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  • Create “Start Here Go Places” account

www.startheregoplaces.com

  • Use a name I’ll recognize: I’ll be tracking play and possibly creating tournaments
  • Enter Code: W95GT7IY
  • Choose “Bank On It” or go to: www.bankonitgame.com
  • Choose
  • “Accounting”
  • “Introductory Accounting”
  • “Business and Industry”

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  • Create “Start Here Go Places” account

www.startheregoplaces.com

  • Use a name I’ll recognize: I’ll be tracking play and possibly creating tournaments
  • Enter Code: W95GT7IY
  • Choose “Bank On It” or go to: www.bankonitgame.com
  • Choose
    • “Accounting”
    • “Introductory Accounting”
    • “Business and Industry”
    • $50,000
    • Find an Opponent
      • Pick another student
      • Remote ↔ In Class? OK?
  • Finished? Play again: same opponent, new opponent or computer

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Accounting Concepts

(OpenStax 3.1)

https://create.kahoot.it/v2/details/649b5f2d-9f15-4c12-b78e-767df3cb076a

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Accounting Equation & Accounts (OpenStax 3.2 3.4)

https://create.kahoot.it/v2/details/ae94a56b-a88c-4179-9824-8801f5d73e67

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Analyzing and Recording Transactions (OpenStax Ch 3)

  • Check your Jeffco email, and accept the invitation to join this class in Quizlet (“05/06 Accounting Fall 2020”)

  • Work the study set with a "good faith" effort

  • Time permitting there will be a Quizlet Live! Competition

https://quizlet.com/_8se2ke?x=1jqt&i=1uunox

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BIG QUESTIONS!

Invest in Zoom? Work at Zoom?

Review Its Financial Statements!

What is Equation? (HINT: It’s still A = L + E !!!)

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Income Statement &

Balance Sheet Problems

Get your Personal Whiteboards out!

“BIG IDEA”: Transactions always affect at least two (2) accounts (this is “double entry accounting”)

Problems PA4-6:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gtO-bg6Yr_t5RsRYzLv2O4AJjHENJ9eHdS02aWAQLmY/edit#

Solutions:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iyk0vg5zqZG5TwWNygbjA5-crdGeob1P6cxOa_5w5WM/edit

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Practice Exercises

  • See Practice Assignment in Google Classroom

https://classroom.google.com/w/MTI2MDQ0MDgwMDE5/t/all

  • Complete all 5 exercises
  • Submit!
  • When done, review other exercises or Quizlet (links in Classroom!)

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Principles of Accounting, Volume 1:

Financial Accounting

Chapter 2 INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Chapter Outline

2.1 Describe the Income Statement, Statement of Owner’s Equity, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flows, and How They Interrelate

2.2 Define, Explain, and Provide Examples of:

  • Current and Noncurrent Assets
  • Current and Noncurrent Liabilities
  • Equity
  • Revenues
  • Expenses

2.3 Prepare an Income Statement, Statement of Owner’s Equity, and Balance Sheet

(SIMPLE STATEMENTS FOR SIMPLE BUSINESSES)

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Principles of Accounting, Volume 1:

Financial Accounting

Chapter 3 ANALYZING AND RECORDING TRANSACTIONS

(HANDLING MORE COMPLEX BUSINESSES)

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Chapter Outline

3.1 Describe Principles, Assumptions, and Concepts of Accounting and Their Relationship to Financial Statements

3.2 Define and Describe the Expanded Accounting Equation and Its Relationship to Analyzing Transactions

3.3 Define and Describe the Initial Steps in the Accounting Cycle

3.4 Analyze Business Transactions Using the Accounting Equation and Show the Impact of Business Transactions on Financial Statements

3.5 Use Journal Entries to Record Transactions and Post to T-Accounts

3.6 Prepare a Trial Balance

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Chapter Outline

3.1 Describe Principles, Assumptions, and Concepts of Accounting and Their Relationship to Financial Statements

3.2 Define and Describe the Expanded Accounting Equation and Its Relationship to Analyzing Transactions

3.3 Define and Describe the Initial Steps in the Accounting Cycle

3.4 Analyze Business Transactions Using the Accounting Equation and Show the Impact of Business Transactions on Financial Statements

3.5 Use Journal Entries to Record Transactions and Post to T-Accounts

3.6 Prepare a Trial Balance

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Figure 3.2: Graphic Organizer

GAAP Accounting Standards Connection Tree. (attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

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3.1 Describe Principles, Assumptions, and Concepts of Accounting and Their Relationship to Financial Statements

  • The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is an independent, nonprofit organization that sets the standards for financial accounting and reporting, including generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), for both public- and private-sector businesses in the United States.
    • GAAP are the concepts, standards, and rules that guide the preparation and presentation of financial statements.
      • US accounting rules are called US GAAP.
      • International accounting rules are called International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
      • Some companies that operate on a global scale may be able to report their financial statements using IFRS.
  • Publicly traded companies (those that offer their shares for sale on exchanges in the United States) have the reporting of their financial operations regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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The Conceptual Framework

The conceptual framework is a set of concepts that guide financial reporting. These concepts help ensure information is comparable and reliable to stakeholders.

