Federal Unemployment Tax Act. See federal unemployment tax.
Federal Unemployment Tax Act. See federal unemployment tax.
See certified public accountant.
What is a lien? Definition of Lien A lien is a legal document filed by a creditor (lender) in order to record its claim on certain assets of the debtor (borrower). The lien is likely filed at the county government office...
One of the main financial statements (along with the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows, and the statement of stockholders’ equity). The income statement is also referred to as the profit and loss...
End of month.
Reports too much. If an error overstates the inventory and the company’s net income, the amount of inventory and the amount of net income being reported is more than the correct amount.
A symbol that indicates the total amount of fixed costs during a specified period of time. In the equation of the straight line, y = a + bx, the total amount of fixed costs during the period is represented by...
A long-term asset account reported on the balance sheet under the heading of property, plant, and equipment. Included in this account would be copiers, computers, printers, fax machines, etc.
Sometimes used as a heading in place of paid-in capital.
resources. The segregation of duties (or separation of duties) is part of a company’s internal controls for safeguarding its assets. Example of Segregation of Duties An example of the segregation of duties is a...
Under the accrual method of accounting, this account reports the employer’s expense for the company’s pension plan during the period indicated in the heading on the income statement. Information on pensions...
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An example is the major overhaul of a truck’s engine that will extend the useful life of the truck. This expenditure is recorded on the balance sheet in an asset (or in a contra asset) account and then depreciated...
See discounted cash flow model.
The symbol for the number of units of product, number of machine hours, or other indicator of activity or volume as shown in the equation of the cost line y = a + bx.
Bonds with one maturity date (as opposed to serial bond).
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In regression analysis this is a statistic designated as r and ranging from -1 to +1. It indicates the percentage of correlation between the dependent variable and the independent variable(s). When this statistic is...
Expenses that vary with some activity. For example, sales commissions expense and cost of goods sold will be greater when sales are greater; electricity expense will decrease when machine hours are reduced.
A report prepared by a professional appraiser with detailed information on the calculation of an asset’s current market value.
Long term assets of a company such as minerals, oil reserves, timberland, stone quarries, etc. The term depletion is associated with natural resources.
Operations of an entire division, subsidiary, or segment of a company where a formal plan exists to eliminate it from the company. (It involves more than pruning a product line of certain models of products.) The...
Checks which have been written, but have not yet cleared the bank on which they were drawn. In the bank reconciliation, outstanding checks are deducted from the balance per bank. To learn more, see Explanation of Bank...
A long term asset account containing the cost of delivery equipment acquired by a company and used in its business. The account will appear on the balance sheet under the heading of Property, Plant and Equipment. There...
An asset which serves as collateral for a loan.
A stock split, such as a 2-for-1, means that every stockholder will have twice as many shares as was held previously. Accordingly, the market price per share after the split should be one-half of the market price...
A balance sheet liability account that reports amounts received in advance of being earned. For example, if a company receives $10,000 today to perform services in the next accounting period, the $10,000 is unearned in...
Budgetary slack means providing a cushion in a budget in order to avoid an unfavorable variance at the end of the budget year. The budgetary slack might be achieved by entering budget expense amounts that are larger than...
What are the effects of overstating inventory? Definition of Overstating Inventory Overstating inventory means that the reported amount for the cost of a company’s inventory is greater than the actual true cost based...
A promise to repair, replace, refund, etc. a product during a specified period. The company making the promise has a contingent liability and a warranty expense that should be recorded at the time the product is sold.
Spreading the physical counting of inventory throughout the year. For example, a company may physically count a different 10% of its inventory each month instead of counting 100% of its inventory once per year.
A statistical tool that uses the least-squares method to estimate the fixed and variable components of mixed costs.
The shipping cost to be paid by the buyer of merchandise purchased when the terms are FOB shipping point. Freight-in is considered to be part of the cost of the merchandise and should be included in inventory if the...
A sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation organized for the purpose of earning profits and enhancing the financial position of the owners.
The dollar amount associated with the goods in a company’s inventory. Initially the cost per unit is the cost to get the inventory items in place and ready for use. However, under certain circumstances the cost may...
How can I determine the difference in earnings from using LIFO instead of FIFO? The difference in a corporation’s earnings from using LIFO instead of FIFO can be determined by the amounts reported in the balance sheet...
Also known as freight-out or as delivery expense. This is an operating expense further classified as a selling expense. It results when merchandise is sold with terms of FOB destination.
A detailed plan with dollar amounts. Examples of budgets used in business include the cash budget, sales budget, production budget, department budgets, the master budget, and the capital expenditures budget. Some budgets...
What is the difference between a land improvement and a leasehold improvement? Definition of Land Improvement A land improvement is a long-term (long-lived) asset resulting from a physical addition to a company’s land....
An asset account used to record amounts given to an employee with the expectation of repayment. For example, if an employee is given money by a company and the money is expected to be repaid or spent for company...
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