Financial Accounting, Student Value Edition (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134728520
Author: Robert Kemp, Jeffrey Waybright
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 1SC
Which sequence of actions correctly summarizes the accounting process?
- a. Prepare a
trial balance , journalize transactions, post to the accounts. - b. Journalize transactions, post to the accounts, prepare a trial balance.
- c. Post to the accounts, journalize transactions, prepare a trial balance.
- d. Journalize transactions, prepare a trial balance, post to the accounts.
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A. Enter the transactions in the general ledger (t-accounts) and balance off these accounts
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Posting is the process of a. Analyzing the impact of the transaction on the accounting equation. b. Obtaining information about external transactions from source documents. c. Transferring the debit and credit information from the journal to individual accounts in the general ledger. d. Listing all accounts and their balances at a particular date and showing the equality of total debits and total credits.
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