  • Revenue recognition principle: directs a company to recognize revenue in the period in which it is earned; is earned when a product or service has been provided
  • Expense recognition (matching) principle: states that we must match expenses with associated revenues in the period in which the revenues were earned
  • Cost principle: states that virtually everything the company owns or controls (assets) must be recorded at its value at the date of acquisition
  • Full disclosure principle: states that a business must report any business activities that could affect what is reported on the financial statements

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The Conceptual Framework (continued)

  • Separate entity concept: prescribes that a business may only report activities on financial statements that are specifically related to company operations, not those activities that affect the owner personally
  • Conservatism: states if there is uncertainty in a potential financial estimate, a company should err on the side of caution and report the most conservative amount
  • Monetary measurement concept: must be a monetary unit by which to value the transaction
  • Going concern assumption: assumes a business will continue to operate in the foreseeable future
  • Time period assumption: states a company can present useful information in shorter time periods, such as years, quarters, or months

AND … Consistency: accounting methods applied in a like manner, across multiple periods, allow for contract and comparison between periods

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EQUIPMENT & DEPRECIATION

What happens when you buy IT gear that

Lasts 10 years? Asset? Expense? Cash Flow?

2nd Quarter Press Release:

https://investors.zoom.us/news-releases/news-release-details/zoom-reports-second-quarter-results-fiscal-year-2021

What is Asset balance that includes this transaction?

Cash Flow adjustment?

Expense amount?

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Figure 3.2: Graphic Organizer

GAAP Accounting Standards Connection Tree. (attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

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Accounting Equation

The accounting equation can be thought of from a “sources and claims” perspective. Everything a company owns must equal everything the company owes to creditors (lenders) and owners (individuals for sole proprietors or stockholders for companies or corporations).

For the rest of the text, we switch the structure of the business to a corporation, and instead of owner’s equity, we begin using stockholder’s equity, which includes account titles such as common stock and retained earnings to represent the owners’ interests.

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The Expanded Accounting Equation

Accounting equation with expanded equity side:

(attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

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The Expanded Accounting Equation

Accounting equation with expanded equity side:

(attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

Owner’s Investment

Distributions

Net Income/Loss

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Double-Entry Bookkeeping

The basic components of even the simplest accounting system are accounts and a general ledger.

  • An account is a record showing increases and decreases to assets, liabilities, and equity; each of these categories includes many individual accounts.
  • general ledger is a comprehensive listing of all of a company’s accounts with their individual balances.

Recording transactions in the general ledger utilizes a double-entry accounting system:

  • Each time we record a transaction, we must record a change in at least two different accounts. Having two or more accounts change will allow us to keep the accounting equation in balance.
  • Not only will at least two accounts change, but there must also be at least one debit and one credit side impacted.
  • The sum of the debits must equal the sum of the credits for each transaction.

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Debits and Credits

In order for companies to record the myriad of transactions they have each year, there is a need for a simple, but detailed, system. Each account can be split into a right side and a left side.

  • debit (DR) records financial information on the left side of each account. A credit (CR) records financial information on the right side of an account. One side of each account will increase and the other side will decrease. The ending account balance is found by calculating the difference between debits and credits for each account.
  • This graphic representation of a general ledger account is known as a T-account:

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Debits and Credits

Depending on the account type, the sides that increase and decrease will vary.

Debit & Credit can be thought of in terms of Left & Right

On the Left Side, Debits Increase Asset Balances

On the Right Side, Credits Increase Liability & Equity Balances

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Debits and Credits

Depending on the account type, the sides that increase and decrease will vary.

Debit & Credit can be thought of in terms of Left & Right

On the Left Side, Debits Increase Asset Balances

On the Right Side, Credits Increase Liability & Equity Balances

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Debits and Credits

The normal balance is the expected balance each account type maintains, which is the side that increases.

Account Normal Balances and Increases

Type of Account

Increases With

Normal (Postive) Balance

Asset

Liability

Common Stock

Dividends

Revenue

Expense

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Debits and Credits

The normal balance is the expected balance each account type maintains, which is the side that increases.

Account Normal Balances and Increases

Type of Account

Increases With

Normal (Positive) Balance

Asset

Debit

Debit

Liability

Credit

Credit

Common Stock

Credit

Credit

Dividends

Debit

Debit

Revenue

Credit

Credit

Expense

Debit

Debit

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Module 3.2 Define and Describe the Expanded Accounting Equation �and Its Relationship to Analyzing Transactions

Accounting equation with expanded equity side:

Expanded Accounting Equation. (attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

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Debits and Credits

Depending on the account type, the sides that increase and decrease will vary.

Debit & Credit can be thought of as Left & Right

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Debits and Credits

In order for companies to record the myriad of transactions they have each year, there is a need for a simple, but detailed, system. Each account can be split into a right side and a left side.

  • debit (DR) records financial information on the left side of each account. A credit (CR) records financial information on the right side of an account. One side of each account will increase and the other side will decrease. The ending account balance is found by calculating the difference between debits and credits for each account.
  • This graphic representation of a general ledger account is known as a T-account:

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Debits and Credits

Depending on the account type, the sides that increase and decrease will vary.

