Comprehensive income consists of the following two components (which are reported on the statement of comprehensive income): Net income (or loss) from the income statement, and Other comprehensive income (some...
Comprehensive income consists of the following two components (which are reported on the statement of comprehensive income): Net income (or loss) from the income statement, and Other comprehensive income (some...
See deferred expense.
Spreading the physical counting of inventory throughout the year. For example, a company may physically count a different 10% of its inventory each month instead of counting 100% of its inventory once per year.
See membership dues.
A simple form of business where there is one owner. Legally the owner and the sole proprietorship are the same. However, for accounting purposes the economic entity assumption results in the sole proprietorship’s...
Some examples of intangible assets include copyrights, patents, goodwill, trade names, trademarks, mail lists, etc. These assets will be reported at cost (or lower) on the balance sheet after property, plant and...
A company’s profit before nonoperating or other items. Other or nonoperating items include interest income, interest expense, and gains and losses on sale of assets used in the business, loss on lawsuit, etc.
In the EOQ model, the holding costs are the incremental costs of storing or holding an item in inventory for one year.
See production service department.
Part of stockholders’ equity representing the fair market value of an asset at the time it was received as a gift. For example, a corporation may be given a large tract of land from a community if the corporation...
See prepaid expense.
In accounting this means to defer or to delay recognizing certain revenues or expenses on the income statement until a later, more appropriate time. Revenues are deferred to a balance sheet liability account until they...
See sales discounts.
See mixed expenses.
A commitment to purchase a specific number of items in the future at a fixed price. If the agreement is noncancelable, the company must report a loss when the current cost of the items falls below the contracted price.
See premium on bonds payable.
The current asset that represents the amount of interest revenue that was reported as earned, but has not yet been received.
A current asset account that represents an amount of cash for making small disbursements for postage due, supplies, etc.
A lien on real estate to protect a lender. The loan made with such security is referred to as a mortgage loan.
Reports too much. If an error overstates the inventory and the company’s net income, the amount of inventory and the amount of net income being reported is more than the correct amount.
A report prepared by a professional appraiser with detailed information on the calculation of an asset’s current market value.
A symbol that indicates the total amount of fixed costs during a specified period of time. In the equation of the straight line, y = a + bx, the total amount of fixed costs during the period is represented by...
The additional amount given to employees for the overtime hours. Usually this is the “half-time” in time and one-half. For example, if an employee’s hourly pay rate is $10 per hour and the employee...
Usually this refers to manufacturing employees who are not classified as direct labor. Material handlers, mechanics, setup workers, clean up workers are a few examples of indirect labor.
Errors made by the bank on a company’s bank account. These are usually infrequent but could include an incorrect amount of a check or deposit or a check or deposit recorded in the wrong account.
A bond issued with a series (or staggering) of maturity dates.
The difference between the actual amount and the budgeted amount.
See post balance sheet event.
See Accounting Principles Board.
A formal, written promise to pay interest and to repay the principal amount.
End of month.
The time required to set up a piece of production equipment.
The current liability account which reports the amount of salaries earned by a company’s employees, but which have not yet been paid by the company.
The date on which the board of directors of a corporation declares a dividend on the corporation’s stock. On this date an accounting entry is made to debit Retained Earnings and to credit Dividends Payable.
A series of equal amounts occurring at the beginning of each equal time interval. Also known as an annuity in advance. An example would be the monthly rent on an apartment.
The total of interest and principal payments required to be paid on loans payable.
A legal agreement to pay rent to the lessor for a stated period of time. Sometimes the lease is in substance a purchase of an asset and a financing arrangement. For example, if a company agrees to lease a forklift truck...
A phrase used in depreciation and amortization to indicate that the expense is being allocated on a logical basis (because a cause and effect relationship does not exist).
The balance in a business record such as a general ledger account.
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