Of the following steps of the Accounting Cycle, which step should be completed first? a. Transactions are posted to the general ledger. b. Closing entries are journalized and posted to the ledger. c. Adjusting entries are journalized and posted to the general ledger. d. Financial statements are prepared.

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Giancarlo Garcia

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16 December, 03:33

Of the following steps of the Accounting Cycle, which step should be completed first? a. Transactions are posted to the general ledger. b. Closing entries are journalized and posted to the ledger. c. Adjusting entries are journalized and posted to the general ledger. d. Financial statements are prepared.

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Camryn Stevenson · Answer 1

a. Transactions are posted to the general ledger.

Explanation:

Accounting cycle is an arrangement of accounting procedure in a systematic order during the accounting year for each accounting information.

The first step in accounting cycle is to analyze the given date and classify them accordingly, after which the transaction will be journalized. The next step is to Post transactions to the general ledger. Next is to prepare trial balance (unadjusted) and then record the adjusting entries. After this step, the adjusted trial balance is then prepared before preparing the financial statement and then record the closing entries.