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Bookkeeping (Word Scrambles with Coaching)

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Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA

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1. These are entered on the left side of an account.

DEBITS TEIBDS
DEBITS BIDEST
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Debits are entries made on the left side of a general ledger account. Debits increase the normal debit balances in the asset and expense accounts and decrease the normal credit balances in the liability, equity, and revenue accounts. In double-entry bookkeeping, each transaction must have the total of the debit amounts equal to the total of the credit amounts.

Example: Assume a company sells a product and receives $500 cash. The company will debit the Cash account to increase the asset and credit the Sales Revenues account to increase its credit balance.

2. These are entered on the right side of an account.

CREDITS SDTIECR
CREDITS ISTRECD
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Credits are entries made on the right side of a general ledger account. Credits increase the normal credit balances in the liability, equity, and revenue accounts, and decrease the normal debit balances of the asset and expense accounts. Each transaction must have the total of the credit amounts equal to the total of the debit amounts.

Example: Assume a company received a repair bill for $300 that is due in 10 days. The company will credit Accounts Payable, increasing the liability account balance, and debit Repairs Expense.

3. These accounts will normally have a credit balance.

LIABILITIES IETSIILABLI
LIABILITIES LITSILEIAIB
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Liabilities are obligations the company must pay in the future. Liabilities are reported on the balance sheet and these accounts normally have credit balances. Liabilities include loans, accounts payable, and other forms of debt.

Example: A company owes $1,000 to a supplier, which is recorded as a credit to Accounts Payable and increases the company’s liabilities.

4. These accounts will normally have debit balances.

ASSETS ESASST
ASSETS EASSST
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Assets are resources owned by a company that provide future economic benefits and typically the asset accounts have debit balances. Examples include cash, accounts receivable, and equipment.

Example: When a company buys a $2,000 piece of equipment, it will debit the Equipment account, increasing the account’s balance that will be reported on the balance sheet.

5. Sales are an example of retailers' operating __________________.

REVENUES RENSEUEV
REVENUES NEVSUERE
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Operating revenues are the amounts earned from a company’s core or main business operations. They cause an increase in the company’s equity.

Example: A service company earns $5,000 for services rendered, which will be credited to the Service Revenues account. This in turn increases the company’s equity.

6. Accounts are contained in the general ___________.

LEDGER LREEDG
LEDGER EGRDLE
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The general ledger is a collection of accounts in which transactions are recorded. It includes details of debits and credits and is used to prepare the company’s financial statements.

Example: A $300 sale on credit will result in a $300 credit to the general ledger account Sales, and a $300 debit to the account Accounts Receivable.

7. Entries for depreciation are first written in the general ___________.

JOURNAL LONJARU
JOURNAL ROUANLJ
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The general journal is a chronological list of transactions before they are posted to ledger accounts.

Example: Adjusting entries are examples of items recorded in the general journal prior to being posted to the general ledger accounts. In addition to depreciation, the adjusting entries for accruals and deferrals are recorded in the general journal.

8. The credit amount in the depreciation entry is recorded in ______________ Depreciation.

ACCUMULATED CLCAMDTAEUU
ACCUMULATED AETCDUUAMCL
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Accumulated depreciation is the cumulative amount of depreciation that has been recorded for a plant asset since its acquisition. It is a contra-asset account and reduces the book or carrying value of long-term tangible assets on the balance sheet.

Example: A $10,000 machine being depreciated at $1,000 per year for three years will have a credit balance of $3,000 in Accumulated Depreciation. At that point, the machine will have a book value of $7,000.

9. Under _________-entry bookkeeping a transaction affects a minimum of two accounts.

DOUBLE OBELDU
DOUBLE UOLDBE
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Double-entry bookkeeping (or accounting) is a system where every financial transaction affects at least two accounts. One or more accounts will be debited, and one or more accounts will be credited. This system also ensures that the accounting equation remains in balance.

Example: When a company buys inventory having a cost of $500 on credit, it will debit Inventory (or Purchases) and credit Accounts Payable for $500.

10. The accounting or bookkeeping ___________ is Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders' Equity.

EQUATION OTQIUENA
EQUATION TNUAIEQO
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The accounting equation is Assets = Liabilities + Equity (or Owner’s Equity or Stockholders’ Equity). The accounting equation must remain in balance.

Example: If a company has $20,000 in assets and $5,000 in liabilities, its owner’s (or stockholders’) equity must be $15,000.

11. Bona fide invoices from suppliers that are to be paid in 30 days are recorded in Accounts _______.

PAYABLE LYABAEP
PAYABLE EALABPY
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Accounts payable reports the amounts a company owes to its creditors for goods or services received but not yet paid. Accounts payable, wages payable, and notes payable are a few examples of liabilities and liability accounts.

