Accounting Practice Exam Quiz: Test Your Skills
Sharpen Your Ledger Balance & Profit Calculation Skills - Start the Practice Accounting Test!
Use these accounting practice exam questions to check your skills with ledger balances, profit calculations, and quick bookkeeping math. You can time yourself, review what you miss, and spot gaps before the exam; if you want more reps, try this extra practice set to build speed and accuracy.
Study Outcomes
- Analyze Ledger Balances -
After completing the practice test, you will accurately review and reconcile ledger balances to ensure trial balance integrity and pinpoint discrepancies.
- Calculate Net Profit and Loss -
You will master profit calculation questions by determining gross and net profit figures, enhancing your skills for profit and loss statements.
- Apply Double-Entry Accounting Principles -
Use the quiz scenarios to reinforce recording debits and credits correctly, solidifying your understanding of journal entries and ledgers.
- Identify and Correct Common Errors -
Develop the ability to spot and amend typical accounting mistakes, such as transposition errors and omission of entries, improving data accuracy.
- Interpret Trial Balance and Adjusting Entries -
Gain experience evaluating trial balance outputs and implementing necessary adjusting entries to finalize accurate financial statements.
- Assess Your Accounting Proficiency -
Receive a scored evaluation of your performance on the accounting practice exam questions to pinpoint strengths and focus on areas for improvement.
Cheat Sheet
- The Fundamental Accounting Equation -
Every accounting practice exam questions set will test your grasp of Assets = Liabilities + Equity. Remember the mnemonic "ALE" (Assets, Liabilities, Equity) to quickly recall the relationship, as endorsed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Practice with sample transactions - like purchasing equipment on credit - to see how both sides remain balanced.
- Trial Balance & Ledger Balances -
Ensure debits equal credits before moving to financial statements; this prevents errors in your practice accounting test. The University of Cambridge suggests systematically checking each ledger account for posting mistakes. Try running a mini exercise: post three debits and three credits, then compile a trial balance to confirm zero net difference.
- Revenue Recognition & Matching Principle -
Under IFRS and GAAP, revenue is recognized when earned, not necessarily when cash is received. Use the phrase "record then collect" to remember that expenses must be matched to revenues in the same period. For example, if you deliver services in June but get paid in July, record the revenue in June to align with peer-reviewed accounting texts (e.g., Journal of Accountancy).
- Profit Calculation & Margin Analysis -
Net profit margin = (Net Income ÷ Revenue) × 100%. Knowing this formula inside out will help you breeze through profit calculation questions. Harvard Business School materials recommend running small scenarios - adjust sales or cost figures - to see how margins shift under different cost structures.
- Adjusting Entries & Accruals -
Don't overlook end-of-period adjustments like prepaid expenses, accrued liabilities, and depreciation. Use the "DEAD CLIC" mnemonic: Debits increase Expenses, Assets & Dividends; Credits increase Liabilities, Income & Capital. Many universities (e.g., UC Berkeley) provide practice problems where you adjust for one month of rent prepaid or wages earned but unpaid.