2. The Accounting Cycle
⢠The accounting cycle is the process by which accountants
prepare financial statements for an entity for a specific
period of time.
2
3. The Accounting Cycle
1. Analyze business transactions
2. Journalize the
transactions
6. Prepare adjusted trial
balance
7. Prepare financial
statements
8. Journalize and post
closing entries
9. Prepare a post-closing
trial balance
4. Prepare a trial balance
3. Post to ledger accounts
5. Journalize and post
adjusting entries
3
4. Account:
⢠An account is an individual accounting
record of increases and decreases in a
specific asset, liability, ownerâs equity
revenue or expense items.
⢠There are separate accounts for each
classification type such as cash, salaries
expense, accounts payable, etc.
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5. CHART OF ACCOUNTS
⢠DEFINITION: is a list of general ledger accounts.
⢠Is a listing of accounts in title and numerical designation.
5
6. Ledger
⢠Definition: The complete set of accounts for a business entity.
⢠It is the reference book of the accounting system and is used to
summarise and classify and to prepare data for financial statements.
A group of accounts for a
business entity is called a ledger.
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7. Major Account Classifications
Assets are
resources owned
by the business.
Liabilities are debts
owed to outsiders
(creditors).
Cash
Supplies
Building
Accounts
receivable
Accounts
payable
Notes payable
Wages payable
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8. Major Account Classifications
Liabilities are debts
owed to outsiders
(creditors).
Cash
Supplies
Building
Accounts
receivable
Accounts
payable
Notes payable
Wages payable
Assets are
resources owned
by the business.
Liabilities are often identified
on the balance sheet by titles
that include payable.
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9. Ownerâs
equity is the
ownerâs right to
the assets of the
business.
Revenues are
increases in
ownerâs equity as
a result of selling
products or
providing service.
Ayele, Capital
Fees Earned
Sales
Commission
Revenue
Expenses are the
using up of assets
or consuming of
services to
generate revenue.
Rent Expense
Salary Expense
Utilities
Expense
Major Account Classifications
9
11. Credit for
increases
(+)
Credit for
decreases
(-)
Debit for
increases
(+)
Debit for
decreases
(-)
Expense Accounts Revenue Accounts
Rules of Debit / Credit
Statement of profit or loss and other
comprehensive income accounts
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12. Increase
(Normal Balances) Decreases
Balance sheet accounts:
Asset Debit Credit
Liability Credit Debit
Ownerâs Equity:
Capital Credit Debit
Drawing Debit Credit
Income statement accounts:
Revenue Credit Debit
Expense Debit Credit
Normal Balances of Accounts
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13. Double-Entry Accounting
â Double-entry accounting is based on a simple
concept: each party in a business transaction
will receive something and give something in
return. In bookkeeping terms, what is received
is a debit and what is given is a credit. The T
account is a representation of a scale or
balance.â
Luca Pacioli
Developer of
Double-Entry
Accounting
Scale or Balance
Receive
DEBIT
Give
CREDIT
T account
Left Side
Receive
DEBIT
Right Side
Give
CREDIT
13
14. The T-Account
T-account has a title.
Cash
Left side
debit
The left side of the account is the debit side.
Right side
credit
The right side of the account is the credit side. 14
21. 1. Determine whether an asset, a liability,
ownerâs equity, revenue, or expense account
is affected by the transaction.
2. For each account affected by the transaction,
determine whether the account increases or
decreases.
3. Determine whether each increase or decrease
should be recorded as a debit or a credit.
System to Analyze Transactions
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23. JOURNAL
ďŹTransactions are initially recorded in chronological order
in a journal before being transferred to the accounts in
the ledger.
ďŹEvery company has a general journal which contains;
1. spaces for dates,
2. account titles and explanations,
3. references, and
4. two money columns.
⢠Entering transaction data in the journal is known as
journalizing.
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24. Post.
Ref.
JOURNAL
Date Description Debit Credit
Page 1
1
2
3
4
Nov. 1
2006
Cash 25 000 00
AYELE, Capital 25 000 00
Invested cash in NetSolutions.
