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What is the trial balance of a company?
The trial balance of a company is a list of all the accounts (income, expense and balance sheet) with their current balances. A trial balance should always total zero
Where is discount received posted in the trial balance?
credit
Failure to prepare an adjusting entry at the end of the period to record an accrued expense would cause?
Would cause the Trial balance not to balance
Does the fact that the unadjusted trial balance in is balanced mean that there are no errors in the accounts?
No. There could be omissions (for example, if you forgot to make a journal entry for depreciation) or incorrect amounts posted (such as using the wrong interest rate to calculate and accrue interest expense).
What does a post closing trial balance contain?
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.
How entries are posted from general ledger to trial balance?
Extract of head of account wise debit balance or credit balance from the general ledger has to be posted in the trial balance.
What is the trial balance of a company?
The trial balance of a company is a list of all the accounts (income, expense and balance sheet) with their current balances. A trial balance should always total zero
Where is discount received posted in the trial balance?
credit
Which of the accounts below would appear on an adjusted trial balance but probably would not appear on the trial balance?
Depreciation Expense
Where does amortization expense go on trial balance?
on the credit side
The accounts listed on the trial balance with a credit balance include?
owners capital. revenue and expense accounts
Failure to prepare an adjusting entry at the end of the period to record an accrued expense would cause?
Would cause the Trial balance not to balance
What does it means If the AP account balance has increased on the Trial Balance?
The trial balance is the list of all open accounts in the ledger (although post-closing trial balances exist as well). If the A/P (Accounts Payable) account increased on the trial balance, this would mean that entries had been made (journalized) and posted to the ledger that increase the A/P account balance. For example, buying inventory on account would increase the A/P account balance. This transaction would be journalized and then posted (process of transferring info from journal to ledger). This would result in an increase in A/P on the trial balance.
What does it mean if the ap account balance has increased on the trial balance?
The trial balance is the list of all open accounts in the ledger (although post-closing trial balances exist as well). If the A/P (Accounts Payable) account increased on the trial balance, this would mean that entries had been made (journalized) and posted to the ledger that increase the A/P account balance. For example, buying inventory on account would increase the A/P account balance. This transaction would be journalized and then posted (process of transferring info from journal to ledger). This would result in an increase in A/P on the trial balance.
Does the fact that the unadjusted trial balance in is balanced mean that there are no errors in the accounts?
No. There could be omissions (for example, if you forgot to make a journal entry for depreciation) or incorrect amounts posted (such as using the wrong interest rate to calculate and accrue interest expense).
What does a post closing trial balance contain?
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.
Errors that are disclosed by trial balance?
Types of Errors:Errors affecting Trial Balance (or Errors Disclosed by Trial Balance):If the Trial Balance does not tally, it will indicate that certain errors have been committed which have affected the agreement of the Trial Balance. The accountant will then proceed to find out the errors and ultimately the errors will be located. Such errors are called 'Errors Disclosed by Trial Balance or Errors which affect the agreement of Trial Balance. Until such errors are rectified, the Trial Balance will not agree. Some of these types of errors are as follows:Wrong Casting: If the total of the Cash Book or some other Subsidiary Book is wrong, the Trial Balance will not tally. For example, the total of the Purchase book has been added Rs. 2000 in excess. When this total will be posted to the debit side of the purchase account, it will also show an excess debit of Rs. 2000 and hence, the Trial Balance will not tally.Posting to the Wrong Side: If instead of posting an amount on the debit side of an account, it is posted on the credit side, or vice versa, the Trial balance will not tally. For example, goods for Rs. 2000 from Gopal. If instead of posting the amount on the credit side of Gopal's account it is posted to his debit, the debit side of the Trial Balance will exceed the credit by Rs. 4,000.Posting of Wrong Amount: The Trial Balance will not tally if the posting in an account is made with an incorrect amount. For example, goods for Rs. 600 have been purchased from Mahendra. If, it has been correctly entered in the Purchase Book or purchase account, but while posting to Mehendra's account, in credit side (correct side) the amount posted is Rs. 60 instead of Rs. 600, the Trial Balance will not tally.Omission of Posting of One Side of an Entry: For example if Rs. 500 have been received from Ram and correctly entered in the Cash Book or Cash Account but if it is omitted to be posted on the credit side of Ram's Account, the Trial Balance will not tally.Double Posting in a Single Account: For example if Rs. 500 have been received from Shyam Lal and correctly entered in the Cash Account, but if it is posted twice on the credit side of Shyam Lal's account, the Trial Balance will not tally.Errors of Totaling and Balancing of Accounts in the Ledger: Errors may occur in the totaling of debit or credit sides of accounts in the Ledger or in the balancing of accounts in the Ledger. Because the balances of accounts are transferred to the Trial Balance, Then the Trial balance will not tally.
