CENTURY 21 ACCOUNTING © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning LESSON 4-1 Why do we post from the journal to a general ledger? Preparing a Chart of Accounts
CENTURY 21 ACCOUNTING © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning 2 LESSON 4-1 CHART OF ACCOUNTS page 92
CENTURY 21 ACCOUNTING © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning 3 LESSON Write the account title. 2.Write the account number. OPENING AN ACCOUNT IN A GENERAL LEDGER page 94 12
CENTURY 21 ACCOUNTING © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning LESSON 4-2 Posting Separate Amounts from a Journal to a General Ledger
CENTURY 21 ACCOUNTING © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning 5 LESSON Write the date.4.Write the new account balance. 2.Write the journal page number. 3.Write the debit amount. 5.Return to the journal and write the account number. POSTING AN AMOUNT FROM A GENERAL DEBIT COLUMN page 96
CENTURY 21 ACCOUNTING © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning 6 LESSON 4-2 POSTING A SECOND AMOUNT TO AN ACCOUNT page 97 1.Write the date.4.Write the new account balance. 2.Write the journal page number. 3.Write the debit amount. 5.Return to the journal and write the account number.
CENTURY 21 ACCOUNTING © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning 7 LESSON 4-2 POSTING AN AMOUNT FROM A GENERAL CREDIT COLUMN page 98 1.Write the date.4.Write the new account balance. 2.Write the journal page number. 3.Write the credit amount. 5.Return to the journal and write the account number.
CENTURY 21 ACCOUNTING © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning LESSON 4-3 Posting Column Totals from a Journal to a General Ledger
CENTURY 21 ACCOUNTING © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning 9 LESSON 4-3 CHECK MARKS SHOW THAT AMOUNTS ARE NOT POSTED page 100 Check mark indicates that amounts ARE NOT posted individually. Check mark indicates that general amount column totals ARE NOT posted.
CENTURY 21 ACCOUNTING © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning 10 LESSON 4-3 POSTING THE TOTAL OF THE SALES CREDIT COLUMN page Write the date.4.Write the new account balance. 2.Write the journal page number. 3.Write the column total. 5.Return to the journal and write the account number.
CENTURY 21 ACCOUNTING © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning 11 LESSON 4-3 POSTING THE TOTAL OF THE CASH DEBIT COLUMN page Write the date.4.Write the new account balance. 2.Write the journal page number. 3.Write the column total. 5.Return to the journal and write the account number.
CENTURY 21 ACCOUNTING © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning 12 LESSON 4-3 POSTING THE TOTAL OF THE CASH CREDIT COLUMN page Write the date.4.Write the new account balance. 2.Write the journal page number. 3.Write the column total. 5.Return to the journal and write the account number.
CENTURY 21 ACCOUNTING © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning LESSON 4-4 Completed Accounting Forms and Making Correcting Entries
CENTURY 21 ACCOUNTING © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning 14 LESSON 4-4 JOURNAL PAGE WITH POSTING COMPLETED page 105
CENTURY 21 ACCOUNTING © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning 15 LESSON 4-4 MEMORANDUM FOR A CORRECTING ENTRY page 108
CENTURY 21 ACCOUNTING © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning 16 LESSON 4-4 JOURNAL ENTRY TO RECORD A CORRECTING ENTRY page Source Document 3 Credit 1 Date 2 Debit 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.