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Post-Closing Trial Balance for Merchandising Business

Learn how to prepare a post-closing trial balance for a merchandising business organized as a corporation, including checking source documents, posting journal entries, preparing schedules, and generating financial statements.

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Post-Closing Trial Balance for Merchandising Business

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  1. LESSON 16-3 Preparing a Post-Closing Trial Balance

  2. 3 2 4 5 7 POST-CLOSING TRIAL BALANCE page 496 1. Heading 1 2. Accounts that have balances 3. Balances of asset accounts 4. Balances contra asset, liability, and capital accounts 5. Word Totals 6. Totals 7. Double lines 6 LESSON 16-3

  3. ACCOUNTING CYCLE FOR A MERCHANDISING BUSINESS ORGANIZED AS A CORPORATION page 497 1. Source documents are checked, and transactions are analyzed. 1 2 2. Transactions are recorded in journals. 3. Journal entries are posted to the accounts payable ledger, the accounts receivable ledger, and the general ledger. 3 4 5 4. Schedules of accounts payable and account receivable are prepared from the subsidiary ledgers. 5. A work sheet is prepared from the general ledger. (continued on next slide) LESSON 16-3

  4. 6. Financial statements are prepared. ACCOUNTING CYCLE FOR A MERCHANDISING BUSINESS ORGANIZED AS A CORPORATION page 497 7. Adjusting and closing entries are journalized from the work sheet. 9 8. Adjusting and closing entries are posted to the general ledger. 9. A post-closing trial balance of the general ledger is prepared. 8 7 6 (continued from previous slide) LESSON 16-3

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