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  2. Adjusting entries - Wikipedia

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    In accounting, adjusting entries are journal entries usually made at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditure to the period in which they actually occurred. The revenue recognition principle is the basis of making adjusting entries that pertain to unearned and accrued revenues under accrual-basis accounting .

  3. How Accounts Payable Are Recorded on a Balance Sheet - AOL

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    For example, the accounts payable amount of $500 for a tool purchase belongs on the liabilities side of the balance sheet. But the value of the tool itself belongs on the assets side of the ...

  4. Journal entry - Wikipedia

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    A journal entry is the act of keeping or making records of any transactions either economic or non-economic. Transactions are listed in an accounting journal that shows a company's debit and credit balances. The journal entry can consist of several recordings, each of which is either a debit or a credit. The total of the debits must equal the ...

  5. General journal - Wikipedia

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    A general journal entry would typically include the date of the transaction (which may be dispensed with after the first entry of the day), the names of the accounts to be debited and credited (which should be the same as the name in the chart of accounts), the amount of each debit and credit, and a summary explanation of the transaction ...

  6. Controlling account - Wikipedia

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    In accounting, the controlling account (also known as an adjustment or control account [1]) is an account in the general ledger for which a corresponding subsidiary ledger has been created. The subsidiary ledger allows for tracking transactions within the controlling account in more detail.

  7. Matching principle - Wikipedia

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    Two types of balancing accounts exist to prevent fictitious profits and losses that might arise when cash is paid out in different accounting periods than when expenses are recognised. According to the matching principle in accrual accounting, expenses are recognised when obligations are incurred, regardless of when cash is paid. Cash can be ...

  8. Reclassification (accounting) - Wikipedia

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    A reclass or reclassification, in accounting, is a journal entry transferring an amount from one general ledger account to another. This can be done to correct a mistake; to record that long-term assets or liabilities have become current; or to record that an asset is now being used for a different purpose (e.g. lands becoming investment property intended for resale, rather than as property ...

  9. Chart of accounts - Wikipedia

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    Liability accounts are used to recognize liabilities. A liability is a present obligation of an entity to transfer an economic benefit (CF E37). Common examples of liability accounts include accounts payable, deferred revenue, bank loans, bonds payable and lease obligations. Equity accounts are used to recognize ownership equity. The terms ...