"Posting" journal entries is required in order to: Multiple Choice ensure that debits equal credits in the trial balance. provide a chronological record of all economic events affecting the firm. ensure that all accounts are up to date prior to preparing financial statements. reflect the information in journal entries in ledger accounts. Which of the choices below was the first private sector entity to set accounting standards in the United States? Multiple Choice AICPA . Committee on Accounting Procedure. Accounting Principles Board. O Financial Accounting Standards Board. Adjusting entries are required to properly account for: Multiple Choice Cash basis accounting. Accrual accounting. Manual accounting systems. Current value accounting