1. Financial and Managerial Accounting Wild, Shaw, and Chiappetta Fourth Edition Wild, Shaw, and Chiappetta Fourth Edition McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

2. Chapter 2 Analyzing and Recording Transactions

3. Conceptual Learning Objectives C1: Explain the steps in processing transactions. C2: Describe an account and its use in recording transactions. C3: Describe a ledger and a chart of accounts. C4: Define debits and credits and explain double-entry accounting. 2-3

4. Analytical Learning Objectives A1: Analyze the impact of transactions on accounts and financial statements. A2: Compute the debt ratio and describe its use in analyzing financial condition. 2-4

5. Procedural Learning Objectives P1: Record transactions in a journal and post entries to a ledger. P2: Prepare and explain the use of a trial balance. P3: Prepare financial statements from business transactions. 2-5

6. External Transactions occur between the organization and an outside party. Internal Transactions occur within the organization. Analyzing and Recording Process Exchanges of economic consideration between two parties. C 1 2-6

7. Analyze each transaction and event from source documents Analyzing and Recording Process Record relevant transactions and events in a journal Post journal information to ledger accounts Prepare and analyze the trial balance C 1 2-7

8. Sales Tickets Bank Statements Purchase Orders Checks Source Documents Bills from Suppliers Employee Earnings Records C 1 2-8

9. An account is a record of increases and decreases in a specific asset, liability, equity, revenue, or expense item. The Account and its Analysis The general ledger is a record containing all accounts used by the company. C 2 2-9

10. Assets Accounts Asset Accounts = The Account and its Analysis + Liability Accounts Equity Accounts C2 2-10

11. Land Equipment Buildings Cash Notes Receivable Supplies Prepaid Accounts Accounts Receivable Asset Accounts C 3 2-11

12. Accrued Liabilities Unearned Revenue Notes Payable Accounts Payable Liability Accounts C 3 2-12

13. Equity Accounts Revenues Common Stock Dividends Expenses Equity Accounts C 3 Retained Earnings Retained Earnings 2-13

14. Liabilities Equity Assets =+ The Account and its Analysis Common Stock Dividends Revenues Expenses ++ –– C 3 2-14

15. Ledger and Chart of Accounts The ledger is a collection of all accounts for an information system. A company’s size and diversity of operations affect the number of accounts needed. The ledger is a collection of all accounts for an information system. A company’s size and diversity of operations affect the number of accounts needed. The chart of accounts is a list of all accounts and includes an identifying number for each account. C 3 2-15

16. A T-account represents a ledger account and is a tool used to understand the effects of one or more transactions. Debits and Credits C4 2-16

17. Liabilities Equity Assets =+ Double-Entry Accounting Debit Credit ASSETS + - LIABILITIES - + EQUITIES - + C4 2-17

18. Revenues Expenses Common Stock Dividends _ _ + + _ _ Debit Credit Stock - + Debit Credit Dividends + - Debit Credit Expenses + - Debit Credit Revenues - + Double-Entry Accounting Equity C 4 2-18

19. Double-Entry Accounting An account balance is the difference between the increases and decreases in an account. Notice the T-Account C4 2-19

20. Journalizing and Posting Transactions Step 1: Analyze transactions and source documents. Liabilities Equity Assets =+ Step 2: Apply double- entry accounting Step 4: Post entry to ledger Step 3: Record journal entry P1 2-20

21.  Dollar amount of debits and credits Journalizing Transactions  Transaction Date  Transaction explanation  Titles of Affected Accounts P1 2-21

22. T-accounts are useful illustrations, but balance column accounts are used in practice. Balance Column Account P1 2-22

23. 1 1 Identify the debit account in ledger. Posting Journal Entries P1 2-23

24. 2 2 Enter the date. Posting Journal Entries P1 2-24

25. 3 3 Enter the amount and description. Posting Journal Entries P1 2-25

26. 4 4 Enter the journal reference. Posting Journal Entries P1 2-26

27. 5 5 Compute the balance. Posting Journal Entries P1 2-27

28. Enter the ledger reference. 6 6 Posting Journal Entries P1 2-28

29. Analyzing Transactions Analysis: Double entry: 101 301 Posting: A1 2-29

30. Analyzing Transactions Analysis: Double entry: 126 101 Posting: A1 2-30

31. Analyzing Transactions Double entry: 167 101 Posting: A1 Analysis: 2-31

32. Analyzing Transactions Analysis: Double entry: 126 201 Posting: A1 2-32

33. Analyzing Transactions Analysis: Double entry: 403 101 Posting: A1 2-33

34. After processing its remaining transactions for December, FastForward’s trial balance is prepared. DebitsCredits Cash4,350$ Accounts receivable- Supplies9,720 Prepaid Insurance2,400 Equipment26,000 Accounts payable6,200$ Unearned consulting revenue3,000 Common stock30,000 Dividends200 Consulting revenue5,800 Rental revenue300 Salaries expense1,400 Rent expense1,000 Utilities expense230 Total45,300$ $ FastForward December 31, 2011 The trial balance lists all account balances in the general ledger. If the books are in balance, the total debits will equal the total credits. P2 2-34 Trial Balance

35. Six Steps for Searching for and Correcting Errors If the trial balance does not balance, the error(s) must be found and corrected.  Verify that the trial balance columns are correctly added.  Verify that account balances are correctly entered from the ledger.  See whether a debit (or credit) balance is mistakenly listed as a credit (or debit).  Recompute each account balance in the ledger.  Verify that each journal entry is properly posted.  Verify that each original journal entry has equal debits and credits. P2 2-35

36. Using a Trial Balance to Prepare Financial Statements Statement of Cash Flows Income Statement Statement of Retained Earnings Beginning Balance Sheet Ending Balance Sheet Period of Time Point in Time P3 2-36

37. Income Statement P3 2-37

38. Statement of Retained Earnings P3 2-38

39. Balance Sheet P3 2-39

40. o Describes the relationship between the amounts of the company’s liabilities and assets. o Helps to assess the risk that a company will fail to pay its debts. Debt Ratio A2 2-40

41. End of Chapter 2 2-41