on the company’s balance sheet. Generally, the asset account balances are debit balances and are increased with a debit entry and decreased with a credit entry. Examples of Asset Accounts Some examples of asset...
on the company’s balance sheet. Generally, the asset account balances are debit balances and are increased with a debit entry and decreased with a credit entry. Examples of Asset Accounts Some examples of asset...
What is a budget? A budget is a financial plan for future activities. The budgets used in business often include a sales or revenues budget detailed by products or services, production budgets, budgets for each...
the checks were written. However, if a company voids one of its outstanding checks, the company will need to make an entry in its general ledger. The entry will debit Cash in order to increase the account balance. The...
on the disposal, the owner’s equity is unchanged. On the other hand, if the same truck is sold for $3,000 there will be a $2,000 loss ($3,000 of cash received versus the $5,000 of book value removed) reported on the...
about a gain, then you do report the gain. For example, if a company sells its old delivery truck for cash and the amount received is greater than the truck’s book value, there is no uncertainty and a gain is...
of a peripheral activity, such as a retailer selling one of its old delivery trucks. A gain occurs when the cash amount (or its equivalent) received is greater than the asset’s carrying amount, which is also referred...
statement, statement of comprehensive income, balance sheet, statement of cash flows, and statement of stockholders’ equity) The notes to the financial statements Press releases and conference calls regarding...
What is the meaning of arrears? In accounting we use the word arrears in at least two ways. One use involves the omitted dividends on cumulative preferred stock. For example, if a corporation has cumulative preferred...
bookkeepers may be involved in the following activities: Processing vendors’ invoices Billing and following up on accounts receivable Payroll processing Managing cash Reconciling account balances Perhaps preparing and...
on the Balance Sheet Assume that you own and operate a sole proprietorship. You provided a service to a client and earned revenues of $900 and had no expenses. One of the business assets (cash or accounts receivable)...
is on the bank statement, but not yet on the company’s books, a journal entry is needed to credit Cash and to debit an expense such as Bank Charges or Miscellaneous Expense. Check printing charges Customer checks that...
for deposit to account #xxxx followed by the payee’s signature. Many companies endorse checks by using a rubber stamp containing this restriction. Another example of a restrictive endorsement is Pay to the order of...
If the fully depreciated car continues to be used, there will be no further depreciation. The company cannot depreciate more than the car’s cost. If the fully depreciated car is sold or scrapped, the following...
the company receives the $10,000 from the customer, the company will debit Cash for $10,000 and will credit Accounts Receivable for $10,000. Join PRO to Track Progress Mark the Question as Read Must-Watch Video Learn...
or the owner’s capital account, an expense will also cause one or more of the following changes to the balance sheet: A decrease in Cash, Prepaid Expenses, Supplies on Hand, Inventory An increase in the credit balance...
is a temporary account because its balance is closed to the owner’s capital account at the end of each year in order to begin the next year with a $0 balance.) Examples of permanent accounts are: Asset accounts...
with a debit entry, and Cash will be decreased with a credit entry. The credit balance in Accounts Payable is reported on the company’s balance sheet as a current liability. Join PRO to Track Progress Mark the...
Are estimates allowed in bookkeeping? While bookkeeping involves mostly precise amounts from sales and purchase invoices, cash receipts and checks written, etc. there are situations when estimates need to be entered....
What items are added to the balance per bank on the bank reconciliation? Bank Reconciliation Adjustments to Bank Balance The items that are added to the balance per bank when doing a bank reconciliation include: Deposits...
the stock is issued, the corporation will debit Cash and will credit its stockholders’ equity account Common Stock for the amount received. Join PRO to Track Progress Mark the Question as Read Must-Watch Video Learn...
Are sales discounts reported as an expense? Definition of Sales Discounts Sales discounts are also known as cash discounts or early payment discounts. Sales discounts (along with sales returns and allowances) are...
is good or bad, sufficient or insufficient, etc. depends on many factors including the composition of the company’s current assets, the speed at which the company’s sales turn into cash, the credit terms of its...
in the fire is in the company’s general ledger accounts at a cost of $106,000. The insurance policy deductible was $1,000 per occurrence. The journal entry for this transaction is: Debit Cash for $105,000 Credit...
revenues are considered earned when the goods have been shipped or delivered to the customers and the merchandiser has a right to a collectible accounts receivable. (Under accrual accounting it is not necessary to have...
liability. When a company receives money in advance of earning it, the accounting entry is a debit to the asset Cash for the amount received and a credit to the liability account such as Customer Advances or Unearned...
current ratio, but may not have liquidity. Hence, the inventory turnover ratio and the accounts receivable turnover ratio can provide insights as to a company’s ability to convert its current assets to cash in time to...
of Adjusting the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts The balance in the account Allowance for Doubtful Accounts should be the estimated amount of the company’s receivables that will not be turning to cash. For example, if...
What are out-of-pocket costs? Out-of-pocket costs are those costs or expenses that require a cash payment in the current period or during a project. For example, the wages of the person setting up a machine for a new...
consider a project, its internal rate of return must equal or exceed the hurdle rate. The hurdle rate is also used to discount a project’s future cash flows to its net present value. Example of Hurdle Rate The...
of an interest payment of $500 and a principal payment of $1,500. The company’s entry to record the loan payment will be: Debit of $500 to Interest Expense Debit of $1,500 to Loans Payable Credit of $2,000 to Cash The...
. corporations should include all of the following: Income statement Statement of comprehensive income Balance sheet or statement of financial position Statement of cash flows Statement of stockholders’ equity Join PRO...
Costs for $24,000 and crediting Cash for $24,000. Using straight-line amortization, each month the corporation will debit Interest Expense for $200 ($24,000 divided by 120 months) and credit Bond Issue Costs for $200....
are overlooked initially, they will be adjusting items to the balance per books in the bank reconciliation. If a rubber check is not redeposited by the payee, the payee must also reduce its general ledger cash account...
What is an ordinary annuity? Definition of Ordinary Annuity In accounting, an ordinary annuity refers to a series of identical cash amounts with each amount occurring at the end of equal time intervals. Another term for...
Where is accrued income reported in the balance sheet? Definition of Accrued Income Accrued income refers to amounts that have been earned, but the amounts have not yet been received. For example, a corporation may have...
Our Explanation of Debits and Credits describes the reasons why various accounts are debited and/or credited. For the examples we provide the logic, use T-accounts for a clearer understanding, and the appropriate general...
Our Explanation of the Balance Sheet provides you with a basic understanding of a corporation's balance sheet (or statement of financial position). You will gain insights regarding the assets, liabilities, and...
. If a store sells its old delivery truck for cash, and the cash amount is more than its book value, a __________ is reported on the income statement. 4. An asset’s book value or carrying value is the the asset’s...
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