Financial Accounting
Financial Accounting
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781119298229
Author: Weygandt, Jerry J.; Kieso, Donald E.; Kimmel, Paul D.
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 2, Problem 1Q
To determine

T-account:

A T-account is an account used to represent a general ledger account. The title of the account is present at the top. The left side of the base of T denotes the debit amount and the right side denotes the credit amount.

The account has the following format.

Financial Accounting, Chapter 2, Problem 1Q

The parts of a T-account.

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Answer to Problem 1Q

T-account has a title, left side or debit side, and right side or credit side.

Explanation of Solution

The T-account is a two-column account that resembles the capital letter T. It is commonly used to represent the double-entry system of bookkeeping in a precise manner and helps summarize the balances in the debit and the credit side of an account.

The three parts of the T-account are as follows.

  1. 1. A title is given on the top portion that describes the type of financial statement (such as cash balance, input costs, and sales revenues).
  2. 2. The left hand side column called the debit side.
  3. 3. The right hand side column called the credit side.

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