Debit & Credit can be thought of in terms of Left & Right

On the Left Side, Debits Increase Asset Balances

On the Right Side, Credits Increase Liability & Equity Balances

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The Expanded Accounting Equation

Accounting equation with expanded equity side:

(attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

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The Expanded Accounting Equation

Accounting equation with expanded equity side:

(attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

Owner’s Investment

Distributions

Net Income/Loss

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Financial Statement and Accounting Equation Interrelationships �Review

Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity

Assets = Liabilities + [Contributed Capital + Retained Earnings]

Assets = Liabilities + [Contributed Capital + {Beg. Retained Earnings + Net Income – Dividends}]

Assets = Liabilities + [Contributed Capital + {Beg. Retained Earnings + (Revenues – Expenses) – Dividends}]

Income Statement

Statement of Stockholders’ (Owners’) Equity

Balance Sheet

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Various Asset Accounts (Write down names)

  • Cash: includes paper currency as well as coins, checks, bank accounts, and money orders
  • Accounts receivable: money that is owed to the company, usually from a customer
  • Inventory: goods available for sale; are an asset until they are sold
  • Supplies: (office supplies) include pens, paper, and pencils; considered assets until an employee uses them, at which time they have lost their economic value and their cost is now an expense to the business
  • Prepaid expenses: items paid for in advance of their use, such as rent and insurance; considered assets until used
  • Notes receivable: similar to accounts receivable, is money owed to the company by a customer or other entity, but includes interest and specific time payment terms
  • Equipment: includes desks, chairs, and computers; has a long-term value and is considered a long-term asset, meaning it can be used for more than one accounting period; will lose value over time in a process called depreciation
  • Buildings, machinery, and land: all considered long-term assets; building and machinery depreciate; land is not depreciated

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Various Liability Accounts (again, names)

  • Accounts payable: recognizes that the company owes money and has not paid
  • Notes payable: similar to accounts payable in that the company owes money and has not yet paid, but the terms are usually longer, are typically more formal (written agreements), and include interest
  • Unearned revenue: represents a customer’s advanced payment for a product or service that has yet to be provided by the company; the company cannot record revenue yet, and must record a liability, as the company is liable to the customer to either complete the service (or deliver the goods) or return the customer’s money.

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Equity Account Components (yes, names)

Stockholders’ equity is the owner’s (stockholders’) investments in the business and earnings.

  • Two components of stockholders’ equity:
    • Contributed capital: amounts paid into the business for an ownership interest (stock); business uses that money to grow and develop the business, includes par value of common stock and additional paid-in capital
    • Retained earnings: income that has been earned by the business that has been paid out in the form of dividends to the owners (stockholders)

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Accounting Cycle

  1. Analyze source documents (apply concepts!) TODAY
  2. Record transactions in journals (double entry!)
  3. Transfer account balances to general ledger (details → net)
  4. Create a trial balance (does it balance? adjustments!)
  5. Prepare financial statements:

1. Income statement 2. Owner’s equity

3. Balance sheet 4. Cash flows

  • Analyze financial statements (stakeholders!)

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Exercise

EA11. Identify whether each of the following transactions would be recorded with a debit (Dr) or credit (Cr) entry.

Debit or Credit?

A.

Cash increase

B.

Supplies decrease

C.

Accounts Payable increase

D,

Common Stock decrease

E.

Interest Payable decrease

F.

Notes Payable decrease

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Exercise

EA11. Identify whether each of the following transactions would be recorded with a debit (Dr) or credit (Cr) entry.

Debit or Credit?

A.

Cash increase

Dr

B.

Supplies decrease

Cr

C.

Accounts Payable increase

Cr

D,

Common Stock decrease

Dr

E.

Interest Payable decrease

Dr

F.

Notes Payable decrease

Dr

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Figure 3.5

The Accounting Cycle. (attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

The entire cycle is meant to keep financial data organized and easily accessible to both internal and external users of information.

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Figure 3.6

Accounting Cycle. The first four steps in the accounting cycle. Modified for PPT. (attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

The first four steps of the accounting cycle are

This takes information from original sources or activities and translates that information into usable financial data.

This takes analyzed data from Step 1 and organizes it into a comprehensive record of every company transaction.

Posting takes all transactions from the journal during a period and moves the information to a general ledger.

This takes information from the general ledger and transfers it onto a document showing all account balances, and ensures debits = credits.

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Figure 3.7: Sample General Journal (Used in Step 2)

General Journal. (attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

The general journal will contain a chronological listing of transactions. A transaction is a business activity or event that has an effect on financial information presented on financial statements and comes from an original source. The journal is where a company can find a record of all transactions that occurred during a given time period, such as a day.

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Figure 3.8: Sample General Ledger in T-Account Form (Used in Step 3)

General Ledger in T-Account Form. (attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

The general ledger provides a record of transactions for each individual account in chronological order within that account. The ledger is where a company will find the balance for a specific account. These account balances will make up the trial balance created in Step 4.

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Figure 3.9: Sample Trial Balance

Unadjusted Trial Balance. (attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

The trial balance will include all account balances. Those balances will come from the general ledger.

