Adjustments and the Worksheet FLASHCARDS Depreciation Allocation of the cost of a long-term asset to operations during its expected useful life Depreciation Salvage value An estimate of the amount that could be received by selling or disposing of an asset at the end of its useful life Salvage value Straight-line depreciation Allocation of an assets cost in equal amounts to each accounting period of the assets useful life Straight-line depreciation Contra asset account An asset account with a credit balance, which is contrary to the normal balance of an asset account Contra asset account Adjustments Journal entries made to update accounts for items that were not recorded during the accounting period Adjustments For additional reinforcement of accounting terms, visit the crossword puzzle on this Web site.