AAMI ACCOUNTING EXAM PREP GUIDE
2026 CORE ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
AND SOLVED ITEMS
◉ Debit Side
Answer: left side of an account.
◉ Credit Side
Answer: right side of an account.
◉ General Ledger
Answer: entire group of accounts for a business's assets, liabilities,
and owners equity.
◉ Debiting
Answer: entering an amount on the left side of an account.
◉ Crediting
Answer: entering an amount on the right side of an account.
◉ Asset Accounts
, Answer: - records increases as debits.
- records decreases as credits.
◉ Liability and Owners Equity Accounts
Answer: - record increases as credits
- record decreases as debits.
◉ Source Documents
Answer: paper evidence of a transaction.
◉ Double Entry
Answer: Every transaction in accounting requires that at least one
debit and one credit be affected
◉ Dr
Answer: debit abbreviation
◉ Cr
Answer: credit abbreviation
◉ Increase
2026 CORE ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
AND SOLVED ITEMS
◉ Debit Side
Answer: left side of an account.
◉ Credit Side
Answer: right side of an account.
◉ General Ledger
Answer: entire group of accounts for a business's assets, liabilities,
and owners equity.
◉ Debiting
Answer: entering an amount on the left side of an account.
◉ Crediting
Answer: entering an amount on the right side of an account.
◉ Asset Accounts
, Answer: - records increases as debits.
- records decreases as credits.
◉ Liability and Owners Equity Accounts
Answer: - record increases as credits
- record decreases as debits.
◉ Source Documents
Answer: paper evidence of a transaction.
◉ Double Entry
Answer: Every transaction in accounting requires that at least one
debit and one credit be affected
◉ Dr
Answer: debit abbreviation
◉ Cr
Answer: credit abbreviation
◉ Increase