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...
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...
Expense Advertising Expense Depreciation Expense Interest Expense Income Tax Expense The accounts for expenses will have debit balances and will almost always be debited. Expenses have debit balances because they...
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 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...
that is publicly traded. In addition to performing audits and other assurance services, the Big 4 provide tax advising and various management services. Join PRO to Track Progress Mark the Question as Read Must-Watch...
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...
for the newly issued shares of its capital stock. Paid-in capital is also referred to as contributed capital and as permanent capital. Definition of Retained Earnings Generally, retained earnings is the cumulative...
Under the accrual method of accounting, this account reports the employer’s portion of the Social Security and Medicare tax that pertains to the period indicated in the heading of the income statement, whether or...
for the bank’s loan. This lien will require that the lender be paid the amount owed before the real estate can be transferred to another party. The U.S. government may file a lien on a company’s assets until a tax...
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. While the allowance account is recommended for the company’s financial statements, it is not acceptable for income tax purposes. Example of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Let’s...
stockholders want their investments to grow in value instead of receiving taxable dividends. A large, established public utility with stable earnings and the ability to issue bonds payable (with low, tax-deductible...
will be too high A regular corporation’s income tax expense will be too high The overstating of inventory will also affect the following reported amounts on the corporation’s balance sheet: The amount of inventory...
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.
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 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...
income is significant. Here are some hypothetical amounts to illustrate the point: Revenue from sales of products $300,000 Cost of the products that were sold $200,000 Expenses (wages, rent, ads, etc.) $88,000 Net...
plan, a deferred profit sharing plan, and/or a charitable giving plan may require an expense of 25% of its pretax profits. In addition, a U.S. corporation might have a combined federal and state income tax rate of...
making a change, a company cannot switch back. For U.S. income tax reporting, a company must use the same cost flow assumption as it uses on its financial statements. Example of Difference Between FIFO and LIFO Let’s...
. Select... Cost center Revenue center Profit center Investment center Use the following information for Questions 19 - 20: During its most recent accounting year, Division X of Conglomerate Corporation had a net income...
to be removed from inventory and matched with the sales revenues reported on the income statement. This means that the oldest costs remain in inventory. LIFO became popular due to inflation and the fact the U.S. income...
amounts are irrelevant for today’s decisions they may help the management accountant to understand how costs behave, which costs to examine, etc. Some past costs could also have an impact on income tax payments or...
be __________ with revenues. MATCHED HEDMCAT Unscramble MATCHED DETAMHC Unscramble 19. Changes in accounting ___________ such as depreciation are not viewed as errors. ESTIMATES TMSIAEEST Unscramble ESTIMATES EAIMTSTSE...
. Select... True False 18. The depreciation of a factory building is assigned to the products manufactured and will be part of their cost for inventory valuation. Select... True False 19. The change in the amount of...
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...
machine hour (due to high depreciation, electricity, maintenance, etc.) Dept #2 rate: $20 per machine hour Dept #3 rate: $15 per machine hour Now, let’s assume that the manufacturer’s Product A requires 7 hours in...
, adjustments to the sales invoice amounts, etc. Does Sales Include Sales Tax? The amount of a company’s sales does not include the sales taxes collected by the seller. The reason is that the sales taxes included in...
. Of course we had to estimate utilities and supplies used during the seven-day period, but we also had to estimate those expenses when we prepared monthly financial statements. Not only did we adopt weekly financial...
statement be estimates? Yes Right! Depreciation Expense is an example of a significant expense that is an estimate. No Wrong. Depreciation Expense and Bad Debts Expense are examples of expenses that are estimates. Mark...
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...
, to bid on a job, or some other unique requirement. Although most small businesses are not required to have a CPA involved, a small business may engage a CPA to review its internal controls, evaluate accounting...
, to reduce rent, etc. To satisfy stockholders who prefer appreciation in the value of the corporation’s common stock instead of receiving cash dividends that require current income tax payments Join PRO to Track...
. to utilize an outside accountant to assist in the preparation of the annual financial statements and tax reports. The outside accountant may also serve as a business advisor when needed. Some outside accountants are...
, accounting manager, cost accounting manager, tax manager, accounts payable manager, credit manager, payroll manager, and so on. These managers may then be supervising accountants and accounting clerks. At smaller...
of Nontrade Receivables Some examples of nontrade or other receivables include: Interest receivable Income tax receivable Insurance claims receivable Receivables from employees Join PRO to Track Progress Mark the...
AccountingCoach.com does not cover income taxes, you should contact a tax professional for a more accurate and complete explanation. Join PRO to Track Progress Mark the Question as Read Must-Watch Video Learn How to...
How do you determine whether a person is an independent contractor or an employee? To assist you in determining whether someone is an independent contractor or an employee, you should refer to the Internal Revenue...
: Public accounting as a sole practitioner or as a member of small to international CPA firms working as an auditor, tax consultant, general consultant, etc. Manufacturing companies, service businesses, etc. working as...
exceeds the number of units sold, the net income using absorption costing will be __________ __________ the net income under variable costing. Select... more than less than equal to 8. Variable and fixed manufacturing...
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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