chart of accounts

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Chart of Accounts Overview
Commonly used accounts for a firm that generates service and sales revenue. Perpetual approach to inventory. (If was period, would need temp accts to record inv. purch: Purchases; freight-in, Purchase Returns and Allowances, Purchase Discounts)
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Accounts Payable
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Accounts Recievable
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Accumulated Depreciation - Buildings
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Accumulated Depreciation - Equipment
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Administrative Expenses
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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
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Amortization Expense
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Bad Debts Expense
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Bonds Payable
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Buildings
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Cash
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Common Stock
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Copyright
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Cost of Goods Sold
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Depreciation Expense
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Discount on Bonds Payable
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Dividends
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Dividends Payable
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Equipment
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Freight-out
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Gain on Disposal of Plant Assets
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Goodwill
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Income Summary
Note: The normal balance for income summary will be credit when there is a net income, debt when there is a net loss. The income summary account does not appear on any financial statement.
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Income Tax Expense
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Income Taxes Payable
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Insurance Expense
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Interest Expense
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Interest Payable
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Interest Recievable
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Interest Revenue
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Inventory
Note: If a periodic system is used, Inventory also appears on the IS in the calc of COGS
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Land
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Loss on Disposal of Plant Assets
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Maintenance and Repairs Expense
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Mortgage Payable
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Notes Payable
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Patent
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Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value - Common Stock
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Paid - in Capital in Excess of Par Value - Preferred Stock
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Preferred Stock
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Premium on Bonds Payable
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Prepaid Insurance
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Prepaid Rent
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Rent Expense
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Retained Earnings
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Salaries and Wages Expense
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Salaries and Wages Payable
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Sales Discounts
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Sales Returns and Allowances
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Sales Revenue
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Selling Expenses
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Service Revenue
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Short-Term Investments
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Supplies
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Supplies Expense
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Treasury Stock - Common
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Unearned Service Revenue
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Utilities Expense
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Concepts
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Basic Accounting Equation
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