What is the accounting cycle? The accounting cycle is often described as a process that includes the following steps: identifying, collecting and analyzing documents and transactions, recording the transactions in journals, posting the journalized amounts to accounts in the general and subsidiary ledgers , preparing an unadjusted trial balance, perhaps preparing a worksheet, determining and recording adjusting entries , preparing an adjusted trial balance , preparing the financial statements, recording and posting closing entries, preparing a post-closing trial balance , and perhaps recording reversing entries . (www.accountingcoach.com/blog/accounting-cycle) In remembering this cycle is just easy; S ource Documents - these are the transactions being done in the Business J ournal - it is where you will identify the account title and where it belongs, debit or credit L edger - it is where all the accountant title is recorded all together T rial Balance ...