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The General Ledger provides all the information you need to prepare a Post Closing Trial Balance as well as a Trial Balance, etc.
A post closing trial balance is a trial balance that is prepared "before" accounts are closed out for the accounting period, such as expenses, revenues, etc. Adjusting entries are made to the General Ledger from the Journal entries and then a PCTB is prepared using the information obtained in the Ledger.
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What step is last in the accounting cycle?
A post closing trial balance is prepared
What does a post-closing trial balance contain?
Usually, a post-closing trial balance is prepared after the closing process; therefore. it contains balance sheet accounts. Only balance of retained earnings is different, the rest are the same of balance sheet or adjusted trial balance. The retained earnings are equal the retained earnings in the retained earnings statement.
Are sales on a post closing trial balance?
No, Sales, as a Revenue Account of the Income Statement, is a temporary account, which should not appear on the post-closing trial balance.
Which account balance will change between the adjusted trial balance and the post closing trial balance?
The adjusted trial balance includes depreciation and other adjustments. This is the account balance that changes between the adjusted trial balance and the post closing trial balance.
Which inventory gets into the balance sheets- opening or closing inventory?
Since it is the balance sheet, which is generally prepared at the "end" of a financial period, it would be your closing inventory that goes onto the balance sheet. Once you have made all your adjusting entries and closing of accounts you prepare a Post Closing Trial Balance to check that all accounts remained balance. Since it is the "end" of the year and you are "closing" your books for the Fiscal Year, all adjusting entries are made, this includes taking inventory to get your closing inventory which goes onto your Post Closing Trial Balance and on your Balance Sheet.
What step is last in the accounting cycle?
A post closing trial balance is prepared
What does a post-closing trial balance contain?
Usually, a post-closing trial balance is prepared after the closing process; therefore. it contains balance sheet accounts. Only balance of retained earnings is different, the rest are the same of balance sheet or adjusted trial balance. The retained earnings are equal the retained earnings in the retained earnings statement.
Are sales on a post closing trial balance?
No, Sales, as a Revenue Account of the Income Statement, is a temporary account, which should not appear on the post-closing trial balance.
Which account balance will change between the adjusted trial balance and the post closing trial balance?
The adjusted trial balance includes depreciation and other adjustments. This is the account balance that changes between the adjusted trial balance and the post closing trial balance.
Which inventory gets into the balance sheets- opening or closing inventory?
Since it is the balance sheet, which is generally prepared at the "end" of a financial period, it would be your closing inventory that goes onto the balance sheet. Once you have made all your adjusting entries and closing of accounts you prepare a Post Closing Trial Balance to check that all accounts remained balance. Since it is the "end" of the year and you are "closing" your books for the Fiscal Year, all adjusting entries are made, this includes taking inventory to get your closing inventory which goes onto your Post Closing Trial Balance and on your Balance Sheet.
What should A post-closing trial balance should only contain?
A post-closing trial balance will contain, assets, liabilities and owners equity accounts.Assets include, current and long term assetsliabilities include, accounts payable, notes payable or any other "liability" the company currently has.Owners Equity accounts include such things as Retained Earnings and CapitalYou generally have 3 versions of a Trial Balance, your Trial Balance, Adjusted Trial Balance, and Post-Closing Trial balance.The post-closing trial balance is what you use once your expense accounts & revenue have been closed to the income statement.
Is accumulared depreciation included in post closing trial balance?
Yes, it is typically credited on the Post-Closing Trial Balance.
The purpose of the post-closing trial balance is to?
In trial balance after each entry is made the next step is to determine if the trial balance is still in balance. In a manual system the post closing trial balance also gives what the balance sheet will be at the beginning of the new period.
Does closing stock normally appear in the trial balance?
yes,it will come in trial balance
What does a post closing trial balance contain?
The post closing trial balance contains all accounts that are in the General Ledger, with the exception of any "closed accounts" such as revenue, expenses, etc.A post closing trial balance is created after all adjusting entries and closing has been done to the ledger.My first answer I answered with Trial Balance or Adjusted Trial Balance in mind, as stated above, Post Closing Trial Balance is filled out AFTER all expense, revenue, and other related accounts have been closed.
What is the difference tween trial balance before closing and the trial balance after closing?
before we find gross profit ,after we got net profit
What does purchases adjusted mean in trial balance?
It means that the closing stock will appear in trial balance
