At the end of the year, Dec. 31st
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Adjusting entries helps to achieve the principle of double entries
Correcting entries correct errors. Adjusting entries fine tune the accounts.
Journal entries are recorded as soon as financial transaction occures while adjusting entries are made to rectify the previously made journal entries.
You adjust the entries by crediting the income and debiting the expenditures.
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Adjusting entries helps to achieve the principle of double entries
Correcting entries correct errors. Adjusting entries fine tune the accounts.
Adjusting entries never affect cash. The entry is entered to make sure that the books match what the cash balance says.
Journal entries are recorded as soon as financial transaction occures while adjusting entries are made to rectify the previously made journal entries.
You adjust the entries by crediting the income and debiting the expenditures.
It is important to record adjusting entries as if it is not done then there is no accurate financial statements will be available.
There are two kind of adjusting entries1 - Month end adjusting entries2 -General adjusting entriesMonth end adjusting entries are created at last date of month while other journal entries are dated when any adjustment required or error found.
Journal entries are those entries which are recorded first time when any transaction occured while adjusting entries are only recorded when there is any adjustment required in previously created journal entry.
Adjusting entries are necessary to ensure that accounts balance. When accounts don't balance it may indicate that the company is being mismanaged.
Adjusting entries are made to rectify any previous erroneous entry or adjust any data in previously record transactions.
It is important to make adjusting journal entries as there may be some mistakes in original entries or company may created accrual entries which needs adjustments at the end of month or accounting period.