company receives $500 of cash as an additional investment in the company by its owner, Mary Smith. The company's Cash account is increased and Mary Smith, Capital is increased.Should the $500 entry to the Cash account be a debit?
Yes
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A company receives $500 of cash as an additional investment in the company by its owner, Mary Smith. The company's Cash account is increased and Mary Smith, Capital is increased. Should the $500 entry to Mary Smith, Capital be a debit?
No
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A company performed services on account in August. The services were for $2,000 and the company gave the customer credit terms that state the amount is to be paid to the company in September
Assuming that the company prepares monthly income statements, what will be the account debited for $2,000 in August?
Accounts Receivable
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A company performed services on account in August. The services were for $2,000 and the company gave the customer credit terms that state the amount is to be paid to the company in September.
Which account should the company credit for $2,000 in August?
Service Revenue
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A company performed services on account in August. The services were for $2,000 and the company gave the customer credit terms that state the amount is to be paid to the company in September.
In September when the company receives the $2,000 from the customer, which account should the company debit?
Cash
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A company performed services on account in August. The services were for $2,000 and the company gave the customer credit terms that state the amount is to be paid to the company in September.
In September when the company receives the $2,000 from the customer, which account should the company credit?
Accounts Receivable
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Expenses are always Debited or credited?
Debited
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Revenues are always Debited or Credited
Credited
Revenues have the effect of increasing owners equity so it is almost always credited.
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Generally when an expense is involved in a transaction, an expense will be
Debited
Expenses almost always Debited except in closing entries, correcting or adjusting entries.
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Generally when revenues are involved in a transaction, a revenue account will be
Credited
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The accountant's word to indicate that an entry will be recorded on the left-side of an account is
Debit
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The accountant's word to indicate that an entry will be recorded on the rightt-side of an account is
Credit
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A contra-asset account such as Accumulated Depreciation will likely have which balance?
Credit
Since Asset accounts will likely have a debit balance a contra account will have the opposite.
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A contra-liability account such as Discount on Notes Payable will likely have which balance?
Debit
Since liability accounts have a credit balance. Contra-liability accounts will have the opposite effect of having a Debit Balance
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