Courtney McRae Started the Row-Your-Boat Paddle Boat and Row Boat

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Courtney McRae started the Row-Your-Boat paddle boat and row boat business at a nearby lake resort. She wanted to combine her accounting degree with her love of the outdoors and fishing. One of her first business purchases was a computerized accounting system. She learned in her college classes that a good software system will eliminate accounting cycle steps and the time it takes for her to interpret the results. As she put it, "It should make the decisions for me!"

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Definitions:

Permanent Account

An account within the general ledger that is not closed at the end of the accounting period, including assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity accounts.

Accounting Time Period

The span of time covered by financial statements, typically a fiscal quarter or year, during which all financial transactions are recorded and reported.

Quarter

A three-month period on the financial calendar that acts as a basis for periodic financial reporting and dividends.

Post-Closing Trial Balance

A summary of all accounts after closing entries are made, used to check the accuracy of closing entries and the balance of permanent accounts.