Closing Entries Serve Two Important Purposes: (1)to Return the Balances

question 153

True/False

Closing entries serve two important purposes: (1)to return the balances in all temporary or nominal accounts to zero to start the next accounting period and (2)to transfer the net income (or net loss)and the dividends of the period to the Retained Earnings account.

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Definitions:

Credits

In accounting, credits refer to an entry on the right side of a double-entry bookkeeping system that increases liabilities, equity, or revenue or decreases an asset or expense account.

Trial Balance

A bookkeeping worksheet in which the balances of all ledgers are compiled into debit and credit columns to ensure a company's bookkeeping system is mathematically correct.

Ledger Accounts

Individual records that summarize transactions related to a specific account within the general ledger.

Debits

An accounting entry that results in either an increase in assets or a decrease in liabilities or equity on a company's balance sheet.