Concept explainers
1.
Accounting equation is an accounting tool expressed in the form of equation, by creating a relationship between the resources or assets of a company, and claims on the resources by the creditors and the owners. Accounting equation is expressed as shown below:
Assets = Liabilities + Shareholders Equity
To analyze: The given transaction and indicate the increase or decrease in the accounting equation.
2.
Journal
Journal is the method of recording monetary business transactions in chronological order. It records the debit and credit aspects of each transaction to abide by the double-entry system.
To record: The journal entry for providing service to customer and received cash.
3.
T-account
T-account is the form of the ledger account, where the journal entries are posted to this account. It is referred to as the T-account, because the alignment of the components of the account resembles the capital letter ‘T’.
The components of the T-account are as follows:
a) The title of the account
b) The left or debit side
c) The right or credit side
To prepare: The T-account to enter the transaction from journal assuming opening balance is zero.
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