A report prepared by a professional appraiser with detailed information on the calculation of an asset’s current market value.
A report prepared by a professional appraiser with detailed information on the calculation of an asset’s current market value.
See sales discounts.
See cost of goods sold.
A variance arising in a standard costing system that indicates the difference between the actual amount of fixed manufacturing overhead incurred and the budgeted amount of fixed manufacturing overhead. To learn more, see...
In regression analysis this is a statistic designated as r and ranging from -1 to +1. It indicates the percentage of correlation between the dependent variable and the independent variable(s). When this statistic is...
The amount appearing in the general ledger. When reconciling the bank statement, the balance per books is the balance of the Cash account in the general ledger that pertains to the bank account.
A company’s sales in a market as compared to the total sales in that market. For example, General Motors share of the U.S. market has decreased from more than 50% in the 1960’s to its present market share of...
What is the working capital turnover ratio? Definition of Working Capital Turnover Ratio The working capital turnover ratio is also referred to as net sales to working capital. It indicates a company’s effectiveness in...
A stock split, such as a 2-for-1, means that every stockholder will have twice as many shares as was held previously. Accordingly, the market price per share after the split should be one-half of the market price...
An indicator of profitability that is measured by dividing the accounting net income by the amount invested.
See direct labor rate variance.
In accounting this word is often included in the title of liability accounts. It means the amount owed by a company as of the balance sheet date, even if the company did not yet receive an invoice from the supplier. For...
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A stated legal amount often appearing on preferred stock, bonds, and some common stock.
Sorting and reporting expenses by the nature of the expense such as salaries, wages, rent, utilities, supplies, depreciation, advertising, and so on.
A contra asset account arising when the present value of a note receivable is less than the face amount of the note. The credit balance in this account will be amortized to interest revenue over the life of the note.
The account in which the owner’s investment is recorded plus the net income earned by the company minus the draws made by the owner. Current year net income and draws will be in temporary accounts until the end of...
A projection or estimate of the future quantities and selling prices of products and/or services.
An asset representing the right to receive the principal amount contained in a written promissory note. Principal that is to be received within one year of the balance sheet date is reported as a current asset. Any...
Statement of Cash Flows. See Explanation of Cash Flow Statement.
How do I start a petty cash fund? Definition of Petty Cash Fund A petty cash fund is a small amount of money available to pay small amounts without requiring the processing of a business check. Example of Starting a...
The sales invoice or bill issued by a vendor and received by the buyer. The customer will also refer to the supplier invoice as the vendor invoice.
The repeated elimination of products without a corresponding decrease in overhead costs. As a result the amount of overhead allocated to each unit of product increases. If selling prices are increased to cover the higher...
The average amount of inventory during a period of time. Since the amount reported in the Inventory account is the ending balance on one specific day, it is necessary to compute an average balance when relating this...
An actual count of the goods owned by the business.
One of the financial statements issued by a nonprofit organization which reports expenses according to both function and nature. Learn more about Nonprofit Accounting.
A bond issued with a series (or staggering) of maturity dates.
Also referred to as a shareholder. The owner of shares of stock in a corporation. Every corporation has common stock and those owners are known as common stockholders. Some corporations also issued preferred stock and...
The systematic allocation of the cost of a natural resource from the balance sheet to the income statement.
A net debit balance for the total amount of owner’s equity. It is the result of the reported amount of liabilities exceeding the reported amount of assets.
Taxes assessed by states to cover unemployment benefits paid to unemployed workers who have been laid off or terminated by a company for specified reasons. This tax is paid by the employer but is computed by multiplying...
See International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
Sending work to another organization instead of processing the work in-house. Often payroll is outsourced to a company that specializes in payroll processing.
A balance on the right side (credit side) of an account in the general ledger.
A method for estimating the inventory of a retailer. This method requires that the retail amounts and the related cost amounts are available for beginning inventory and purchases. An illustration of this technique is...
The estimated scrap value at the end of the useful life of an asset used in the business. It is also referred to as residual value.
An account with a balance that is the opposite of the normal balance. For example, Accumulated Depreciation is a contra asset account, because its credit balance is contra to the debit balance for an asset account....
The cash flow from operating activities minus the amount of capital expenditures. Other variations are also used. To learn more, see Explanation of Cash Flow Statement.
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