ACCT 1201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Accounting Information System, Profit Margin, Trial Balance

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Ch. 4 adjustments, financial statements, and the quality of earnings : accounting cycle, trial balance. A list of all accounts with their balances to check on the equality on both sides. Entries necessary at the end of the accounting period to measure all revenues and expenses of that period. Previously recorded liabilities that were created when cash was received in advance that must be reduced for the amount actually earned. Revenues that have been earned but not yet recorded because cash will be received after the services are performed. Previously recorded assets that were created when cash was paid in advance and that must be reduced for the amount of expense actually incurred. Expenses that have been incurred but not yet recorded because cash will be paid afterwards. An allocation of an asset"s cost over its estimated useful life to the company: contra-account. An account that is directly linked to another account but with an opposite balance.

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