No, Sales, as a Revenue Account of the Income Statement, is a temporary account, which should not appear on the post-closing trial balance.
sales returns
Yes, it is typically credited on the Post-Closing Trial Balance.
The adjusted trial balance includes depreciation and other adjustments. This is the account balance that changes between the adjusted trial balance and the post closing trial balance.
The post closing trial balance contains all accounts that are in the General Ledger, with the exception of any "closed accounts" such as revenue, expenses, etc.A post closing trial balance is created after all adjusting entries and closing has been done to the ledger.My first answer I answered with Trial Balance or Adjusted Trial Balance in mind, as stated above, Post Closing Trial Balance is filled out AFTER all expense, revenue, and other related accounts have been closed.
In trial balance after each entry is made the next step is to determine if the trial balance is still in balance. In a manual system the post closing trial balance also gives what the balance sheet will be at the beginning of the new period.
sales returns
Yes, it is typically credited on the Post-Closing Trial Balance.
The adjusted trial balance includes depreciation and other adjustments. This is the account balance that changes between the adjusted trial balance and the post closing trial balance.
The post closing trial balance contains all accounts that are in the General Ledger, with the exception of any "closed accounts" such as revenue, expenses, etc.A post closing trial balance is created after all adjusting entries and closing has been done to the ledger.My first answer I answered with Trial Balance or Adjusted Trial Balance in mind, as stated above, Post Closing Trial Balance is filled out AFTER all expense, revenue, and other related accounts have been closed.
In trial balance after each entry is made the next step is to determine if the trial balance is still in balance. In a manual system the post closing trial balance also gives what the balance sheet will be at the beginning of the new period.
The purpose of the post-closing trial balance is to prove the equality of the balance sheet account balances that are carried forward into the next accounting period.
The purpose of the post-closing trial balance is to prove the equality of the balance sheet account balances that are carried forward into the next accounting period.
The purpose of the post-closing trial balance is to prove the equality of the balance sheet account balances that are carried forward into the next accounting period.
Post-Closing literally translated means "after the closing". A post-closing trial balance is created after all temporary accounts (expenses, revenue) are closed to the income summary and then the statement of retained earnings.The post closing trial balance will contain these permanent accounts. Assets, Liabilities, and all Equity accounts. (including retained earnings and stock)
Yes, it will have less accounts than the trial balance.
Usually, a post-closing trial balance is prepared after the closing process; therefore. it contains balance sheet accounts. Only balance of retained earnings is different, the rest are the same of balance sheet or adjusted trial balance. The retained earnings are equal the retained earnings in the retained earnings statement.
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