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Accounting Basics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cash at Bank is ...

a)

a liability

b)

an asset

c)

an expense

d)

equity

2.

Double entry in accounting means there must be________ entries for every transaction?

a)

two

b)

Three

c)

six

d)

one

3.

A general Leger/T) has a ______ and _______ side.

a)

cash receipt and debtors

b)

debit and payments

c)

debit and credit

d)

creditors and debtors

4.

Assets increase on the ________ side?

a)

subsidiary

b)

T-account

c)

credit

d)

debit

5.

owners equity decreases on the _________ side?

a)

credit

b)

debit

c)

payments

d)

liability

6.

________ are debts of the business?

a)

assets

b)

liabilities

c)

owners equity

d)

vehicles

7.

Equipment are an example of an/a ______?

a)

loan

b)

asset

c)

liability

d)

owners equity

8.

when the owner takes money out of the business's account it is called _________?

a)

credit

b)

drawings

c)

debt

d)

borrowing

9.

water and electricity is an/a __________?

a)

credit

b)

asset

c)

expense

d)

income

10.
The period of time covered by an accounting report is the accounting period.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Any amounts owed by a business and reported on the balance sheet are referred to as ________________.
a)
assets
b)
liabilities
c)
profit
d)
expenses
12.
An increase in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business
a)
asset
b)
expense
c)
withdrawl
d)
revenue
13.

The accounting period of a business is separated into activitiess that help the business keep its accounting records in an orderly fashion.

a)

Accounting Period Cycle

b)

Source Document

c)

Fiscal Year

d)

None of the Above

14.
Jeff's Construction, LLC bought a piece of equipment in 2001 for P 10,000. Today this piece of equipment is only worth P 2,000. Jeff would still report the equipment at its purchase price of P 10,000, less depreciation, even though its current fair market value is only P 2,000.
a)
Historical Principle
b)
Business Entity
c)
Accrual Principle
d)
Adequate Disclosure Principle
15.
Concept: Financial information is reported for a specific period of time on financial statements.
a)
Matching Expenses with Revenue
b)
Accounting Period Cycle
c)
Business Entity
16.

Concept: a business's records should never be mixed with an owner's personal records and reports

a)

adequate disclosure

b)

business entity

c)

objective evidence

d)

going concern

17.

Concept: Financial statements are prepared with the expectation that business will remain in operation indefinately

a)

going concern

b)

materiality

c)

accounting period cycle

d)

matching revenue with expenses

18.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Owner’s Equity = Liabilities + Assets

b)

Liabilities = Assets + Owner’s Equity

c)

Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity

d)

Assets = Owner’s Equity

19.

Which of the following is correct about double entry system of accounting?

a)

Every business transaction brings at least two financial changes in business.

b)

Financial changes are recorded as debits or credits in two or more accounts.

c)

Every debit entry has a corresponding credit entry.

d)

All of the above

20.

Which of the following business has unlimited liability

a)

Sole trader

b)

Limited Liability Partnership

c)

Private Limited Company

d)

Public Limited Company

21.

Which type of business organisation has the following characteristics?

- conducts business separate from its owners

- the owners have limited liability

- the organisation is a taxable entity

a)

Sole trader

b)

Partnership

c)

Company/corporation

d)

None of the above

22.

A partnership business normally owned by 2 to 50 partners

a)

True

b)

False

23.
Anything of value that is owned by the company (such as cash, accounts receivables, vehicles, etc.) are reported on the balance sheet and are referred to as _______________.
a)
assets
b)
liabilities
c)
profit
d)
income
24.

The accounting equation must always be

a)

balanced

b)

uneven

c)

zero

d)

equal to the square root of 5

25.

For an investor, personal and business money are put together and not kept separate.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE