Question

Accounting has its own vocabulary and basic relationships. Match the accounting terms at the left with the corresponding definition or meaning at the right.

	1.	Posting	A.	The cost of operating a business; a decrease in stockholders' equity
	2.	Expense	B.	Always an asset
	3.	Debit	C.	Side of an account where increases are recorded
	4.	Trial balance	D.	Lists a company's accounts and account numbers (no account
				balances in this item)
	5.	Equity	E.	Copying data from the journal to the ledger
	6.	Net income	F.	Assets - Liabilities
	7.	Receivable	G.	Revenues - Expenses
	8.	Chart of accounts	H.	Lists all accounts with their balances
	9.	Payable	I.	Always a liability
	10.	Journal	J.	Record of transactions
	11.	Normal balance	K.	Left side of an account
	12.	Ledger	L.	The book of accounts and their balances

Answer 1

1	Posting	E.	Copying data from the journal to the ledger
2	Expense	A.	The cost of operating a business; a decrease in stockholders' equity
3	Debit	K.	Left side of an account
4	Trial balance	L.	The book of accounts and their balances
5	Equity	F.	Assets - Liabilities
6	Net income	G.	Revenues - Expenses
7	Receivable	B.	Always an asset
8	Chart of accounts	D.	Lists a company's accounts and account numbers (no account balances in this item)
9	Payable	I.	Always a liability
10	Journal	J.	Record of transactions
11	Normal balance	C.	Side of an account where increases are recorded
12	Ledger	H.	Lists all accounts with their balances