Figure · FIG:foundational/the-classification-pass

From an event to the affected accounts

Four questions used to identify the accounts before recording a journal entry.

Updated Sep 6, 2026 Review due Nov 9, 2026
Identify the event and its date before choosing the accounts and recording the entry.
Detailed visual description

A left-to-right flow of four questions. First, describe the event in plain words. Second, identify when the company received or provided the goods, services, or financing. Third, decide which asset, liability, equity, revenue, or expense classes increased or decreased. Fourth, choose the account names that describe those changes.

Review apparatus

Visual provenance and review

Technique
deterministic svg
Role
structural
Review state
candidate
Rights
CC0-1.0 · Project-authored teaching diagram

Review notes

  • Stage order matches the sequence taught in L:transactions-to-statements/00-event-element-account.