Bookkeeping

  1. What is a general ledger and sub general ledger; provide examples for each
  2. Please list at least two most essential accounts to include in the chart of accounts and why (feel free to use
    the internet to research)
  3. What is COBRA, and explain the benefit of having a cobra coverage?
  4. What the federal income taxes for the following (use the tax table for a single filer on a weekly payroll
    period):
    A. Suzy earned $ 455 last week and has claimed 2 withholding allowances
    B. Rucy earned $ 485 last week and has claimed 4 withholding allowances
    C. Judy earned $ 417 last week and has claimed 3 withholding allowances
  5. Which benefits are tax-exempt? Provide an example
  6. What is petty cash and how do you account for petty cash? Provide a journal entry for example
  7. Why is it generally not a good idea to offer early payment discount terms? please explain and give an
    example
  8. How do I forecast cash? Please explain
  9. What are the main differences between LIFO and FIFO? Please explain
  10. Explain the major differences between simple interest versus compound interest and provide an example of
    each
  11. Why do we need to close the book, and which accounts need to be close by end of the period? Explain and
    provide an example