Where do worker compensation insurance costs get reported on the financial statements? Worker compensation insurance costs (also referred to as worker comp) should appear on the income statement and also on the balance...
Where do worker compensation insurance costs get reported on the financial statements? Worker compensation insurance costs (also referred to as worker comp) should appear on the income statement and also on the balance...
A company’s income statement which reports each item as a percentage of net sales.
A rule that requires that the same inventory cost flow be used on the financial statements as is used on the income tax return.
A balance sheet heading or grouping that includes both cash and those marketable assets that are very close to their maturity dates.
The amount of owner’s equity or stockholders’ equity reported on a company’s balance sheet. This is not an indication of the company’s fair market value.
Generally, securities that can be sold quickly in the stock or bond market and where the investor’s intention is to sell them within one year of the balance sheet date.
The cost of repairing or replacing previously sold products during their warranty periods.
See job order cost sheet.
This preferred stock feature assures the owner that any omitted dividends on this stock will be made up before the common stockholders will receive a dividend. Any omitted dividends on cumulative preferred stock are...
Income or revenue earned by a company that is outside of its main operating activities. For a retailer the interest earned on its temporary investments is a nonoperating revenue (or nonoperating income).
What is a burden rate in inventory? I assume that the burden rate in inventory refers to a manufacturer’s indirect manufacturing costs, which are also referred to as factory overhead, indirect production costs, and...
A separate line within stockholders’ equity that reports the corporation’s cumulative income that has not been reported as part of net income on the corporation’s income statement. The items that would...
Benefits given to employees that are in addition to wages and salaries. Examples include health, dental, life, vision, and disability insurances, employer’s portion of social security and Medicare tax, paid...
Where are short-term bank loans reported on the statement of cash flows? Definition of Short-Term Bank Loans Short-term bank loans are generally loans that must be repaid within one year of the date of the balance sheet....
See the Explanation of Break-even Point.
Used in the periodic inventory method to compute the value of inventory and the cost of goods sold. This average cost is based on the total cost of goods available for sale for the entire year (after all purchases for...
The section of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code which includes public charities such as religious, scientific, educational, and certain other organizations. Under section 501(c)(3) a nonprofit can be approved...
The amount of cash that could be received if a whole life insurance policy were canceled.
The repurchase of bonds by the issuer of the bonds.
A predetermined dollar amount that a pound of material or an hour of labor should cost during an accounting period.
Preferred stock that is callable by the issuer at a certain price. The price and other conditions are disclosed in the preferred stock’s indenture.
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