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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 AMHNCGIT
MATCHING GTHAINMC

2. These are a common type of adjusting entries.

ACCRUALS ACSRCLAU
ACCRUALS RLAUCSAC

3. Another name for adjusting entries that involve prepayments.

DEFERRALS LARFDREES
DEFERRALS EADRRSELF

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

LIABILITY BLIITYALI
LIABILITY ILBYTILIA

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

ASSET SSAET
ASSET SEATS

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

EXPENSE PEENSXE
EXPENSE XPNEESE

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

DEPRECIATION ODRICPEITAEN
DEPRECIATION CETIEIPDNORA

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

ALLOWANCE LALEACWNO
ALLOWANCE LEAANCLWO

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

BALANCE CBNLAEA
BALANCE CAANELB

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

ACCRUAL CRCLUAA
ACCRUAL RCUACAL

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

EXPENSE SNEEEXP
EXPENSE NSPXEEE

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

REVENUES RSEEUNVE
REVENUES EESREVUN

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

INCOME IENOMC
INCOME NEMICO

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

ACCUMULATED TMAUCCUDLEA
ACCUMULATED ACMULDEUCAT

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

EARNED DAEERN
EARNED ADREEN

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

RECEIVABLE LBEEVACEIR
RECEIVABLE ELRBEIACVE

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

LIABILITY BLIAIIYTL
LIABILITY IYBALLTII

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

REVERSING SRVEIERGN
REVERSING IERSVNGER

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

ACCRUAL LAACCUR
ACCRUAL UCACLAR

20. ____________ revenues should be reported as a liability.

UNEARNED NRDAEUNE
UNEARNED ENANEDUR
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