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Module 3.4 Analyze Business Transactions Using the Accounting Equation and Show the Impact of Business Transactions on Financial Statements

The first step in the accounting cycle is to identify and analyze transactions.

Each original source must be evaluated for financial implications. Meaning, will the information contained on this original source affect the financial statements? If the answer is yes, the company will then analyze the information for how it affects the financial statements.

One task is to determine the value of the transaction; sometimes this is obvious, and others times it is less clear.

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Your Turn: Monetary Value of Transactions

& Accounting Concepts

You are the accountant for a small computer programming company. You must record the following transactions. What values do you think you will use for each transaction?

  1. The company purchased a secondhand van to be used to travel to customers. The sellers told you they believe it is worth $12,500 but agreed to sell it to your company for $11,000. You believe the company got a really good deal because the van has a $13,000 Blue Book value.
  2. Your company purchased its office building five years ago for $175,000. Values of real estate have been rising quickly over the last five years, and a realtor told you the company could easily sell it for $250,000 today. Since the building is now worth $250,000, you are contemplating whether you should increase its value on the books to reflect this estimated current market value.

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Your Turn: Monetary Value of Transactions

& Accounting Concepts

C. Your company has performed a task for a customer. The customer agreed to a minimum price of $2,350 for the work, but if the customer has absolutely no issues with the programming for the first month, the customer will pay you $2,500 (which includes a bonus for work well done). The owner of the company is almost 100% sure she will receive $2,500 for the job done. You have to record the revenue earned and need to decide how much should be recorded.

D. The owner of the company believes the most valuable asset for his company is the employees. The service the company provides depends on having intelligent, hardworking, dependable employees who believe they need to deliver exactly what the customer wants in a reasonable amount of time. Without the employees, the company would not be so successful. The owner wants to know if she can include the value of her employees on the balance sheet as an asset.

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Recording Transactions: Understanding Impact on the Accounting Equation

Transaction 1: Issues $20,000 shares of common stock for cash.

Analysis: Cash is an asset and common stock is stockholder’s equity. When a company collects cash, this will increase assets because cash is coming into the business. When a company issues common stock, this will increase a stockholder’s equity because he or she is receiving investments from owners.

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Transaction 2: Purchases equipment on account for

$3,500, payment due within the month.

Analysis: Equipment is an asset. There is an increase to assets because the company has equipment it did not have before. We also know that the company purchased the equipment on account, meaning it did not pay for the equipment immediately and asked for payment to be billed instead and paid laterthis is a liability, specifically labeled as accounts payable. There is also an increase to liabilities because the company now owes money.

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Transaction 3: Receives $4,000 cash in advance from a customer for services not yet rendered.

Analysis: We know that the company collected cash, which is an asset. This collection of $4,000 increases assets because money is coming into the business.

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Transaction 4: Provides $5,500 in services to a customer who asks to be billed for the services.

Analysis: The company performed a service and therefore earned revenue. However, the customer asked to be billed for the service, meaning the customer did not pay with cash immediately. The customer owes money and has not yet paid, signaling an accounts receivable. Accounts receivable is an asset that is increasing in this case.

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Transaction 5: Pays a $300 utility bill with cash.

Analysis: The company paid with cash, an asset. Assets are decreasing by $300 since cash was used to pay for this utility bill. The company no longer has that money.

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Transaction 6: Distributed $100 cash in dividends to stockholders.

Analysis: The company paid the distribution with cash, an asset. Assets decrease by $100 as a result. Dividends affect equity and, in this case, decrease equity by $100.

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All six transactions summarized:

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Module 3.3 Define and Describe the Initial Steps in the Accounting �Cycle

The accounting cycle is a step-by-step process to record business activities and events to keep financial records up to date. The process occurs over one accounting period, and the cycle will begin again in the following period. A period is one operating cycle of a business, which could be a month, quarter, or year.

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Figure 3.5

The Accounting Cycle. (attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

The entire cycle is meant to keep financial data organized and easily accessible to both internal and external users of information.

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Figure 3.6

Accounting Cycle. The first four steps in the accounting cycle. Modified for PPT. (attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

The first four steps of the accounting cycle are

This takes information from original sources or activities and translates that information into usable financial data.

This takes analyzed data from Step 1 and organizes it into a comprehensive record of every company transaction.

Posting takes all transactions from the journal during a period and moves the information to a general ledger.

This takes information from the general ledger and transfers it onto a document showing all account balances, and ensures debits = credits.

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Figure 3.7: Sample General Journal (Used in Step 2)

General Journal. (attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

The general journal will contain a chronological listing of transactions. A transaction is a business activity or event that has an effect on financial information presented on financial statements and comes from an original source. The journal is where a company can find a record of all transactions that occurred during a given time period, such as a day.

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Figure 3.8: Sample General Ledger in T-Account Form (Used in Step 3)

General Ledger in T-Account Form. (attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

The general ledger provides a record of transactions for each individual account in chronological order within that account. The ledger is where a company will find the balance for a specific account. These account balances will make up the trial balance created in Step 4.

