The section of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code which includes public charities such as religious, scientific, educational, and certain other organizations. Under section 501(c)(3) a nonprofit can be approved...
The section of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code which includes public charities such as religious, scientific, educational, and certain other organizations. Under section 501(c)(3) a nonprofit can be approved...
The amount that a recurring equal amount deposited at the beginning of each period will grow to under compounded interest. An annuity due is also known as an annuity in advance.
What are operating expenses? Definition of Operating Expenses Operating expenses are the costs that have been used up (expired) as part of a company’s main operating activities during the period shown in the heading of...
See variable manufacturing overhead spending variance.
A second retained earnings account that reports the amount that a company has transferred from the unappropriated or regular retained earnings account.
Future cash amounts that have not been discounted to their present value.
See fixed manufacturing overhead volume variance.
A liability account that reports amounts received in advance of providing goods or services. When the goods or services are provided, this account balance is decreased and a revenue account is increased. To learn more,...
A management tool that identifies the critical path—the path of sequential activities requiring the longest time to complete.
Sorting and reporting expenses according to the type of activity for which the expense was incurred. The functional expense classifications for a nonprofit organization would be Program #1, Program #2, Management and...
Stock without a par value.
The stated interest rate appearing on the face of the bond. Also referred to as the nominal rate or the stated interest rate.
An income statement account at a financial institution used to record and report the amounts earned from fees charged to customers.
The ratio of the market value of a share of common stock to the earnings per share of common stock. For example, if a corporation earned $3 per share and its stock is trading at $36, it’s price earnings ratio is...
What is a burden rate in inventory? I assume that the burden rate in inventory refers to a manufacturer’s indirect manufacturing costs, which are also referred to as factory overhead, indirect production costs, and...
A variance arising in a standard costing system that indicates the difference between 1) the standard cost of the direct labor that should have been used (the standard hours times the standard rate) for the good output,...
Rates based on a department’s direct and indirect overhead costs and some measure of the department’s activity, such as the department’s machine hours. Departmental rates are more accurate than...
Rather than the previous year’s budget being the starting point for the next budget, a zero-based budget assumes no activities: everything in the budget must be justified.
Preferred stock where past, omitted dividends do not have to be paid before a dividend can be paid to common stockholders. In the case of noncumulative preferred stock, only its current year dividend needs to be paid in...
A contra liability account containing the amount of discount on bonds payable that has not yet been amortized to interest expense. To learn more, see Explanation of Bonds Payable.
A process which discounts future cash flows to the present in order to reflect the time value of money. Examples of the discounted cash flow model are net present value and internal rate of return.
The preferred method for systematically moving bond discount or premium from the balance sheet over to interest expense on the income statement over the life of the bond. This method is superior to the straight-line...
The contra asset account which accumulates the amount of Depreciation Expense taken on Equipment since the equipment was acquired. As a contra asset account it will have a credit balance.
The first major section of the statement of cash flows. To learn more, see Explanation of Cash Flow Statement.
A rule that requires that the same inventory cost flow be used on the financial statements as is used on the income tax return.
The accounting guideline requiring that revenues be shown on the income statement in the period in which they are earned, not in the period when the cash is collected. This is part of the accrual basis of accounting (as...
See paid-in capital in excess of par value – common stock, or paid-in capital in excess of par value – preferred stock.
See direct materials usage variance.
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Financial statements based upon various assumptions.
Under this method a company records detailed transactions and reports its net income by summarizing and reporting these detailed transactions. (A different approach is called the capital maintenance approach which...
A net debit balance for the total amount of owner’s equity. It is the result of the reported amount of liabilities exceeding the reported amount of assets.
A mathematical technique that determines the best-fitting line through a series of points. This is used in regression analysis.
A phrase used in reconciling the bank statement. It refers to the ending balance shown on the bank statement.
See Explanation of Bank Reconciliation.
Also referred to as a subsequent event. An event occurring after the date of the balance sheet, but prior to the date that the balance sheet is actually released. For example, a balance sheet dated December 31 might be...
A balance sheet heading or grouping that includes both cash and those marketable assets that are very close to their maturity dates.
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.
Where can I find the amount of income taxes paid by a corporation? Definition of Income Taxes Paid by a Corporation The amount of income tax paid by a corporation is different from the amount of income tax (income tax...
The net amount of revenues and gains minus expenses and losses for the current year for the sole proprietorship owned by R. Smith. After the financial statements are prepared for the year, this amount will be transferred...
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