(A) On November 1, Ayele deposits
Br25,000 in a bank account in the
name of Net Solutions.
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25. 4
5
6
7
8
9
10
5 Land 20 000 00
Cash 20 000 00
Purchased land for building
site.
(B) On November 5,
NetSolutions bought land
for Br20,000, paying cash.
25
26. 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
10 Supplies 1 350 00
Accounts Payable 1 350 00
Purchased supplies on account.
(C) On November 10, NetSolutions
purchased supplies on account
for Br1,350.
26
27. (D) On November 18, NetSolutions
received fees of Br7,500 from
customers for services provided .
18 Cash 7 500 00
Fees Earned 7 500 00
Received fees from customers.
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
27
29. 30 Accounts Payable 950 00
Cash 950 00
Paid creditors on account.
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
(F) On November 30, NetSolutions
paid creditors on account, Br950.
29
30. In every entry the sum of
the debits always equal
the sum of the credits.
30
31. (G) On November 30, a count revealed
that Br800 of the supplies
inventory had been used.
30 Supplies Expense 800 00
Supplies 800 00
Supplies used during
November.
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
31
32. Post.
Ref.
JOURNAL
Date Description Debit Credit
Page 2
1
2
3
4
Nov. 30
2006
Ayele , Drawing 2 000 00
Cash 2 000 00
Ayele withdrew cash for
personal use.
(H) On November 30, Ayele withdrew
Br2,000 in cash from Net Solutions
for personal use.
32
34. Post.
Ref.
JOURNAL
Date Description Debit Credit
Page 2
1
2
3
4
Dec. 1
2006
Prepaid Insurance 2 400 00
Cash 2 400 00
Paid premium on two-year
policy.
Dec. 1 Net Solutions paid a premium of
Br2,400 for a comprehensive
insurance policy covering two years.
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40. Dec. 13 NetSolutions paid a receptionist and
part-time assistant Br950 for two
weeksâ wages.
Post.
Ref.
JOURNAL
Date Description Debit Credit
Page 3
1
2
3
4
Dec. 13
2006
Wages Expense 51 950 00
Cash 11 950 00
Paid two weekâs wages.
40
41. Dec. 16 NetSolutions received Br3,100 from
fees earned for the first half of
December.
5
6
7
8
16 Cash 11 3 100 00
Fees Earned 41 3 100 00
Received fees from customers.
41
42. Dec. 16 Fees earned on account totaled
Br1,750 for the first half of
December.
9
10
11
12
16 Accounts Receivable 12 1 750 00
Fees Earned 41 1 750 00
Received fees from customers.
42
43. Dec. 20 NetSolutions paid Br900 to
Executive Supply Co. on the
Br1,800 debt owed from the
December 4 transaction.
13
14
15
16
20 Accounts Payable 21 900 00
Cash 11 900 00
Paid part of amount owed to
Executive Supply Co.
43
44. Dec. 21 NetSolutions received Br650 from
customers in payment of their
accounts.
18
19
20
21
21 Cash 11 650 00
Accounts Receivable 12 650 00
Received cash from customer
on account.
44
46. Dec. 27 NetSolutions paid the receptionist
and part-time assistant Br1,200 for
two weeksâ wages.
27
28
29
30
27 Wages Expense 51 1 200 00
Cash 11 1 200 00
Paid two weeksâ wages.
46
47. Dec. 31 NetSolutions received Br2,870 from
fees earned for the second half of
December.
5
6
7
8
31 Cash 11 2 870 00
Fees Earned 41 2 870 00
Received fees from customers.
47
48. Dec. 31 NetSolutions paid its Br310
telephone bill for the month.
31
32
33
34
31 Utilities Expense 54 310 00
Cash 11 310 00
Paid telephone bill.
48
49. Dec. 31 NetSolutions paid its Br225 electric
bill for the month.
Post.
Ref.
