With Correct Answers Version 2026/2027
1. Which accounting principle states that a business should use the same accounting methods
from one period to the next?
A) Full Disclosure Principle
B) Consistency Principle
C) Revenue Recognition Principle
D) Business Entity Concept
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Consistency Principle
2. In QuickBooks Online, which of the following is a "Non-Posting" transaction?
A) Invoice
B) Purchase Order
C) Bill
D) Journal Entry
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Purchase Order
3. When a company writes off a specific customer's uncollectible account using the "Allowance
Method," what is the entry?
A) Debit Bad Debt Expense; Credit Accounts Receivable
B) Debit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts; Credit Accounts Receivable
C) Debit Accounts Receivable; Credit Cash
D) Debit Sales; Credit Accounts Receivable
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts; Credit Accounts Receivable
4. Which financial statement is prepared first in the accounting cycle?
A) Balance Sheet
B) Profit and Loss (Income Statement)
C) Statement of Cash Flows
D) Statement of Retained Earnings
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Profit and Loss (Income Statement)
5. What is the effect on the accounting equation when a business purchases equipment using a
100% bank loan?
A) Assets Increase; Equity Increases
B) Assets Increase; Liabilities Increase
C) Liabilities Increase; Equity Decreases
, D) No effect
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Assets Increase; Liabilities Increase
6. "FICA" tax consists of which two withholdings?
A) Federal Income Tax and State Tax
B) Social Security and Medicare
C) FUTA and SUTA
D) Sales Tax and Use Tax
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Social Security and Medicare
7. In QuickBooks Online, "Classes" are used to track:
A) Items for sale
B) Departments or product lines for a Profit and Loss report
C) Individual employees' birthdays
D) Bank account numbers
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Departments or product lines for a Profit and Loss report
8. Which type of account is "Unearned Revenue"?
A) Revenue
B) Current Asset
C) Current Liability
D) Contra-Asset
CORRECT ANSWER: C) Current Liability
9. The "Journal" is often referred to as the book of:
A) Final Entry
B) Original Entry
C) Summarized Data
D) Tax Exemption
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Book of Original Entry
10. What is the term for the value of an asset after all accumulated depreciation has been
subtracted?
A) Market Value
B) Net Book Value
C) Liquidation Value
D) Replacement Cost
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Net Book Value
, 11. Which QuickBooks Online feature allows you to see who deleted a transaction?
A) Trial Balance
B) Audit Log
C) Chart of Accounts
D) Bank Feed
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Audit Log
12. "Inventory Shrinkage" is usually caused by:
A) High sales volume
B) Theft, damage, or errors in counting
C) Buying too much stock
D) Increasing the sale price
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Theft, damage, or errors in counting
13. Which of the following is a "Contra-Asset" account?
A) Accounts Payable
B) Accumulated Depreciation
C) Sales Returns and Allowances
D) Treasury Stock
CORRECT ANSWER: B) Accumulated Depreciation
14. The "Revenue Recognition Principle" dictates that revenue should be recorded when:
A) The contract is signed
B) The cash is deposited in the bank
C) The service is earned (performed) regardless of when cash is received
D) The fiscal year ends
CORRECT ANSWER: C) The service is earned (performed) regardless of when cash is
received
15. What does the "Chart of Accounts" organize?
A) Customer phone numbers
B) All categories of assets, liabilities, equity, revenue, and expenses
C) A list of all vendors
D) The company's inventory prices
CORRECT ANSWER: B) All categories of assets, liabilities, equity, revenue, and expenses
16. Which form is used by a company to report annual Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)?
A) Form 941