Practice - Errors Affecting the Trial Balance
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Practice Questions
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What is a trial balance?
💡 Hint: Think about its purpose in accounting.
Define an error of omission.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when a sale isn’t logged.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What type of error is completely failing to record a transaction?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when something is missing.
Are compensating errors harmful even if they balance the trial balance?
💡 Hint: Consider the implications of hidden errors in accounting.
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Challenge Problems
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A business forgot to record ₹5000 in sales. How does this affect the trial balance, and what corrections should be made?
💡 Hint: Look at how this missing entry would affect your totals.
You find two errors: a payment of ₹300 recorded as ₹30 and a sale of ₹30 recorded as₹300. Discuss how to correct these errors.
💡 Hint: Think about what is needed to adjust back to the correct amounts.
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