See working capital.
See working capital.
The net result of combining the discounted cash inflows and the discounted cash outflows of an investment, project, company, etc.
Prior to 2018, this term was used by a not-for-profit organization to describe net assets without donor-imposed restrictions. Since 2018, this term has been replaced with the classification net assets without donor...
The combined amount of the debit balance in the current asset account Accounts Receivable and the credit balance in the contra asset account Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. The difference between the balances in these...
What is net income? Definition of Net Income Net income is the positive result of a company’s revenues and gains minus its expenses and losses. A negative result is referred to as net loss. (There are a few gains and...
What is net sales? Definition of Net Sales Under the accrual basis of accounting, net sales is the total amount of goods shipped/delivered to customers during a specified period of time minus any early payment...
A gross amount minus the income tax associated with the gross amount. For example, a company may dispose of one of its business segments and show a gain (proceeds exceed carrying amount) of $10,000,000. However, if the...
What is net? In accounting, net usually refers to the combination of positive and negative amounts. For example, the amount of net sales is the combination of the amount of gross sales (a positive amount) and some...
The “bottom line” on the statement of activities. The change in net assets results from revenues, expenses, and the release of assets from restrictions. It is computed for an organization’s three...
.) Companies that use the net method will record the vendor’s invoice as follows: credit Accounts Payable for $980 and debit another account (Inventory, Purchases, etc.) for $980. If the company’s policy is to pay...
This term might be used to express the combined balances of two accounts. For example, if Equipment has a debit balance of $300,000 and the account Accumulated Depreciation on Equipment has a credit balance of $130,000,...
. Purchases Discounts, Freight In, and Freight Out are not used in the calculation of sales and net sales. Purchases Discounts and Freight In are included in the cost of goods sold. Freight Out is the expense of delivery...
Why does a company debit Purchases instead of Inventory? Definition of Purchases and Inventory When a company uses the periodic inventory system the amount of the company’s inventory is determined by a physical count...
Why do purchases appear as expenses on an income statement? Definition of Purchases In the context of companies that sell merchandise, the term purchases refers to the purchases of goods that are intended to be sold to...
What is the difference between net cash flow and net income? Definition of Net Cash Flow Net cash flow is the combination of the cash received and the cash disbursed. In other words, it is the combination of the debit...
on the first day of the month, there will be a __________ entry to Rent Expense. Select... debit credit 19. When a company purchases goods with credit terms of net 30 days, Accounts Payable will be __________. Select......
and net amounts for accounts receivable and for property, plant and equipment Contra-expense accounts such as Purchases Discounts, Purchases Returns and Allowances, and Expenses Reimbursed by Employees. The credit...
, which of the following general ledger accounts is NOT an acceptable account for JOYCO to record the amount associated with “1/10”? Select... Sales Discounts Cash Discounts Early Payment Discounts Purchases...
Also known as income from operations, which excludes discontinued operations, extraordinary items, and nonoperating items such as interest expense, investment income, gains, and losses.
In the context of inventory, net realizable value or NRV is the expected selling price in the ordinary course of business minus the costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. In the context of accounts receivable...
What is net working capital? Definition of Net Working Capital Net working capital is the amount (as opposed to being a ratio) remaining after subtracting a company’s total amount of current liabilities from its total...
What is the definition of net sales? Definition of Net Sales Net sales is a company’s gross sales of products minus any sales discounts and sales returns and allowances. When a company makes a sale, the general ledger...
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...
This classification of net assets has been replaced by the FASB with the classification net assets with donor restrictions.
What is net realizable value? Definition of Net Realizable Value Net realizable value (NRV) is the cash amount that a company expects to receive. Hence, net realizable value is sometimes referred to as cash realizable...
Often this account appears as a line in the retained earnings section of stockholders’ equity (balance sheet) and will show the year-to-date net income. The reason is that some accounting software will not put the...
The cash amounts received after deducting the related income taxes and also the cash amounts paid after deducting the cash saved when the amounts are income tax deductible.
What is net present value? Definition of Net Present Value Net present value is the combination of 1) the present value of cash inflows, and 2) the present value of the cash outflows. To arrive at these present value...
A company’s net income from the start of the current accounting year until a specified date. For example, the year-to-date net income at May 31, 2024 for a calendar year company is the net income from January 1,...
The amounts reported on the income statement. Because of accrual accounting the net income flows will be different from the cash flow.
This classification of net assets has been replaced by the FASB with the classification net asset with donor restrictions.
For a merchandiser this is the cost of merchandise purchased after deducting purchase returns, purchase allowances, and purchase discounts but after adding freight-in.
Also referred to as a “p.o.” A multi-copy form prepared by the company that is ordering goods. The form will specify the items being ordered, the quantity, price, and terms. One copy is sent to the vendor...
A reduction in the cost of goods purchased that is granted by a supplier without the physical return of the goods. Also a general ledger account in which the purchase allowances are recorded under the periodic inventory...
30 days. If a company purchases office equipment for $20,000 and the invoice has credit terms of 1/10, net 30, the company can deduct $200 (1% of $20,000) and remit $19,800 if the invoice is paid within 10 days. If...
A reduction in the cost of goods purchased that is allowed by the supplier based on the authorized return of goods. Also a general ledger account in which the purchase returns are recorded under the periodic inventory...
Often a 1% or 2% discount that a buyer may deduct from the amount owed to a supplier (if stated on the supplier’s invoice) for paying in 10 days instead of the customary 30 days. The purchase discount is also...
A commitment to purchase a specific number of items in the future at a fixed price. If the agreement is noncancelable, the company must report a loss when the current cost of the items falls below the contracted price.
has a credit balance of $2,000, the readers of the balance sheet will see that customers owe $40,000 for past purchases but the company does not expect to collect $2,000 of the $40,000. Therefore, the net amount of the...
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...
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