Our Explanation of Accounts Payable provides insights on the bill paying process in a large company. Included are discussions of the three-way match, early payment discounts, end of period accruals, and more.
Our Explanation of Accounts Payable provides insights on the bill paying process in a large company. Included are discussions of the three-way match, early payment discounts, end of period accruals, and more.
Our Explanation of Accounts Receivable and Bad Debts Expense helps you understand the accounting for the losses associated with selling goods and providing services on credit. You will understand the impact on the...
Financial Ratios(Quick Test #2) Download PDF After you have answered all 50 questions, click "Grade This Quick Test" at the bottom of the page to view your grade and receive feedback on your answers. Note: Some of the...
Our Explanation of Financial Ratios includes calculations and descriptions of 15 financial ratios. As you calculate the financial ratios you will also gain a deeper understanding of a company's operations and financial...
Why does an inventory error affect two periods? Definition of Inventory Error An inventory error could be the result of any of the following: Omitting some items when physically counting inventory Double counting some...
Weekly Income Statement When I became a director of a meatpacking company, I was concerned about the thin profit margins, the corporation’s lack of working capital, and my inexperience in the industry. The company...
Would you please help me understand opportunity cost? You might think of opportunity cost as the profit you had to forego. Let’s illustrate this with a little story. Suppose that you are the sole owner of a company...
What are some of the methods for evaluating capital expenditures? Definition of Evaluating Capital Expenditures Capital expenditures involve large amounts of money spent on assets that have a useful life of more than one...
What is the allowance method? Definition of Allowance Method The allowance method usually refers to one of the two ways for reporting bad debts expense that results from a company selling goods or services on credit....
Financial Accounting For multiple-choice and true/false questions, simply press or click on what you think is the correct answer. For fill-in-the-blank questions, press or click on the blank space provided. If you have...
How do you calculate opportunity costs? Definition of Opportunity Costs Opportunity costs are the profits a company (or person) missed, or the contribution margin that was missed. Opportunity cost might be thought of as...
Chart of Accounts For multiple-choice and true/false questions, simply press or click on what you think is the correct answer. For fill-in-the-blank questions, press or click on the blank space provided. If you have...
Why do purchases appear as expenses on an income statement? Definition of Purchases In the context of companies that sell merchandise, the term purchases refers to the purchases of goods that are intended to be sold to...
Chart of Accounts Chart of Accounts A chart of accounts is a list of the general ledger accounts (and subaccounts) available for recording an organization’s transactions. The chart of accounts will likely include an...
Improving Profits Improving Profits Improving profits or reducing operating losses is likely to require some decisions and some action. Both the decisions and the actions involve the future and may involve: expanding a...
Why does commitment and contingencies appear on the balance sheet without an amount? Definition of Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and contingencies is a balance sheet line with no amount reported. The line...
Bookkeeping (Flashcards) Download Single-Sided PDF Download Double-Sided PDF All Cards (70) Marked Wrong (0) Marked Right (0) bookkeeping This term could describe the first few steps in the accounting cycle. bookkeeping...
Balance Sheet(Quick Test #2 with Coaching) Download PDF This Quick Test with Coaching includes a “View Coaching” button to the right of each answer box. If you choose to click the button, an explanation for the...
Our Explanation of Working Capital and Liquidity provides you with an in-depth look at the components of working capital and the challenges of converting current assets to cash before obligations come due. You will see...
Our Explanation of Break-even Point illustrates how to determine the number of units or sales dollars that will result in zero net income. The techniques rely on a product's contribution margin or contribution margin...
Balance Sheet For multiple-choice and true/false questions, simply press or click on what you think is the correct answer. For fill-in-the-blank questions, press or click on the blank space provided. If you 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...
Financial Statements(Quick Test #4 with Coaching) Download PDF This Quick Test with Coaching includes a “View Coaching” button to the right of each answer box. If you choose to click the button, an explanation for...
Cost Behavior & Estimation(Quick Test) Download PDF After you have answered all 20 questions, click "Grade This Quick Test" at the bottom of the page to view your grade and receive feedback on your answers. Note: Some of...
Financial Ratios(Quick Test #5 with Coaching) Download PDF This Quick Test with Coaching includes a “View Coaching” button to the right of each answer box. If you choose to click the button, an explanation for the...
Balance Sheet Balance Sheet The balance sheet is also known as the statement of financial position and it is one of the five external financial statements issued by U.S. corporations. The balance sheet reflects the...
Financial Ratios Financial Ratios Including Limitations Financial ratios are one component of financial analysis. Financial ratios are often calculated by using amounts from previously issued annual financial statements....
Our Explanation of Nonmanufacturing Overhead provides examples of a manufacturer's expenses which are not considered to be costs of a product for financial reporting. However, they are operating expenses that will have...
Our Explanation of Financial Statements provides you with the highlights of each of the five external financial statements issued by U.S. corporations. Our insights will give you a good understanding of what the...
Accounting Principles (Flashcards) Download Single-Sided PDF Download Double-Sided PDF All Cards (18) Marked Wrong (0) Marked Right (0) accounting principles This term refers to the basic underlying accounting...
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...
Our Explanation of Accounting Principles provides you with clear and concise descriptions of the basic underlying guidelines of accounting. You will see how the accounting principles affect the balance sheet and income...
Our Explanation of Financial Accounting introduces some of the basic accounting concepts and how they affect the income statement, balance sheet, and other financial statements.
Accounts Payable(Quick Test #2 with Coaching) Download PDF This Quick Test with Coaching includes a “View Coaching” button to the right of each answer box. If you choose to click the button, an explanation for the...
Our Explanation of Payroll Accounting discusses the taxes and benefits which are withheld from employees' pay as well as the taxes and benefits that are expenses for the employers. Also provided are examples of the...
Our Explanation of Accounting Basics uses a simple story to introduce important accounting concepts and terminology. It illustrates how transactions will be included in a company's financial statements.
Accounts Payable (Flashcards) Download Single-Sided PDF Download Double-Sided PDF All Cards (29) Marked Wrong (0) Marked Right (0) accounts payable This current liability reports the amounts a company owes its vendors...
Financial Statements (Flashcards) Download Single-Sided PDF Download Double-Sided PDF All Cards (30) Marked Wrong (0) Marked Right (0) financial statements These are part of the accounting cycle and part of a...
Debits and Credits (Flashcards) Download Single-Sided PDF Download Double-Sided PDF All Cards (30) Marked Wrong (0) Marked Right (0) debit (or) debit balance This is the left side of an account and also the normal...
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