JOURNAL
Date Description Debit Credit
Page 4
1
2
3
4
Dec. 31
2006
Utilities Expense 54 225 00
Cash 11 225 00
Paid utility bill.
49
50. Dec. 31 Net Solutions fees earned totalled
Br1,120 on account for the second
half of December.
9
10
11
12
31 Accounts Receivable 12 1 120 00
Fees Earned 41 1 120 00
Recorded fees earned on
account.
50
51. Dec. 31 Ayelewithdrew Br2,000 for personal
use.
14
15
16
17
31 Ayele , Drawing 32 2 000 00
Cash 11 2 000 00
Ayele withdrew cash
for personal use.
51
52. Posting
⢠is a process of transferring data from journal to
the accounts in the ledger.
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53. Example
POSTING A JOURNAL ENTRY
In the ledger, enter in the appropriate columns of the account(s)
debited the date, journal page, and debit amount shown in the journal
and the account number to which the journal was posted.
J1
Date Account Title and Explanation Ref Debit Credit
2002
01-Sep Cash 101 15,000
M. Doucet, Capital 301 15,000
Invested cash in business.
General Journal
101
Date Account Title and Explanation Ref Debit Credit Balance
2002
01-Sep J1 15,000 15,000
Cash
General Ledger
53
54. ILLUSTRATION 2-14
POSTING A JOURNAL ENTRY
In the ledger, enter in the appropriate columns of the account(s)
credited the date, journal page, and credit amount shown in the
journal and the account number to which the journal was posted.
J1
Date Account Title and Explanation Ref Debit Credit
2002
01-Sep Cash 101 15,000
M. Doucet, Capital 301 15,000
Invested cash in business.
General Journal
301
Date Account Title and Explanation Ref Debit Credit Balance
2002
1-Sep J1 15,000 15,000
M. Doucet, Capital
General Ledger
54
56. THE TRIAL BALANCE
ďŹA trial balance is a list of accounts and their balances at a
given time.
ďŹThe primary purpose of a trial balance is to prove the
mathematical equality of debits and credits after posting.
ďŹA trial balance also discover errors in journalizing and
posting.
ďŹThe procedures for preparing a trial balance consist of
1. listing the account titles and their balances,
2. totaling the debit and credit columns, and
3. proving the equality of the two columns.
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59. 1. Failure to record a transaction or to post a
transaction.
2. Recording the same erroneous amount for
both the debit and the credit parts of a
transaction.
3. Recording the same transaction more than
once.
4. Posting a part of a transaction correctly as a
debit or credit but to the wrong account.
Errors that will not cause the
trial balance to be unequal:
59
60. Error Correction Procedure
1. Journal entry is incorrect Draw a line through the error
but posted correctly. and insert correct title or
amount.
Error Correction Procedure
Correction
of Errors
60
61. Error Correction Procedure
1. Journal entry is incorrect Draw a line through the error
but not posted. and insert correct title or
amount.
Error Correction Procedure
2. Journal entry is correct Draw a line through the
but posted incorrectly. posted error and post
correctly.
Correction
of Errors
61
62. Error Correction Procedure
Error Correction Procedure
3. Journal entry is incorrect Journalize and post a
and posted incorrectly. correcting entry.
Correction
of Errors
62
63. What would be the necessary
correcting entry?
Journal â As recorded and posted
Correcting Errors â An Example
On May 5, a purchase of office equipment on
account was incorrectly journalized and posted
as shown.
Date Description Debit Credit
May 5 Supplies 12,500
Accounts Payable 12,500
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64. Journal â As recorded and posted
Correcting Errors â An Example
On May 5, a purchase of office equipment on
account was incorrectly journalized and posted
as shown.
Date Description Debit Credit
May 5 Supplies 12,500
Accounts Payable 12,500
Date Description Debit Credit
May 5 Office Equipment 12,500
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65. Date Description Debit Credit
May 5 Office Equipment 12,500
Supplies 12,500
Journal â As recorded and posted
Correcting Errors â An Example
On May 5, a purchase of office equipment on
account was incorrectly journalized and posted
as shown.
