Purchase Journal Merchandising Co.

In this presentation we will take a look at the purchases journal for a merchandising company. Purchases journal will be used when we make purchases for a type of system that will typically more be more of a manual system as opposed to an automated system. However, it is useful to know this in order to have an automated system because the automated system will generate reports that will be similar to a purchase journal and because it’s good to know how different system works to know what are similar what’s different, so that we better understand whatever system we are using. The purchases journal may better be described as the purchase journal on account. So that’s going to be the major point meaning if we make purchases for something that in cash if we spent cash to make the purchase then it will not go in the purchases journal even though we made a purchase because it will go into cash payments journal. So this is really kind of a short name. The accounts payable journal might be a better name for it or the purchases journal on account, but purchases journal is typically the term that will be used.

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Special Journals Subsidiary Ledgers 2

In this presentation, we’re going to talk about special journals and subsidiary ledgers. First, we’re going to list out the special journals and talk about when we would use them, why we would use them and how they fit into the accounting system. The special journals are basically going to group types of transactions. So when we think about all the transactions that happened during the month, we typically see them in order of when they happen in the accounting system, we’re going to record transactions in other words, by date as they occur. But if we are able to group those transactions into special journals that can simplify the process.

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Journal Entry Thought Process 215

Hello in this presentation that we will discuss a thought process for recording financial transactions using debits and credits. Objectives. At the end of this, we will be able to list a thought process for recording journal entries. explain the reasons for using a defined thought process and apply thought process to recording journal entries. When we think about a thought process, we’re going to start with cash as the first part of the thought process is cash affected. We’ve discussed the thought process when we have considered the double entry accounting system in the format of the accounting equation, the thought process will be much the same here we now applying that thought process to the function of debits and credits recording the journal entries with regard to debits and credits.

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Invoice & AR Adjusting Entry Part 2 Solution 10.26

This presentation and we’re going to continue on with our adjusting entry related to an invoice that was entered into the wrong period. We laid out the problem last time. Now we’re going to enter the adjusting entry of this time. Let’s get into it with Intuit QuickBooks Online. Here we are in our get great guitars file, we’re going to open up our reports.

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Accrued Interest Reversing Entry 10.25

This presentation and we’re going to enter a reversing entry related to accrued interest. Let’s get into it within two, it’s QuickBooks Online. Here we are in our get great guitars file, we’re going to go down to the reports on the left hand side, we’re going to be opening up this time the trusty trial balance, we’re going to be typing in up top to find the trial balance the trial balance, and then we’ll find it and then I’m going to open that up. Then we’re going to change the dates up top, we’re going to change the dates from Oh 1120 to 202 29 to zero.

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