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Latest Accounting Questions Answered

11/20What is the meaning of sundry and sundry debtors?
Sundry can mean various, miscellaneous, or diverse. Sundry debtors might refer to a company's customers who rarely make purchases on credit and the amounts they purchase are not si..

11/18If an accrual adjusting entry increases an expense and a liability, how does the..
An expense is a temporary account which reduces owner's equity or stockholders' equity. The decrease in owner's equity will offset the increase in the liability account. Learn more..

11/16What is the difference between liquidity and liquidation?
Liquidity usually refers to a company's ability to pay its bills when they become due. Liquidity is often evaluated by comparing a company's current assets to its current liabiliti..

11/12What is the meaning of pro rata?
Pro rata is a Latin term that means in proportion. Pro rata is related to prorate, a term used in cost accounting. To illustrate the term pro rata, let's assume that a company's st..

11/11What is the difference between financial accounting and management accounting?
Financial accounting has its focus on the financial statements which are distributed to stockholders, lenders, financial analysts, and others outside of the company. Courses in fin..

11/09What is the difference between accounts payable and accounts receivable?
When a company purchases goods or services on credit, it will increase its accounts payable (a current liability). When a company sells goods or services on credit, it will increas..

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