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Adjusting Entries (Word Scramble)

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Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA

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1. Adjusting entries are associated with this accounting principle.

MATCHING CGMANHIT
MATCHING MNCAIGHT

2. These are a common type of adjusting entries.

ACCRUALS CAALCSUR
ACCRUALS LUACSRCA

3. Another name for adjusting entries that involve prepayments.

DEFERRALS EAFSRLRDE
DEFERRALS LRSFREDAE

4. The type of account involved with the deferral of revenues.

LIABILITY ILATYIIBL
LIABILITY AIYILTIBL

5. This type of account is part of the entry to accrue revenues.

ASSET TESSA
ASSET SSEAT

6. An accrual entry involving a liability will also include this type of account.

EXPENSE EPXENES
EXPENSE EPNEXSE

7. A common adjusting entry pertaining to plant assets is the recording of ______________.

DEPRECIATION IODETPERNCIA
DEPRECIATION CEIDIPREOTAN

8. The contra account to accounts receivable is the ____________ for doubtful accounts.

ALLOWANCE ANLCOLEWA
ALLOWANCE ECWNLLAOA

9. Adjusting entries are usually dated as of the date of the _________ sheet.

BALANCE ANELCAB
BALANCE AALENBC

10. _________-type adjusting entries are often reversed on the first day of the next accounting period.

ACCRUAL AURACCL
ACCRUAL ARCAULC

11. The expired amount of prepaid insurance premiums should be reported in the account Insurance __________.

EXPENSE EENXSEP
EXPENSE EXNEESP

12. An accrual that leads to an increase in assets will likely involve ___________.

REVENUES RVESENUE
REVENUES NERSEUVE

13. Each adjusting entry affects at least one _________ statement account.

INCOME ENOMIC
INCOME MCOINE

14. The account credited in the adjusting entry for depreciation is ______________ Depreciation.

ACCUMULATED TLCMUAADUCE
ACCUMULATED UAATLDUCMCE

15. One purpose of adjusting entries is to report revenues in the accounting period in which they are __________.

EARNED EAEDNR
EARNED RDEAEN

16. Accruing revenues will include a debit to a _____________ account.

RECEIVABLE LBCIVAREEE
RECEIVABLE BVCLEIEERA

17. Accruing expenses will include a credit to a ___________ account.

LIABILITY TYLBIIALI
LIABILITY IYLTILIBA

18. To avoid the double counting of accrued expenses, ____________ entries are made on the first day of the next accounting period.

REVERSING ERVISNREG
REVERSING EGRIEVRSN

19. An expense incurred but not yet recorded or paid will require an ___________-type adjusting entry.

ACCRUAL LUCCAAR
ACCRUAL URCAACL

20. ____________ revenues should be reported as a liability.

UNEARNED EUDANREN
UNEARNED ENENRAUD
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