Chart of accounts, trial balance, adjusting entries
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1) What are the components of the chart of accounts?
2) What is the purpose of the numbering structure on a chart of accounts?
3) Why is the structure of the chart of accounts important?
4) Is the chart of accounts the same for every organization? Explain your answer.
5) When is the trial balance prepared?
6) What is the purpose of preparing a trial balance?
7) What does the trial balance tell you?
8) What does the trial balance not tell you?
9) What accounting assumptions necessitate the use of adjusting entries?
10) What are the differences between prepaids and accruals?
11) What are the different journal entries associated with booking prepaid insurance and unrecorded insurance?
12) What accounts are subject to adjusting journal entries?
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For definitions, terms etc use has been made of
1) Financial Accounting by Horngren and Sundem
2) http://www.netmba.com/accounting/fin/process/
1) What are the components of the chart of accounts?
Chart of accounts is normally a numbered or coded list describing all account titles.
The major categories are:
Assets
Liabilities
Capital
Revenue
Expenses
Within these major categories are items like
Cash
Accounts Receivable
Paid-in capital etc
A typical chart of account looks like (http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/gopher/Business-Development/Success-Series/Vol1/Prof/prof10.txt)
Assets
100-Cash in Banks
101-Petty Cash Fund
102-Accounts Receivable
103-Inventory
105-Materials and Supplies
107-Prepaid Expenses
108-Deposits
120-Land
121-Buildings
122-Accumulated Depreciation -- Buildings (Credit)
123-Tools and Equipment
124-Accumulated Depreciation -- Tools and Equipment (Credit)
125-Automotive Equipment
126-Accumulated Depreciation -- Automotive Equipment (Credit)
127-Furniture and Fixtures
128-Accumulated Depreciation -- Furniture and Fixtures (Credit)
130-Organization Expenses (to be amortized)
Liabilities
200-Accounts Payable
201-Notes Payable
205-Sales Taxes-Payable
206-FICA Taxes-Payable
207-Federal Withholding Taxes
208-State Withholding Taxes
209-Unemployment Taxes
220-Long-Term Debt-Mortgages Payable
221-Long-Term Debt-SBA Loan
225-Miscellaneous Accruals
Capital Accounts
For Corporations
300-Common Capital Stock
301-Preferred Capital Stock
For Proprietorships
300-Proprietorship Account
301-Proprietor's Withdrawals
305-Retained Earnings
Sales (Revenue) Accounts (Credits)
400-Retail Sales
401-Wholesale Sales
402-Sales-Service
405-Miscellaneous Income
Expenses (Debit)
500-Salaries and Wages
501-Contract Labor
502-Payroll Taxes
503-Utilities
504-Telephone
505-Rent
506-Office Supplies
507-Postage
508-Maintenance Expense
509-Insurance
510-Interest
511-Depreciation
512-Travel Expense
513-Entertainment
514-Advertising
515-Dues and Contributions
520-Miscellaneous Expenses
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