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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 THACMGNI
MATCHING MGACNTIH

2. These are a common type of adjusting entries.

ACCRUALS RCLSUCAA
ACCRUALS CUARLASC

3. Another name for adjusting entries that involve prepayments.

DEFERRALS RFLADESRE
DEFERRALS DRELSFERA

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

LIABILITY LIAYIBILT
LIABILITY YBTIIILLA

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

ASSET SAEST
ASSET SEAST

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

EXPENSE PEENXES
EXPENSE NSEXEPE

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

DEPRECIATION IDIOCEPNRAET
DEPRECIATION DPEOICTRNIEA

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

ALLOWANCE WLNALACEO
ALLOWANCE OACLEWLAN

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

BALANCE ELAANBC
BALANCE LACBNAE

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

ACCRUAL CUACALR
ACCRUAL CALUARC

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

EXPENSE XENPEES
EXPENSE PEESNEX

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

REVENUES SEERENUV
REVENUES UVSENREE

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

INCOME MOCENI
INCOME COIMEN

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

ACCUMULATED UUAALCEDCMT
ACCUMULATED MCAEDUUCATL

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

EARNED DERNAE
EARNED NEEADR

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

RECEIVABLE VLCEEIRBAE
RECEIVABLE AIERECVBEL

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

LIABILITY ITLYLIAIB
LIABILITY AIILYILBT

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

REVERSING NGIRRSEVE
REVERSING RSINEERVG

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

ACCRUAL CUCALAR
ACCRUAL RUAACCL

20. ____________ revenues should be reported as a liability.

UNEARNED EUARENND
UNEARNED DREUAENN

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