What Is the Difference Between a Correcting Entry and an Adjusting

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Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a correcting entry and an adjusting entry?

• A)Correcting entries are updates required to bring accounts to the correct balances as of a certain date.Adjusting entries fix mistakes in the accounting system.
• B)Correcting entries require one journal entry to fix and adjusting entries require two entries to fix.
• C)Correcting entries fix mistakes in the accounting system.Adjusting entries are not mistakes but updates required to bring accounts to the correct balances as of a certain date.
• D)Correcting entries and adjusting entries are the same type of entry just labelled differently.

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