Accounting Principles 12E WileyPLUS with Loose-Leaf Print Companion with WileyPLUS Leanring Space Card Set
Accounting Principles 12E WileyPLUS with Loose-Leaf Print Companion with WileyPLUS Leanring Space Card Set
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781119036395
Author: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso
Publisher: Wiley (WileyPLUS Products)
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Chapter 2, Problem 2CCCP

(a)

To determine

Journalizing: It is the process of recording the transactions of an organization in a chronological order. Based on these journal entries recorded, the amounts are posted to the relevant ledger accounts.

Accounting rules for journal entries:

  • To increase balance of the account: Debit assets, expenses, losses and credit all liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.
  • To decrease balance of the account: Credit assets, expenses, losses and debit all liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.

To prepare: Journal entries.

(b)

To determine

Ledger Account: Leger account is an accountings book in which the debit entries are shown at the left side of the account and credit entries are shown at the right side of the account. It can be termed as principal book.

To prepare: Ledger accounts

(c)

To determine

Trial Balance: Trial balance is the record of accounts and their balances prepared at the end of accounting period. It is the prepared after journal and ledger and gives the summary of transactions occurred in the business. Debit balances are given in left column and credit balances are given in right column of trial balance.

To prepare: A trial balance.

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