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116.Accounting terminology

Listed below are eight technical accounting terms emphasized in this chapter:

  

In the space provided for each statement, indicate the accounting term described.

______ a. The generally accepted accounting principle of providing with financial statements any information that users need to interpret those statements properly.
______ b. A trial balance prepared after all closing entries have been posted. This trial balance consists only of accounts for assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity.
______ c. Journal entries made at the end of the period for the purpose of closing temporary accounts (revenue, expense, and dividend accounts) and transferring balances to the Retained Earnings account.
______ d. Computer software used for recording transactions, maintaining journals and ledgers, and preparing financial statements. Also includes spreadsheet capabilities for showing the effects of proposed adjusting entries or transactions on the financial statements without actually recording these entries in the accounting records.
______ e. The summary account in the ledger to which revenue and expense accounts are closed at the end of the period. The balance (credit balance for a net income, debit balance for a net loss) is transferred to the Retained Earnings account.
______ f. Financial statements prepared for periods of less than one year (includes monthly and quarterly statements).
______ g. Supplemental disclosures that accompany financial statements. They provide users with various types of information considered necessary for the proper interpretation of the statements.
______ h. A multicolumn schedule showing the relationships among the current account balances (a trial balance), proposed or actual adjusting entries or transactions, and the financial statements that would result if these adjusting entries or transactions were recorded. Used both at the end of the accounting period as an aid to preparing financial statements and for planning purposes. 
 
 

 

 

 

117.Preparation of financial statements

Using the Adjusted Trial Balance shown below, prepare (a) an Income Statement and (b) a Statement of Retained Earnings for All Star Repairs.

  

   
 
 

 

 

 

 

118.Indicate which of the following accounts will be closed to Income Summary at year-end.

(a) Cash
(b) Office Supplies Expense
(c) Unexpired Insurance
(d) Unearned Revenue
(e) Dividends
(f) Depreciation Expense
(g) Income Taxes Payable
(h) Accumulated Depreciation 
 
 

 

119.Given the following information for the Maple Tree Co. for the year ended December 31, 2014, prepare a Statement of Retained Earnings.

   
 
 

 

 

 

 

120.Adequate disclosure

(a) Briefly explain what is meant by the principle of adequate disclosure.
(b) How does professional judgment enter into the application of the principle of adequate disclosure?
(c) List 5 types of information that a publicly-held corporation generally would be required to provide according to the concept of adequate disclosure. 
 
 

(a) The principle of adequate disclosure means that financial statements should be accompanied by any information necessary for the statements to be interpreted properly. Most disclosures appear within several pages of notes (or footnotes) that accompany the financial statements.
(b) Drafting footnotes requires an in-depth understanding of the company and its operations. As there is no comprehensive list of information that must be disclosed and the content of the notes often is not drawn directly from the accounting records, the adequacy of disclosure is dependent upon the accountants’ professional judgment. This professional judgment is used in selecting those items for disclosure that an intelligent person would consider necessary to properly interpret the financial statements.
(c) A publicly-held corporation is generally required to disclose the following types of information (students are required to list five):

 

 

 

 

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