Journal is the primary record of the business transaction in chronological (date wise) order. Journal entry contains two effects one is debit and other is credit, under double entry book keeping system.
Procedure for debiting and crediting an account:
• Increase in assets account, increase in expenses account, and decrease in liabilities account should be debited.
• Decrease in assets account, increase in revenue account, and increase in liabilities account should be credited.
All transactions affect the
Adjusting entries refer to those entries that are reported at the end of the year to adjust the financial position of a firm based on the accrual basis of accounting.
To prepare: The journal entries to record the transactions of the year 2015.
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