, n/30” is considered to be 36% on an annual basis. Bad Debts Expense When sales or services are provided on credit, there is a risk that the seller or provider will not receive the amount owed by a customer. The...
, n/30” is considered to be 36% on an annual basis. Bad Debts Expense When sales or services are provided on credit, there is a risk that the seller or provider will not receive the amount owed by a customer. The...
Our Explanation of Stockholders' Equity covers the unique terminology for a corporation's paid-in capital, retained earnings, treasury stock, and accumulated other comprehensive income. Included are cash dividends, stock...
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...
Other 6. Balance sheet amounts represent __________ __________ __________ time. Select... an interval of a moment in 7. Income statement amounts represent __________ __________ __________ time. Select... an interval of...
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...
Liabilities Equity or net assets Investments by owners Distributions to owners Comprehensive income Revenues Expenses Gains Losses The above list is based on the FASB’s Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts No....
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 pronouncements, and others. The remaining notes contain the details (including schedules of amounts) for items such as inventories, accrued liabilities, income taxes, employee benefit plans, leases, business...
as the result of earning revenues. EXPENSES SXENEESP Unscramble EXPENSES NPSEESEX Unscramble 7. Other ___________________ income includes foreign currency translation adjustments. COMPREHENSIVE PHVNCREISEOEM Unscramble...
financial accounting and reporting cost/managerial accounting accounting systems auditing, attestation and assurance income tax for individuals income tax for corporations financial statement analysis accounting...
of common stock outstanding. This $600,000 distribution of cash will reduce the balances in two of the corporation’s balance sheet accounts: The current asset account Cash is reduced by $600,000 The stockholders’...
What increases a break-even point? Definition of Break-even Point The break-even point is the volume of sales in units or in dollars that is equal to a company’s total expenses (including the cost of goods sold). In...
An unfavorable budget variance (e.g. an actual expense is more than the budgeted amount, or actual revenues are less than the budgeted amount) An amount that is being subtracted The meaning of a negative amount in a...
How do you reduce a company's break-even point? Definition of Break-even Point The break-even point is the level of sales where a company’s income statement will report exactly zero net income. The level of sales...
How do you reduce the break-even point? Definition of Break-even Point The break-even point is the number of units or amount of revenues needed for the company’s income statement to report zero net income or zero net...
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 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...
to the credits. Mark as wrong Mark as right adjusting entry This type of journal entry is recorded at the end of an accounting period in order to accrue and/or defer expenses and revenues. (Each will include a...
! The amounts needed (total current assets and total current liabilities) are reported on the balance sheet. Cash Flow Statement Wrong. Income Statement Wrong. More Than One Will Be Needed Wrong. 3. The operating cycle...
inventory costs on the balance sheet because the latest, higher costs were removed from inventory ahead of the older lower costs LIFO means that the cost of goods sold on the income statement will contain the higher...
be divided up as follows: The correct portion of the total costs that pertain to the items in the current period’s ending inventory must be reported as a current asset on the company’s balance sheet The remainder of...
are traded on a stock exchange, the earnings per share must appear on the face of its income statement. Example of Earnings per Share Assume a corporation has only one class of common stock outstanding and has no...
Our Explanation of Nonprofit Accounting includes a chart that contrasts the financial statements of a nonprofit (or not-for-profit) organization with those of a for-profit business corporation. There are many examples to...
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.
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...
This accounting guideline states that if doubt exists between two acceptable alternatives (in other words the accountant needs to break a tie), the accountant should choose the alternative that will result in a lesser...
The systematic allocation of the cost of an asset from the balance sheet to Depreciation Expense on the income statement over the useful life of the asset. (The depreciation journal entry includes a debit to Depreciation...
The dollar amount associated with the goods in a company’s inventory. Initially the cost per unit is the cost to get the inventory items in place and ready for use. However, under certain circumstances the cost may...
are considered to be operating expenses and are presented on the income statement as SG&A expenses. (SG&A is the acronym for selling, general and administrative expenses.) Sales commissions are not part of the...
Systematically moving the same amount each accounting period from a balance sheet account to an income statement account. For example, if the amount of Discount on Bonds Payable on a 10-year bond is not significant, then...
Is the depreciation of delivery trucks a period cost or is it manufacturing overhead? The depreciation on the trucks used to deliver products to customers is a period cost. The depreciation on delivery trucks will be...
This is a contra long-term asset account which is credited for the depreciation associated with Buildings. Since it is a balance sheet account, the accumulated depreciation account balance does not close at the end of...
Under the accrual basis of accounting, this account reports the cost of the electricity, heat, sewer, and water used during the period indicated in the heading of the income statement. Because utility companies deliver...
Administrative expenses are part of the operating expenses (along with selling expenses). Administrative expenses include expenses associated with the general administration of the business. Examples include the salaries...
. If any of the items recorded in Sundry Expenses begin to occur frequently and/or become significant, a new account should be opened for such items. Sundry expenses could also refer to a line on a company’s...
A liability account that reports an insurance company’s premiums received from its insured that have not yet been earned. For example, if the insurance company receives $600 on January 27 for an insured’s...
This account is a contra long-term asset account which is credited for the depreciation associated with land improvements. As an asset account, the accumulated depreciation account balance does not close at the end of...
Also referred to as SG&A. For a manufacturer these are expenses outside of the manufacturing function. (However, interest expense and other nonoperating expenses are not included; they are reported separately.)...
Journal entries usually dated the last day of the accounting period to bring the balance sheet and income statement up to date on the accrual basis of accounting. Adjusting entries are made to report (1) revenues that...
Selling expenses are part of the operating expenses (along with administrative expenses). Selling expenses include sales commissions, advertising, promotional materials distributed, rent of the sales showroom, rent of...
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