Principles
Second Canadian Edition
Weygandt Kieso Kimmel Trenholm
Prepared by:
Carole Bowman, Sheridan College
CHAPTER
Title of Account
Left or debit side Right or credit side
Cash
15,000
Cash
7,000
Cash
15,000 7,000
8,000
Assets
Increase Decrease
Debit Credit
Normal
Balance
Liabilities
Decrease Increase
Debit Credit
Normal
Balance
ILLUSTRATION 2-4
NORMAL BALANCE OWNERS CAPITAL
Owners Capital
Decrease Increase
Debit Credit
Normal
Balance
ILLUSTRATION 2-5
NORMAL BALANCE OWNERS DRAWINGS
Owners Drawings
Increase Decrease
Debit Credit
Normal
Balance
ILLUSTRATION 2-6
NORMAL BALANCES
REVENUES AND EXPENSES
Revenues
Decrease Increase
Debit Credit
Normal
Balance
Expenses
Increase Decrease
Debit Credit
Normal
Balance
ILLUSTRATION 2-7
EXPANDED BASIC EQUATION AND
DEBIT/CREDIT RULES AND EFFECTS
Assets = Liabilities + Owners Equity
Owners Owners
Assets = Liabilities + -
Capital Drawings
Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr.
+ - - + - + + -
+ Revenues - Expenses
JOURNAL
LEDGER
JOURNAL
GENERAL JOURNAL J1
Date Account Titles and Explanation Ref. Debit Credit
2002
Sept. 1 Cash 15,000
M. Doucet, Capital 15,000
Invested cash in business.
1 Equipment 7,000
Cash 7,000
Purchased equipment for cash.
ILLUSTRATION 2-10
TECHNIQUE OF JOURNALIZING
The debit account title is entered at the extreme left
margin of the Account Titles and Explanation column.
The credit account title is indented on the next line.
GENERAL JOURNAL J1
Date Account Titles and Explanation Ref. Debit Credit
2002
Sept. 1 Cash 15,000
M. Doucet, Capital 15,000
Invested cash in business.
1 Equipment 7,000
Cash 7,000
Purchased equipment for cash.
ILLUSTRATION 2-10
TECHNIQUE OF JOURNALIZING
The amounts for the debits are recorded in the Debit column and
the amounts for the credits are recorded in the Credit column.
GENERAL JOURNAL J1
Date Account Titles and Explanation Ref. Debit Credit
2002
Sept. 1 Cash 15,000
M. Doucet, Capital 15,000
Invested cash in business.
1 Equipment 7,000
Cash 7,000
Purchased equipment for cash.
ILLUSTRATION 2-10
TECHNIQUE OF JOURNALIZING
GENERAL JOURNAL J1
Date Account Titles and Explanation Ref. Debit Credit
2002
Sept. 1 Cash 15,000
M. Doucet, Capital 15,000
Invested cash in business.
1 Equipment 7,000
Cash 7,000
Purchased equipment for cash.
ILLUSTRATION 2-10
TECHNIQUE OF JOURNALIZING
A space is left between journal entries. The
blank space separates individual journal entries
and makes the journal easier to read.
GENERAL JOURNAL J1
Date Account Titles and Explanation Ref. Debit Credit
2002
Sept. 1 Cash 15,000
M. Doucet, Capital 15,000
Invested cash in business.
1 Equipment 7,000
Cash 7,000
Purchased equipment for cash.
ILLUSTRATION 2-10
TECHNIQUE OF JOURNALIZING
The column entitled Ref. is left blank at the time the
journal entry is made and is used later when the
journal entries are transferred to the ledger accounts.
GENERAL JOURNAL J1
Date Account Titles and Explanation Ref. Debit Credit
2002
Sept. 1 Cash 15,000
M. Doucet, Capital 15,000
Invested cash in business.
1 Equipment 7,000
Cash 7,000
Purchased equipment for cash.
SIMPLE AND COMPOUND
JOURNAL ENTRIES
GENERAL JOURNAL J1
Date Account Titles and Explanation Ref. Debit Credit
2002
Oct. 2 Delivery Equipment 14,000
Cash 14,000
Purchased truck for cash.
ILLUSTRATION 2-11
COMPOUND JOURNAL ENTRY
GENERAL JOURNAL J1
Date Account Titles and Explanation Ref. Debit Credit
2002
Oct. 2 Delivery Equipment 34,000
1 Cash 8,000
Note Payable 26,000
2 Purchased truck for cash
and note payable.
3
COMPOUND JOURNAL ENTRY
GENERAL JOURNAL J1
Date Account Titles and Explanation Ref. Debit Credit
2002
Oct. 2 Cash 8,000
Delivery Equipment 34,000
Note Payable 26,000
Purchased truck for cash
and note payable.
THE LEDGER
GENERAL
LEDGER
ILLUSTRATION 2-12
THE GENERAL LEDGER
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