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ISBN: 9780137391707

Author: GORDON

Publisher: PEARSON

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Financial accounting is one of the branches of accounting in which the transactions arising in the business over a particular period are recorded.

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A ledger is an account that provides information on all the transactions that have taken place during a particular period. It is also known as General Ledger. For example, your bank account statement is a general ledger that gives information about the a…

Trial Balance and Final Accounts

In accounting we start with recording transaction with journal entries then we make separate ledger account for each type of transaction. It is very necessary to check and verify that the transaction transferred to ledgers from the journal are accurately…

Adjustment Entries

At the end of every accounting period Adjustment Entries are made in order to adjust the accounts precisely replicate the expenses and revenue of the current period. It is also known as end of period adjustment. It can also be referred as financial repor…

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Chapter 4, Problem 4.18BE

Closing Entries. Readers, Inc., an online bookstore, had the following account balances at year-end: Sales Revenue of $420,000; Cost of Goods Sold of $240,000: Salary Expense of $120.000; Insurance Expense of $5,000. Also, it declared and paid a dividend in the amount of $10 000 at year-end. Prepare the necessary closing entries for Readers. Omit explanations.

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