Quiz for the Topic...Chart of Accounts |
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| 1. | The chart of accounts is a listing of the accounts presently having balances in the general ledger. | True | False |
| 2. | Some accounting software classify some accounts as "income" accounts, while accountants might refer to these accounts as "revenue" accounts. | True | False |
| 3. | The digits of the account numbers assigned to general ledger accounts often have significance. For example, an account number beginning with a "1" might signify that the account is an asset account, a "6" might signify an operating expense, etc. | True | False |
| 4. | The accounts shown in the chart of accounts can be broadly classified into two categories: balance sheet accounts and ______________ ______________ accounts. |
| 5. | Every transaction will affect how many accounts? |
| only one only two two or more | |
| 6. | In addition to the standard chart of accounts for a specific industry, you will likely want to expand and/or modify the chart of accounts to fit your business. One tool that would be helpful in determining the accounts for your company would be your company's _______________ chart. |
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