ACCT10002 Lecture 2: ACCT10002 Wk. 2

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Transactions: external exchanges of something of value between two or more entities. Events: include price increases in assets during an accounting period or the allocation of the cost of long-lived assets of an entity to different accounting periods. Both must be recorded because they have an effect on a, l and eq. Transaction analysis: the process of identifying the specific effects of transactions and events on the accounting equation. Retained earnings: the excess of revenue and expenses. Difference between revenues and expenses is profit or loss. Double-entry system: the dual effect of each transaction is recorded in appropriate accounts. Account: an individual accounting record of increases and decreases in a specific asset, liability or equity item: referred to as t-account, assets and expenses increase on debits (left) side. Steps in the recording process: analyse each transaction in terms of effects on accounts, enter transaction information in a journal, transfer journal information to appropriate accounts in ledger.

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