A Trial Balance Can Still Balance Even If an Entry

question 50

True/False

A trial balance can still balance even if an entry is posted to the wrong account.

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Definitions:

Closing Accounts

The process of zeroing out income and expense accounts to transfer their balances to permanent accounts at the end of an accounting period.

Ledger

A book or collection of financial accounts where all transactions are summarized and recorded using a double-entry bookkeeping system.

Adjusted Trial Balance

A listing of all company accounts that will appear in the financial statements after making adjusting entries.

Closing Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances of temporary accounts to permanent ones, thereby preparing the company's books for the next accounting period.