What is workers' compensation insurance? Workers’ compensation insurance is likely to be an insurance policy obtained by a company to cover the medical costs and lost wages for its employees’ work-related...
What is workers' compensation insurance? Workers’ compensation insurance is likely to be an insurance policy obtained by a company to cover the medical costs and lost wages for its employees’ work-related...
include the company’s employees (who are owed wages and bonuses), governments (who are owed taxes), and customers (who made deposits or other prepayments). Some creditors are referred to as secured creditors because...
of the office staff will be variable with respect to the amount of office staff salaries and wages. As you have seen, determining which costs are fixed and which are variable can be a bit tricky. Join PRO to Track...
of accounting. 9. The income statement is also known as the statement of earnings and the statement of __________. 10. Some refer to the income statement as the profit and __________ statement. 11. Generally, a...
of accounting. 9. The income statement is also known as the statement of earnings and the statement of __________. 10. Some refer to the income statement as the profit and __________ statement. 11. Generally, a...
Why is Interest Expense Included in the Operating Activities Section of the Cash Flow Statement? Definition of Interest Expense Interest expense is the cost of borrowing money. Under the accrual method of accounting,...
The principle that requires a company to match expenses with related revenues in order to report a company’s profitability during a specified time interval. Ideally, the matching is based on a cause and effect...
Is depreciation a source of funds? Definition of Depreciation Depreciation is the systematic allocation of the cost of a business asset to expense over the useful life of the asset. The accounting for depreciation is a...
What is the matching principle? Definition of Matching Principle The matching principle is one of the basic underlying guidelines in accounting. The matching principle directs a company to report an expense on its income...
of an Expense Accrual The accrual of an expense or an expense accrual refers to the reporting of an expense and the related liability in an accounting period that is prior to the period when the amount will be paid or...
on December 31 for the estimated amount. If the estimated amount is $18,000 the retailer will debit Temp Service Expense for $18,000 and will credit Accrued Expenses Payable for $18,000. This adjusting entry assures...
expense and income tax expense divided by its interest expense. The larger the times interest earned ratio, the more likely that the corporation can make its interest payments. The times interest earned ratio is also...
: Accounts payable Loans payable Wages and payroll taxes payable Interest payable Deferred or unearned revenues Stockholders’ equity accounts (normally credit balances) include: Common stock Retained earnings...
of property, plant, and equipment. Depreciation of the Building and Equipment is a Fixed Cost The depreciation expense associated with a company’s buildings and machinery is considered to be a fixed cost or a fixed...
What is EBIT? EBIT is the acronym for earnings before interest and taxes. In other words, EBIT is a corporation’s net income assuming it had no interest expense and no income tax expense. (Since the amount of earnings...
A term used in accounting that refers to employees’ time off with pay for vacations, holidays, and sick days. Companies that are obligated to pay for these days off are required by the matching principle to record...
in the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows. Select... added to deducted from 13. Under the indirect method, depreciation expense will be __________ __________ net income in the operating...
Is a manufacturer's product warranty part of its manufacturing overhead or is it part of its SG&A expense? The costs associated with a manufacturer’s product warranty are part of its selling expenses and...
If an accrual adjusting entry increases an expense and a liability, how does the balance sheet remain in balance? An expense is a temporary account which reduces owner’s equity or stockholders’ equity. The decrease...
What is the allowance method? Definition of Allowance Method The allowance method usually refers to one of the two ways for reporting bad debts expense that results from a company selling goods or services on credit....
accounts, which consists of asset, liability, and owner’s (stockholders’) equity accounts Income statement accounts, which consist of revenue, expense, gain, and loss accounts Examples of Accounts Affected by...
Why is depreciation on the income statement different from the depreciation on the balance sheet? Definition of Depreciation Depreciation is the systematic allocation of an asset’s cost to expense over the useful life...
Approximate amounts. Accountants use estimates for depreciation expense, warranty expense, bad debts expense, monthly accruals for utilities, bonuses, income taxes, etc. Also see change in accounting estimate.
Also known as freight-out or as delivery expense. This is an operating expense further classified as a selling expense. It results when merchandise is sold with terms of FOB destination.
Our Explanation of Bonds Payable covers the recording of bonds, the accrual of interest expense, and the amortization of the discount and premium on bonds payable. You gain an understanding on why the market value of...
materials direct labor manufacturing overhead 14. Under conventional costing, the depreciation of the assembly line is a __________. Select... direct product cost general and administrative overhead expense component of...
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...
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...
coincides with the company’s accounting year. Therefore, the insurance payments will likely involve more than one annual financial statement and many interim financial statements. Prepaid Insurance vs. Insurance...
expense budget would be stated as a percentage of sales. Example of a Static Budget Assume that a company’s annual budget is a static budget. In this static budget is a line “sales commissions expense budget...
What is a controller's cushion? A controller’s cushion or controller’s reserve involves temporarily recording too much expense for an item that the controller calculates. For example, the controller might budget...
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...
Quiz for this topic. For more insight regarding a specific question, use the search box at the top of the page. 1. When an asset has the same amount of depreciation expense each full year, it is being depreciated under...
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...
a mathematical tool known as simple linear regression analysis. This will calculate the fixed expenses (a) and the variable rate (b) based on the historical observations. Example of Mixed Costs The annual expense of...
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...
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...
A cost or expense where the total changes in proportion to changes in volume or activity. For example, if a company pays a sales commission on all of its sales, commission expense is a variable expense because...
Our Explanation of Accounts Payable provides insights on the bill paying process in a large company. Included are discussions of the three-way match, early payment discounts, end of period accruals, and more.
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