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Adjusting Entries (Word Scramble)

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Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA

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1. Adjusting entries are associated with this accounting principle.

MATCHING MIANCHTG
MATCHING MCHTNGAI

2. These are a common type of adjusting entries.

ACCRUALS SCRLUAAC
ACCRUALS RSLCCAUA

3. Another name for adjusting entries that involve prepayments.

DEFERRALS ARLSDRFEE
DEFERRALS DFSARRELE

4. The type of account involved with the deferral of revenues.

LIABILITY LYBITLAII
LIABILITY YBLITIILA

5. This type of account is part of the entry to accrue revenues.

ASSET STSEA
ASSET TSAES

6. An accrual entry involving a liability will also include this type of account.

EXPENSE NPEESXE
EXPENSE ESEXPEN

7. A common adjusting entry pertaining to plant assets is the recording of ______________.

DEPRECIATION RTCINOPDEIAE
DEPRECIATION ITCADRNEIEOP

8. The contra account to accounts receivable is the ____________ for doubtful accounts.

ALLOWANCE OALLCEAWN
ALLOWANCE COEWLANAL

9. Adjusting entries are usually dated as of the date of the _________ sheet.

BALANCE LCABEAN
BALANCE AALBCEN

10. _________-type adjusting entries are often reversed on the first day of the next accounting period.

ACCRUAL ARCLCAU
ACCRUAL ARCLCUA

11. The expired amount of prepaid insurance premiums should be reported in the account Insurance __________.

EXPENSE SENPEXE
EXPENSE PENXESE

12. An accrual that leads to an increase in assets will likely involve ___________.

REVENUES NEVUREES
REVENUES ERUEVSNE

13. Each adjusting entry affects at least one _________ statement account.

INCOME EMOCNI
INCOME COIEMN

14. The account credited in the adjusting entry for depreciation is ______________ Depreciation.

ACCUMULATED CTACUUALDME
ACCUMULATED LDCAAUMCTUE

15. One purpose of adjusting entries is to report revenues in the accounting period in which they are __________.

EARNED NEADRE
EARNED DRENEA

16. Accruing revenues will include a debit to a _____________ account.

RECEIVABLE ELEREAIBCV
RECEIVABLE VAEEBICERL

17. Accruing expenses will include a credit to a ___________ account.

LIABILITY YLIBIALIT
LIABILITY YLTBIILAI

18. To avoid the double counting of accrued expenses, ____________ entries are made on the first day of the next accounting period.

REVERSING NGVRREISE
REVERSING INRESGVRE

19. An expense incurred but not yet recorded or paid will require an ___________-type adjusting entry.

ACCRUAL URACLAC
ACCRUAL AACRCUL

20. ____________ revenues should be reported as a liability.

UNEARNED EDUEARNN
UNEARNED EUNARDNE
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