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Figure 3.9: Sample Trial Balance (Created in Step 4)

Unadjusted Trial Balance. (attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

The trial balance will include all account balances. Those balances will come from the general ledger.

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Module 3.4 Analyze Business Transactions Using the Accounting �Equation and Show the Impact of Business Transactions on Financial Statements

The first step in the accounting cycle is to identify and analyze transactions.

Each original source must be evaluated for financial implications. Meaning, will the information contained on this original source affect the financial statements? If the answer is yes, the company will then analyze the information for how it affects the financial statements.

One task is to determine the value of the transaction; sometimes this is obvious, and others times it is less clear.

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Your Turn: Monetary Value of Transactions

You are the accountant for a small computer programming company. You must record the following transactions. What values do you think you will use for each transaction?

  • The company purchased a secondhand van to be used to travel to customers. The sellers told you they believe it is worth $12,500 but agreed to sell it to your company for $11,000. You believe the company got a really good deal because the van has a $13,000 Blue Book value.
  • Your company purchased its office building five years ago for $175,000. Values of real estate have been rising quickly over the last five years, and a realtor told you the company could easily sell it for $250,000 today. Since the building is now worth $250,000, you are contemplating whether you should increase its value on the books to reflect this estimated current market value.
  • Your company has performed a task for a customer. The customer agreed to a minimum price of $2,350 for the work, but if the customer has absolutely no issues with the programming for the first month, the customer will pay you $2,500 (which includes a bonus for work well done). The owner of the company is almost 100% sure she will receive $2,500 for the job done. You have to record the revenue earned and need to decide how much should be recorded.
  • The owner of the company believes the most valuable asset for his company is the employees. The service the company provides depends on having intelligent, hardworking, dependable employees who believe they need to deliver exactly what the customer wants in a reasonable amount of time. Without the employees, the company would not be so successful. The owner wants to know if she can include the value of her employees on the balance sheet as an asset.

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Recording Transactions: Understanding Impact on the Accounting �Equation

Transaction 1: Issues $20,000 shares of common stock for cash.

Analysis: Cash is an asset and common stock is stockholder’s equity. When a company collects cash, this will increase assets because cash is coming into the business. When a company issues common stock, this will increase a stockholder’s equity because he or she is receiving investments from owners.

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Transaction 2: Purchases equipment on account for $3,500, payment due within the month.

Analysis: Equipment is an asset. There is an increase to assets because the company has equipment it did not have before. We also know that the company purchased the equipment on account, meaning it did not pay for the equipment immediately and asked for payment to be billed instead and paid laterthis is a liability, specifically labeled as accounts payable. There is also an increase to liabilities because the company now owes money.

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Transaction 3: Receives $4,000 cash in advance from a customer for services not yet rendered.

Analysis: We know that the company collected cash, which is an asset. This collection of $4,000 increases assets because money is coming into the business.

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Transaction 4: Provides $5,500 in services to a customer who asks to be billed for the services.

Analysis: The company performed a service and therefore earned revenue. However, the customer asked to be billed for the service, meaning the customer did not pay with cash immediately. The customer owes money and has not yet paid, signaling an accounts receivable. Accounts receivable is an asset that is increasing in this case.

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Transaction 5: Pays a $300 utility bill with cash.

Analysis: The company paid with cash, an asset. Assets are decreasing by $300 since cash was used to pay for this utility bill. The company no longer has that money.

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Transaction 6: Distributed $100 cash in dividends to stockholders.

Analysis: The company paid the distribution with cash, an asset. Assets decrease by $100 as a result. Dividends affect equity and, in this case, decrease equity by $100.

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All six transactions summarized:

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Your Turn: Debbie’s Dairy Farm

Debbie’s Dairy Farm had the following transactions:

  1. Debbie ordered shelving worth $750.
  2. Debbie’s selling price on a gallon of milk is $3.00. She finds out that most local stores are charging $3.50. Based on this information, she decides to increase her price to $3.25. She has an employee put a new price sticker on each gallon.
  3. A customer buys a gallon of milk paying cash.
  4. The shelving is delivered with an invoice for $750.

Which events will be recorded in the accounting system?

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Sample Exercise

EA3. Provide the missing amounts of the accounting equation for each of the following companies.

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Debits and Credits

Depending on the account type, the sides that increase and decrease will vary.

Debit & Credit can be thought of in terms of Left & Right

On the Left Side, Debits Increase Asset Balances

On the Right Side, Credits Increase Liability & Equity Balances

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Summary Slide

  • Cash
  • A/R
  • Supplies
  • Inventory
  • Prepaid Expenses
  • Equipment
  • A/P
  • Notes Payable
  • Unearned Revenue
  • Services revenue
  • Sales

  • COGS
  • Wages
  • Utilities
  • Supplies expense
  • Deprecia-

tion

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Exercise

EA11. Identify whether each of the following transactions would be recorded with a debit (Dr) or credit (Cr) entry.

Debit or Credit?

A.

Cash increase

Dr

B.

Supplies decrease

Cr

C.

Accounts Payable increase

Cr

D,

Common Stock decrease

Dr

E.

Interest Payable decrease

Dr

F.