Date Description Debit Credit
May 5 Supplies 12,500
Accounts Payable 12,500
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66. Learning Objectives
The Matching Concept and the Adjusting Process
1. The Matching Concept
2. Nature of the Adjusting Process
3. Recording Adjusting Entries
4. Summary of Adjustment Process
C3
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68. Cash Basis of Accounting
ď´ Revenue reported when cash is received
ď´ Expense reported when cash is paid
ď´ Does not properly match revenues and expenses
68
69. Accrual Basis of Accounting
ď´ Revenue reported when earned
ď´ Expense reported when incurred
ď´ Properly matches revenues and expenses in
determining net income
ď´ Requires adjusting entries at end of period
69
71. Adjustments â deferrals and accruals
⢠Deferrals are created by recording a transaction
in a way that delays or defers the recognition of
an expense or a revenue
ďźDeferred expenses
ďźDeferred revenues
⢠Accruals are created by an unrecorded expense
that has been incurred or an unrecorded
revenue that has been earned
ďźAccrued expenses
ďźAccrued revenues
71
73. Basic Steps of the Accounting
Cycle
1. Transactions are analyzed and recorded in the journal.
2. Transactions are posted to the ledger.
3. A trial balance is prepared, adjustment data are
assembled, and an optional work sheet is completed.
4. Financial statements are prepared.
5. Adjusting entries are journalized and posted.
6. Closing entries are journalized and posted.
7. A post-closing trial balance is prepared.
73
74. The work sheet is a useful
device for understanding the flow
of accounting data from the
unadjusted trial balance to the
financial statements.
74
75. WORK SHEET
Account Titles Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit
Balance Sheet
Trial Balance Adjustments Adjusted Trial Balance Income Statement
1. Prepare trial
balance on the
worksheet.
2. Enter
adjustment
data.
3. Enter
adjusted
balances
4. Extend adjusted balance to
appropriate columns.
5. Calculate income/loss and
complete the worksheet.
75
76. The Work Sheet
Trial Balance
Accounts Dr Cr Dr Cr Dr Cr
Adjustments Adjusted TB
Prepared from the general ledger.
Accounts are listed in the following
order: assets, liabilities, ownerâs
equity, revenues, and expenses.
76
77. Adjustments are entered here. Two
possibilities:
1. Deferrals â Existing balances are
changed.
2. Accruals â New information is
entered.
Trial Balance
Accounts Dr Cr Dr Cr Dr Cr
Adjustments Adjusted TB
The Work Sheet
77
78. The Work Sheet
Adjustments are combined with
the trial balance. Account
balances are now adjusted.
Trial Balance
Accounts Dr Cr Dr Cr Dr Cr
Adjustments Adjusted TB
78
80. (a) The Supplies account has a debit balance
of Br2,000. A count of supplies at the end
of the period reveals that Br760 is on hand.
Therefore, Br1,240 in supplies was used
during the two-month period.
80
82. (b)The Prepaid Insurance account has a
debit balance of Br2,400, which
represents prepayment of insurance for
24 months beginning December 1.
Thus, the insurance expense for this
month is Br100 (Br2,400 á 24).
82
84. (c) The Unearned Rent account has a credit
balance of Br360, which represents the
receipt of three-monthsâ rent beginning
with December 1. Thus, the rent revenue
for December is Br120.
FOR
RENT
84
94. Next, the unadjusted Trial
Balance columns and the
Adjustments columns are
combined to determine the
amounts displayed in the
Adjusted Trial Balance.
94
97. Effect of Omitting Adjusting Entry on the
Balance Sheet and Income Statement
⢠Deferred expenses;
ďźExpenses Understated and Net Income Overstated
ďźAssets Overstated and Ownerâs Equity Overstated
⢠Deferred revenues;
ďźRevenues Understated and Net Income Understated
ďźLiabilities Overstated and Ownerâs Equity Understated
⢠Accrued expenses;
ďźExpenses Understated and Net Income Overstated
ďźLiabilities Understated and Ownerâs Equity Overstated
⢠Accrued revenues;
ďźRevenues Understated and Net Income Understated
ďźAssets Understated and Ownerâs Equity Understated
97
98. Revenue and expense balances in
the Adjusted Trial Balance column
are extended to the Income
Statement column.
