Principles of Accounting 1 American InterContinental University I have been asked by my supervisor to mentor a new accounting clerk in my department‚ I am hoping that when I’m done mentoring this person that they will understand accounting better. I am also hoping that my supervisor will be proud of me‚ and continue asking me to mentor new people‚ and hopefully give me a raise or a promotion. To better understand accounting we need to know why adjusting entries are so important to a business
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ADJUSTING ENTRIES Study Objectives—after studying the chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. Explain the time period assumption. 2. Explain the accrual basis of accounting. 3. Explain why adjusting entries are needed. 4. Identify the major types of adjusting entries. 5. Prepare adjusting entries for deferrals (prepayments). 6. Prepare adjusting entries for accruals. 7. Describe the nature and purpose of an adjusted trial balance. 8. Prepare adjusting entries for the alternative
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Business c. Manufacturing Business 3. RECORDING SYSTEM OF MERCHANDISING BUSINESS a. Perpetual Inventory System i. Journal Entries 1. Purchases 2. Sales 3. Inventory Shrinkage Loss b. Periodic Inventory System i. Journal Entries 1. Purchases 2. Sale 3. Inventory Shrinkage Loss ii. Calculation: Cost of Goods Sold under Periodic Inventory System iii. Journal Entries 1. Ending Inventory Included 2. Ending Inventory Deducted iv. Income Statement c. Difference: Periodic and Perpetual
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A journal entry is the record of a money related transaction recorded (unaltered) in a journal. A journal items all the budgetary transactions of a business and which accounts these transactions influence. All business transactions are at first recorded in a journal utilizing the double entry or single-entry strategy for accounting. Ordinarily‚ journal entries are entered in order request and charges are entered before the credits. They furnish foundational data for all other monetary reports and
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Using suitable examples define barriers to entry. Explain how barriers to entry affect our firm’s profits. Before a firm can compete in a market‚ it has to be able to enter it. Many markets have at least some impediments that make it more difficult for a firm to enter a market. A debate over how to define the term “barriers to entry” began decades ago‚ however‚ and it has yet to be won. Some scholars have argued‚ for example‚ that an obstacle is not an entry barrier if incumbent firms faced it when
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According to Weetman (2006 p25) ‘accounting is the process of identifying‚ measuring and communicating financial information about an entity to permit informed judgements and decisions by users of the information.’ If we extract the suffix of the word‚ we are left with the word ‘account’. To account for something is to take something into consideration. In terms of finance‚ accounting for something can be seen as baring it in mind when compiling financial information. Synony mously‚ taking something
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Chapter One The Accounting Equation and Double-entry Bookkeeping I. Learning objectives After completing this session‚ students should be able to (1) Define assets‚ liabilities‚ owner’s equity‚ revenue and expenses; (2) Understand the functions of the fundamental accounting equation; (3) Record business transactions and illustrate their effects on the fundamental accounting equation; (4) Understand the accounts payable‚ accounts receivable‚ prepaid insurance‚ and drawing accounts;
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Giving examples‚ evaluate the effectiveness of the controls in the double entry system of accounting in ensuring the accuracy of the accounts. As well as examining the controls‚ your evaluation should consider errors that do not affect the balancing of the trial balance. Double entry accounting system was invented in 15th century and still being in use until today‚ this is quite an interesting fact; however it indicates that there is something about the system‚ thus making it so effective and
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Serial Bond Debt Service Fund Journal Entries and Financial Statements. As of December 31‚ 2010‚ New Town had $9‚500‚000 in 4.5 percent serial bonds outstanding. Cash of $509‚000 is the debt service fund’s only asset as of December 31‚ 2010‚ and there are no liabilities. The serial bonds pay interest semiannually on January 1 and July 1‚ with $500‚000 in bonds being retired on each interest payment date. Resources for payment of interest are transferred from the General Fund and the debt service
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Closing the Schools Module 3- Essay Mr. Poineau April 22‚ 2014 There are a lot of issues in the community that I live in. There are senseless killings among the youth‚ teen pregnancy‚ damaged streets‚ and most importantly the closing of many schools in the area. All of these issues‚ whether big or small‚ are very important and they affect my community tremendously. The community issue that is most important to me is the closing of the schools. The closing of schools is
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