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...
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...
Bookkeeping Video Training Part 7 Adjusting entries: deferred revenues, accrued revenues, reversing accruals to avoid double-counting Must-Watch Video Learn How to Advance Your Accounting and Bookkeeping Career Perform...
See sum-of-the-years’ digits method of depreciation.
Sorting and reporting expenses according to the type of activity for which the expense was incurred. The functional expense classifications for a nonprofit organization would be Program #1, Program #2, Management and...
What is capex? Definition of Capex Capex is a shortened form of the term capital expenditure or capital expenditures. Capex is often used when referring one or both of the following: Actual amounts that were spent during...
This current liability account reports the ”net” amount a company owes its employees as of the date of the balance sheet. The ”net” amount is the amount of the employees’...
Benefits given to employees that are in addition to wages and salaries. Examples include health, dental, life, vision, and disability insurances, employer’s portion of social security and Medicare tax, paid...
Usually an annual manufacturing overhead rate established just prior to an accounting year and based on budgeted amounts.
Why do we charge depreciation? Definition of Depreciation Accountants charge (to expense) Have a significant cost Will be useful for more than a year Will not be useful indefinitely Since the asset land is assumed to be...
An accelerated method of depreciation, where two times the straight-line rate is applied to the book value of an asset. The result is more depreciation expense in the early years and less in the later years of the...
The preferred method for systematically moving bond discount or premium from the balance sheet over to interest expense on the income statement over the life of the bond. This method is superior to the straight-line...
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 rate that will discount all cash flows to a net present value of zero.
The combined federal and state income tax rate that applies to an additional amount of taxable income.
See exchange of similar nonmonetary assets.
The date a corporation pays a dividend to its shareholders. On this date the accounting entry will be a debit to Dividends Payable and a credit to Cash.
See vacation pay payable.
Noncurrent assets. Assets that are not intended to be turned into cash or be consumed within one year of the balance sheet date. Long-term assets include long-term investments, property, plant, equipment, intangible...
The analysis of how profits change as volume changes. The calculation of the break-even point is a part of cost-volume-profit analysis.
A tax status allowed by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
A retirement plan that does not specify the amount that a retiree will receive. Rather, the employer’s obligation is to contribute a specific amount into a fund to be used for payments to retirees.
The amount that would be agreed upon by two independent persons. The amount to be received in the ordinary course of business in an arm’s length transaction.
What does arms length transaction mean? Definition of Arms Length Transaction An arms length transaction exists when two independent (unrelated) parties are each attempting to get the best deal possible. Example of Arms...
A top ranking corporation official usually reporting to the chief executive officer and responsible for the operations of the corporation.
See cost of goods sold.
The amount of income tax that is associated with (matches) the net income reported on the company’s income statement. This amount will likely be different than the income taxes actually payable, since some of the...
Usually a simple form used by the petty cash custodian in order to document small payments from a petty cash box.
The result of dividing a corporation’s net income by the average amount of common stockholders’ equity during the time interval when the net income was earned. To learn more about this ratio, see Explanation...
See deferral-type adjusting entry.
See double declining balance method of depreciation.
An interest rate that is not explicitly stated. For example, instead of paying $100 cash a person is allowed to pay $9 per month for 12 months. The interest rate is not stated, but the implicit rate can be determined by...
Under the accrual method of accounting, this account reports the amount of worker compensation insurance expense that pertains to the period indicated in the heading of the income statement, whether or not the company...
See fixed manufacturing overhead volume variance.
A requirement that the receiving nonprofit organization must return an asset to the donor in the event that some future and uncertain event does or does not occur.
See inventory: finished goods (FG).
In the context of inventory this means that the inventory should be reported at the lower of its cost or its net realizable value (NRV). The rule is associated with the conservatism guideline or principle. Net realizable...
The discounted value of a series of equal amounts occurring at the beginning of each equal time interval.
Allowing a person or company to purchase goods or services without paying cash at the time of purchase.
An action by a nonprofit organization’s board of directors to earmark an asset for a specified purpose. Since this is not a donor-imposed restriction, the designated asset is classified and reported as part of...
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