, Statement of Cash Flows. You can read Statement No. 95 at no cost at www.FASB.org/st. Join PRO to Track Progress Mark the Question as Read Must-Watch Video Learn How to Advance Your Accounting and Bookkeeping...
, Statement of Cash Flows. You can read Statement No. 95 at no cost at www.FASB.org/st. Join PRO to Track Progress Mark the Question as Read Must-Watch Video Learn How to Advance Your Accounting and Bookkeeping...
The field of study within accounting that is devoted to information needed by the management of the company (as opposed to financial accounting to external parties). Topics covered in managerial accounting include cost...
Compensation for employees that is in addition to salaries and wages. Examples include paid absences (vacation, sick, holiday), insurances (health, dental, vision, life), pensions, profit sharing contributions, employer...
A current asset representing the cost of supplies on hand at a point in time. The account is usually listed on the balance sheet after the Inventory account. A related account is Supplies Expense, which appears on the...
A long term asset account containing the cost of delivery equipment acquired by a company and used in its business. The account will appear on the balance sheet under the heading of Property, Plant and Equipment. There...
The book value of an asset is the amount of cost in its asset account less the accumulated depreciation applicable to the asset. The book value of a company is the amount of owner’s or stockholders’ equity....
Also referred to as book value or carrying value; the cost of a plant asset minus the accumulated depreciation since the asset was acquired. This net amount is not an indication of the asset’s fair market value....
A variance arising in a standard costing system that indicates the difference between 1) the standard cost of the direct labor that should have been used (the standard hours times the standard rate) for the good output,...
The book value of an asset is the asset’s cost minus the accumulated depreciation since the asset was acquired. This net amount is not an indication of the asset’s fair market value. The book value of an...
In adjusting entries, how do I know which T-accounts to use? We illustrate the common adjusting entries with the use of T-accounts in the Explanation of the Topic Adjusting Entries available for your reading at no...
An accounting guideline which allows the readers of financial statements to assume that the company will continue on long enough to carry out its objectives and commitments. In other words, the accountants believe that...
A reduction of a markup. In the retail method of estimating inventory, it could mean the elimination of part or all of the additional markup. For example, if an item with a cost of $10 would normally be priced at $15,...
A long-term asset which indicates the cost of the constructed improvements to land, such as driveways, walkways, lighting, and parking lots. Land Improvements will be depreciated over their useful life by debiting the...
Operating expenses are the costs of a company’s main operations that have been used up during the period indicated on the income statement. For example, a retailer’s operating expenses consist of its cost of...
Often a U-shaped arrangement of the various machines involved in manufacturing a product. This layout eliminates the need to move the item being manufactured from one area or department of the factory to another. In...
The statement of the Financial Accounting Standards Board with the title Accounting for Contributions Received and Contributions Made. This statement was originally issued in June 1993 and applies to both nonprofit...
A decision whether to make some products or equipment in-house versus purchasing the products or equipment from another company. As in any decision, one must compare the relevant costs and other opportunities. It is...
A current asset which indicates the cost of the insurance contract (premiums) that have been paid in advance. It represents the amount that has been paid but has not yet expired as of the balance sheet date. A related...
Equipment is a noncurrent or long-term asset account which reports the cost of the equipment. Equipment will be depreciated over its useful life by debiting the income statement account Depreciation Expense and crediting...
The amount of a long-term asset’s cost that has been allocated to Depreciation Expense since the time that the asset was acquired. Accumulated Depreciation is a long-term contra asset account (an asset account with...
The remainder or difference. In depreciation the residual value is the estimated scrap or salvage value at the end of the asset’s useful life. In the accounting equation, owner’s equity is considered to be...
The result of two or more amounts being combined. For example, net sales is equal to gross sales minus sales returns, sales allowances, and sales discounts. The net realizable value of accounts receivable is the...
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...
This is the bottom line of the income statement. It is the mathematical result of revenues and gains minus the cost of goods sold and all expenses and losses (including income tax expense if the company is a regular...
The products in a manufacturer’s inventory that are completed and are awaiting to be sold. You might view this account as containing the cost of the products in the finished goods warehouse. A manufacturer must...
A quality of accounting information that facilitates comparing a company’s reporting of one accounting period to another. For example, the reader of a company’s financial statements can assume that the...
Payroll taxes include 1) the taxes withheld from employees’ wages and salaries such as Social Security tax, Medicare tax, federal income tax, and state income tax, 2) the employers’ portion of the Social...
Our Explanation of Depreciation emphasizes what the depreciation amounts on the income statement and balance sheet represent. Learn why depreciation is an estimated expense that does not assist in determining the current...
Since our Explanation of Cash Flow Statement illustrates how the amounts are determined, you will get a better understanding of this very important financial statement. No longer will you look at only the income...
of the revenue and/or expense amounts in the general ledger pertain to a future accounting period. Mark as wrong Mark as right prepaid expense This is a cost that has been paid but it has not yet expired. An...
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...
a vendor’s invoice within the vendor’s early payment discount period. Purchase Discounts Lost is considered to be an interest expense or a financing charge resulting from the buyer not being able to pay the cash...
No. 33 required large companies to report supplementary information on the effects of changing prices on its inventory and its property, plant and equipment. (In the late 1970’s the U.S. was experiencing double-digit...
life of the cell phones could be 10 years). Also assume that the company has purchased 100 smart phones at a total cost of $120,000. The company also estimates that the phones will have no salvage value at the end of...
How can I learn bookkeeping? You can learn bookkeeping at no cost on our website AccountingCoach.com. We recently expanded our Explanation of Bookkeeping, and we have many other topics that are relevant including debits...
employees’ wages to pay part of the cost of the insurance, the company will credit its contra expense account 4211 Employee Withholdings for Health Ins. The benefit of using the contra expense account is that the...
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