1. Lesson 1-4 Preparing a Chart of Accounts
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LESSON 4-1
Preparing a Chart of Accounts

2. CHART OF ACCOUNTS
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3. Chart of Accounts A group of accounts is called a ledger.
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Chart of Accounts
A group of accounts is called a ledger.
A ledger that contains all accounts needed to prepare financial statements is called a general ledger.
The name given to an account is known as an account title.
The number assigned to an account is called an account number.

4. ACCOUNT NUMBERS
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5. Assigning Account Numbers
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Assigning Account Numbers
560 Miscellaneous Expense (Existing account)
570 Supplies Expense (Existing account)
570 Supplies Expense (Existing account)
565 Postage Expense (New Account)
580 Water Expense (New Account)

6. RELATIONSHIP OF A T ACCOUNT TO AN ACCOUNT FORM
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Balance columns
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7. Assigning Account Numbers
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Assigning Account Numbers
The procedure for arranging accounts in a general ledger, assigning account numbers, and keeping records current is called file maintenance.

8. Opening an Account in a General Ledger
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Opening an Account in a General Ledger
Writing an account title and number on the heading of an account is called opening an account.

9. OPENING AN ACCOUNT IN A GENERAL LEDGER
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1. Write the account title.
2. Write the account number.
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10. Lesson 4-2 Posting Separate Amounts from a Journal to a General Ledger
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LESSON 4-2
Posting Separate Amounts from a Journal to a General Ledger

11. Posting an Amount from a General Debit Column
Lesson 4-2
Posting an Amount from a General Debit Column
Transferring information from a journal entry to a ledger account is called posting.

12. POSTING AN AMOUNT FROM A GENERAL DEBIT COLUMN
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1. Write the date.
4. Write the new account balance.
2. Write the journal page number.
5. Return to the journal and write the account number.
3. Write the debit amount.
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13. POSTING A SECOND AMOUNT TO AN ACCOUNT
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1. Write the date.
4. Write the new account balance.
2. Write the journal page number.
5. Return to the journal and write the account number.
3. Write the debit amount.
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14. POSTING AN AMOUNT FROM A GENERAL CREDIT COLUMN
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1. Write the date.
4. Write the new account balance.
2. Write the journal page number.
5. Return to the journal and write the account number.
3. Write the credit amount.
LESSON 4-2

15. Lesson 4-3 Posting Column Totals from a Journal to a General Ledger
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LESSON 4-3
Posting Column Totals from a Journal to a General Ledger

16. CHECK MARKS SHOW THAT AMOUNTS ARE NOT POSTED
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Check mark indicates that amounts ARE NOT posted individually.
Check mark indicates that general amount column totals ARE NOT posted.
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17. POSTING THE TOTAL OF THE SALES CREDIT COLUMN
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1. Write the date.
4. Write the new account balance.
2. Write the journal page number.
5. Return to the journal and write the account number.
3. Write the column total.
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18. POSTING THE TOTAL OF THE CASH DEBIT COLUMN
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1. Write the date.
4. Write the new account balance.
2. Write the journal page number.
5. Return to the journal and write the account number.
3. Write the column total.
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19. POSTING THE TOTAL OF THE CASH CREDIT COLUMN
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1. Write the date.
4. Write the new account balance.
2. Write the journal page number.
5. Return to the journal and write the account number.
3. Write the column total.
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20. Completed Accounting Forms and Making Correcting Entries
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Completed Accounting Forms and Making Correcting Entries

21. JOURNAL PAGE WITH POSTING COMPLETED
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22. MEMORANDUM FOR A CORRECTING ENTRY
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An incorrect journal entry should be corrected with an additional journal entry, called a correcting entry.
A memorandum is prepared as the source document describing the correction to be made.
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23. JOURNAL ENTRY TO RECORD A CORRECTING ENTRY
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November 13. Discovered that a payment of cash for advertising in October was journalized and posted in error as a debit to Miscellaneous Expense instead of Advertising Expense, $ Memorandum No. 15. 1
Date 2
Debit 4
Source Document 3
Credit
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