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Journal | A form for recording transactions in chronological order. |
Journalizing | Recording transactions in a journal. |
Special Amount Columns | A journal amount column headed with an account title. |
General Amount Columns | A journal amount column that is not headed with an account title. |
Entry | Information for each transaction recorded in a journal. |
Double-Entry Accounting | The recording of debit and credit parts of a transaction. |
Source Document | A business paper from which information is obtained for a journal entry. |
Check | A business form ordering a bank to pay cash from a bank account. |
Receipt | A business form giving written acknowledgement for cash received. |
Memorandum | A form on which a brief message is written describing a transaction. |
Proving Cash | Determining that the amount of cash agrees with the accounting records. |
Sales - Credit, Cash - Debit and Cash - Credit | All are known as special amount columns. |
General - Debit and General Credit | All are known as general amount columns. |