Financial Accounting
Final Exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
SeparateBEntityBAssumptionB-
BAnswerBtheBfinancialBreportsBofBaBbusinessBareBassumedBtoBincludeBtheBresultsBofB
onlyBtheBbusiness'sBactivities
CostB-
BAnswerBtheBamountBofBresourcesBthatBaBcompanyBsacrificesBtoBobtainBgoodsBorBser
vices;BoftenBsaidBtoBbeBincurredBwhenBtheBcompanyBpaysBcashBorBusesBcreditBtoBac
quireBtheBitem
RevenueBRecognitionBPrincipleB-
BAnswerBrevenuesBareBreportedBwhenBgoodsBorBservicesBareBdelivered,BthereBisBevid
enceBofBanBarrangementBforBcustomerBpayment,BtheBpriceBisBfixedBorBdeterminable,B
andBcollectionBisBreasonablyBassured
ExpenseBRecognitionBPrincipleB-
BAnswerBexpensesBareBrecordedBwhenBincurredBinBearningBrevenue;BalsoBcalledB"mat
ching"
AccrualBBasisBAccountingB-
BAnswerBrecordsBrevenuesBwhenBtheyBareBearnedBandBexpensesBinBtheBsameBperiod
BasBtheBrevenuesBtoBwhichBtheyBrelate,BregardlessBofBtheBtimingBofBcashBreceiptsBor
Bpayments
AdjustingBJournalBEntriesB-
BAnswerBentriesBnecessaryBatBtheBendBofBeachBaccountingBperiodBtoBmeasureBallBre
venuesBandBexpensesBofBthatBperiod
, ContraBAccountB-
BAnswerBanBaccountBthatBisBanBoffsetBto,BorBreductionBof,BanotherBaccount
CarryingBValueB-
BAnswerBtheBamountBatBwhichBanBassetBorBliabilityBisBreportedB("carried")BinBtheBfin
ancialBstatements;BalsoBknownBasB"netBbookBvalue"BorB"bookBvalue"
DividendsB-
BAnswerBtheBdistributionBofBaBcompany'sBearningsBtoBitsBstockholders'BasBaBreturnBo
nBtheirBinvestment;BnotBanBexpense!
PermanentBAccountsB-
BAnswerBaccountsBthatBtrackBfinancialBresultsBfromByearBtoByearBbyBcarryingBtheirBe
ndingBbalancesBintoBtheBnextByear
TemporaryBAccountsB-
BAnswerBaccountsBthatBtrackBfinancialBresultsBforBaBlimitedBperiodBofBtimeBbyBhaving
BtheirBbalancesBzeroedBoutBatBtheBendBofBeachBaccountingByear
T-accountsB-
BAnswerBaBsimplifiedBversionBofBaBledgerBaccountBusedBforBsummarizingBtheBeffectsB
ofBjournalBentries
ClosingBEntriesB-
BAnswerBmadeBatBtheBendBofBtheBaccountingBperiodBtoBtransferBbalancesBinBtempor
aryBaccountsBtoBRetainedBEarningsBandBtoBestablishBaBzeroBbalanceBinBeachBofBtheBt
emporaryBaccounts
IncomeBStatementB-BAnswerBR-E=NI;Brevenues-expenses=netBincome
BalanceBSheetB-BAnswerBA=L+SE;Bassets=liabilities+stockholders'Bequity
Final Exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
SeparateBEntityBAssumptionB-
BAnswerBtheBfinancialBreportsBofBaBbusinessBareBassumedBtoBincludeBtheBresultsBofB
onlyBtheBbusiness'sBactivities
CostB-
BAnswerBtheBamountBofBresourcesBthatBaBcompanyBsacrificesBtoBobtainBgoodsBorBser
vices;BoftenBsaidBtoBbeBincurredBwhenBtheBcompanyBpaysBcashBorBusesBcreditBtoBac
quireBtheBitem
RevenueBRecognitionBPrincipleB-
BAnswerBrevenuesBareBreportedBwhenBgoodsBorBservicesBareBdelivered,BthereBisBevid
enceBofBanBarrangementBforBcustomerBpayment,BtheBpriceBisBfixedBorBdeterminable,B
andBcollectionBisBreasonablyBassured
ExpenseBRecognitionBPrincipleB-
BAnswerBexpensesBareBrecordedBwhenBincurredBinBearningBrevenue;BalsoBcalledB"mat
ching"
AccrualBBasisBAccountingB-
BAnswerBrecordsBrevenuesBwhenBtheyBareBearnedBandBexpensesBinBtheBsameBperiod
BasBtheBrevenuesBtoBwhichBtheyBrelate,BregardlessBofBtheBtimingBofBcashBreceiptsBor
Bpayments
AdjustingBJournalBEntriesB-
BAnswerBentriesBnecessaryBatBtheBendBofBeachBaccountingBperiodBtoBmeasureBallBre
venuesBandBexpensesBofBthatBperiod
, ContraBAccountB-
BAnswerBanBaccountBthatBisBanBoffsetBto,BorBreductionBof,BanotherBaccount
CarryingBValueB-
BAnswerBtheBamountBatBwhichBanBassetBorBliabilityBisBreportedB("carried")BinBtheBfin
ancialBstatements;BalsoBknownBasB"netBbookBvalue"BorB"bookBvalue"
DividendsB-
BAnswerBtheBdistributionBofBaBcompany'sBearningsBtoBitsBstockholders'BasBaBreturnBo
nBtheirBinvestment;BnotBanBexpense!
PermanentBAccountsB-
BAnswerBaccountsBthatBtrackBfinancialBresultsBfromByearBtoByearBbyBcarryingBtheirBe
ndingBbalancesBintoBtheBnextByear
TemporaryBAccountsB-
BAnswerBaccountsBthatBtrackBfinancialBresultsBforBaBlimitedBperiodBofBtimeBbyBhaving
BtheirBbalancesBzeroedBoutBatBtheBendBofBeachBaccountingByear
T-accountsB-
BAnswerBaBsimplifiedBversionBofBaBledgerBaccountBusedBforBsummarizingBtheBeffectsB
ofBjournalBentries
ClosingBEntriesB-
BAnswerBmadeBatBtheBendBofBtheBaccountingBperiodBtoBtransferBbalancesBinBtempor
aryBaccountsBtoBRetainedBEarningsBandBtoBestablishBaBzeroBbalanceBinBeachBofBtheBt
emporaryBaccounts
IncomeBStatementB-BAnswerBR-E=NI;Brevenues-expenses=netBincome
BalanceBSheetB-BAnswerBA=L+SE;Bassets=liabilities+stockholders'Bequity