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Step-by-Step Instructions
Problem 6-5 Recording General Journal Transactions
Review the accounts and the transactions listed in your textbook for Hot Suds Car
Wash. Use the Make General Journal Entries option to record the transactions
for the month of January.
INSTRUCTIONS
Begin a Session
Step 1 Launch the QuickBooks® Pro 2015 software.
Step 2 Restore the Problem [Link] file.
Work the Accounting Problem
Step 3 Review the transactions shown in your textbook for Hot Suds Car
Wash.
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Step 4 Record all of the transactions using the Make General Journal
Entries option and 2015 as the year.
4)0 Remember to proof each general journal entry before you post
it. Verify the account numbers, descriptions, and amounts.
Step 5 Close the Make General Journal Entries window after you have fin-
ished recording the transactions.
Prepare a Report and Proof Your Work
Step 6 Print a Journal report.
Step 7 Proof your work. Make any needed corrections, and print a revised
Journal report, if necessary.
4)0 While viewing a Journal report, you can double-click on an
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entry to display it as an account register. Double click the
General Journal type to open the transaction in the Make
General Journal Entries window and edit it, if necessary.
Analyze Your Work
Step 8 Select Accountant & Taxes from the Reports menu. Select
General Ledger. If the “Collapsing and Expanding Transactions” dia-
log box appears, press the OK button.
Step 9 Enter 01/01/2015 in the From field and 01/31/2015 in To field.
Step 10 Scroll down the General Ledger, and locate the revenue account that
has no entries listed.
Step 11 Click the Close window button to close the report without
memorizing it.
End the Session
Step 12 It is recommended that you back up your work for this session.
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Name Date Class
On a separate sheet of paper, answer the following
questions: Why does the Make General Journal Entries
form include a Name field? How might a company use
the information recorded in this field?
FAQs
How do you correct a general journal entry?
You can edit or delete a general journal entry at any time, unless you have closed
the current period. To make a change, select Make General Journal Entries
from the Company menu. Click the left or right arrow buttons on the ribbon until
you locate the entry you want to update. Make the changes, and click Save &
Close. QuickBooks automatically applies the corrections. To delete a transaction,
click the Delete button on the ribbon.
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Is there a way to turn off the automatic drop-down lists and the automatic field
completion features?
No, QuickBooks will not allow you to turn these features off. They have been added
to the program for convenience and ease of use.
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