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Closing Entry Definition

Jun 17, 2020 Bookkeeping by Adam Hill

Starting with zero balances in the temporary accounts each year makes it easier to track revenues, expenses, and withdrawals and to compare them from one year to the next. There are four closing entries, which transfer all temporary account balances ...

IFRS Vs GAAP: Balance Sheet and Income Statement

Jun 16, 2020 Bookkeeping by Adam Hill

The rate at which a company chooses to depreciate its assets may result in a book value that differs from the current market value of the assets. Anything tangible or intangible that can be owned or controlled to produce value and that is held by a c...

GL Codes – Dash

Jun 16, 2020 Bookkeeping by Adam Hill

The chart of accounts is a list of every account in the general ledger of an accounting system. Unlike a trial balance that only lists accounts that are active or have balances at the end of the period, the chart lists all of the accounts in the syst...

What is a chart of accounts, and why is it important?

Jun 16, 2020 Bookkeeping by Adam Hill

A general ledger is the foundation of a system used by accountants to store and organize financial data used to create the firm’s financial statements. Transactions are posted to individual sub-ledger accounts, as defined by the company's chart of ac...

Changes in Working Capital

Jun 16, 2020 Bookkeeping by Adam Hill

You can do this because, the balance sheet shows the working capital accounts and you can see their changes. If Changes in Working Capital ispositive, the change in current operating liabilities has increased more than the part of the current assets....