A sorting of a company’s accounts payable by due date.
A sorting of a company’s accounts payable by due date.
See accrual basis of accounting.
The rate that will discount all cash flows to a net present value of zero.
See Explanation of Bank Reconciliation.
The stated legal amount appearing on bonds.
See liquidation of LIFO layer.
The most common method of preparing the statement of cash flows. Under this method the starting point is the net income reported on the income statement. To learn more, see Explanation of Cash Flow Statement.
The top ranking financial person in the corporation.
Usually a change in the estimated useful life of an asset or a change in the estimated salvage value. The change usually causes a change in the depreciation expense for the current year and subsequent years. The...
Usually the top ranking officer of the corporation who is charged with executing the policies set by the board of directors.
In the 1970’s the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) articulated three objectives of financial reporting. In summary, financial information should (1) be useful to investors and lenders, (2) be helpful in...
The systematic allocation of the premium on bonds payable (reported as a credit in a liability account) to Bond Interest Expense over the life of the bonds. The journal entry to amortize the premium contains a debit to...
One of the main financial statements of a nonprofit organization. This financial statement reports the amounts of assets, liabilities, and net assets as of a specified date. This financial statement is similar to the...
Obligations not reported as liabilities on the balance sheet.
The accounting method under which revenues are recognized on the income statement when they are earned (rather than when the cash is received). The balance sheet is also affected at the time of the revenues by either an...
The sale, retirement, or exchange of property, plant and equipment.
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 repurchase of bonds by the issuer of the bonds.
An indicator of profitability that is measured by dividing the accounting net income by the amount invested.
One of the financial statements issued by a nonprofit organization which reports expenses according to both function and nature. Learn more about Nonprofit Accounting.
Also known as a journal.
See boards of accountancy.
The financial statements of nonprofits include the statement of financial position, the statement of activities, the statement of cash flows, notes to the financial statements, and the statement of functional expenses....
A top ranking corporation official usually reporting to the chief executive officer and responsible for the operations of the corporation.
The reduction in inventory quantities resulting in the removal of older layers of costs. With continuously higher costs, the older layers are likely to be low costs under LIFO. Removing these old, low costs will cause an...
The statement of comprehensive income covers the same period of time as the income statement, and consists of two major sections: Net income (taken from the income statement) Other comprehensive income (adjustments...
The expensing of an intangible asset from the balance sheet to the income statement.
The recognition that a dollar in the present is more valuable than a dollar in the future. Present-value calculators and present-value tables assist in converting future dollars to the present value in order to make a...
A statement that shows the changes in retained earnings from one point to another.
The systematic allocation of the discount on bonds payable (reported as a debit in a contra-liability account) to Bond Interest Expense over the life of the bonds. The journal entry to amortize contains a debit to the...
A term used in evaluating business investments. It represents the targeted rate that a company needs to earn. It is also referred to as the discount rate, because this rate is used to discount the future cash flows to...
A method for recognizing bad debts expense arising from credit sales. Under this method there is no allowance account. Rather, an account receivable is written-off directly to expense only after the account is determined...
Our Explanation of the Balance Sheet provides you with a basic understanding of a corporation's balance sheet (or statement of financial position). You will gain insights regarding the assets, liabilities, and...
Our Explanation of Financial Statements provides you with the highlights of each of the five external financial statements issued by U.S. corporations. Our insights will give you a good understanding of what the...
cash amounts could be described as any of the following: desired rate of return target rate of return time value of money company’s cost of capital incremental interest rate of the borrower the inflation rate, etc....
Our Explanation of Nonprofit Accounting includes a chart that contrasts the financial statements of a nonprofit (or not-for-profit) organization with those of a for-profit business corporation. There are many examples to...
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 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 Financial Statements provides you with the highlights of each of the five external financial statements issued by U.S. corporations. Our insights will give you a good understanding of what the...
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