Notes Payable decrease

Dr

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All six transactions summarized:

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Module 3.4 Analyze Business Transactions Using the Accounting Equation and Show the Impact of Business Transactions on Financial Statements

The first step in the accounting cycle is to identify and analyze transactions.

Each original source must be evaluated for financial implications. Meaning, will the information contained on this original source affect the financial statements? If the answer is yes, the company will then analyze the information for how it affects the financial statements.

One task is to determine the value of the transaction; sometimes this is obvious, and others times it is less clear.

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Module 3.4 Analyze Business Transactions Using the Accounting Equation and Show the Impact of Business Transactions on Financial Statements

Questions to Consider:

  1. Should the transaction be recorded?
  2. What accounts does the transaction change?
  3. Will the transaction increase or decrease each account?
  4. On what side of the equation is the account?

(LEFT SIDE Assets = RIGHT SIDE Liabilities + Equity)

  • Is the transaction a debit (LEFT SIDE increase, RIGHT SIDE decrease) or credit (RIGHT SIDE increase, LEFT SIDE decrease)

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Transaction 6: Distributed $100 cash in dividends to stockholders.

Analysis: The company paid the distribution with cash, an asset. Assets decrease by $100 as a result. Dividends affect equity and, in this case, decrease equity by $100.

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Your Turn: Debbie’s Dairy Farm

Debbie’s Dairy Farm had the following transactions:

  • Debbie ordered shelving worth $750.
  • Debbie’s selling price on a gallon of milk is $3.00. She finds out that most local stores are charging $3.50. Based on this information, she decides to increase her price to $3.25. She has an employee put a new price sticker on each gallon.
  • A customer buys a gallon of milk for $3.25 paying cash.
  • The shelving is delivered with an invoice for $750.

Which events will be recorded in the accounting system?

Analyze those events using the Accounting Equation

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Accounting Cycle

  • Analyze source documents (apply concepts!) DONE
  • Record transactions in journals (double entry!) TODAY
  • Transfer account balances to general ledger (T accounts?!)
  • Create a trial balance (Net account balances! Does it balance? Adjustments!)
  • Prepare financial statements:

1. Income statement 2. Owner’s equity

3. Balance sheet 4. Cash flows

  • Analyze financial statements (stakeholders!)

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Module 3.5 Use Journal Entries to Record Transactions

Accountants use special forms called journals to keep track of their business transactions. A journal is the first place information is entered into the accounting system. 

  • Formatting when recording journal entries:
    • Include a date of when the transaction occurred.
    • The debit account title(s) always come first and on the left.
    • The credit account title(s) always come after all debit titles are entered, and on the right.
    • The titles of the credit accounts will be indented below the debit accounts.
    • You will have at least one debit (possibly more).
    • You will always have at least one credit (possibly more).
    • The dollar value of the debits must equal the dollar value of the credits or else the equation will go out of balance.
    • You will write a short description after each journal entry.
    • Skip a space after the description before starting the next journal entry.

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Modified for PPT.

Date

Debit Accounts First

Credit Accounts Indented

Description

Dollar Values of Debits Equal Dollar Values of Credits

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compound entry is when there is more than one account listed under the debit and/or credit column of a journal entry.

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Putting the Steps of the Accounting Cycle Together

Printing Plus, Inc. had the following transactions for the month of January:

  1. On January 3, 2019, issues $20,000 shares of common stock for cash.
  2. On January 5, 2019, purchases equipment on account for $3,500, payment due within the month.
  3. On January 9, 2019, receives $4,000 cash in advance from a customer for services not yet rendered.
  4. On January 10, 2019, provides $5,500 in services to a customer who asks to be billed for the services.
  5. On January 12, 2019, pays a $300 utility bill with cash.
  6. On January 14, 2019, distributed $100 cash in dividends to stockholders.
  7. On January 17, 2019, receives $2,800 cash from a customer for services rendered.
  8. On January 18, 2019, paid in full, with cash, for the equipment purchase on January 5.
  9. On January 20, 2019, paid $3,600 cash in salaries expense to employees.
  10. On January 23, 2019, received cash payment in full from the customer on the January 10 transaction.
  11. On January 27, 2019, provides $1,200 in services to a customer who asks to be billed for the services.
  12. On January 30, 2019, purchases supplies on account for $500, payment due within three months.

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Module 3.4 Analyze Business Transactions Using the Accounting Equation and Show the Impact of Business Transactions on Financial Statements

Questions to Consider:

  • Should the transaction be recorded?
  • What accounts does the transaction change?
  • Will the transaction increase or decrease each account?
  • On what side of the equation is the account?

(LEFT SIDE Assets = RIGHT SIDE Liabilities + Equity)

  • Is the transaction a debit (LEFT SIDE increase, RIGHT SIDE decrease) or credit (RIGHT SIDE increase, LEFT SIDE decrease)

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Summary Slide

  • Cash
  • A/R
  • Supplies
  • Inventory
  • Prepaid Expenses
  • Equipment
  • A/P
  • Notes Payable
  • Unearned Revenue
  • Services revenue
  • Sales

  • COGS
  • Wages
  • Utilities
  • Supplies expense
  • Deprecia-

tion

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Record Transactions in General Journal

Transaction 1: On January 3, 2019, issues $20,000 shares of common stock for cash.

