A reference used to indicate the combination of the Social Security tax and the Medicare tax. For the year 2024, the employee’s portion of the FICA tax is 7.65% (the Social Security tax of 6.2% plus the Medicare...
A reference used to indicate the combination of the Social Security tax and the Medicare tax. For the year 2024, the employee’s portion of the FICA tax is 7.65% (the Social Security tax of 6.2% plus the Medicare...
An accounting guideline that requires information pertinent to an investing or lending decision to be included in the notes to financial statements or in other financial reports.
Life insurance with a cash value (as opposed to term insurance, which does not have a cash value).
See direct labor rate variance.
A method used in allocating the costs of manufacturing service departments (factory administration, maintenance, etc.) directly to the producing departments in the factory. Under this method, no service department cost...
A business organization different from a sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation. As the name implies it provides the limited liability protection usually associated with a corporation. To learn more about this...
A non-operating item resulting from the sale of this long-term asset for less than its carrying amount (or book value).
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...
The journal entry recorded in the general journal (as opposed to the sales journal, cash journal, etc.).
Usually an annual manufacturing overhead rate established just prior to an accounting year and based on budgeted amounts.
See pass-through contributions.
See payroll taxes payable.
A check often referred to as an NSF check, a rubber check, or a check that bounced. It is a check that was not paid by the bank of the issuer (writer) of the check because the checking account of the issuer did not have...
What is an intangible asset? Definition of Intangible Asset An intangible asset is an asset that you cannot touch, since it lacks physical substance. Accountants record intangible assets at their cost when they are...
Also known as a journal.
The date a corporation pays a dividend to its shareholders. On this date the accounting entry will be a debit to Dividends Payable and a credit to Cash.
This ratio relates the costs in inventory to the cost of the goods sold. To learn more about this ratio, see Explanation of Financial Ratios.
What is historical cost? Definition of Historical Cost Historical cost is a term used instead of the term cost. Cost and historical cost usually mean the original cost at the time of a transaction. The term historical...
Financial statements that reflect the total economic entity. For example, on a consolidated income statement a corporation having several subsidiaries would report the total of all of its companies’ sales that were...
Under the accrual method of accounting, this account reports the amount of holiday pay, vacation pay, and sick day pay that the warehouse employees have earned during the accounting period indicated in the heading of the...
See FOB destination and FOB shipping point.
One of the financial statements issued by a nonprofit organization which reports expenses according to both function and nature. Learn more about Nonprofit Accounting.
A financial statement that reports the current year information contained in the general ledger account Retained Earnings. The statement will include the beginning balance, prior period adjustments, net income for the...
Usually a current asset that reports the amount of rent that the landlord/owner has earned, but has not been received as of the date of the balance sheet.
See bond issue costs.
Preferred stock that can be exchanged by the holder for a specified number of shares of common stock of the same company.
The part of a balance sheet with the heading stockholders’ equity or owner’s equity. The total amount of this section is the amount of reported assets minus the amount of reported liabilities.
See Explanation of Standard Costing.
A bond without a stated interest rate. Because no interest is paid, the bond will sell for a discount from its maturity value. Rather than receiving interest, an investor’s compensation will be the difference...
See direct labor efficiency variance.
Under the accrual method of accounting, this account reports the employer’s portion of the Social Security and Medicare tax that pertains to the period indicated in the heading of the income statement, whether or...
What is stockholders' equity? Definition of Stockholders’ Equity Stockholders’ equity (also known as shareholders’ equity) is reported on a corporation’s balance sheet and its amount is the difference between the...
This is an administrative expense which reports the fees incurred by a company for the expenses associated with its checking account transactions.
The United States Internal Revenue Code which contains the federal laws and regulations pertaining to federal taxes.
A non-operating or “other” reduction in net income resulting from a judgment against the company. It is shown in the accounting period when the amount is determined to be probable and the amount can be...
) is the difference between the number of shares issued and the number of shares outstanding. Since the treasury shares result in fewer shares outstanding, there may be a slight increase in the corporation’s earnings...
In the 1970’s the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) articulated three objectives of financial reporting. In summary, financial information should (1) be useful to investors and lenders, (2) be helpful in...
The products in a manufacturer’s inventory that are completed and are awaiting to be sold. You might view this account as containing the cost of the products in the finished goods warehouse. A manufacturer must...
A term used to describe the net present value method and the internal rate of return. The model discounts future cash flows back to the present time.
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