ACCTMIS 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Income Statement, Financial Statement, Deferral

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Accounting cycle- basic steps: record transactions in the journal, post from the journal to the ledger, prepare an unadjusted trial balance, record and post year-end adjusting entries, prepare adjusted trial balance, from adjusted trial balance, prepare financial statements. Adjusting entries needed to ensure the realization principle and matching concept are followed. Adjusting entries journal entries made at end of accounting period (end of year/month) to update account balances. Other than cash receipt) and are required each time financial statements are required. Regardless as to when cash is received or paid . Required because of accrual accounting (recording revenues and expenses at a time. Deferral: get or pay cash before recording the revenue or expense. Accrual: get or pay cash after recording the revenue or expense. Company pays for an expense item in advance. This pre-payment is recorded as an asset account: only becomes an expense when that item no longer exists/has.

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