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Accounting True/False Worksheet (Converted to MCQs)

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mark each statement True or False: Capital is cash.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Mark each statement True or False: Accounts Payable is a liability.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Mark each statement True or False: A shift in assets means liabilities will increase.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Mark each statement True or False: Assets - Liabilities = Owner’s Equity.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Mark each statement True or False: Assets represent what is owned by the business.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Mark each statement True or False: Cash is a liability.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Mark each statement True or False: Office Equipment is an asset.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Mark each statement True or False: Accounts Payable is listed under assets.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Mark each statement True or False: Capital is listed under liabilities.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Mark each statement True or False: A heading of a financial report has no particular date.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Mark each statement True or False: Revenue is an asset.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Mark each statement True or False: Withdrawals increase owner’s equity.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Mark each statement True or False: As expenses go down, owner’s equity goes down.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Mark each statement True or False: An advertising bill incurred but unpaid is recorded as an increase in advertising expense and a decrease in a liability.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Mark each statement True or False: Revenue inflows can only be in the form of cash.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Mark each statement True or False: Net income occurs when expenses are greater than revenue.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Mark each statement True or False: Withdrawals will reduce the owner's capital on the income statement.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Mark each statement True or False: The balance sheet lists assets, liabilities, and expenses.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Mark each statement True or False: Withdrawals are listed on the income statement.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Mark each statement True or False: Assets are listed on the income statement.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Mark each statement True or False: A number entered on the left side of an account is said to be credited to the account.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Mark each statement True or False: Debits are always positive.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Mark each statement True or False: Footings are always a credit balance.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Mark each statement True or False: “Credit” always means the number should be put on the right side.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Mark each statement True or False: A ledger does not use debits or credits.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Mark each statement True or False: Rules for debit and credit work opposite for Capital and Revenue.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Mark each statement True or False: An increase in an asset is always a debit.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Mark each statement True or False: Withdrawals increase with a credit.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Mark each statement True or False: After a transaction is recorded it can have only one debit and one credit.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Mark each statement True or False: An unpaid bill results in a debit to a liability and a credit to an expense.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Mark each statement True or False: Withdrawals are usually a credit balance on the trial balance.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Mark each statement True or False: A balance sheet will list only debit accounts.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Mark each statement True or False: The balance sheet is always prepared before the income statement.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Mark each statement True or False: Subtotaling is only used on the trial balance.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Mark each statement True or False: The beginning balance of capital is shown on the balance sheet.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Mark each statement True or False: The ledger is the book of original entry.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Mark each statement True or False: Compound journal entries must have no more than three credits.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Mark each statement True or False: Billing a company for services on account would result in a debit to cash.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Mark each statement True or False: When you journalize, the PR column must be completed.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Mark each statement True or False: Rent paid in advance is an expense.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Mark each statement True or False: Posting can only be done manually.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Mark each statement True or False: Posting means transferring information from the ledger to the journal.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Mark each statement True or False: Cross-referencing means the PR column in the ledger is up to date.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Mark each statement True or False: Posting can only be done once a month.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Mark each statement True or False: Posting results in information being accumulated in the journal.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Mark each statement True or False: The trial balance is in the same order as the journal.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Mark each statement True or False: A trial balance can have two balances for some accounts.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Mark each statement True or False: Slides and transpositions can help locate errors in

a)

True

b)

False

49.

If a journal entry is posted, no corrections can be made.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

In the trial balance, account titles that have credit balances are indented.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Prepaid Rent is a liability.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Accumulated Depreciation is a contra-asset.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

The adjustment for supplies is the amount of supplies used up.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

The normal balance of Accumulated Depreciation is a debit.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

The historical cost of equipment is not adjusted.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Net loss is the result of revenues greater than expenses.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Accumulated Depreciation is never adjusted.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Assets do not go in the income statement column on a worksheet.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

A net loss would go in the debit column of the balance sheet on a worksheet.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Withdrawals go in the credit column of the balance sheet on a worksheet.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Subtotaling is used in preparing the formal financial statements from a worksheet.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Withdrawals are listed on the income statement.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Accumulated Depreciation is added to the cost of the asset on the balance sheet.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Debits are the inside column on the formal reports.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Totals on the formal balance sheet will match totals on the worksheet.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

After the adjustment is posted, the Supplies ledger account shows the amount on hand.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

After posting, accumulated depreciation has a debit balance.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Adjustments on a worksheet have to be journalized and posted.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

After the adjustment is posted, Prepaid Rent shows the amount that has not yet expired.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

Depreciation Expense is a contra-asset.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Income Summary is a permanent account.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

Income Summary is found on the worksheet.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

Expenses are permanent accounts.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

The balance in the Income Summary is closed to the Capital account.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

Income Summary has a normal debit balance.

a)

True

b)

False

76.

Income Summary is listed on the post-closing trial balance.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

Interim reports are always prepared each month.

a)

True

b)

False

78.

Capital on the post-closing trial balance is the beginning balance for the next accounting cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

Accumulated Depreciation is a temporary account.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

Supplies on the post-closing trial balance represent the amount of supplies on hand.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

Restrictive endorsements are the safest type of endorsement.

a)

True

b)

False

82.

The payee is the one receiving a check.

a)

True

b)

False

83.

The drawee is the bank at which the drawer has an account.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Petty Cash is an expense.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

A shortage in the Cash Short and Over account results in a debit balance.

a)

True

b)

False

86.

A pay period is always defined as a 2-week period.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

The Fair Labor Standards Act states that an employee must be paid overtime pay if he/she works over 40 hours in a work week.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

An employee may claim fewer allowances on his/her IRS form-W4 than he/she really has.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

Withholding of FICA taxes (OASDI and Medicare) are limited to the amount due on all earnings below $184,500 (2026).

a)

True

b)

False

90.

Gross pay is the amount the employee earned before taxes and deductions are taken out.

a)

True

b)

False

91.

The employee earnings record shows gross earnings, deductions, net pay, and taxable earnings for only a single payroll period.

a)

True

b)

False

92.

The individual employee earnings record is used to update the payroll register.

a)

True

b)

False

93.

The taxable earnings columns of the payroll register do not show the amount of tax owed.

a)

True

b)

False

94.

Only the employee earnings record indicates the employee’s marital status and the number of allowances claimed.

a)

True

b)

False

95.

The payroll register shows gross earnings, deductions, net pay, and taxable earnings for a payroll period.

a)

True

b)

False

96.

Employers must pay FICA equal to the exact amount employees pay.

a)

True

b)

False

97.

Only employers, not employees, must calculate and pay both FUTA and SUTA taxes.

a)

True

b)

False

98.

Workers’ compensation insurance is paid by the employer to insure that each employee is fairly compensated.

a)

True

b)

False

99.

Workers’ compensation insurance has a single rate for each employee of a firm, much like FICA.

a)

True

b)

False

100.

The payroll register is the source of the data used to journalize the payroll in the general journal.

a)

True

b)

False

101.

The FICA payable accounts reflect the tax liability of only the employer.

a)

True

b)

False

102.

Deductions for payroll withholding taxes represent a liability of the employees until the taxes are paid by the employer.

a)

True

b)

False

103.

Workers’ compensation insurance is paid by the employer to ensure that employees are compensated if they lose their job.

a)

True

b)

False

104.

The year-end computation for annual workers’ compensation shows additional money is owed. You will record the amount with a debit to Worker’s compensation expense and a credit to Accounts payable.

a)

True

b)

False