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Our Explanation of Adjusting Entries gives you a process and an understanding of how to make the adjusting entries in order to have an accurate balance sheet and income statement. Eight examples including T-accounts for the 16 related general ledger accounts provide makes this topic easier to master.

Part 1Introduction to Adjusting Entries
Part 2Adjusting Entries - Asset Accounts
Part 3Adjusting Entries - Liability Accounts
Part 4Accruals & Deferrals, Avoiding Adjusting Entries
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Our visual tutorial for the topic Adjusting Entries shows you how every adjusting entry will impact both the balance sheet and the income statement. We demonstrate a simple technique with several examples.

Watch our Bookkeeping Video Training

Our bookkeeping videos will help you deepen your understanding of debits and credits, general ledger accounts, double-entry bookkeeping, adjusting entries, bank reconciliation, and more. This video training consists of 13 videos of approximately 10 minutes each.

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Review our Cheat Sheet

Our Adjusting Entries Cheat Sheet provides examples of the typical accrual, deferral, and other adjusting entries. An example of a reversing entry is also included.

Take our Quick Test #1

This graded 40-question test measures your understanding of the topic Adjusting Entries. Our quick tests will help you discover which concepts you need to study further and enhance your long-term retention. All of our quick tests can be taken online and/or printed.

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This graded 30-question test measures your understanding of the topic Adjusting Entries. Our quick tests will help you discover which concepts you need to study further and enhance your long-term retention. All of our quick tests can be taken online and/or printed.

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This graded 40-question test measures your understanding of the topic Adjusting Entries. Our quick tests will help you discover which concepts you need to study further and enhance your long-term retention. All of our quick tests can be taken online and/or printed.

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This graded 30-question test provides coaching to guide you to the correct answers. Use our coaching to learn the WHY behind each answer and deepen your understanding of the topic Adjusting Entries.

Earn our Adjusting Entries Certificate of Achievement

Unless a company’s financial statements are adjusted at the end of each accounting period, they will not present the true profit, assets, liabilities, etc. Passing our certificate exam will allow you to gain confidence and distinguish yourself. You will become more valuable as you prepare to pass this 40-question exam.

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