Temporary accounts are used to accumulate information until it is transferred to the owner's capital account.

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Temporary accounts, such as revenue, expense, and dividends accounts, are used to collect information for a specific accounting period and are closed to the owner's capital account (or retained earnings for corporations) at the end of the period, transferring their balances and resetting for the next period.

Temporary Accounts Are Used to Accumulate Information Until It Is