Analysis: Cash, an asset, increases and Common Stock, an equity, increases.

Financial Statement Impact:

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Record Transactions in General Journal

Transaction 2: On January 5, 2019, purchases equipment on account for $3,500, payment due within the month.

Analysis: Equipment, an asset, increases and Accounts Payable, a liability, increases.

Financial Statement Impact:

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Record Transactions in General Journal

Transaction 3: On January 9, 2019, receives $4,000 cash in advance from a customer for services not yet rendered.

Analysis: Cash, an asset, increases and Unearned Revenue, a liability, increases.

Financial Statement Impact:

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Record Transactions in General Journal

Transaction 4: On January 10, 2019, provides $5,500 in services to a customer who asks to be billed for the services.

Analysis: Accounts Receivable, an asset, increases and Service Revenue, which positively impacts equity, increases.

Financial Statement Impact:

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Record Transactions in General Journal

Transaction 5: On January 12, 2019, pays a $300 utility bill with cash.

Analysis: Cash, an asset, decreases and Utility Expense, which negatively impacts equity, increases.

Financial Statement Impact:

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Record Transactions in General Journal

Transaction 6: On January 14, 2019, distributed $100 cash in dividends to stockholders.

Analysis: Cash, an asset, decreases and Dividends, which negatively impacts equity, increases.

Financial Statement Impact:

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Record Transactions in General Journal

Transaction 7: On January 17, 2019, receives $2,800 cash from a customer for services rendered.

Analysis: Cash, an asset, increases and Service Revenue, which positively impacts equity, increases.

Financial Statement Impact:

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Record Transactions in General Journal

Transaction 8: On January 18, 2019, paid in full, with cash, for the equipment purchase on January 5.

Analysis: Cash, an asset, decreases and Equipment, an asset, increases.

Financial Statement Impact:

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Record Transactions in General Journal

Transaction 9: On January 20, 2019, paid $3,600 cash in salaries expense to employees.

Analysis: Cash, an asset, decreases and Salaries Expense, which negatively impacts equity, increases.

Financial Statement Impact:

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Record Transactions in General Journal

Transaction 10: On January 23, 2019, received cash payment in full from the customer on the January 10 transaction.

Analysis: Cash, an asset, increases and Accounts Receivable, an asset, decreases.

Financial Statement Impact:

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Record Transactions in General Journal

Transaction 11: On January 27, 2019, provides $1,200 in services to a customer who asks to be billed for the services.

Analysis: Accounts Receivable, an asset, increases and Service Revenue, which positively impacts equity, increases.

Financial Statement Impact:

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Record Transactions in General Journal

Transaction 12: On January 30, 2019, purchases supplies on account for $500, payment due within three months.

Analysis: Supplies, an asset, increases and Accounts Payable, a liability, increases.

Financial Statement Impact:

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All the transactions as they would appear, chronologically, in the general journal

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Sample Exercise

EA15. Journalize for Harper and Co. each of the following transactions or state no entry required and explain why. Be sure to follow proper journal writing rules.

  1. A corporation is started with an investment of $50,000 in exchange for stock.
  2. Equipment worth $4,800 is ordered.
  3. Office supplies worth $750 are purchased on account.
  4. A part-time worker is hired. The employee will work 15–20 hours per week starting next Monday at a rate of $18 per hour.
  5. The equipment is received along with the invoice. Payment is due in three equal monthly installments, with the first payment due in sixty days.

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Accounting Cycle

  • Analyze source documents (apply concepts!)
  • Record transactions in journals (double entry!) TODAY
  • Transfer account balances to general ledger (T accounts?!) TODAY
  • Create a trial balance (Net account balances! Does it balance? Adjustments!)
  • Prepare financial statements:

1. Income statement 2. Owner’s equity

3. Balance sheet 4. Cash flows

  • Analyze financial statements (stakeholders!)

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Accounting Cycle

  • Analyze source documents (apply concepts!)
  • Record transactions in journals (double entry!) TODAY
  • Transfer account balances to general ledger (T accounts?!) TODAY
  • Create a trial balance (Net account balances! Does it balance? Adjustments!) OVERVIEW
  • Prepare financial statements: NEXT

1. Income statement 2. Owner’s equity

3. Balance sheet 4. Cash flows

  • Analyze financial statements (stakeholders!)

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Posting Transactions from General Journal to the General Ledger

Modified for PPT.

Posting example:

The January 3 entry entered in the journal is shown here, posted to the general ledger accounts for Cash and Common Stock.

Each account will show the current balance.

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These are all the transactions recorded in the journal during the month of January that affected the cash account.

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The cash transactions from the general journal would be posted to the Cash account in the general ledger.

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Modified for PPT.

Running Balance

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Determining Account Balance

Using T-Accounts

Using the same transactions:

Transaction 1: On January 3, 2019, issues $20,000 shares of common stock for cash.

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Transaction 2: On January 5, 2019, purchases equipment on account for $3,500, payment due within the month.

Modified for PPT.

