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“ACCOUNTS”

ACCOUNTS
“names” assigned to
transactions involved in
an exchange of values.
ACCOUNTS
Brief description of
items that represent the
accounting elements
ACCOUNTS
Devise used to record the
changes (increases or
decreases) in the accounting
elements
TWO TYPES OF ACCOUNTS

Real Account
vs.
Nominal Account
FIVE MAJOR
TYPES OF
ACCOUNT
TASES
ILITIBALY
’WSEONR TUQEIY
NREUEVE
XEEPNES
ASSET
LIABILITY
OWNER’S EQUITY
REVENUE
EXPENSE
ASSET
Assets are the resources
owned and controlled by
the firm.
LIABILITIES
Liabilities are
obligations of the firm
arising from past events
which are to be settled in
OWNER’S EQUITY
Equity or Owner’s Equity are the
owner’s claims in the business. It
is the residual interest in the
assets of the enterprise after
deducting all its liabilities.
REVENUE
Revenue or Income is the increase in
economic benefits during the accounting
period in the form of inflows of cash or
other assets or decreases of liabilities
that result in increase in equity. Income
includes revenue and gains.
EXPENSES
Expenses are decreases in economic
benefits during the accounting
period in the form of outflows of
assets or incidences of liabilities that
result in decreases in equity.
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash is money on hand,
or in banks, and other
items considered as
medium of exchange in
business transactions.
Accounts Receivable are
amounts due from
customers arising from
credit sales or credit
services.
Notes Receivable are
amounts due from
clients supported by
promissory notes.
Inventories are
assets held for
resale.
Supplies are items
purchased by an
enterprise which are
unused as of the
reporting date.
Prepaid Expenses are
expenses paid in advance.
They are assets at the time of
payment and become
expenses through the passage
of
Accrued Income is
revenue earned
but not yet
Short term investments are
the investments made by
the company that are
intended to be sold
immediately
NON-CURRENT
ASSETS
Land is defined as the ground the
company uses for business
operations; it includes ground on
which the company locates its
headquarters or land used for
outside storage space or as a parking
lot.
A Building is a Structure owned by
the business used in the operation of
the business.
Property, Plant and
Equipment are long-lived
assets which have been
acquired for use in
operations.
Furniture and Fixtures are
larger items of movable
equipment that are used to
furnish an office.
Long term Investments are
the investments made by
the company for long-term
purposes.
Intangible Assets are assets
without a physical
substance.
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable are amounts
due, or payable to, suppliers
for goods purchased on
account or for services
received on account.
Notes Payable are
amounts due to third
parties supported by
promissory notes.
Accrued Expenses are
expenses that are incurred but
not yet paid (examples:
salaries payable, taxes
payable)
Unearned Income is cash
collected in advance; the
liability is the services to be
performed or goods to be
delivered in the future.
NON-CURRENT
LIABILITIES
Loans Payable
Loan is an arrangement under which the
owner of property allows another party
the use of it (usually cash) in exchange
for an interest payment and the return of
the property at the end of the lending
arrangement.
Mortgage Payable
A mortgage payable is the liability of
a property owner to pay a loan that
is secured by property.
OWNER’S EQUITY
Capital is the value of cash
and other assets invested in
the business by the owner of
the business.
Drawing is an account debited
for assets withdrawn by the
owner for personal use from
the business.
REVENUE OR INCOME
Sales is the account used to
summarize sale of good or a
trade or merchandising
business; includes cash sales
and sales on account
Service Revenue are earnings
derived from service rendered
by a servicing business to its
customers; may be cash or on
account
Professional fees are earnings
derived from services
rendered by a professional or
professional servicing firm
Interest Income are earnings
representing the time value of
money derived from
promissory notes
Rent Income is an income
earned from allowing others
to use the property or facility
of the business.
EXPENSES
Cost of Sales is the
value of merchandise
sold.
Supplies expense is the
amount of supplies
consumed or used by the
business during the period
Salaries and Wages
expense is the amount paid
to services rendered by the
employees in the operation
of the business
Transportation
expense is the fare
paid to public utility
vehicles
Rent expense is an account
that lists the cost of
occupying rental property
during a reporting period
Utilities expense is the cost
consumed in a reporting
period related to electricity,
heat, sewer, and water
expenditures
Taxes and Licenses expense is the cost
of local as well as national taxes that are
incurred and required to be paid in
connection with the conduct of the
business; examples are cost to acquire
mayor’s permit, registration cost of the
business, percentage tax on sales, etc
CHART OF ACCOUNTS
CHART OF ACCOUNTS
• A chart of accounts is a listing of the
accounts used by companies in their financial
records.
• The chart of accounts helps to identify
where the money is coming from and where it
is going.
• The chart of accounts is the foundation of
CHART OF ACCOUNTS
1. Create three columns.
2. Prepare the assets first, then liabilities,
then equity, then revenue and
expenses.
3. List all assets, liabilities, equity,
revenue and expenses account in the
CHART OF ACCOUNTS
4. On the second column, choose an
account code (discretion of the
company).
5. On the third column, write the
description for each account on when to
use it.
DEBIT AND CREDIT
DEBIT AND CREDIT
Debits and Credits are an integral
part of the journalization process. In
accounting, debits or credits are
abbreviated as DR and CR
respectively.
DEBIT AND CREDIT
When to Debit and when to Credit: An increase in an
asset account is called a debit and an increase in
a liability or equity account is called a credit. Likewise,
if we decrease an asset account we credit that
account. On the other side of the equation, if we
decrease a liability or equity account we debit those
accounts.

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