Eight Steps in Accounting Cycle PDF

Title Eight Steps in Accounting Cycle
Author VlogBlog Trends
Course Corporate Law
Institution Naga College Foundation
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T h e8St e p so f t h eAc c o u n t i n gCy c l e T h ee i g h t s t e p so f t h ea c c o u n t i n gc y c l ei n c l u d et h ef o l l o wi n g :

St e p1 : I d e n t i f yT r a n s a c t i o n s T h efi r s t s t e pi nt h ea c c o u n t i n gc y c l ei si d e n t i f y i n gt r a n s a c t i o n s . Co mp a n i e swi l l h a v ema n y t r a n s a c t i o n st h r o u g h o u t t h ea c c o u n t i n gc y c l e . Ea c ho n en e e d st ob ep r o p e r l yr e c o r d e do nt h e c o mp a n y ’ sb o o k s . Re c o r d k e e p i n gi se s s e n t i a l f o rr e c o r d i n ga l l t y p e so f t r a n s a c t i o n s . Ma n yc o mp a n i e swi l l u s ep o i n t o f s a l et e c h n o l o g yl i n k e dwi t ht h e i r b o o k st or e c o r ds a l e st r a n s a c t i o n s . Be y o n ds a l e s , t h e r ea r ea l s o e x p e n s e st h a t c a nc o mei nma n yv a r i e t i e s .

St e p2 : Re c o r dT r a n s a c t i o n si naJ o u r n a l T h es e c o n ds t e pi nt h ec y c l ei st h ec r e a t i o no f j o u r n a l e n t r i e sf o r e a c ht r a n s a c t i o n . Po i n t o f s a l e t e c h n o l o g yc a nh e l pt oc o mb i n es t e p so n ea n dt wo , b u t c o mp a n i e smu s t a l s ot r a c kt h e i r e x p e n s e s . T h ec h o i c eb e t we e na c c r u a l a n dc a s ha c c o u n t i n gwi l l d i c t a t ewh e nt r a n s a c t i o n sa r eo ffic i a l l y r e c o r d e d . K e e pi nmi n d , a c c r u a l a c c o u n t i n gr e q u i r e st h ema t c h i n go f r e v e n u e swi t he x p e n s e ss o b o t hmu s t b eb o o k e da t t h et i meo f s a l e . Ca s ha c c o u n t i n gr e q u i r e st r a n s a c t i o n st ob er e c o r d e dwh e nc a s hi se i t h e rr e c e i v e do rp a i d . Do u b l e e n t r yb o o k k e e p i n gc a l l sf o rr e c o r d i n gt woe n t r i e swi t he a c ht r a n s a c t i o ni no r d e r t oma n a g e at h o r o u g h l yd e v e l o p e db a l a n c es h e e t a l o n gwi t ha ni n c o mes t a t e me n t a n dc a s hfl o ws t a t e me n t .

Ge n e r a l l ya c c e p t e da c c o u n t i n gp r i n c i p l e s( GAAP) a n dI n t e r n a t i o n a l Fi n a n c i a l Re p o r t i n g St a n d a r d s( I FRS)b o t hr e q u i r ep u b l i cc o mp a n i e st ou t i l i z ea c c r u a l a c c o u n t i n gf o rt h e i rfi n a n c i a l s t a t e me n t s . e b i t a n dac r e d i t e q u a l t oe a c ho t h e r . Wi t hd o u b l e e n t r ya c c o u n t i n g , e a c ht r a n s a c t i o nh a sad Si n g l e e n t r ya c c o u n t i n gi sc o mp a r a b l et oma n a g i n gac h e c k b o o k . I t g i v e sar e p o r t o f b a l a n c e sb u t d o e sn o t r e q u i r emu l t i p l ee n t r i e s .

