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.
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.
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The one-year period ending at an organization’s typical low point of activity. For example, a school’s natural business year is July 1 through June 30. It is practical to have the accounting and financial...
Usually the top ranking officer of the corporation who is charged with executing the policies set by the board of directors.
The amount owed to employees as of a specified date for the amount of vacation pay that has been earned but has not been taken. For example, the accrued vacation pay as of December 31, 2023 is the amount the employees...
A weighted-average of the cost of a company’s debt, common stock, and preferred stock.
See yield to maturity.
What is COS? Definition of COS In accounting, the acronym COS could indicate either cost of sales or cost of services. The income statement of a manufacturer or a retailer might use the term cost of sales or it might use...
See Explanation of Standard Costing.
The costs incurred to bring an asset back to an earlier condition or to keep the asset operating at its present condition (as opposed to improving the asset). For example, if a company truck is damaged, the cost to...
Under the accrual method of accounting, this account reports the amount of worker compensation insurance expense that pertains to the period indicated in the heading of the income statement, whether or not the company...
A liability account that reports amounts received in advance of providing goods or services. When the goods or services are provided, this account balance is decreased and a revenue account is increased. To learn more,...
The discounted value of a single future amount. To learn more, see our Present Value of a Single Amount Outline.
A second retained earnings account that reports the amount that a company has transferred from the unappropriated or regular retained earnings account.
See paid-in capital in excess of par value – common stock, or paid-in capital in excess of par value – preferred stock.
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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...
An income statement account at a financial institution used to record and report the amounts earned from fees charged to customers.
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This current liability account reports the amount a company owes (must remit) for its employees’ Social Security and Medicare taxes as of the date of the balance sheet.
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A financial statement that reported the changes in a company’s working capital. The funds flow statement has been replaced by the statement of cash flows.
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...
Also known as the periodicity assumption. The accounting guideline that allows the accountant to divide up the complex, ongoing activities of a business into periods of a year, quarter, month, week, etc. The precise time...
A loan in which the interest rate does not change over the life of the loan.
See sum-of-the-years’ digits method of depreciation.
The cash flow from operating activities minus the amount of capital expenditures. Other variations are also used. To learn more, see Explanation of Cash Flow Statement.
See cost of goods sold.
Beginning in 2018, this is one of two classifications of net assets reported on the financial statements of a not-for-profit organization’s financial statements. This classification replaces the previous...
The owner’s equity account that contains the amount invested in the sole proprietorship by R. Smith plus the net income since the company began minus the draws made by R. Smith since the company began. The current...
Federal government securities with a fixed interest rate and maturing in 10 years or less.
Under this method of recognizing losses on credit sales, a contra asset account Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is reported on the balance sheet. Prior to specifically identifying an account receivable as uncollectible,...
Also referred to as factory burden, factory overhead, indirect manufacturing costs, and manufacturing support costs. To learn more, see Explanation of Manufacturing Overhead.
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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...
The incremental cost of storing or holding inventory. It is an annual percentage that includes the cost of rent, insurance, cost of capital, deterioration and obsolescence.
A requirement that the receiving nonprofit organization must return an asset to the donor in the event that some future and uncertain event does or does not occur.
A contra asset account arising when the present value of a note receivable is less than the face amount of the note. The credit balance in this account will be amortized to interest revenue over the life of the note.
A method for estimating the inventory of a retailer. This method requires that the retail amounts and the related cost amounts are available for beginning inventory and purchases. An illustration of this technique is...
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