purchased additional office supplies from office depot paid cash check #0002. $75 how would this journal entry be posted to the general journal

To post this journal entry to the general journal, you would follow these steps:

1. Identify the accounts involved: In this case, the accounts involved are Office Supplies and Cash.

2. Determine the account type: Office Supplies is an expense account (asset), while Cash is an asset account.

3. Decide on the journal entry format: The general format for journal entries includes the date, descriptions, debit(s), and credit(s).

4. Write the journal entry:

Date: [Enter the date of the transaction]
Description: Purchased additional office supplies from Office Depot

Debit: Office Supplies..............$75
Credit: Cash............................$75

5. Explanation: The entry debits the Office Supplies account by $75, as this is an expense incurred when purchasing additional office supplies. The Cash account is credited by the same amount because cash was paid to Office Depot.

Remember, each journal entry should have an equal amount debited and credited. The debits must equal the credits to maintain the accounting equation (Assets = Liabilities + Equity).