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CH 2
CH 2
The Recording
Process
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The Account
Account
Debit = Left
Credit = Right
An Account can
be illustrated in a
T-Account form.
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The Account
Debit and Credit Procedures
Double-entry system
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Credit / Cr.
Transaction #1
$10,000
$3,000
Transaction #3
8,000
Balance
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Transaction #2
$15,000
Balance
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Debit / Dr.
Credit / Cr.
$10,000
$3,000
Transaction #2
8,000
Transaction #3
$1,000
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Debits/Credits Rules
Normal
Normal
Balance
Balance
Debit
Debit
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Normal
Normal
Balance
Balance
Credit
Credit
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Debits/Credits Rules
Balance Sheet
Asset = Liability + Equity
Income Statement
Revenue - Expense =
Debit
Credit
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Debits/Credits Rules
Question
Debits:
a. increase both assets and liabilities.
b. decrease both assets and liabilities.
c. increase assets and decrease liabilities.
d. decrease assets and increase liabilities.
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Debits/Credits Rules
Question
Accounts that normally have debit balances are:
a. assets, expenses, and revenues.
b. assets, expenses, and owners capital.
c. assets, liabilities, and owners drawings.
d. assets, owners drawings, and expenses.
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Illustration 2-11
Assets = Liabilities +
Owners Equity
Expanded
Basic
Equation
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General Journal
Sept. 1
Cash
15,000
Owners, Capital
Equipment
Cash
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15,000
7,000
7,000
General Journal
July 1
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Equipment
14,000
Cash
8,000
Accounts payable
6,000
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Steps
Posting
process of
transferring
amounts from
the journal to
the ledger
accounts.
Illustration 2-17
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Posting
Question
Posting:
a. normally occurs before journalizing.
b. transfers ledger transaction data to the journal.
c. is an optional step in the recording process.
d. transfers journal entries to ledger accounts.
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Chart of Accounts
Accounts and account numbers arranged in sequence in which
they are presented in the financial statements.
Illustration 2-18
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Trial Balance
Illustration 2-31
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Trial Balance
Limitations of a Trial Balance
The trial balance may balance even when
1. a transaction is not journalized,
2. a correct journal entry is not posted,
3. a journal entry is posted twice,
4. incorrect accounts are used in journalizing or posting, or
5. offsetting errors are made in recording the amount of a
transaction.
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Trial Balance
Question
A trial balance will not balance if:
a. a correct journal entry is posted twice.
b. the purchase of supplies on account is debited to
Supplies and credited to Cash.
c. a $100 cash drawing by the owner is debited to
Owners Drawing for $1,000 and credited to Cash for
$100.
d. a $450 payment on account is debited to Accounts
Payable for $45 and credited to Cash for $45.
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Short Exercise
Marx Industries had the following transactions:
1. Borrowed $5,000 from the bank by signing a
note.
2. Paid $3,100 cash for a computer.
3. Purchased $850 supplies on account.
Instructions
a. Indicate what accounts are increased and
decreased by each transaction.
b. Journalize each transaction.
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Key Points
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Both the IASB and FASB go beyond the basic definitions provided
in this textbook for the key elements of financial statements, that
is, assets, liabilities, equity, revenues, and expenses.
Key Points
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IFRS reverses the rules of debits and credits, that is, debits
are on the right and credits are on the left.
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