Where can I find the amount of income taxes paid by a corporation? Definition of Income Taxes Paid by a Corporation The amount of income tax paid by a corporation is different from the amount of income tax (income tax...
Where can I find the amount of income taxes paid by a corporation? Definition of Income Taxes Paid by a Corporation The amount of income tax paid by a corporation is different from the amount of income tax (income tax...
A person who is considered to be both the employer and the employee. For example, the sole owner of a sole proprietorship is self-employed.
Under accrual accounting an item has been “earned” and is reported as revenue when a service has been performed or the ownership to a product has been transferred from the seller to the buyer (not when cash...
A status granted by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to nonprofits applying and meeting certain conditions. This status means that the nonprofit organization is not subject to federal income taxes. It also means...
See paid-in capital in excess of par value – preferred stock.
Work-in-progress is the long-term asset account that is used to report the amounts spent on the construction of buildings and equipment until the asset is completed and put into service.
A liability account that reports the amount payable as of the balance sheet date. For the account to show a balance, a loss/obligation must be probable and the amount can be estimated. If the lawsuit is remote or only...
The indirect manufacturing costs that will change in proportion to the change in an activity such as machine hours. For example, a portion of a manufacturer’s electricity cost will vary with the change in the...
A “book” containing accounts. For example, there is the general ledger that contains the balance sheet and income statement accounts. There is a subsidiary ledger that contains the detailed, customer account...
A statistic known as the coefficient of determination. This statistic indicates the percent change in the dependent variable that is explained by the change in the independent variable(s).
An allocation based on some proportions. For example, a corporation’s taxable income that was earned in many of the U.S. states might be allocated or apportioned to the states in which the corporation has conducted...
The cost associated with setting up a piece of production equipment. This would include the cost of the setup mechanic, the cost of scheduling, record keeping, moving the starting material, and testing the first few...
The process of comparing the amounts in the Cash account in the general ledger to the amounts appearing on the bank statement. The objective is to be certain that there is consistency between the amounts and that the...
The amount of cash that could be received if a whole life insurance policy were canceled.
Comprehensive income consists of the following two components (which are reported on the statement of comprehensive income): Net income (or loss) from the income statement, and Other comprehensive income (some...
See Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.
An accounting method wherein revenues are recognized when cash is received and expenses are recognized when paid. This method is inferior to the accrual basis of accounting where revenues are recognized when they are...
The first section of the statement of cash flows. To learn more, see Explanation of Cash Flow Statement.
A liability account that reports amounts received in advance of providing goods or services. When the goods or services are provided, this account balance is decreased and a revenue account is increased. To learn more,...
To assign costs to a product, department, customer, etc. on an arbitrary basis. For example, the heating cost might be allocated to the five departments located in the area that is heated. The allocation is often based...
The amount of rent that has been earned by the landlord or owner during the accounting period shown in the heading of the income statement, but it has not been received as of the last day of the accounting period.
See our Standard Costing Outline.
Using debt (such as loans and bonds) to acquire more assets than would be possible by using only owners’ funds. Also referred to as trading on equity.
A reference used to indicate the combination of the Social Security tax and the Medicare tax. For the year 2024, the employee’s portion of the FICA tax is 7.65% (the Social Security tax of 6.2% plus the Medicare...
A written opinion of an independent certified public accountant that a company’s financial statements are a fair representation of the company’s financial performance and financial position. The...
How does the aging of accounts receivable determine bad debts expense? Definition of Aging of Accounts Receivable The aging of accounts receivable sorts the amounts that a company is owed (from customers who had...
A right to buy a specific number of shares of stock at a specific price by a specific date.
A current liability account that reports the amounts owed to employees for hours worked but not yet paid as of the date of the balance sheet.
This current liability account reports the amount a company owes as of the balance sheet date for its worker compensation insurance policy premiums. The amounts owed are usually based on the policy’s rates for the...
See stockholder.
Retailers’ normal operating activities would include the purchase and sale of merchandise and selling and administrative expenses. A retailer’s investing of its idle cash is a nonoperating activity. However,...
The ABC inventory system is different from activity-based costing. The ABC inventory system is used in order to focus on the most important items in inventory. Usually a relatively few items will account for a very...
The person paying rent for using but not owning the asset.
This could be the difference between cost and the selling price. For example, a retailer may markup its cost by 50% to arrive at a selling price. In the retail method of costing inventory, markup is used to mean the...
Obligations of the enterprise that are not payable within one year of the balance sheet date. Two examples are bonds payable and long term notes payable.
See Securities and Exchange Commission.
Accounting estimates include the estimated salvage value and the estimated useful life of depreciable assets, estimated percentage of bad debts expense, estimated percentage of units to be repaired or replaced during a...
See inventory shrinkage.
The systematic allocation of the cost of an asset from the balance sheet to Depreciation Expense on the income statement over the useful life of the asset. (The depreciation journal entry includes a debit to Depreciation...
Also referred to as manufacturing overhead, factory burden, factory overhead, and manufacturing support costs. To learn more, see Explanation of Manufacturing Overhead.
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