With Correct Verified Answers 2026/2027 Version.
1. When a business pays for a 2-year insurance policy in advance, the transaction should be
recorded as a debit to:
A) Insurance Expense
B) Prepaid Insurance (Asset)
C) Accounts Payable
D) Owner's Equity
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Prepaid Insurance (Asset)
2. Which QuickBooks Online report identifies transactions that have been entered but not yet
cleared in the bank reconciliation?
A) Profit and Loss
B) Reconciliation Discrepancy Report
C) Balance Sheet
D) General Ledger
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Reconciliation Discrepancy Report
3. The "Objectivity Principle" in accounting requires that:
A) Financial statements be based on personal opinion
B) Financial data be supported by verifiable evidence (receipts, invoices)
C) All assets be recorded at their current market value
D) Only large transactions be recorded
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Financial data be supported by verifiable evidence (receipts,
invoices)
4. Which of the following is a "Non-Current Liability"?
A) Wages Payable
B) Accounts Payable
C) Mortgage Note Payable (due in 15 years)
D) Unearned Revenue
CORRECT ANSWER: C) Mortgage Note Payable (due in 15 years)
5. What is the effect of a "Credit" entry to the Accounts Receivable account?
A) It increases the amount customers owe
B) It decreases the amount customers owe (usually due to a payment)
C) It increases the company's cash
, D) It increases sales revenue
CORRECT ANSWER: B) It decreases the amount customers owe (usually due to a payment)
6. In QuickBooks Online, "Bank Rules" are primarily used to:
A) Prevent users from making mistakes
B) Automatically categorize and suggest actions for bank feed transactions
C) Reconcile the account at the end of the month
D) Calculate interest earned
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Automatically categorize and suggest actions for bank feed
transactions
7. A "Statement of Shareholder's Equity" tracks:
A) Daily cash sales
B) Changes in the owner's investment and retained earnings over time
C) All money owed to vendors
D) The value of the company's inventory
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Changes in the owner's investment and retained earnings over time
8. Which form is used by an independent contractor to provide their taxpayer identification
number to a business?
A) W-2
B) W-4
C) W-9
D) 1099-NEC
CORRECT ANSWER: C) W-9
9. "Accrued Expenses" are expenses that:
A) Have been paid but not yet used
B) Have been incurred but not yet paid (e.g., electricity used but not billed)
C) Are only paid in cash
D) Decrease the total liabilities
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Have been incurred but not yet paid (e.g., electricity used but not
billed)
10. Which type of account is "Accumulated Depreciation"?
A) Asset
B) Contra-Asset
C) Liability
, D) Expense
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Contra-Asset
11. "Net Working Capital" is a measure of:
A) Long-term profitability
B) A company's short-term liquidity and operational efficiency
C) Total inventory on hand
D) The owner's personal net worth
CORRECT ANSWER: B) A company's short-term liquidity and operational efficiency
12. In the "Double-Entry" system, a "Credit" increases which of the following?
A) Dividends
B) Expenses
C) Revenue
D) Assets
CORRECT ANSWER: C) Revenue
13. What happens to the accounting equation when a business pays a utility bill immediately
with cash?
A) Assets decrease; Liabilities increase
B) Assets decrease; Equity decreases
C) Assets increase; Equity increases
D) Liabilities decrease; Equity increases
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Assets decrease; Equity decreases
14. Which QuickBooks Online feature allows you to see the history of changes made to a specific
transaction?
A) Audit Log
B) Trial Balance
C) Transaction Journal
D) Chart of Accounts
CORRECT ANSWER: A) Audit Log
15. "Cost of Goods Sold" (COGS) is closed at the end of the year to which account?
A) Cash
B) Retained Earnings (via Income Summary)
C) Inventory
D) Accounts Payable
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Retained Earnings (via Income Summary)