a) A trial balance is a bookkeeping worksheet in which the balances of all ledgers are compiled into debit and credit account column totals that are equal. Based on this statement, the new accounts executive confidently presented the company's quarterly financial statements to his accounts manager by stating that the financial statements are correct and complete. However, his account manager disagreed with his statement and would like to check again his work. Explain 5 reasons to support the account manager disagreement with the new accounts executive regarding his statement on the trial balance. b) Explain the importance of enhancing qualitative characteristic in preparing the financial statement.

a) A trial balance is a bookkeeping worksheet in which the balances of all ledgers are compiled into debit and credit account column totals that are equal. Based on this statement, the new accounts executive confidently presented the company's quarterly financial statements to his accounts manager by stating that the financial statements are correct and complete. However, his account manager disagreed with his statement and would like to check again his work. Explain 5 reasons to support the account manager disagreement with the new accounts executive regarding his statement on the trial balance. b) Explain the importance of enhancing qualitative characteristic in preparing the financial statement.

Century 21 Accounting General Journal

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337680059

Author:Gilbertson

Publisher:Gilbertson

Chapter2: Analyzing Transactions Into Debit And Credit Parts

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Problem 1CP

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Read each definition below and write the number of the definition in the blank beside the appropriate term. The quiz solutions appear at the end of the chapter. Event External event Internal event Transaction Source document Account Chart of accounts General ledger Debit Credit Double-entry system Journal Posting Journalizing General journal Trial balance A numerical list of all accounts used by a company. A list of each account and its balance; used to prove equality of debits and credits. A happening of consequence to an entity. An entry on the right side of an account. An event occurring entirely within an entity. A piece of paper that is used as evidence to record a transaction. The act of recording journal entries. An entry on the left side of an account. The process of transferring amounts from a journal to the ledger accounts. An event involving interaction between an entity and its environment. A record used to accumulate amounts for each individual asset, liability, revenue, expense, and component of stockholders equity. A book, a file, a hard drive, or another device containing all of the accounts. A chronological record of transactions. Any event that is recognized in a set of financial statements. The journal used in place of a specialized journal. A system of accounting in which every transaction is recorded with equal debits and credits and the accounting equation is kept in balance.
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