Tips for remembering which accounts to debit and credit
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Accounts: record each transaction in two accounts, debits = credits, T-accounts, amounts reported on financial statements
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Tips for remembering which accounts to debit and credit
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Adjusting entries: recorded in the general journal, deferral of prepaid expenses
Adjusting entries: deferred revenues, accrued revenues, reversing accruals to avoid double-counting
Adjusting entries: accrued expenses, reversing the accrual of expenses after the accounting period is over
Adjusting entries: depreciation expense and accumulated depreciation reported on financial statements, useful life of the asset
Adjusting entries: recap of accruals, deferrals, one balance sheet account and one income statement account will be affected
Introduction to internal control for safeguarding assets: 3-way match, segregation of duties
Bank reconciliation: process to determine the true or adjusted amount of cash, journal entries needed for adjustments to book balance
Sales on credit: risk, unsecured accounts receivable, aging to monitor allowance for doubtful accounts, bad debts expense
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