Adjusted TB
Accounts Dr Cr Dr Cr Dr Cr
Income State. Balance Sheet
The Work Sheet
98
99. Asset, liability, ownerâs equity, and
drawing balances in the Adjusted
Trial Balance column are extended
to the Balance Sheet column.
Adjusted TB
Accounts Dr Cr Dr Cr Dr Cr
Income State. Balance Sheet
The Work Sheet
99
100. To make room on the slides for
the Income statement and
Balance Sheet columns, the Trial
Balance and Adjustments
columns have been removed.
100
106. The difference between the
Income Statement column
totals is the net income (or net
loss) for the period.
106
107. The difference between the
Balance Sheet column totals is
also the income (or net loss)
for the period.
107
108. 9,755 16,960 33,645 26,440
7,205 7,205
16,960 16,960 33,645 33,645
Income Statement Balance Sheet
Net Income Net Income
108
109. NetSolutions
Income Statement
For Two Months Ended December 31, 2006
Fees earned Br16,840
Rent revenue 120
Total revenues Br16,960
Expenses:
Wages expense Br 4,525
Supplies expense 2,040
Rent expense 1,600
Utilities expense 985
Insurance expense 100
Depreciation expense 50
Miscellaneous expense 455
Total expenses 9,755
Net income Br 7,205
Every amount on this income statement was taken from the
Income Statement column of the work sheet. 109
110. NetSolutions
Statement of Changes in Equity
For the Two Months Ended December 31, 2006
AYELEâs Investment on November 1, 2006 Br25,000
Net income for November and December 7,205
Less withdrawals 4,000
Increase in ownerâs equity 3,205
AYELE, Capital, December 31, 2006 Br 28,205
Either
from
the
income
statement
or
the
work
sheet.
110
111. NetSolutions
Statement of financial Position
December 31, 2006
Assets Liabilities
Current assets: Current liabilities:
Cash Br 2,065 Accounts payable Br900
Accounts receivable 2,720 Wages payable 250
Supplies 760 Unearned rent 240
Prepaid insurance 2,300 Total liabilities Br 1,390
Total current assets Br 7,845
Property, plant, and
equipment:
Land Br20,000
Office equip. Br1,800
Less accum.
depreciation 50 1,750 Ownerâs Equity
Total property, plant AYELE, Capital 28,205
and equipment 21,750 Total liabilities and
Total assets Br29,595 ownerâs equity Br29,595
From the
Statement
of Ownerâs
Equity
111
112. Adjusting and Closing Entries
Adjusting entries are recorded
in the journal at the end of the
accounting period.
112
113. Adjusting and Closing Entries
If a work sheet has been
prepared, the data for
these entries are in the
Adjustments columns.
113
114. OWNERâS CAPITAL
The Closing Process
Income Summary
1
Revenues are
transferred to
Income Summary
2
Expenses are
transferred to
Income Summary
3 Net Income or Net Loss is
transferred to Ownerâs Capital
4
Drawings are transferred to
Ownerâs Capital
114
115. OWNERâS CAPITAL
Income Summary
1
Revenues are
transferred to
Income Summary
2
Expenses are
transferred to
Income Summary
3 Net Income or Net Loss is
transferred to Ownerâs Capital
4
Drawings are transferred to
Ownerâs Capital
The Income Summary
account does not appear on
the financial statements.
