Resources
Guides and cheat sheets
Reference pages with worked examples generated by our accounting engine, each linked to practice.
- Journal entry examples: 30 common transactionsA reference table of everyday journal entries. Each example shows the accounts debited and credited and why. Amounts are illustrative.
- Debits and credits cheat sheetThe rules on one page, including the contra accounts and drawings that trip people up.
- Bank reconciliation: step-by-step with examplesA practical sequence you can follow every month, with worked examples generated by our reconciliation engine.
- Adjusting entries cheat sheetEvery common month-end adjustment, its entry pattern, and how to calculate the amount.
- Trial balance errors: what balances and what doesn'tKnow which errors leave debits equal to credits, and how to locate the ones that don't.
- Month-end close for small businessesThe order of operations that keeps a close fast and accurate.
- Accrual vs cash basis: worked examplesSide-by-side numbers that show exactly where the two bases differ.
- Straight-line depreciation examplesWorked depreciation calculations, including partial years and disposals.
- Accounts receivable journal entry examplesThe receivables cycle as journal entries.
- Accounts payable journal entry examplesThe payables cycle as journal entries.
- Payroll journal entry examples (fictional rates)How payroll flows through the books. Rates here are fictional — real rates depend on jurisdiction.
- Inventory and COGS examplesMerchandise bookkeeping with methods stated.