Recording Actual Income and Expenditure (Junior Cert Business Studies): Flashcards

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Balancing an Account
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What does balancing an account show?

How much money remains after recording all income and spending

Debit (Dr) side: location and what it records

Left side of account; records money coming in (income)

Credit (Cr) side: location and what it records

Right side of account; records money going out (expenditure)

Debit in simple terms (cash account)

Money in your pocket

Credit in simple terms (cash account)

Money out of your pocket

Formula to calculate the balance

Higher total minus lower total

Which total goes at bottom of both columns?

The higher of the two totals

Where is balance c/d positioned?

On lower total side, above the total line

Where is balance b/d positioned?

On opposite side, below the total line

Balance c/d with money left over goes on which side?

Credit side

For cash accounts, balance b/d is always on which side?

Debit side

Relationship between balance c/d and b/d amounts

Same balance amount appears as both c/d and b/d

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