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What is provisions entry and why do the same entry on closing year?
At the end of accounting year, an enterprise is required to prepare financials (i.e. Cash Flow Statement, Profit and loss account and Balance Sheet).Provisions are to be made for certain liabilities like sales tax, Interest on loan etc. (Those which are ascertainable today, while closing a year) but need to pay in near future (next accounting year). These accounting expenses needs to be considered while making provisions and that's why provisions are made. Provisions are made at the time closing a particular year because expenses relating to coming (next) accounting year can't be booked as expense in current books. This is why provisions are made at end of every accounting year.
What do debits and credits look like at the end of a period in double-entry accounting?
At the end of the period, double-entry accounting requires that debits and credits recorded in the general ledger be equal.
When is company's accounting year ends on a day to other than the end of the calendar year what's called in accounting?
Fiscal year
The entry to adjust the accounts for wages accrued at the end of the accounting period is?
wages expense and wages payable
Why was the double entry accounting method created?
Double-entry accounting is a standard accounting method that involves each transaction being recorded in at least two accounts, resulting in a debit to one or more accounts and a credit to one or more accounts. Double entry accounting provides a method for quickly checking accuracy because the sum of all accounts with debit balances should equal the sum of all credit balance accounts. The best accounting software for business uses double entry accounting; without that feature an accountant will have difficulty preparing year end and tax records. Personal finance software does ot necessarily require double entry accounting, although some personal finance titles provide this feature but hide it from the user to prevent confusion
What happens to balance on drawings account at the end of accounting year?
Balance of drawing account is write off against owners capital at the end of fiscal year. Journal entry is as follows: [Debit] Owners capital [credit] Drawings account
Why should cost be matched with revenues at the end of an accounting period?
You compare income with expenses to see how much profit you have made.
What is the Accounting Equation for the company for the beginning of the accounting year?
The accounting equation never changesassets = liabilities + owners equityAt the end of the year, accounts are closed out, such as expense accounts and revenue and are begun with a "0" balance for the new accounting cycle (fiscal or calendar year).
The entry to close the appropriate insurance account at the end of the accounting period isWhat?
debit Income Summary; credit Insurance Expense
What is an accounting cycle and how does it help in the accounting process?
ACCOUNTING CYCLE : An accounting cycle is a complete sequence beginning with the recording of the transactions and ending with the preparation of the final accounts.The sequential steps involved in an accounting cycle are as follows : 1.jounalizing,2.posting,3.balancing.4.trail balance,5.income statement(trading & profit & loss account to ascertain the profit or loss for the accounting period),6.position statement(balance sheet) ACCOUNTING PROCESS IS ALSO CALLED ACCOUNTING CYCLE. ACCOUNTING PROCESS : It consists of the following stages/helps : 1.recording of entries for all business transactions in journal. 2.posting of entries into ledger. 3.balancing of accounts. 4.preparing of trail balance with the help of different accounts to know the arithmetical accuracy. 5.preparing final accounts with the the help of trial balance.----trading & profit and loss account to know the profit or loss.-----balance sheet to know the financial position (of a company for year end or a period)
Distinguish between an adjusting entry and a reversing entry?
Adjusting entries are made at the end of the accounting period before the financial statements to make sure the accounting records and financial statements are up-to-date. Reversing entries are made on the first day of an accounting period to remove any adjusting entries necessary to avoid the double counting of revenues or expenses.
What is a month end closing in accounting?
Month end closing of the accounts is a process of resetting the income and expenditures balances to $0 to begin the next accounting period. To to this, we DR or CR income and expenditures to the profit and loss statement, allowing for the income and expenditure account balances to be reset.
