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Week 7 According to the video presented, corporations do not use an account called Income Summary to close out revenue and expense accounts like other companies. The video did not mention what they might name it instead, but any company would need to close out their temporary accounts that track revenues and expenses at the end of their fiscal year to start the new year with zero balances. An account that is unique to corporations would be the dividends account, this account can be best compared to the withdrawals accounts in other companies. The temporary accounts are a way for companies to track their yearly revenues and expenses. To not close these accounts properly, would mean that the next year's accounts would be off from the very beginning. This could lead to false claims on net income either intentional or accidental. Many companies use auditing systems to go over the accounting processes that have been carried out. Some use internal checks, some use external checks, and there are even companies that use a combination of internal and external checks. Another method corporations use is to compare the closing amounts to the Statement of Retained Earnings to ensure they are correctly moved.
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