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Chapter
Chapter
Learning Accounting
If you want to learn accounting, you learn it one concept at a time, one principle at a time.
Entity C
Entity D
Entity E
Exh. 2.2
Transaction or event
Source documents
Analysis
Account Title
Left Side Right Side
Account Title
Date Item Post Ref Debit
Assets
Liabilities
Owners Equity
Capital Stock
Retained Earnings
Revenue
-Expenses
Net Income
Analyzing Transactions
1. Analyze the transaction and its source.
2. Identify the impact of the transaction on account balances. 3. Identify the financial statements that are impacted by the transaction.
Chapter
Exercise 2-5
Chapter
C6
Learning Objective
Conceptual
ACCT 201
ACCT 201
ACCT 201
C7
Learning Objective
Define debits and credits and explain their role in double-entry accounting.
Conceptual
Lets . . .
. . . At Debits
Debits
Debit comes from Latin and merely means left, or the lefthand side of an account. Abbreviated DR.
Account Title
Left Side
We need to stop here and change our way of thinking!
Debit Side
Lets . . .
. . . At Credits
Credits
Credit also comes from the Latin, and means right, or the righthand side of an account. Abbreviated CR.
Account Title
Right Side
Lets stop here and modify our thinking at least for this class!
Credit Side
Lets . . .
Assets
Owners Equity
Account Title
Debit Credit
Always
Assets
DR CR
Liabilities
DR CR
Owners Equity
DR CR
Debit-Credit Rules . . .
Account
Assets
Liabilities Inc. Dec.
Debit
Credit
Credit
Debit
Owners Equity
Revenue
Credit
Credit
Debit
Debit
Expenses
Debit
Credit
Debit-Credit Rules . . .
Debits Increase Assets Expenses
Liabilities Equity Revenue
Credits
Liabilities Equity Revenue
Decrease
Assets Expenses
For every transaction there must be at least one debit and one credit;
Debits are always entered on the left side of an account and credits on the right side.
ACCT 201
ACCT 201
ACCT 201
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evenues quity
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ncrease redits
Dividends
Capital
P1
Learning Objective
Procedural
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(3)
Liabilities
Equipment 30,000
Equity
We saw these steps earlier. Now, lets look at some additional ones.
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(3)
Liabilities
Equipment 30,000
Equity
GENERAL JOURNAL
Description Post. Ref.
Page
Debit
123
Credit
PR
Journals . . .
A journal contains a chronological record of the transactions of a business.
Advantages
Sets forth transactions of each day.
Records transactions in chronological order. Shows the analysis of each transaction in terms of debit and credit effects. Supplies an explanation of each transaction
Advantages
Serves as a source for future reference to accounting transactions.
Removes lengthy explanations from the ledger accounts. Makes posting the ledger at convenient times possible.
Advantages
Assists in keeping the ledger in balance.
Aids in tracing errors. Promotes the division of labor.
GENERAL JOURNAL
Date 2001 Dec. 1 Cash Description PR
Common Stock Issuance of stock Dec. 2 Supplies Cash Transaction Purchased store supplies explanation for cash
2,500
2,500
ACCOUNT No.
Credit
101
Balance
ACCOUNT No.
Credit
101
Balance
Exh. 2.16
CASH
Date 2001 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 10 Description PR G1 G1 G1 G1 Debit
ACCOUNT No.
Credit
101
Balance
Page 1
Credit
Common Stock Issuance of stock Dec. 2 Identify the account. Supplies Cash CASH Purchased store supplies for cash Date Description PR
2,500
ACCOUNT No.
Debit Credit
2,500
101
Balance
2001
Dec. 3
Purchased equipment
G1
20,000.00
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Page 1
Credit
2,500
ACCOUNT No.
PR Debit Credit
2,500
101
Balance
Purchased equipment
G1
20,000.00
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Page 1
Credit
Common Stock Issuance of stock Dec. 2 Supplies Enter the Cash CASH Purchased store supplies for cash Date Description PR
amount.
Debit
3 2,500
2,500
ACCOUNT No.
Credit
101
Balance
Page 1
Credit
Common Stock Issuance of stock Dec. 2 Supplies the journal Enter Cash CASH Purchased store supplies for cash Date Description
reference.
PR G1 G1 Debit
4 2,500
ACCOUNT No.
Credit
2,500
101
Balance
Page 1
Credit
Common Stock Issuance of stock Dec. 2 SuppliesCompute the balance. Cash CASH Purchased store supplies for cash Date Description PR Debit 2,500
ACCOUNT No.
Credit
2,500
101
Balance
G1 G1
30,000 20,000
30,000 (20,000)
Page 1
Credit
Common Stock Issuance of stock Dec. 2 Supplies 2,500 Enter the ledger reference. Cash CASH Purchased store supplies ACCOUNT No. for cash Date Description PR Debit Credit
6
2,500
101
Balance
G1 G1
30,000 20,000
30,000 (20,000)