Our Explanation of Bookkeeping provides you with a rich understanding of the recording of transactions. It then discusses the additional steps necessary for preparing accurate financial statements. This is great for...
Our Explanation of Bookkeeping provides you with a rich understanding of the recording of transactions. It then discusses the additional steps necessary for preparing accurate financial statements. This is great for...
Our Explanation of Bookkeeping provides you with a rich understanding of the recording of transactions. It then discusses the additional steps necessary for preparing accurate financial statements. This is great for...
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 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...
. In other words, the calculation is: [cash + marketable securities + accounts receivable] divided by current liabilities. If a company had current assets of $300,000 (of which $180,000 was inventory) and current...
cost principle) requires that transactions be recorded at their cost. Cost is defined as the cash amount or the cash equivalent amount at the time of the transaction. Except for certain marketable investment securities...
are required by the __________ principle. 6. The adjusting entry for depreciation will include a debit to Depreciation Expense and a credit to __________ __________. 7. Adjusting entries help to convert accounting...
. 3. The interest removed from the payments in an ordinary annuity when calculating the present value is also referred to as __________ discount. 4. In the calculation of present values, the payment amounts that are...
in the Explanation or Practice Quiz for this topic. For more insight regarding a specific question, use the search box at the top of the page. 1. Accounts receivable result from __________ sales as opposed to cash...
value, a stated value, or neither. If the shares have a par or stated value, that amount is reported separate from the amount in excess of the par or stated value. When approved by a corporation’s board of directors,...
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 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 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...
removed from a future value when discounting it to the present value is __________ interest. 4. In the calculation of present values, the future amounts that are discounted are not accrual accounting amounts; rather...
account entitled Cash – Checking. Select... debit credit 9. The normal balances for both asset accounts and expense accounts are debit balances. Select... True False 10. If the account Allowance for Doubtful Accounts...
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.
A common fringe benefit given to employees during a period in which they do not have to work. If an employee earns one week of paid vacation to be taken after working one full year, the employer should recognize this...
Obligations due within one year of the balance sheet date. (If a company’s operating cycle is longer than one year, an item is a current liability if it is due within the operating cycle.) Another condition is that...
One of the main financial statements (along with the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows, and the statement of stockholders’ equity). The income statement is also referred to as the profit and loss...
additional goods or services on credit (as opposed to paying with cash), the company will need to credit Accounts Payable so that the credit balance will increase accordingly. Definition of an Accounts Payable Debit If...
Things that are resources owned by a company and which have future economic value that can be measured and can be expressed in dollars. Examples include cash, investments, accounts receivable, inventory, supplies, land,...
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What is the difference between assets and fixed assets? Assets are resources owned by a company as the result of transactions. Examples of assets are cash, accounts receivable, inventory, prepaid insurance, land,...
are also referred to as permanent accounts. Examples of Real Accounts The real accounts are the balance sheet accounts which include the following: Asset accounts (cash, accounts receivable, buildings, etc.) Liability...
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...
The revenue classification used by nonprofit organizations to account for the amounts received as donations. It is also an expense classification for the donations made to another nonprofit organization. Contributions...
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...
adjustments when reconciling the bank statement. For example, if a check is written in December but is voided in January, the Cash account in the company’s general ledger will need to be increased when the check is...
another way, an automobile loan payment consists of two components: an interest payment and a principal payment. While the loan payment is a cash outflow or an expenditure, only the interest portion is an expense that...
A corporation may want to see the effects of three possible financing options. Therefore, it prepares a projected balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows for each of the three financing options....
. The payment for the equipment is to be made on February 10. Under the accrual method, on December 29 the company should debit the asset account Equipment and credit the liability account Accounts Payable. (When the...
the asset and the liability to the credit card company should be recorded as of December 30. When the business pays the credit card company (perhaps 30 days later), the business will be reducing its cash and its...
method of accounting (or) accrual basis of accounting This accounting method reports revenues when they are earned (as opposed to when the cash is received) and reports expenses when they occur (as opposed to when they...
as right dividend (or) cash dividend This is a distribution of part of a corporation’s earnings to its stockholders. dividend (or) cash dividend This is a distribution of part of a corporation’s earnings to its...
receivable Statement of cash flows View Coaching An aging (also spelled ageing) of accounts receivable is an internal report (not a financial statement) that lists each customer having a balance in a company’s...
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...
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 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...
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...
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