Expenditures made for advertising are recorded in a revenue account.
- True
- False
A Chart of Accounts is a coded listing of all the accounts in the General Ledger.
- True
- False
The Income Statement is a financial report that shows all the assets, liabilities, and owner's equity of a business.
- True
- False
Accounts Receivable are amounts a business owes to others.
- True
- False
The Basic Accounting Equation is Assets + Liabilities = Owner's Equity
- True
- False
A credit to a Liability or Revenue Account increases the account's balance.
- True
- False
If a business uses the Double Entry Accounting System, Debits should always equal Credits.
- True
- False
The Single Entry Accounting System records a debit and credit for each transaction.
- True
- False
A Trial Balance is a tool used to help prepare Financial Statements.
- True
- False
Property is another term used for Assets.
- True
- False
Profit is the amount that a business's Revenues exceeds its Expenses.
- True
- False
Revenues are amounts that a business earns by selling products or services.
- True
- False
A debit is an entry that increases a liability or an owner's equity account and decreases an asset or expense account.
- True
- False
A T-Account is a formal accounting record.
- True
- False
Plant Machinery is a type of asset.
- True
- False
Owner's Equity (Capital) is the amount left for owner(s) after all debts have been paid.
- True
- False
An Invoice that a business owes to a supplier is a Liability.
- True
- False
A debit decreases the balance of an expense account while a credit increases the balance.
- True
- False
Owner's Equity increases as a result of-
- Draws
- Revenue
- Expenses
- All of the listed answers are correct
A debit decreases the balance of an asset account and a credit increases the balance.
- True
- False
The owner's claim to the assets (property) of a business is reflected in the balance of what type of account ?
- Expense Account
- Capital Account
- Revenue Account
- Draw Account
- Asset Account
Which of the following type of account is not included in an Income Statement ?
- Expense
- Cost Of Goods Sold
- Revenue
- Asset
The initial record used to first enter business transactions into the accounting records is called-
- Journals
- Trial Balance
- General Ledger
- Balance Sheet
A Balance Sheet is simply a financial picture of a business at a specific point in time.
- True
- False
The Cash Basis of Accounting records revenues in the period earned and expenses in the period incurred.
- True
- False
The account Cash is an example of what type of account ?
- Liability
- Revenue
- Expense
- Asset
- Draw
Which of the following is not a type of Expense ?
- Utilities
- Professional Fees
- Building Rental
- Sales
Debits are posted to the Left Side (Column) of an account and Credits are posted to the Right Side (Column) of an account.
- True
- False
The most liquid asset a business possesses is ?
- Equipment
- Accounts Receivable
- Cash
- Note Receivable
- Land
A debit can increase some account balances and also decrease other account balances
- True
- False
Which Type of Accounts have a Normal Debit Balance ?
What Type Of Accounts have Normal Credit Balances ?
The financial statement that summarizes revenue and expenses for a period of time such as a year is -
- Balance Sheet
- Cash Flow Statement
- Income Statement
- Capital Statement
Net Income (Profit) results when expenses exceed revenues for a period of time.
- True
- False
The formal Financial Statements are prepared from information contained in the Trial Balance.
- True
- False
Businesses that sell products have a special section in their Income Statement called Cost Of Goods Sold.
- True
- False
An Income Statement is often referred to as a Profit and Loss Statement.
- True
- False
All Balance Sheets have the same basic categories of Income and Expenses.
- True
- False
The financial statement that summarizes all the changes in owner's equity that occurred during a period is called the Capital Statement.
- True
- False
Liabilities are the properties used in the operation or investment activities of a business.
- True
- False
All the revenue, expense, and draw accounts are reset to zero at the end of a business's accounting year.
- True
- False
The Statement Of Cash Flows reports the sources and uses of cash for a period of time.
- True
- False
A Calendar Year is a year that begins in June and ends in May.
- True
- False
The General Ledger is commonly referred to as the "Book Of Original Entry".
- True
- False
Journal Entries are posted or transferred to the-
- Chart Of Accounts
- General Ledger
- Trial Balance
- All of the listed answers are correct.
Most businesses in the "real world" record all their transactions in the General Journal.
- True
- False
Which of the following is not a Special Journal ?
- Trial Balance Journal
- Cash Receipts Journal
- Cash Payments Journal
- Sales Journal
All transactions are first entered into a record called a Journal.
- True
- False
The formal record that contains the summarized balances of all the accounts is called-
- General Journal
- General Ledger
- Chart Of Accounts
- None of the Answers is correct
Accounting is the process of recording and classifying business transactions.
- True
- False
A sole proprietorship is a type of business organization made up of many owners.
- True
- False
The Double Entry Accounting System is the recommended method to use for maintaing a business's accounting records.
- True
- False
The Calendar Year is the accounting period used by most businesses.
- True
- False
One of the major benefits of a good bookkeeping system is the information provided for decision making.
- True
- False