prepaid insurance, let’s assume that on November 20 a company pays an insurance premium of $2,400 for insurance protection during the six-month period of December 1 through May 31. On November 20, the payment is...
prepaid insurance, let’s assume that on November 20 a company pays an insurance premium of $2,400 for insurance protection during the six-month period of December 1 through May 31. On November 20, the payment is...
to a liability such as Dividends Payable. When the corporation pays the dividend, Dividends Payable will be debited and Cash will be credited. Since Retained Earnings is a component of stockholders’ equity, the...
What is a purchase discount? Definition of Purchase Discount A purchase discount is a deduction that a company may receive if the supplier offers it and the company pays the supplier’s invoice within a specified period...
What is the difference between a deferred expense and a prepaid expense? Definition of Deferred Expense and Prepaid Expense Deferred expense and prepaid expense both refer to a payment that was made, but due to the...
reduced to $0 Receiving and posting a customer’s payment that was greater than the customer’s balance in Accounts Receivable Continuing to reduce the balance in Prepaid Expenses and charging expense after the...
. Examples of a Bank Debit Memo Some examples of a bank debit memo include the following withdrawals from a company’s checking account: The company’s monthly loan payment The fee for printing the company’s checks...
with your industry. You need to get those receivables turning to cash. Accounts payable should be reviewed to be sure that your company’s cash is not being paid to suppliers prior to the required payment dates. In...
from December 1 through May 31. The company recorded the December 1 payment with a debit of $6,000 to Prepaid Insurance and a credit of $6,000 to Cash. On December 31, the account Prepaid Expenses must be adjusted to...
Our Explanation of Adjusting Entries gives you a process and an understanding of how to make the adjusting entries in order to have an accurate balance sheet and income statement. Eight examples including T-accounts for...
and Deferred Revenues? Select... Asset Expense Liability Revenue 8. On December 20, Jay Corporation received $5,000 from a new customer as a down payment for services that Jay Corporation will provide in January. On...
Accounts Receivable and Bad Debts Expense (Flashcards) Download Single-Sided PDF Download Double-Sided PDF All Cards (27) Marked Wrong (0) Marked Right (0) accounts receivable This current asset represents a right to...
Our Explanation of Bank Reconciliation will show you the needed adjustments to the balance on the bank statement and also the adjustments needed to the balance in the related general ledger account. A comprehensive...
as Insurance Expense for the accounting year ending on December 31 is $__________. Use the following information for answering Questions 13 - 18: On December 21, a company borrowed $100,000 from its bank. The loan has...
Our Explanation of Bonds Payable covers the recording of bonds, the accrual of interest expense, and the amortization of the discount and premium on bonds payable. You gain an understanding on why the market value of...
will likely be one of its customer's __________ creditors until it receives payment. Secured Wrong. Unsecured Right! 13. After several years of operations, a company's Bad Debts Expense for a given year is...
through May 31. When making the payment on December 1, the company debited Prepaid Insurance for $1,200 and it credited Cash for $1,200. The adjusting entry to be made as of December 31 will include a debit to the...
, let’s assume that the amount is $100. One person is designated as the petty cash custodian. This person is responsible for disbursing the small amounts and for documenting each payment with a petty cash receipt....
What is a bookkeeper? Definition of Bookkeeper A bookkeeper is usually employed by a small to mid-size company (or other organization) to process and record the large volume of transactions involving sales, purchases,...
and its credit terms are 2/10, net 30. If the invoice is paid on July 16, the amount that should be received by the seller is $__________. 5. A company deposited one of its customer’s checks that it received as...
$100,000 in mid-December but allows the customer to pay in January. ABCO’s net income is increased in December, but its Cash account will not increase until January. Next assume that ABCO acquires extensive electronic...
website for $70,000. The terms require a payment of $30,000 at the time the contract is signed and $40,000 at the end of the project, which is estimated to take 60 days. The company agrees to begin working on the...
and Allowances, another example of a contra revenue account is Sales Discounts (or Early Payment Discounts). 16. What balance would you expect in a contra owner’s equity account such as Owner’s Draws? Select......
in the account Loans Payable or Notes Payable. Example #2. When a company pays $1,000 for a loan payment consisting of $100 of interest and $900 of principal the company will record a debit of $100 in the account...
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...
annual property tax bill of approximately $12,000 in one payment each December 28. During the year, the corporation's monthly income statements report Property Tax Expense of $1,000. This is an example of which...
that was returned for insufficient funds A monthly loan payment Since the amount of a bank debit memo has already been subtracted from the bank account, the amount must also be subtracted from the company’s general...
of accounting, the receipt of cash and the payment of cash are not the focus of reporting revenues and expenses. Rather the focus is: 1) what revenues were earned, and 2) what expenses were incurred. Therefore, the...
19. The free IRS publication, __________ E, is entitled Employer’s Tax Guide. 20. EFTPS is the acronym for __________ Federal Tax Payment System. 21. Stockholders of a corporation who work in the corporation are also...
Our Explanation of Depreciation emphasizes what the depreciation amounts on the income statement and balance sheet represent. Learn why depreciation is an estimated expense that does not assist in determining the current...
rate will be __________ than 9%. Less Right! More Wrong. 8. When the bond market's interest rates increase, the market value of an existing bond will __________. Decrease Right! Increase Wrong. 9. When a bond is...
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...
Our Explanation of Bonds Payable covers the recording of bonds, the accrual of interest expense, and the amortization of the discount and premium on bonds payable. You gain an understanding on why the market value of...
Our Explanation of Present Value of an Ordinary Annuity uses the appropriate present value factors for discounting a stream of equal cash amounts occurring at equal time intervals. An important feature is the use of loan...
Our Explanation of Bonds Payable covers the recording of bonds, the accrual of interest expense, and the amortization of the discount and premium on bonds payable. You gain an understanding on why the market value of...
accounting year appear on the statement of cash flows as a positive or negative adjustment to net income? Select... Positive Negative 22. A company had current assets of $120,000 and current liabilities of $100,000...
expense and the actual interest payment is the amount of the Discount or Premium that is being amortized in the current period. Accrued Interest on Bonds Payable Since most bonds pay interest semiannually, the issuer of...
Since our Explanation of Cash Flow Statement illustrates how the amounts are determined, you will get a better understanding of this very important financial statement. No longer will you look at only the income...
__________ __________ __________ time. Select... an interval of a moment in 9. The accounts receivable turnover ratio is best calculated using net __________ sales. Select... cash credit cash and credit 10. The payment...
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