Recording Business Transactions. Chapter 2. The Accounting Process. Record transactions in the journal. Copy (post) to the ledger. Prepare the trial balance. The Account. Basic summary device
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Recording BusinessTransactions
Chapter 2
The Accounting Process Record transactions in the journal Copy (post) to the ledger Prepare the trial balance
The Account Basic summary device Detailed record of all changes that have occurred in a particular asset, liability, or owner’s equity Covers a specific period of time Grouped in three broad categories Assets Liabilities Owner’s Equity
The Journal and The Ledger Journal Chronological record of transactions Organized by date Ledger The book holding all the accounts and their balances Organized by account
Trial Balance Listing of all accounts and their balances
The Accounting Equation ASSETS LIABILITIES EQUITY Economic Resources Claims to Economic Resources
Assets Economic resources that will benefit the business in the future: Cash Accounts receivable Notes receivable Prepaid expenses Land Building Equipment, Furniture, Fixtures
Owner's Equity Owner’s claim to the assets: Capital Drawing Revenues Expenses
Ledger Asset, Liability, and Owner’s Equity Accounts
Chart of Accounts List of all accounts used by a company
2 Define debits, credits, and normal account balances and use double-entry accounting and T-accounts
Double Entry System Record dual effects of each transaction Each transaction has a: Receiving side Giving side Examples: Company purchases supplies (receiving) with cash (giving) Company issues stock (giving) and receives cash (receiving)
Tool for analyzing and determining the balance in a given account Account Name (Left Side) (Right Side) T-Account Dr Debit Cr Credit
Increases and Decreases in Accounts Whether an account is increased by debit or a credit is determined by the account type Asset, liability, or equity Debits are not good or bad Neither are credits
Rules of Debit and Credit The account category governs the increase side or decrease side Increases are recorded on one side Decreases are recorded on the opposite side Rules of debits and credits
Illustrate Debits and Credits The first transaction involves receiving $30,000 cash and issuing Capital The second transaction is a $20,000 purchase of land for cash
Steps in the Transaction Recording Process Use the rules of debit and credit
Illustrating a Journal Entry Journalize the first transaction of Smart Touch—the receipt of $30,000 cash and issuance of Capital. The accounts affected are Cash and Capital. Cash is an asset. Capital is equity. Both accounts increase by $30,000. Assets increase with debits. Equity increases with credits.
General Journal Transaction date Accounts affected Explanation of transaction Dollar amounts of debits and credits
Posting from the Journal to the Ledger Copying amounts from the journal to the ledger
Expanding Debit/Credit Rules to include Revenues and Expenses
Complete Rules of Debit and Credit
Normal Balance of an Account
Flow of Accounting Data from the Journal to the Ledger
Capital Cash Practice Journalizing: Transaction 1 30,000 30,000
Capital Cash Practice Journalizing and Posting: Transaction 2 Land 20,000 30,000 20,000 30,000 10,000
Accounts payable Cash Cash Practice Journalizing and Posting: Transaction 3 Office supplies 20,000 20,000 30,000 30,000 500 500 10,000
Service revenue Cash Cash Practice Journalizing and Posting :Transaction 4 20,000 20,000 30,000 30,000 5,500 5,500
The Ledger Accounts After Posting Transaction 5 Performed services on account
The Ledger Accounts After Posting Transaction 6 paid cash expenses
The Ledger Accounts After Posting Transaction 7 Paid $300 on A/P
The Ledger Accounts After Posting Transaction 9 Collect $2,000 from Client
The Ledger Accounts After Posting Transaction 10 Sold land $9,000
The Ledger Accounts After Posting Transaction 11 Received Phone bill to be paid next month $100
The Ledger Accounts After Posting Transaction 12 Bright withdraws cash $2,000
The Ledger Accounts After Posting
Trial Balance Summary of the ledger Lists all accounts with their balances Accuracy check Debits should equal credits NOT a balance sheet
Trial Balance
Detecting Trial Balance Errors Search for missing account Divide the difference between total debits and total credits by two Is there a debit/credit balance for this amount posted in the wrong column? Divide out-of-balance amount by nine Slide–Adding or dropping a zero ($100 instead of $1,000) Transposition–Reversing two digits ($2,100 instead of $1,200)