1 the total amount of money that a company pays to its employees. 2  a company's records of its employees' salaries and wages, bonuses, and withheld taxes. 3  the company's department that calculates and pays these. the total amount of money that a company pays to its employees. 2  a company's records of its employees' salaries and wages, bonuses, and withheld taxes. 3  the company's department that calculates and pays these.
Closing entries are needed to clear out your revenue and expense accounts as you start the beginning of a new accounting period. Preparing your closing entries is a very simple, mechanical process. Follow these steps: 1  Close the revenue accounts. 2  Prepare one journal entry that debits all the revenue accounts.
Instructions: Circle the best answer for each of the following questions. 1. Entries required at the end of an accounting period to bring the accounts up to date and to assure the proper matching of revenues and expenses are called: a. matching entries b. adjusting entries c. contra entries d. correcting entries 2.