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Transaction 3: On January 9, 2019, receives $4,000 cash in advance from a customer for services not yet rendered.

Modified for PPT.

Notice the entry from Jan. 3, still appears in the T-account.

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Transaction 4: On January 10, 2019, provides $5,500 in services to a customer who asks to be billed for the services.

Modified for PPT.

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Transaction 5: On January 12, 2019, pays a $300 utility bill with cash.

Modified for PPT.

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Transaction 6: On January 14, 2019, distributed $100 cash in dividends to stockholder.

Modified for PPT.

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Transaction 7: On January 17, 2019, receives $2,800 cash from a customer for services rendered.

Modified for PPT.

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Transaction 8: On January 18, 2019, paid in full, with cash, for the equipment purchase on January 5.

Modified for PPT.

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Transaction 9: On January 20, 2019, paid $3,600 cash in salaries expense to employees.

Modified for PPT.

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Transaction 10: On January 23, 2019, received cash payment in full from the customer on the January 10 transaction.

Modified for PPT.

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Transaction 11: On January 27, 2019, provides $1,200 in services to a customer who asks to be billed for the services.

Modified for PPT.

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Transaction 12: On January 30, 2019, purchases supplies on account for $500, payment due within three months.

Modified for PPT.

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Figure 3.10

Summary of T-Accounts for Printing Plus. (attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

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Sample Exercise

EA24. Post the following November transactions to T-accounts for Accounts Payable and Inventory, indicating the ending balance (assume no beginning balances in these accounts).

  1. purchased merchandise inventory on account, $22,000
  2. paid vendors for part of inventory purchased earlier in month, $14,000
  3. purchased merchandise inventory for cash, $6,500

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Your Turn: Journalizing Transactions

You have the following transactions the last few days of April.

  1. Prepare the necessary journal entries for these four transactions.
  2. Explain why you debited and credited the accounts you did.
  3. What will be the new balance in each account used in these entries?

Apr. 25

You stop by your uncle’s gas station to refill both gas cans for your company, Watson’s Landscaping. Your uncle adds the total of $28 to your account.

Apr. 26

You record another week’s revenue for the lawns mowed over the past week. You earned $1,200. You received cash equal to 75% of your revenue.

Apr. 27

You pay your local newspaper $35 to run an advertisement in this week’s paper.

Apr. 29

You make a $25 payment on account.

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Figure 3.7: Sample General Journal (Used in Step 2)

General Journal. (attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

The general journal will contain a chronological listing of transactions. A transaction is a business activity or event that has an effect on financial information presented on financial statements and comes from an original source. The journal is where a company can find a record of all transactions that occurred during a given time period, such as a day.

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Figure 3.8: Sample General Ledger in T-Account Form (Used in Step 3)

General Ledger in T-Account Form. (attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license)

The general ledger provides a record of transactions for each individual account in chronological order within that account. The ledger is where a company will find the balance for a specific account. These account balances will make up the trial balance created in Step 4.

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Module 3.6 Prepare a Trial Balance (Step 4)

The trial balance is prepared from the general ledger. Each account balance is listed by title and with its current balance in the appropriate debit or credit column. The total of all the amounts in the debit column should equal the total amount in the credit column.

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Connection Between Ledger Account Balances �and the Trial Balance

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The Final Unadjusted Trial Balance

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Your Turn: Completing a Trial Balance

Complete the trial balance for Magnificent Landscaping Service using the following T-account final balance information for April 30, 2018.

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Summary

  • Financial statements provide financial information to stakeholders to help them in making decisions.
  • There are four financial statements: income statement, statement of owner’s equity, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows.
  • The income statement measures the financial performance of the organization for a period of time. The income statement lists revenues, expenses, gains, and losses, which make up net income (or net loss).
  • The statement of owner’s equity shows how the net worth of the organization changes for a period of time. In addition to showing net income or net loss, the statement of owner’s equity shows the investments by and distributions to owners.
  • The balance sheet shows the organization’s financial position on a given date. The balance sheet lists assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity.
  • The statement of cash flows shows the organization’s cash inflows and cash outflows for a given period of time. The statement of cash flows is necessary because financial statements are usually prepared using accrual accounting, which records transactions when they occur rather than waiting until cash is exchanged.

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Summary (continued)

  • Three broad categories of legal business structures are sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation, with each structure having advantages and disadvantages.
  • The accounting equation is Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity. It is important to the study of accounting because it shows what the organization owns and the sources of (or claims against) those resources.
  • Owners’ equity can also be thought of as the net worth or value of the business. There are many factors that influence equity, including net income or net loss, investments by and distributions to owners, revenues, gains, losses, expenses, and comprehensive income.
  • There are ten financial statement elements: revenues, expenses, gains, losses, assets, liabilities, equity, investments by owners, distributions to owners, and comprehensive income.
  • There are standard conventions for the order of preparing financial statements (income statement, statement of owner’s equity, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows) and for the format (three-line heading and columnar structure).
  • Financial ratios, which are calculated using financial statement information, are often beneficial to aid in financial decision-making. Ratios allow for comparisons between businesses and determining trends between periods within the same business.

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