St e p3 : Po s t i n g e n e r a l On c eat r a n s a c t i o ni sr e c o r d e da saj o u r n a l e n t r y , i t s h o u l dp o s t t oa na c c o u n t i nt h eg l e d g e r . T h eg e n e r a l l e d g e rp r o v i d e sab r e a k d o wno f a l l a c c o u n t i n ga c t i v i t i e sb ya c c o u n t . T h i s a l l o wsab o o k k e e p e rt omo n i t o rfi n a n c i a l p o s i t i o n sa n ds t a t u s e sb ya c c o u n t . On eo f t h emo s t c o mmo n l yr e f e r e n c e da c c o u n t si nt h eg e n e r a l l e d g e ri st h ec a s ha c c o u n t t h a t d e t a i l sh o wmu c h c a s hi sa v a i l a b l e . St e p4 : Un a d j u s t e dT r i a l Ba l a n c e r i a l b a l a n c ei sc a l c u l a t e da st h ef o u r t hs t e pi nt h ea c c o u n t i n g At t h ee n do f t h ea c c o u n t i n gp e r i o d , at c y c l e . At r i a l b a l a n c et e l l st h ec o mp a n yi t su n a d j u s t e db a l a n c e si ne a c ha c c o u n t . T h e u n a d j u s t e dt r i a l b a l a n c ei st h e nc a r r i e df o r wa r dt ot h efi f t hs t e pf o rt e s t i n ga n da n a l y s i s .

St e p5 : Wo r k s h e e t An a l y z i n gawo r k s h e e t a n di d e n t i f y i n ga d j u s t i n ge n t r i e sma k eu pt h efi f t hs t e pi nt h ec y c l e . A wo r k s h e e t i sc r e a t e da n du s e dt oe n s u r et h a t d e b i t sa n dc r e d i t sa r ee q u a l . I f t h e r ea r e d i s c r e p a n c i e st h e na d j u s t me n t swi l l n e e dt ob ema d e . I na d d i t i o nt oi d e n t i f y i n ga n ye r r o r s , a d j u s t i n ge n t r i e sma yb en e e d e df o rr e v e n u ea n de x p e n s e ma t c h i n gwh e nu s i n ga c c r u a l a c c o u n t i n g .

St e p6 : Ad j u s t i n gJ o u r n a l En t r i e s I nt h es i x t hs t e p , ab o o k k e e p e rma k e sa d j u s t me n t s . Ad j u s t me n t sa r er e c o r d e da sj o u r n a l e n t r i e s wh e r en e c e s s a r y . St e p7 : F i n a n c i a l St a t e me n t s Af t e rt h ec o mp a n yma k e sa l l a d j u s t i n ge n t r i e s , i t t h e ng e n e r a t e si t sfi n a n c i a l s t a t e me n t si nt h e n c o mes t a t e me n t , b a l a n c e s e v e n t hs t e p . Fo rmo s t c o mp a n i e s , t h e s es t a t e me n t swi l l i n c l u d ea ni s h e e t , a n dc a s hfl o ws t a t e me n t . St e p8 : Cl o s i n gt h eBo o k s F i n a l l y , ac o mp a n ye n d st h ea c c o u n t i n gc y c l ei nt h ee i g h t hs t e pb yc l o s i n gi t sb o o k sa t t h ee n do f t h ed a yo nt h es p e c i fi e dc l o s i n gd a t e . Th ec l o s i n gs t a t e me n t sp r o v i d ear e p o r t f o ra n a l y s i so f p e r f o r ma n c eo v e r t h ep e r i o d . Af t e rc l o s i n g , t h ea c c o u n t i n gc y c l es t a r t so v e r a g a i nf r o mt h eb e g i n n i n gwi t han e wr e p o r t i n gp e r i o d . At c l o s i n gi su s u a l l yag o o dt i met ofi l ep a p e r wo r k , p l a nf o rt h en e x t r e p o r t i n gp e r i o d , a n dr e v i e wa c a l e n d a ro f f u t u r ee v e n t sa n dt a s k s ....


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