The term used in place of retained earnings when a corporation has a negative (debit) balance in its account Retained Earnings.
The term used in place of retained earnings when a corporation has a negative (debit) balance in its account Retained Earnings.
A liability account that reports the amount a company owes as of the date of the balance sheet for the company’s pension plan. Information on pensions can be found in an Intermediate Accounting textbook.
This current liability account reports the amount of interest the company owes as of the date of the balance sheet. (Future interest is not recorded as a liability.)
The income statement account which contains a portion of the cost of plant and equipment that is being matched to the time interval shown in the heading of the income statement. (There is no depreciation expense for...
An asset account which reports the carrying amount of a company’s investment in another enterprise.
The balance in a business record such as a general ledger account.
A current asset account that represents an amount of cash for making small disbursements for postage due, supplies, etc.
A current liability account that reports the amounts of cash dividends that have been declared by the board of directors but not yet distributed to the stockholders.
A stated legal amount for each share of preferred stock. The par value for every share of preferred stock issued must be recorded in the separate stockholders’ equity account Preferred Stock.
This is a record on an individual job (product, batch) within the job costing system. For items in process this is a subsidiary record to the general ledger account inventory: work-in-process (WIP).
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.
This current liability account reports the amount a company owes the U.S. government as of the balance sheet date for the federal income taxes withheld from its employees’ salaries and wages.
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.
This is an administrative expense which reports the fees incurred by a company for the expenses associated with its checking account transactions.
An example is the major overhaul of a truck’s engine that will extend the useful life of the truck. This expenditure is recorded on the balance sheet in an asset (or in a contra asset) account and then depreciated...
A revenue account that reports the sales of merchandise. Sales are reported in the accounting period in which title to the merchandise was transferred from the seller to the buyer.
A long-term asset account that reports the cost of real property exclusive of the cost of any constructed assets on the property. Land usually appears as the first item under the balance sheet heading of Property, Plant...
The time between when a check is written and when the check clears the bank account on which it is drawn.
Under the accrual basis of accounting this income statement account reports the amount of commissions expense that pertains to the revenues earned by the company during the accounting period shown in the heading of the...
A liability account that reflects the estimated amount a company owes for expenses that occurred, but have not yet been paid nor recorded through a routine transaction. To learn more, see Explanation of Adjusting...
A current liability account which reflects the amount of income taxes currently due to the federal, state, and local governments.
Checks received from customers and others that are not yet deposited into a bank account. Undeposited checks which are not postdated are reported as part of a company’s cash.
This current liability account reports the amount a company owes the state governments as of the balance sheet date for the state income taxes withheld from its employees’ salaries and wages.
A reduction in the cost of goods purchased that is granted by a supplier without the physical return of the goods. Also a general ledger account in which the purchase allowances are recorded under the periodic inventory...
The cumulative amount of depletion expense pertaining to the natural resources shown on the balance sheet. The account has a credit balance and will be reported on the balance sheet as a contra asset.
To enter an amount on the right side of an account. Normal entries to revenue accounts are credits. Liabilities normally have credit balances. To learn more about debits and credits, see our Debits and Credits Outline.
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 listing of the accounts in the general ledger along with each account’s balance in the appropriate debit or credit column. The total of the amounts in the debit column should equal the total of the amounts in the...
A selling expense account shown on the income statement in order to match this expense to the related sales.
A fee for the printing of checks ordered by a company. Often the amount is deducted automatically from a company’s checking account by the company that printed the checks.
A major repair such as an engine overhaul, which will extend the useful life of the asset. The amount should be recorded in the asset account and then depreciated over the remaining life of the asset.
A stockholders’ equity account that generally reports the net income of a corporation from its inception until the balance sheet date less the dividends declared from its inception to the date of the balance...
Operating expenses made to return an asset to its previous condition (rather than to make the asset more than it was originally). The amount is charged to an account such as Repairs and Maintenance Expense in the period...
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...
Usually a plastic card that is used in place of writing a check. The amount of the transaction is immediately deducted from the user’s checking account.
The accounting term that means an entry will be made on the left side of an account. To learn more about debits and credits, see our Debits and Credits Outline.
A revenue account in a bank’s general ledger that indicates the amounts earned by the bank by servicing its customers’ accounts at the bank.
A balance sheet liability account which reports the total amount owed to employees at the balance sheet date for future vacation days as a result of the employees’ past work.
This term is used in place of retained earnings when the balance in the retained earnings account is negative (a debit balance).
The income statement account which contains a portion of the cost of equipment that is being expensed during the time interval shown in the heading of the income statement.
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