This chapter provides an overview of key accounting concepts and terms. It defines accounting and explains its main functions and processes, including the accounting cycle and different aspects of the recording and summarizing phases. Specific accounting topics covered include journals, ledgers, adjusting entries, closing entries, reversing entries, trial balances, working papers, financial statements, journal entries, inventory, bank reconciliation, accounting errors, depreciation, amortization, and various revenue and expense accrual methods. The chapter concludes with introductions to inventory valuation, uncollectible accounts, and the direct and allowance methods for estimating uncollectible amounts.
This chapter provides an overview of key accounting concepts and terms. It defines accounting and explains its main functions and processes, including the accounting cycle and different aspects of the recording and summarizing phases. Specific accounting topics covered include journals, ledgers, adjusting entries, closing entries, reversing entries, trial balances, working papers, financial statements, journal entries, inventory, bank reconciliation, accounting errors, depreciation, amortization, and various revenue and expense accrual methods. The chapter concludes with introductions to inventory valuation, uncollectible accounts, and the direct and allowance methods for estimating uncollectible amounts.
This chapter provides an overview of key accounting concepts and terms. It defines accounting and explains its main functions and processes, including the accounting cycle and different aspects of the recording and summarizing phases. Specific accounting topics covered include journals, ledgers, adjusting entries, closing entries, reversing entries, trial balances, working papers, financial statements, journal entries, inventory, bank reconciliation, accounting errors, depreciation, amortization, and various revenue and expense accrual methods. The chapter concludes with introductions to inventory valuation, uncollectible accounts, and the direct and allowance methods for estimating uncollectible amounts.
1.1 “Accounting is a service activity”. Explain. 1.2 “Accounting is the language of Business”. Explain. 1.3 “Accounting is an art and a discipline”. Explain. 2. What is Accounting Information System? 3. What is an Accounting cycle? 4. 3 aspects of the accounting process. Explain. 5. The 2 phases of the communicating aspects of accounting 6. The recording phase of Accounting. (2) 7. Why are journals called the “book of original entries”? 8. Why are ledgers called the “book of final entries”? 9. The purpose of adjusting entries. 10. The purpose of closing entries 11. The purpose of reversing entries. 12. Reversing entries are made on adjusting entries for? 13. The summarizing phase of accounting (4). Expound each. 13.1 preparation of trial balance 13.2 preparation of working paper 13.3 preparation of post-closing trial balance 13.4 preparation of financial statements 14. steps of the accounting cycle. 15. What is a journal entry? 16. Give at least seven classification of adjusting entry. 17. What is accrual? 18. What is accrued revenue? 19. How to journalize accrued revenue? 20. What is accrued expense? 21. How to journalize accrued expense? 22. What is deferred expenses? 23. What is asset method or balance sheet method? 24. How to journalize asset method? 25. What is statement of comprehensive income method? 26. How to journalize statement of other comprehensive income method? 27. What is deferred income? 28. What is pre-collections or deferred revenue? 29. What is liability method or SFP method? 30. How to journalize liability method? 31. What is Revenue method? 32. How to journalize revenue method? 33. What is depreciation according to PAS 16? 34. How to compute for annual depreciation expense? 35. What is the residual or salvage value? 36. What is estimated useful life? 37. What is amortization? 38. How to compute for annual amortization expense? 39. What is uncollectible account? 40. Two methods of determining EUA: Definition 40.1 direct method 40.2 allowance method 41. what is a merchandised inventory? 42. How to journalize ending inventory? 43. What is bank reconciliation? 44. Common reconciling items: Define 44.1 Deposit in transit 44.2 Outstanding check 44.3 Bank credit note 44.4 Bank debit note 44.5 Clerical errors 45. What is a correcting entry? 46. What is accounting errors? 47. Types of accounting errors: Define and exemplify. 47.1 omission 47.2 amount recorded 47.3 account title 47.4 accounting treatment 48. two main categories of the nature of accounting errors. 49. What is perpetual accounting error? 50. What is counter-balancing error?