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The Accounting Information System
The system of collecting and processing transaction data and communicating financial information
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Accounting Transactions
The type of economic events that need to be recognized or recorded are called accounting transactions.
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Basic accounting Equation
Assets = liabilities + Stockholders equity
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Transaction analysis
Is the process of identifying the specific effects of economic events on the accounting equation.
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Retained Earnings Equals
Revenues - Expenses - Dividends
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Notes Payable is a...
Liabiltiy
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Common Stock is a
Stock holder Equity
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Unearned Service Revenue is a
Liability
Cash payment for work that has yet to be completed.
Therefore a payment of $ 1,200 for a website to be built is a credit to unearned service revenue as well as a $ 1,200 credit to cash.
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Cash Payments
Go under both Assets and Stock holders Equity because Revenue increases Stockholders Equity.
For example: If a company receives a 10,000 check for services, the 10,000 would be credit in the Cash section under Assets
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the 10,000 would also be credited in the revenue section under the retained earnings section which is under Stock Holders Equity.
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Pre Paid Insurance is a
asset
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Payment of Rent is a
Rent is an expense incurred by Sierra Corporation in its effort to generate revenues. Expense decreases Stock holders equity & Cash.
For example: ABURA Enterprise pays 900 in rent on the analysis sheet we would Credit Cash and Debit expenses - under retained earnings which is under stock holders equity-.
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Prepaid Expense or Prepaid Insurance
When a company purchases an insurance policy that will affect the company for more then one billing period these are unidentified as Prepaid under assets
for example: if a company paid 600 dollars for a one year insurance policy then cash would be credited 600 and prepaid insurance would be debited by 600 dollars.
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