Concept explainers
(a)
Journal entries: Journal is the book of original entry whereby all the financial transactions are recorded in chronological order. Under this method each transaction has two sides, debit side and credit side. Total amount of debit side must be equal to the total amount of credit side. In addition, it is the primary books of accounts for any entity to record the daily transactions and processed further till the presentation of the financial statements.
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.
Correcting Entries: Correcting entries are those entries which are recorded in order to rectify the effect of an erroneous entry.
To Prepare: (a) The incorrect entry, correct entry and correcting entry. (b) Corrected trial balance.
(b)
To Prepare: corrected trial balance.
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