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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 IHTGNMCA
MATCHING TIGHMCAN

2. These are a common type of adjusting entries.

ACCRUALS SCLAARUC
ACCRUALS CACLRUSA

3. Another name for adjusting entries that involve prepayments.

DEFERRALS RASDLFEER
DEFERRALS ERLDAFRES

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

LIABILITY ATBIYILLI
LIABILITY TAYILIBLI

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

ASSET SASTE
ASSET SESAT

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

EXPENSE PEXNESE
EXPENSE XENPEES

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

DEPRECIATION AORPICEINETD
DEPRECIATION ENIRTPCODEAI

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

ALLOWANCE AALOCNLWE
ALLOWANCE AAOWNLLEC

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

BALANCE ABCEALN
BALANCE AANCLEB

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

ACCRUAL RCCULAA
ACCRUAL ACULRAC

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

EXPENSE SNEEXEP
EXPENSE XPEENES

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

REVENUES VEENSERU
REVENUES EEURNVSE

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

INCOME NEOCMI
INCOME NMIEOC

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

ACCUMULATED CUMUACTDELA
ACCUMULATED UAUTEAMCDLC

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

EARNED NDEAER
EARNED REAEDN

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

RECEIVABLE VERLCEAEIB
RECEIVABLE ERBIVCLEAE

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

LIABILITY IBLIAITLY
LIABILITY ITLIILAYB

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

REVERSING NVEGIRERS
REVERSING RVSIGRNEE

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

ACCRUAL URCLACA
ACCRUAL AUCACLR

20. ____________ revenues should be reported as a liability.

UNEARNED NUEADENR
UNEARNED ENNAUDRE
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