Adjusting and Closing Entries
115
116. Wages Expense
Bal. 4,525
Rent Expense
Bal. 1,600
Depreciation Expense
Bal. 50
Utilities Expense
Bal. 985
Supplies Expense
Bal. 2,040
Insurance Expense
Bal. 100
Miscellaneous Expense
Bal. 455
Fees Earned
Bal. 16,840
Rent Revenue
Bal. 120
AYELE, Capital
Bal. 25,000
AYELE, Drawing
Bal. 4,000
Income Summary
Note: The
balances shown
are adjusted
balances before
closing. The
following
sequence
demonstrates the
closing process.
The Closing Process
116
117. Wages Expense
Bal. 4,525
Rent Expense
Bal. 1,600
Depreciation Expense
Bal. 50
Utilities Expense
Bal. 985
Supplies Expense
Bal. 2,040
Insurance Expense
Bal. 100
Miscellaneous Expense
Bal. 455
Fees Earned
Bal. 16,840
Rent Revenue
Bal. 120
AYELE, Capital
Bal. 25,000
AYELE, Drawing
Bal. 4,000
Income Summary
Debit each revenue
account for the
amount of its
balance, and credit
Income Summary
for the total
revenue.
16,840
120
16,960
The Closing Process
117
118. Wages Expense
Bal. 4,525
Rent Expense
Bal. 1,600
Depreciation Expense
Bal. 50
Utilities Expense
Bal. 985
Supplies Expense
Bal. 2,040
Insurance Expense
Bal. 100
Miscellaneous Expense
Bal. 455
AYELE, Capital
Bal. 25,000
AYELE, Drawing
Bal. 4,000
Income Summary
Debit Income
Summary for the
total expenses and
credit each expense
account for its
balance.
Fees Earned
Bal. 16,840
Rent Revenue
Bal. 120
16,840
120
16,960
9,775
455
100
2,040
985
50
1,600
4,525
The Closing Process
118
119. Wages Expense
Bal. 4,525
Rent Expense
Bal. 1,600
Depreciation Expense
Bal. 50
Utilities Expense
Bal. 985
Supplies Expense
Bal. 2,040
Insurance Expense
Bal. 100
Miscellaneous Expense
Bal. 455
AYELE, Capital
Bal. 25,000
AYELE, Drawing
Bal. 4,000
Income Summary
Debit Income
Summary for the
amount of its
balance (in this
case, the net
income) and credit
the capital account.
Fees Earned
Bal. 16,840
Rent Revenue
Bal. 120
16,840
120
16,960
9,775
455
100
2,040
985
50
1,600
4,525
7,205
7,205
The Closing Process
119
120. Wages Expense
Bal. 4,525
Rent Expense
Bal. 1,600
Depreciation Expense
Bal. 50
Utilities Expense
Bal. 985
Supplies Expense
Bal. 2,040
Insurance Expense
Bal. 100
Miscellaneous Expense
Bal. 455
AYELE, Capital
Bal. 25,000
AYELE, Drawing
Bal. 4,000
Income Summary
Debit the capital
account for the
balance of the
drawing account,
and credit drawing
for the same
amount.
Fees Earned
Bal. 16,840
Rent Revenue
Bal. 120
16,840
120
16,960
9,775
455
100
2,040
985
50
1,600
4,525
7,205
7,205
4,000
4,000
The Closing Process
120
121. Wages Expense
Bal. 4,525
Rent Expense
Bal. 1,600
Depreciation Expense
Bal. 50
Utilities Expense
Bal. 985
Supplies Expense
Bal. 2,040
Insurance Expense
Bal. 100
Miscellaneous Expense
Bal. 455
AYELE, Capital
Bal. 25,000
AYELE, Drawing
Bal. 4,000
Income Summary
Fees Earned
Bal. 16,840
Rent Revenue
Bal. 120
16,480
120
16,960
9,775
445
100
2,040
985
50
1,600
4,525
7,205
7,205
4,000
4,000
Close Revenues
Close Expenses
Close Income Summary
Close Drawing
16,840
120
16,960
4,525
1,600
50
985
2,040
100
455
9,775
7,205
7,205
4,000
4,000
Review of the Closing Process
121
122. After the closing entries
are posted, all of the
temporary accounts have
zero balances.
122