What is deferred revenue? Deferred Revenue Deferred revenue is money received by a company in advance of having earned it. In other words, deferred revenues are not yet revenues and therefore cannot yet be reported on...
What is deferred revenue? Deferred Revenue Deferred revenue is money received by a company in advance of having earned it. In other words, deferred revenues are not yet revenues and therefore cannot yet be reported on...
. Later, when a specific account receivable is actually written off as uncollectible, the company debits Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and credits Accounts Receivable. The allowance method is preferred over the direct...
Why is there a difference in the amounts for Bad Debts Expense and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts? Amount Reported as Bad Debts Expense The amount reported in the income statement account Bad Debts Expense pertains to...
Amount of depletion charged to expense on the income statement for the period indicated in its heading. The amount is also credited to the contra asset account Accumulated Depletion.
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...
An income statement account at a financial institution used to record and report the amounts earned from fees charged to customers.
An income statement account for expense items that are too insignificant to have their own separate general ledger accounts.
The amount of temporary staffing costs that were used during the time interval indicated in the heading of the income statement.
An income statement account showing the amount of vacation expense earned by employees (by working) during the specified accounting period.
The amount by which the proceeds from the sale of investments exceeded the carrying amount of the investments that were sold. It is reported as a non-operating or “other” item on a multiple-step income...
The expense incurred during the time interval indicated on the income statement for using rented equipment.
A distribution of part of a corporation’s past profits to its stockholders. A dividend is not an expense on the corporation’s income statement.
The amount by which the proceeds from the sale of land exceeded the carrying amount of the land sold. It is reported as a non-operating or “other” item on a multiple-step income statement.
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...
The expensing of an intangible asset from the balance sheet to the income statement.
The systematic allocation of the cost of a natural resource from the balance sheet to the income statement.
The cost of telephone service that was used during the period shown on the income statement.
Under the accrual basis of accounting, this account reports the cost of the temporary help services that a company used during the period indicated on its income statement.
A loss that occurs by holding an asset. Holding losses might be recorded on the income statement or they might not be recorded depending on the asset and the amounts.
The amount of insurance that was incurred/used up/expired during the period of time appearing in the heading of the income statement. The amount of insurance premiums that have not yet expired should be reported in the...
Net sales is the gross amount of Sales minus Sales Returns and Allowances, and Sales Discounts for the time interval indicated on the income statement.
A cost that has been recorded in the accounting records and reported on the balance sheet as an asset until matched with revenues on the income statement in a later accounting period.
An income statement account used to record the amount that the asset Inventory is reduced during the accounting period because the net realizable value of the inventory is less than its cost.
A financial ratio that expresses the income statement effect from employing an asset as a percentage of the asset’s cost on the balance sheet.
That part of the accounting system which contains the balance sheet and income statement accounts used for recording transactions.
Also referred to as draws. These are a reduction of owner’s equity, but are not a business expense and they do not appear on the sole proprietorship’s income statement.
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...
A selling expense account shown on the income statement in order to match this expense to the related sales.
This account shows the amount of delivery expense incurred (occurring) during the accounting period shown in the heading of the income statement. The title of this account could also be Freight Out or Transportation...
Buildings is a noncurrent or long-term asset account which shows the cost of a building (excluding the cost of the land). Buildings will be depreciated over their useful lives by debiting the income statement account...
A “book” containing accounts. For example, there is the general ledger that contains the balance sheet and income statement accounts. There is a subsidiary ledger that contains the detailed, customer account...
A word used by accountants to communicate that an expense has occurred and needs to be recognized on the income statement even though no payment was made. The second part of the necessary entry will be a credit to a...
The amount of rent that has been incurred by a tenant during an accounting period shown in the heading of the income statement, but it has not been paid as of the last day of the accounting period.
The accounting guideline requiring that revenues be shown on the income statement in the period in which they are earned, not in the period when the cash is collected. This is part of the accrual basis of accounting (as...
An amount that is expensed immediately. For example, routine repair costs on equipment are revenue expenditures because they are charged directly to an income statement account such as Repairs and Maintenance Expense.
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...
Which accounts get closed at the end of a fiscal year? The temporary accounts get closed at the end of an accounting year. Temporary accounts include all of the income statement accounts (revenues, expenses, gains,...
of the amount of the accounts receivable that will be turning to cash, since some customers may not pay the full amount owed to the company. The credit balance in the allowance account is an estimate amount in an...
that are not reported on the corporation’s income statement. Treasury stock. This is a reduction of stockholders’ equity for the amount the corporation paid to purchase but not retire its own shares of capital...
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