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Define Cash basis of accounting - Answer records revenues when cash is received and records
expenses when cash is paid
Define accrual basis of acounting - Answer records revenues when they are earned and
records expenses when they are incurred
What type of accounting does GAAP require? - Answer accrural
What are adjusting journal entries - Answer entries made in general journal to record
revenues that have been earned but not recorded and expenses that have been incurred but
not recorded
Cash is received before revenue is earned is known as what? - Answer Deferred Revenue
Define Accrued Revenue - Answer Cash is received after revenue is earned
Define Deferred Expense - Answer Cash is paid before expense is incurred
Cash is paid after the expense is incurred is known as - Answer Accrued Expenses
What type of journal entry is this situation:
A company sells 12-moth subscriptions to its monthly magazine. On october 1, the company
receives a total of $1200 for 20 subscriptinos - Answer Deferred Revenue
What type of journal entry is this situation:
Cash is debited and Unearned revenue is credited - Answer Deferred Revenue