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Accounting study guide

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a core financial statement?

a)

The Income Statement

b)

Statement of Cash Flows

c)

The Trial Balance

d)

The Balance Sheet

2.

income statement, which presents the results of operations, can be prepared in many forms including:

a)

Single Step Income Statement

b)

Condensed Income Statement

c)

Common Sized Income Statement

d)

All of the above

3.

Which of the following account types increase by debits in double-entry accounting?

a)

Assets, Expenses, Losses

b)

Assets, Revenue, Gains

c)

Expenses, Liabilities, Losses

d)

Gains, Expenses, Liabilities

4.

Which of the following is true?

a)

Accounts receivable are found in the current asset section of a balance sheet.

b)

Accounts receivable increase by credits.

c)

Accounts receivable are generated when a customer makes payments,

d)

Accounts receivable become more valuable over time

5.

What are the main sections on a balance sheet?

a)

Assets, liabilities, income

b)

Assets, liabilities, equity

c)

Assets, liabilities, expenses

d)

Assets, gains, revenue

6.

How are a company's financial statements used?

a)

For internal analysis

b)

For external negotiation

c)

For compliance

d)

All of the above

7.

Which of the following scenarios increases accounts payable?

a)

A customer fails to pay an invoice.

b)

A supplier delivers raw materials on credit.

c)

Office supplies are purchased with cash.

d)

None of the above

8.

Which form is used to file you yearly tax return?

a)

Form 1040EZ

b)

Form 1040A

c)

Form 1040E

d)

Form 10400

9.

Are federal Income taxes a hat tax or progressive tax? What evidence supports your answer

a)

Progressive tax

b)

Flat tax

c)

Tax brackets are higher income levels that are taxed at higher rates

d)

Tax brackets are lower income levels that are taxed at higher rates

10.

Is child support and alimony taxed? What is not?

a)

Only child support is taxed not alimony

b)

Only alimony is taxed not child support

11.

Are unemployed payments taxed

a)

Yes its taxed

b)

Not its not taxed

12.

A W-2 shows all EXCEPT for the following:

a)

Employer & Employee Address

b)

Wages and compensation

c)

Expected tax return amount

d)

Taxes and withholdings

13.

Which form tells your employer how much to withhold from your paycheck for income taxes?

a)

W-2

b)

DW-40

c)

W-4

d)

1040-EZ

14.

What would the journal entry be for a company that takes out a five-year, $100,000 business loan?

a)

Debit $100,000 non-current asset, Credit $100,000 non-current liabilities

b)

Debit $100,000 current asset, Credit $100,000 non-current liabilities

c)

Debit $100,000 non-current liabilities, Credit $100,000 non-current assets

d)

Debit $100,000 current liabilities, Credit $100,000 current assets

15.

Which accounts are associated with cost of goods sold?

a)

Accrued interest

b)

Depreciation

c)

Dividends

d)

Inventory

16.

Which organizations are involved in development of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)? (Check all that apply.)

a)

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

b)

Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB)

c)

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

d)

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB)

17.

Which financial statement is a report of a company's revenues and expenses during a certain time period?

a)

Statement of Changes in Equity

b)

Income Statement

c)

Statement Of Cash Flows

18.

After making a sale of $3,000, where $1,200 is paid in cash and $1,800 is sold on credit, how would a company go about updating its balance sheet?

a)

$1,800 debit in accounts receivable; $3,000 credit in retained earnings; $1,200 debit in cash

b)

$3,000 debit in retained earnings; $1,200 credit in cash; $1,800 credit in accounts receivable

c)

$1,800 debit in accounts payable; $1,200 debit in cash; $3,000 credit in retained earnings

d)

$1,200 credit in cash; $1,800 credit in accounts payable; $3,000 debit in retained earnings.

19.

which is not an example of financing cash flown

a)

paying off a debt of $25,000

b)

investing in equipment worth $90,000

c)

paying $12,000 worth of dividends to shareholders

d)

Issuing $42,000 worth of shares

20.

Which side of the ledger account are debits recorded on?

a)

Left

b)

Right

c)

Depends on the debit

21.
  1. Are assets on the balance sheet recorded at their estimated fair market value?

a)
  1. Yes

b)
  1. No

c)
  1. Sometimes; it's situational

22.
  1. Increasing an asset involves crediting the account.

a)

False

b)

True

23.

What is the minimum number of accounts that accounting entries can have?

a)

One

b)

Four

c)

Two

d)

Five

24.

Which is not classified as a current asset?

a)

Cash

b)

Product inventory

c)

Liquid assets

d)

Prepaid liabilities

e)

Property

25.

In a journal entry, a debit decreases which of the following accounts?

a)
  1. Cash

b)
  1. Accounts Payable

c)
  1. Supplies Expense

d)

Both a and c

26.

Which describes the double-declining balance depreciation method?

a)

Estimated salvage value is greater at the end of the assets' useful life than with straight-line depreciation.

b)

It yields reports of higher income in the early years and lower income later on.

c)

This method decreases the useful life of the asset and disposal costs by half.

d)

The depreciation expense is larger in the first few years and gets smaller as time goes on.

27.

What are some advantages of a Partnership? (pick

a)

A Partnership is run by a single person.

b)

A Partnership does not get heavily taxed.

c)

A Partnership is easy to establish.

d)

A Partnership is expensive and requires legal services.

28.

What is a Sole Proprietorship?

a)

A type of contract that corporations use.

b)

A business model where multiple partners share liability.

c)

A type of tax that a business must pay.

d)

A business that is owned by only one person.

29.
  1. What are some examples of a Non Profit Corporation?

a)
  1. Unicef

b)
  1. American Red Cross

c)
  1. Feeding America

d)
  1. McDonalds

30.
  1. What company is corporation?

a)

Twitter

b)

Nike

c)

Home Depot

d)

Red Cross

31.

Non-Profit organizations have to pay Federal taxes?

a)

True

b)

False

32.

What is a similarity between a partnership and corporation?

a)

They owner has complete control over the business

b)

Both have double taxation

c)

Both are extremely expensive

d)

Both share legal responsibilitv

33.

What is the worst disadvantage of a Sole Proprietorship?

a)

Being the sole owner, you have unlimited personal liability.

b)

There are multiple business partners with opposing opinions.

c)

Tax rates are too low.

d)

You have complete control over the business.

34.

What are the four types of businesses?

a)

Justin Beiber, Michael Jackson, Hannah Montana, Brittany S.

b)

Sole Proprietorship, Non Profit, Corporation, Partnership

c)

McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, KFC

d)

Celtics, Patriots, Red Sox, OKC