Example: If a company receives an invoice for $700 for office supplies it purchased on credit, it records the amount as a credit entry in Accounts Payable. When the supplier is paid, Accounts Payable will be debited.

12. The ______ of accounts receivable sorts the customers' balances according to the dates when the amounts of the sales invoices should be collected.

AGING GAGNI
AGING GANGI
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The aging of accounts receivable sorts a company’s accounts receivables by the length of time they have been outstanding. This helps businesses manage collections and quickly see which customers are not paying as agreed.

Example: An aging report might show that $40,000 of the receivables are not yet due, $1,500 of receivables are 1 to 30 days past due, while $500 are more than 60 days past due.

13. These cause stockholders' equity to decrease.

EXPENSES ESSEXNPE
EXPENSES SNEPESEX
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Expenses are the costs incurred by a business to generate revenues. Common examples of expenses include rent, salaries, and utilities. They decrease equity but are first recorded as debits in the expense accounts.

Example: When a corporation pays $300 for utilities, it records a debit in the Utilities Expense account. This in turn reduces the corporation’s stockholders’ equity.

14. The type of adjusting entry associated with a prepayment.

DEFERRAL LEDRFERA
DEFERRAL DRLEFREA
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A deferral involves postponing the recognition of revenue or expense. Deferred revenue is recorded when payment is received before the company has earned it. Deferred expenses are prepaid costs that will become expenses in future periods.

Example: If a company receives $1,200 in advance for a 12-month service contract, it records $1,200 in the liability account Deferred Revenues. As the amount is earned, it is moved from Deferred Revenues to a revenue account (an income statement account). If a company pays $6,000 for insurance premiums for the 6-months beginning in the following month, the $6,000 will be recorded in the current asset account Prepaid insurance.

15. The type of account that is affected by the accrual of an expense.

LIABILITY LBAYIILTI
LIABILITY TAYLBIIIL
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A liability account is increased when an expense is incurred but not paid. Common descriptions include accrued interest payable, accrued payroll expenses, accrued utilities.

Example: A bank loan may require interest of 10% per year, but the interest is to be paid only quarterly. Therefore, on almost every day during the loan there is some interest owed. The amount owed is the credit balance in Accrued Interest owed.

16. Internal controls include the _______________ of duties.

SEPARATION NIOASPRETA
SEPARATION RPSEOAANTI
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Separation of duties is an internal control principle that divides responsibilities among different individuals to reduce the risk of error or fraud. The risk is reduced because no one person has control over all aspects of a financial transaction.

Example: In a company, one employee might authorize purchases, another processes payments, and a third reconciles bank statements, ensuring a system of checks and balances. This process requires all three people to be dishonest in order to steal the company’s money.

17. A ___________-in-transit may be one of the adjustments appearing in the bank reconciliation.

DEPOSIT IODSPET
DEPOSIT DOTIPES
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A deposit is an amount added to a company’s bank account in the bank reconciliation. It can also refer to the cash or checks received but not yet appearing in the bank account.

Example: Assume a business deposits $1,000 into its bank account after banking hours. The company’s Cash account includes the $1,000. However, the bank statement will not show the deposit until the next business day.

18. Another term for supplier.

VENDOR NROEVD
VENDOR DEVNRO
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A vendor is a person or company that supplies goods or services to another business. Transactions with vendors (or suppliers) typically involve accounts payable when the goods or services are received on credit.

Example: A company purchasing $500 worth of inventory from a vendor (or supplier) will credit Accounts Payable and debit Inventory (or Purchases), reflecting the obligation to pay the vendor.

19. One to whom money is owed.

CREDITOR ORRIDECT
CREDITOR TOCIRDER
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A creditor is an entity or person to which a company owes money. Creditors can include banks, suppliers, and others that have extended credit to the company.

Example: If a business borrows $2,000 from a bank, the bank is the creditor, and the amount owed is reported by the business as a liability under Loans Payable.

20. __________ Insurance is an asset account.

PREPAID IDAPPER
PREPAID RPADPEI
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Prepaid expenses (including prepaid insurance) are payments made in advance for goods or services to be received in the future. They are initially recorded as assets and then expensed over future perioids.

Example: A company paying $1,200 for a year’s insurance in advance will record the $1,200 in the asset account, Prepaid Insurance. Each month, the company will remove $100 from Prepaid Insurance and will report it as Insurance Expense.

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For the past 52 years, Harold Averkamp (CPA, MBA) has
worked as an accounting supervisor, manager, consultant, university instructor, and innovator in teaching accounting online. He is the sole author of all the materials on AccountingCoach.com.

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