commissions, advertising, promotional materials, compensation of the company’s officers as well as the marketing, sales, finance and office staffs, rent, utilities, supplies, computers, etc. provided they are outside...
commissions, advertising, promotional materials, compensation of the company’s officers as well as the marketing, sales, finance and office staffs, rent, utilities, supplies, computers, etc. provided they are outside...
interest expense How an Expense Affects the Balance Sheet An expense will decrease a corporation’s retained earnings (which is part of stockholders’ equity) or will decrease a sole proprietor’s capital account...
Advertising Expense. The accounts for revenues are almost always credited. When a bakery sells its products, it credits Sales. When a bank earns interest on its loans, it credits Loan Interest Revenues. When a company...
of the division’s headquarters or executive’s office.) With that in mind, ROCE is calculated as follows: The division’s Operating Income (before income taxes and before interest expense) divided by the Assets...
Our Explanation of Evaluating Business Investments compares four of the techniques for reviewing potential capital expenditures. You will be introduced to accounting rate of return, payback, net present value, and...
by reading our Payroll Accounting (Explanation). 1. The combination of the Social Security tax and the Medicare tax is referred to by the acronym __________ FICA (FICA is the acronym for Federal Insurance Contribution...
predetermined overhead rate (or) predetermined burden rate This annual cost rate is estimated prior to the start of an accounting year and then used during the accounting year to attach indirect manufacturing costs to...
of direct materials actually used is the direct materials __________ usage (or quantity or efficiency) variance. 10. Which of the following terms would NOT be considered a price variance in a standard cost system?...
value and internal rate of return. While the discounted cash flow models are the ideal, I would also want to forecast or project the impact on the company’s future financial statements. Therefore, I would also...
This phrase has two connotations. One is the cost of holding inventory. In this case the carrying cost is the cost of capital tied up in inventory, the cost of storage, insurance, and obsolescence. Often this is...
The additional amount given to employees for the overtime hours. Usually this is the “half-time” in time and one-half. For example, if an employee’s hourly pay rate is $10 per hour and the employee...
Our Explanation of Stockholders' Equity covers the unique terminology for a corporation's paid-in capital, retained earnings, treasury stock, and accumulated other comprehensive income. Included are cash dividends, stock...
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.
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...
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...
A series of equal amounts occurring at the end of each equal time interval. Also known as an ordinary annuity. An example would be the monthly payments on a loan. Another example is the semiannual interest on a bond.
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.
What is a/c? Definition of a/c In accounting, a/c is the abbreviation for account. Example of a/c An accountant might leave the following note for a subordinate: “Please review the balance in the...
A document that discloses various conditions and terms of the company’s bonds. It would include the call price, collateral, ramifications if interest is not paid, etc.
What is EBITDA? EBITDA is the acronym for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Take our Financial Ratios Exam. Join PRO to Track Progress Mark the Question as Read Must-Watch Video Learn How...
A stakeholder is anyone that has an interest or is affected by a decision. For example, some of the stakeholders of a state university include the students, students’ families, alumni, professors, custodians,...
The amount at which the holder of preferred stock or bonds must sell the stock or bonds back to the issuing corporation. The call price is disclosed in the indenture. The call price might be the face or par amount plus...
The amounts earned on money invested. Often this is interest and dividends earned on a company’s investment in stocks and bonds of other companies.
A series of equal amounts occurring at the end of each equal time interval. Also known as an annuity in arrears. An example is the monthly payments on a loan. Another example is the semiannual interest on a bond.
The systematic allocation of the costs incurred to issue bonds (reported in a contra liability account) to Interest Expense over the life of the bonds.
A formal, written promise to pay interest and to repay the principal amount.
Federal government securities sold at a discount (because of no interest payments) with maturity dates of less than one year.
Also known as income from operations, which excludes discontinued operations, extraordinary items, and nonoperating items such as interest expense, investment income, gains, and losses.
To loan money for a limited time in exchange for the borrower’s promise of repayment and interest compensation.
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.
A formal written promise to pay interest every six months and the principal amount at maturity.
A table showing present value factors for various interest rates and numbers of years/periods for a single amount at a future point in time.
The total of interest and principal payments required to be paid on loans payable.
A contra liability account arising when the proceeds of a note payable is less than the face amount of the note. The debit balance in this account will be amortized to interest expense over the life of the note.
An expense outside of a company’s main operating activities of buying and selling merchandise or providing services. For example, interest expense is a nonoperating expense.
Income or revenue earned by a company that is outside of its main operating activities. For a retailer the interest earned on its temporary investments is a nonoperating revenue (or nonoperating income).
One of the amounts used in determining the amount of interest to be capitalized when a company self-constructs certain long-term assets.
A document that discloses important information on bonds or preferred stock. Included in the indenture would be the call price, the actions that can occur if the company fails to pay the interest or dividend, etc.
A liability account containing the amount of premium on bonds payable that has not yet been amortized to interest expense. To learn more, see Explanation of Bonds Payable.
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