A current liability account that reports the amounts of cash dividends that have been declared by the board of directors but not yet distributed to the stockholders.
A current liability account that reports the amounts of cash dividends that have been declared by the board of directors but not yet distributed to the stockholders.
Financial statements based upon various assumptions.
See contingent loss.
A Latin term that means in proportion. See prorate.
The accounting and reporting standards developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). IFRS are used by business entities in most countries. The most notable exception is the U.S. where business...
A lease where the lessee/tenant pays not only rent, but also the property taxes, insurance, and maintenance.
The optimum purchase (or production) quantity which minimizes the combined total cost of carrying inventory and processing additional purchase orders (or production setups).
Also referred to as the useful life. This differs from the physical life of an asset. For example, a computer may have a physical life of 50 years, but its economic or useful life might be five years.
See CPA Exam.
A corporation’s reported net income and earnings per share for a three-month period.
The compensation earned by hourly-paid employees during the interval of time indicated in the heading of the income statement. Under the accrual basis of accounting, the date that wages are paid does not determine when...
The income statement account which contains a portion of the cost of equipment that is being expensed during the time interval shown in the heading of the income statement.
See deferred expense.
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...
The increase in a carrying amount. Also see write-up work.
This term is usually associated with assets that are depreciated. In the month that an asset is acquired or disposed, it is assumed to have occurred in the middle of the month.
See common-size balance sheet and common-size income statement.
Financial statements that show more than the current year’s amounts. For example, it is generally accepted that a corporation’s income statement will show the most recent three years of results. This provides...
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.
In standard costing, the quantity variance could be the direct materials’ usage variance or the direct labor’s efficiency variance. The quantity variance is the difference between the quantity of inputs that...
A reduction in the original selling price.
A current asset which indicates the cost of the insurance contract (premiums) that have been paid in advance. It represents the amount that has been paid but has not yet expired as of the balance sheet date. A related...
See consistency.
Also referred to as manufacturing overhead, factory overhead, indirect manufacturing costs, or manufacturing support costs. To learn more, see Explanation of Manufacturing Overhead.
A liability account whose balance is the unpaid principal balance as of the balance sheet date. The amount of principal required to be paid within 12 months of the balance sheet date is reported as a current liability....
An additional quantity of items held in inventory in order to minimize the chance of an item being out of stock.
The amount received from the sale of an asset, from the issuance of bonds or stock, or from a bank loan.
A loan in which the interest rate does not change over the life of the loan.
A long-term asset which indicates the cost of the constructed improvements to land, such as driveways, walkways, lighting, and parking lots. Land Improvements will be depreciated over their useful life by debiting the...
See notes to financial statements.
See return on investment (ROI).
Inventory that is less than the expected amount. It might be associated with theft or damage.
The name used by a buyer of goods or services for the sales invoice or bill received from the supplier of the goods or services.
This loss is not an extraordinary item, since it is not unusual in nature. However, it can appear as a separate line item in the main portion of the income statement. It will be reported at its gross amount (not net of...
A method of payment used in place of a paper check.
One component of a manufacturer’s inventory. Sometimes referred to as Stores or Raw Materials. (Other components of a manufacturer’s inventory are work-in-process and finished goods.)
A revenue account in a bank’s general ledger that indicates the amounts earned by the bank by servicing its customers’ accounts at the bank.
See premium on bonds payable.
See direct labor efficiency variance.
See debenture bond.
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