Please Define the Following Key Terms

question 117

Short Answer

Please define the following key terms.
-Petrarch

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Definitions:

Adjusting Entries

Entries recorded in journals at the conclusion of an accounting cycle to properly distribute revenues and expenses to the corresponding period.

Adjusting Entries

Entries made in the accounting records at the end of an accounting period to allocate revenue and expenses to the period in which they actually occurred.

Accruals

Adjusting entries for either accrued revenues or accrued expenses.

Deferrals

Adjusting entries for either prepaid expenses or unearned revenues.