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Accountant Accounting period Bookkeeping Cash and accrual basis Cash flow management Chart of accounts Journal Special journals Constant Item Purchasing Power Accounting Cost of goods sold Credit terms Debits and credits Double-entry system Markto-market accounting FIFO & LIFO GAAP / IFRS General ledger Goodwill Historical cost Matching principle Revenue recognition Trial balance
Fields of accounting
Financial statements
Statement of financial position Statement of cash flows Statement of changes in equity Statement of comprehensive income Notes MD&A XBRL
Auditing
Auditor's report Financial audit GAAS / ISA Internal audit SarbanesOxley Act
Accounting qualifications
CA CPA CCA CGA CMA CAT CFA CIIA ACCA CIA CTP
A chart of accounts (COA) is an arbitrarily created list of the accounts used by a business entity to define each class of items for which money or the equivalent is spent or received. It is used to organize the finances of the entity and to segregate expenditures, revenue, assets and liabilities in order to give interested parties a better understanding of the financial health of the entity. The list can be numerical, alphabetic, or alpha-numeric. The structure and headings of accounts should assist in consistent posting of transactions. Each nominal ledger account is unique to allow its ledger to be located. The list is typically arranged in the order of the customary appearance of accounts in the financial statements, profit and loss accounts followed by balance sheet accounts.
Contents
1 Nomenclature, classification and codification 2 Example o 2.1 Simple Chart of Accounts 3 Trial Balance 4 Types of accounts 5 See also
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[edit] Simple Chart of Accounts
Group headings - Sales, Cost of Goods Sold, Direct Expenses, Administration Expenses, Selling Expenses, Distribution Expenses, Establishment Expenses, Financial Expenses
Within each of these headings will be the individual nominal ledger accounts that make up the chart of accounts. Establishment expenses may consist of rent, rates, repairs Balance Sheet Accounts
Asset Accounts ---Cash, Bank Accounts, Accounts Receivable (Debtors), Prepaid Expenses, Inventory (Stock on Hand), Land, Buildings, Vehicles & Equipment, Investments & Stocks, Accumulated Depreciation and Other Assets
Liability Accounts ---Accounts Payable (Creditors), Credit Cards, Tax Payable, Employment Expenses Payable, Bank Loans,
Stockholders' Equity Accounts ---Common Stock (Share Capital), Retained Earnings (Revenue Reserves), Drawings Profit & Loss accounts
Revenue Accounts ---Sales Revenue, Sales Returns & Allowances, Sales Discounts, Interest Income,
Cost of Goods Sold Accounts---Purchases and sales Expense All sales Expense Purchase Returns & Allowances
Expense Accounts ---Advertising Expense, Bank Fees, Depreciation Expense, Payroll Expense, Payroll Tax Expense, Rent Expense, Income Tax Expense, Office Expense, Utilities Expense
The trial balance is a list of the active general ledger accounts with debit and credit balances. A balanced trial balance does not guarantee that there are no errors in the nominal ledger entries.
3. Equity accounts: represent the residual equity of a business (after deducting from Assets all the liabilities) including Retained Earnings and Appropriations.[citation needed] 4. Revenue accounts or income: represent the company's gross earnings and common examples include Sales, Service revenue and Interest Income.[citation needed] 5. Expense accounts: represent the company's expenditures to enable itself to operate. Common examples are electricity and water, rentals, depreciation, doubtful accounts, interest, insurance.[citation needed] 6. Contra-accounts: Some balance sheet items have corresponding contra accounts, with negative balances, that offset them. Examples are accumulated depreciation against equipment, and allowance for bad debts against long-term notes receivable.
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