Expense will begin January with a zero balance. When a reversing entry is recorded as of January 1, it simply removes the estimated amounts contained in the December 31 accrual adjusting entry. In other words, the...
Expense will begin January with a zero balance. When a reversing entry is recorded as of January 1, it simply removes the estimated amounts contained in the December 31 accrual adjusting entry. In other words, the...
Our Explanation of Payroll Accounting discusses the taxes and benefits which are withheld from employees' pay as well as the taxes and benefits that are expenses for the employers. Also provided are examples of the...
, let’s assume that: The bank statement shows a bank service charge of $25, but the company’s general ledger does not The $2,000 deposit made by the company on June 30 is not shown on the bank statement One of the...
Our Explanation of Accounting Equation (or bookkeeping equation) illustrates how the double-entry system keeps the accounting equation in balance. You will see how the revenues and expenses on the income statement are...
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.
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...
Quiz for this topic. For more insight regarding a specific question, use the search box at the top of the page. 1. If the units produced vary significantly from each other, a __________ costing system may be more...
our Income Statement (Explanation). 1. Which of the following names is NOT associated with the income statement? P & L Wrong. P&L is often used when referring to the income statement. Statement Of Financial...
or Practice Quiz for this topic. For more insight regarding a specific question, use the search box at the top of the page. 1. In a conventional or traditional costing system, the manufacturing overhead costs were often...
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 Accounting Equation (or bookkeeping equation) illustrates how the double-entry system keeps the accounting equation in balance. You will see how the revenues and expenses on the income statement are...
Our Explanation of Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold will take your understanding to a new level. You will see how the income statement and balance sheet amounts are affected by the various inventory systems and cost flow...
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...
Is the current portion of long term debt adjusted monthly? A monthly adjustment to the current portion of long term debt is necessary when: 1. the company issues monthly balance sheets, and 2. the amount to be paid on a...
The proportion of products sold. For example, if a car company sells 100,000 low-profit cars and 400,000 medium-profit cars and 500,000 high-profit trucks, it has a sales mix of 10% + 40% + 50%. If the total number of...
A discount that often varies by customer. For example, a company may sell its products to a variety of resellers. Some of the resellers might buy $1 million of products each year, other resellers might purchase $100,000,...
spreadsheets. With the introduction of VisiCalc (the original electronic spreadsheet) followed by other electronic spreadsheets or worksheets (e.g., Lotus 1-2-3, Excel), the use of columnar pads of paper declined...
One component of the FICA tax (the other component is Social Security). This payroll tax is withheld from employees’ payroll checks and is also matched by the employer. The employee and the employer each pay the...
A measurement of net income arrived at by comparing the amount of total equity at the end of a period to the amount of total equity at the beginning of the period. For example, if Al Capone had $5 million of equity at...
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...
as depreciation expense over several years. Often improvements of less than $500 or $1,000 are considered immaterial and are expensed immediately. Join PRO to Track Progress Mark the Question as Read Must-Watch Video...
How many years is the appropriate time for depreciating leasehold improvements? Leasehold improvements should be depreciated or amortized according to the lessee’s normal depreciation policy except that the time period...
A company’s receipts that appear on the company’s records but do not yet appear on the bank statement. For example, a retail store’s receipts of March 31 are deposited after banking hours on March 31 or...
our Break-even Point (Explanation). 1. Fixed Expenses do not change in total when there is a modest change in sales. True Right! The total of a fixed expense is indeed fixed (does not change) as the volume increases or...
in the current period along with the costs in inventory from the prior accounting period. The average cost per item is then used to determine both 1) the cost of the items remaining in inventory, and 2) the cost of...
than the asset’s book value. Losses An example is the Loss on Sale of a Plant Asset which resulted from selling a plant asset for less than the asset’s book value. The net result (or combination) of these components...
Our Explanation of Financial Ratios includes calculations and descriptions of 15 financial ratios. As you calculate the financial ratios you will also gain a deeper understanding of a company's operations and financial...
Payroll Accounting Payroll Accounting Payroll accounting involves the recording of a company’s: Gross wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, overtime premium, sick pay, holiday pay, and vacation pay that are earned by...
, the employer must withhold from the employee’s paychecks a total of $2,295 in FICA taxes. (Social Security tax = $30,000 X 6.2% = $1,860. Regular Medicare tax = $30,000 X 1.45% = $435.) The employer must also match...
by reading our Chart of Accounts (Explanation). 1. The chart of accounts is a listing of the accounts presently having balances in the general ledger. True Wrong. The list will include accounts that are available for...
for working on the job will be 1,880 hours per year (2,080 hours minus 200 hours) multiplied by $20 per hour = $37,600 for a year. Next let’s assume the following are the annual costs for the fringe benefits earned by...
or Practice Quiz for this topic. For more insight regarding a specific question, use the search box at the top of the page. 1. The time between the placing of an order and the receipt of the goods that were ordered is...
Bookkeeping (Explanation). 1. The two main methods of bookkeeping and accounting are 1) the cash method, and 2) the __________ accrual method. 2. __________ Double-entry bookkeeping means that every transaction will...
taxable income, it likely means lower income tax expense. Example Comparing LIFO and FIFO ABC Store purchases a product and then sells them to its retail customers. ABC began on January 2 and purchased 1 unit of product...
or Practice Quiz for this topic. For more insight regarding a specific question, use the search box at the top of the page. 1. ROI is the acronym for __________ __________ __________. 2. RI is the acronym for residual...
Statement Assume that an online seller begins operations on January 2 by purchasing $5,000 of goods consisting of 1,000 items which cost $5 each. The goods are going to be sold for $12 each. There are two common ways to...
variance can be explained by the following: $1,590 (530 actual pounds used X $3 standard cost) vs. the standard of $1,500 (100 units of output X 5 standard pounds = 500 standard pounds x $3 standard cost). Join PRO to...
for the year uses $2 as the cost for every pound for its main raw material. Therefore, its standard costing system uses $2 per pound. Due to shortages, the corporation’s actual cost for the 1,000,000 pounds of...
box at the top of the page. 1. An internal report used by a company to sort the amounts it is owed by customers according to the date when the customers’ amounts should be (or should have been) collected is known as...
of the page. 1. If a person is an exempt salaried employee, is the person entitled to overtime pay when working more than 40 hours during a workweek? Select... Yes No View Coaching In this question, exempt is referring...
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