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- ACC 280 · Week 2
This assignment covers the preparation of the trial balance, its purpose, and its limitations. It discusses why the trial balance is not used for reporting financial information internally or externally. It is for Week 2 of the ACC 280 module.
What's inside
- When the trial balance is prepared
- Purpose of preparing a trial balance
- What the trial balance tells you
- Limitations of the trial balance
- Why not use the trial balance to report financial information
Who it is for: Students taking the ACC 280 module, Week 2. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
Trial balances are part of the accounting process. Students get practice with discussion questions about what trial balances are and how to use them.
Purpose of Trial Balance
The trial balance is prepared after adjusting entries. It checks that total debits equal total credits to ensure accuracy in the accounting system.
What Trial Balance Tells
The trial balance shows if there are mathematical errors. It does not provide other information, such as the financial health of a business.
Limitations of Trial Balance
The trial balance is not a formal financial statement. It cannot guarantee that there are no errors and does not provide information beyond checking for errors.
Use of Trial Balance
The trial balance helps in preparing the balance sheet and income statement. It is not used to report financial information internally or externally.
Key terms
- trial balance
- A list of all the accounts in the general ledger, with their debit or credit balances.
- adjusting entries
- Entries made at the end of an accounting period to adjust accounts.
- debits
- Entries on the left side of an account, increasing what is owed or decreasing what is owned.
- credits
- Entries on the right side of an account, decreasing what is owed or increasing what is owned.
- balance sheet
- A financial statement that shows what a business owns and owes at a specific point in time.
- income statement
- A financial statement that shows a business's revenues, costs, and expenses over a period of time.
Questions this document helps with
- When do you prepare a trial balance?
- What does a trial balance check?
- Why is a trial balance not a formal financial statement?
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