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  2. Special journals - Wikipedia

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    Folio Number: Every page of a journal is numbered. This number is known as a folio number. [5] The folio number is used as a cross reference between the journal and the ledger accounts. The use of folio numbers makes it easy to refer back from the ledger account to the journal entry or forward from the journal entry to the ledger account.

  3. Accounts receivable - Wikipedia

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    Accounts receivable represents money owed by entities to the firm on the sale of products or services on credit. In most business entities, accounts receivable is typically executed by generating an invoice and either mailing or electronically delivering it to the customer, who, in turn, must pay it within an established timeframe, called credit terms [citation needed] or payment terms.

  4. QuickBooks - Wikipedia

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    QuickBooks is an accounting software package developed and marketed by Intuit.First introduced in 1992, QuickBooks products are geared mainly toward small and medium-sized businesses and offer on-premises accounting applications as well as cloud-based versions that accept business payments, manage and pay bills, and payroll functions.

  5. Write-off - Wikipedia

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    The distinction is that while a write-off is generally completely removed from the balance sheet, a write-down leaves the asset with a lower value. [4] As an example, one of the consequences of the 2007 subprime crisis for financial institutions was a revaluation under mark-to-market rules: "Washington Mutual will write down by $150 million the ...

  6. Journal entry - Wikipedia

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    Journal entries can record unique items or recurring items such as depreciation or bond amortization. In accounting software, journal entries are usually entered using a separate module from accounts payable, which typically has its own subledger, that indirectly affects the general ledger. As a result, journal entries directly change the ...

  7. Double-entry bookkeeping - Wikipedia

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    Accounting entries that debit and credit related accounts typically include the same date and identifying code in both accounts, so that in case of error, each debit and credit can be traced back to a journal and transaction source document, thus preserving an audit trail. The accounting entries are recorded in the "Books of Accounts".

  8. How to write off worthless stock and get a tax break - AOL

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    Then you report the loss on Schedule D when tax time rolls around and you get your tax write-off. But it can be a bit more complicated when you haven’t sold the position and realized the loss ...

  9. Trial balance - Wikipedia

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    The trial balance is usually prepared by a bookkeeper or accountant who has used daybooks to record financial transactions and then post them to the nominal ledgers and personal ledger accounts. The trial balance is a part of the double-entry bookkeeping system and uses the classic 'T' account format for presenting values.