A liability account whose balance is the unpaid principal balance as of the balance sheet date. The amount of principal required to be paid within 12 months of the balance sheet date is reported as a current liability....
A liability account whose balance is the unpaid principal balance as of the balance sheet date. The amount of principal required to be paid within 12 months of the balance sheet date is reported as a current liability....
Bonds and other debt securities that a company intends to hold until the securities mature. In addition to intent, the company must have the financial ability to be able to hold them until they mature.
Under the accrual method of accounting, this account reports the employer’s portion of the health insurance cost incurred by the company during the period indicated in the heading of the income statement, whether...
Beginning in 2018, this is one of two classifications of net assets reported on the financial statements of a not-for-profit organization’s financial statements. This classification is to be used instead of the...
Current assets minus current liabilities. Also see working capital.
This is a contra owner’s equity account, because it has a debit balance if draws were made. Even though it is a balance sheet account, it is a temporary account. At the end of each year the account’s debit...
A non-operating item that results from the sale of a long-term asset at an amount greater than the carrying amount (book value) of the truck at the time it is sold.
See perpetual system of inventory.
What is a toxic asset? I would define a toxic asset as an investment whose value has dropped significantly and there is no market in which to sell the asset. To illustrate, let’s assume that at the peak of the real...
What is going concern? Definition of Going Concern The going concern assumption is a basic underlying assumption of accounting. For a company to be a going concern, it must be able to continue operating long enough to...
An asset account used to record a loan to another party that has real estate as collateral.
Also referred to as factory burden, factory overhead, indirect manufacturing costs, and manufacturing support costs. To learn more, see Explanation of Manufacturing Overhead.
See net realizable value.
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...
This current liability account reports the amount a company owes the state and federal governments as of the balance sheet date for the employer’s unemployment tax based on the governments’ rates and the...
The United States Internal Revenue Code which contains the federal laws and regulations pertaining to federal taxes.
The part of a balance sheet with the heading stockholders’ equity or owner’s equity. The total amount of this section is the amount of reported assets minus the amount of reported liabilities.
See weighted-average cost flow assumption and moving-average cost of inventory.
See direct labor rate variance.
See direct materials inventory.
A publication by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to assist employers with federal payroll taxes. The complete title of the publication is Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer’s Tax Guide. It is available...
An employee fringe benefit provided by an employer that allows employees to be absent from work with pay. Often the number of paid vacation days allowed is based on the number of years of employment.
See direct labor efficiency variance.
The system where the general ledger account Inventory is not updated during the year. Rather, the merchandise purchased is recorded in temporary purchases accounts. At the time a balance sheet is presented, the inventory...
The income statement format where the operating and nonoperating revenues are grouped and totaled and the operating and nonoperating expenses are grouped and totaled. Then there is one subtraction of the combined...
See direct materials usage variance.
What is the cost principle? Definition of Cost Principle The cost principle is one of the basic underlying guidelines in accounting. It is also known as the historical cost principle. The cost principle requires that...
Assets associated with depreciation. Examples include buildings, equipment, furniture, fixtures, trucks, automobiles, etc.
The cost to operate office equipment during a specified time interval.
See hurdle rate.
A form of accelerated depreciation which means that in the early years of an asset’s life there is more depreciation expense than under the straight-line method. However, in the later years of the asset’s...
This current liability account reports the amount a company owes (must remit) for its employees’ Social Security and Medicare taxes as of the date of the balance sheet.
See current ratio.
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.
The amount appearing in the general ledger. When reconciling the bank statement, the balance per books is the balance of the Cash account in the general ledger that pertains to the bank account.
Usually the top ranking officer of the corporation who is charged with executing the policies set by the board of directors.
See present value of an annuity due table, present value of an ordinary annuity table, and present value of 1 table.
Usually a current asset that reports the amount of rent that the landlord/owner has earned, but has not been received as of the date of the balance sheet.
A variance arising in a standard costing system that indicates the difference between the actual amount of fixed manufacturing overhead incurred and the budgeted amount of fixed manufacturing overhead. To learn more, see...
Factors that are used to convert future cash flows to their present value.
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