Accounting Basics Flashcards

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A fiscal year that ends June 30, 2008 begins when?
July 1st, 2007
Name 2 current assets:
1) Cash2) Accounts receivable 3) inventories4) supplies5) Short term investments
Name 2 Current liability Accounts:
1) Accounts payable2) Salaries payable3) Notes payable4) unearned revenue5) interest payable6) taxes payable
GAAP stands for
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAAP requires he use of
Cash/Accurual (adding together of interest or investments over time).it can refer to accounts on a balance sheet that represent liabilities and non-cash-based assets. this includes accounts payable, a/r, etc...
Name the steps in the accounting cycle
1. Analyze transactions2. journalize transactions3. post to the ledger 4. prepare the balance sheet
Name 4 primary financial statements for the For-Profit Enterprise
1. Balance sheet2. Income statements3. Statement of Retained Earnings4. Statement of cash flows
Do a T-graph for the Assets
AssetDebit+/Credit -
Normal balance is on debit side
Do a t-graph for Liabilities
Liability-Deb/Credit + Normal balance is on Credit
Do a t graph for Equity
Equity - Debit/+ CreditNormal balance is for credit
Equation for Assets =
Assets = Liability + Equity
T Account for Revenue

Revenue- Debit/ Credit + Normal balance for credit
T account for expenses
Expenses+ Debit/- CreditNormal balance is debit
T account for dividends
DividendsDebit +/Credit - Normal balance is debit
Revenue - Expenses =
Revenue - expenses = Net income/loss