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balance sheet | After all the closing entries are posted, the ______ accounts are the only general ledger accounts that have balances. |
Retained Earnings | The Income Summary account is closed into the _________ account. |
corporation | An organization with the legal rights of a person and which many person may own. |
income statement | An ________ is used to report a business's financial progress |
Capital Stock | Total shares of ownership in a corporation. |
cost of merchandise | The price a business pays for goods it purchases to sell. |
vendor | A business from which merchandise is purchased or supplies or other assets are bought. |
purchase on account | A transaction in which the merchandise purchased is to be paid for later. |
purchase invoice | An invoice used as a source document for recording a purchase on account transaction. |
cash payments | A special journal used to record only cash payment transactions. |
cash discount | A deduction that a vendor allows on the invoice amount to encourage prompt payment. |
contra account | An account that reduces a related account on a financial statement. |
purchase journal | A special journal used to record only purchases of merchandise on account is called a *. |
sales journal | A special journal used to record only sales of merchandise on account. |
cash receipts journal | A special journal used to record only cash receipt transactions. |
subsidiary ledger | A ledger that is summarized in a single general ledger account. |
accounts payable ledger | A subsidiary ledger containing only accounts for vendors from whom items are purchased or bought on account. |
accounts receivable ledger | A subsidiary ledger containing only accounts for charge customers. |
controlling account | An account in a general ledger that summarizes all accounts in a subsidiary ledger. |
Posting | _____ frequently keeps each vendor account balance up to date. |
Sales Journal | The journal that should be posted first is the _____. |
checkmark | A ________ is placed in parentheses below the General Debit and General Credit column totals in the journal to indicate that the two column totals are not posted. |
salary | The money paid for employee services. |
payroll | The total amount earned by all employees for a pay period. |
withholding allowance | A deduction from total earnings for each person legally supported by a taxpayer, including the employee. |
social security tax | A federal tax paid for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance. |
Medicare tax | A federal tax paid for hospital insurance. |
payroll register | A business form used to record payroll information. |
net pay | The total earnings paid to an employee after payroll taxes and other deductions. |
expenses | Employer business taxes are ___. |
social security and Medicare | Payroll taxes that are paid by both the employer and the employee are _____. |
federal unemployment taxes | A federal tax used for state and federal administrative expenses of the unemployment program is the ____. |
merchandise inventory | The amount of goods on hand for sale to customers is called ___. |
Matching Expenses with Revenue | Recording expenses in the accounting period in which the expenses contribute to earning revenue is an application of the accounting concept ___. |
liability | A declared dividend is classified as an _____. |
worksheet | The purpose of a ______ is to plan adjustments and summarize the information necessary to prepare financial statements. |
plant assets | Assets that will be used for a number of years in the operation of a business are called ______. |
accumulated depreciation | _______ is the depreciation expense that has been recorded since the purchase of a plant asset. |
net sales | Total sales less sales discount and sales returns and allowances. |
statement of stockholder's equity | A financial statement that shows changes in a corporation's ownership for a fiscal period. |
current liabilities | Liabilities due within a short time, usually within a year. |
long-term liabilities | Liabilities owed for more than a year. |
share of stock | Each unit of ownership in a corporation. |
post-closing trial balance | The purpose of the ________ is to prove the general ledger equality of debits and credits. |
temporary accounts | ____ are closed at the end of a fiscal period to prepare the general ledger for the next fiscal period. |