bad debts are: (1) Uncollectible accounts receivable are estimated and matched against revenues in the same accounting period in which the revenues occurred. (2) Estimated uncollectibles are debited to Bad Debts Expense and credited to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts through an adjusting entry at the end of each period. (3) Actual uncollectibles are debited to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and credited to Accounts Receivable at the time the specific account is written off as uncollectible.
Premium Accounts receivable Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Case Study1: And the Fraud Continues A business can not work out without an account system‚ which includes internal. Internal controls are used by companies to make sure financial information is accurate and valid. Strong internal controls are signs of a financially healthy company and protect the company’s integrity. Strong internal controls can also increase a company’s profitability. There are several types of internal controls
Premium Accounts receivable Balance sheet Audit
Abstract BACKGROUND: Increased financial pressures on hospitals have elevated the importance of working capital management‚ that is‚ the management of current assets and current liabilities‚ for hospitals’ profitability. Efficient working capital management allows hospitals to reduce their holdings of current assets‚ such as inventory and accounts receivable‚ which earn no interest income and require financing with short-term debt. The resulting cash inflows can be reinvested in interest-bearing
Premium Balance sheet Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Accounts receivable
Team C analyzed the accounts payable‚ accounts receivable‚ payroll‚ and inventory systems for Kudler Fine Foods. Kudler would now like to see a proposed audit schedule for these systems. The team will distinguish between the types of audits that may use for each process. The team will also recommend the most appropriate audit for each process and explain how to conduct the audits. Identifying events that may prevent reliance on auditing through the computer will also be presented to Kudler for
Premium Auditing Internal control Audit
generated so quickly‚ managements can simply stockpile the proceeds
Premium Regression analysis Accounts receivable Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
projected earnings if a company were to sell off parts of its operation‚ merge with another company‚ or beginning a new venture. When a performance statement is used a company is able to get a broad view of the future level of receivables‚ payables‚ inventory and other corporate accounts such as anticipated profits and borrowing requirements. The pro forma statements have a process of presenting financial projections for a specific time period. There are standard formats that are followed when constructing
Premium Balance sheet Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Liability
already has an outstanding loan of $150‚000 which is secured by the production equipment that was purchased with the money from the loan. Smackey Dog Food Inc.’s goal is to secure a second loan that would be secured by the company’s corporate accounts receivable. The bank is requiring a set of audited financial statements before issuing the second loan. Therefore‚ Smackey Dog Food Inc has contacted my firm‚ Keller CPAs‚ to perform the audit. My firm had no prior experience with auditing dog food
Premium Accounts receivable Balance sheet Audit
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 MANAGERIAL FINANCE: 3 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS: 3 RATIO ANALYSIS: 3 FAUJI CEMENT BALANCE SHEET AND PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT 4 RATIO ANALYSIS: 9 INTRODUCTION MANAGERIAL FINANCE: • Managerial finance is concerned with the duties of the financial manager in the business firm. • The financial manager actively manages the financial affairs of any type of business‚ whether private or public‚ large or small‚ profit-seeking or not-for-profit
Premium Balance sheet Finance Accounts receivable
2012 Prepared for (name of supervisor): Time spent on this opinion: What type of opinion (select options)? Accounting Standards applied: Query or issue: Whether the debit-balance account “Cash Discounts” in the Statement of Comprehensive Income should be treated the same way as the “Trade Discounts” account. Background and pertinent facts: Trade discount is allowed by the supplier of the goods to the purchaser when he buys from the supplier in bulk quantities. The purchaser is accountable for
Premium Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Accounts receivable Revenue
Accounts Receivable Cycle Riordan Manufacturing‚ an industry leader in the field of plastic injection molding‚ has facilities in California‚ Georgia‚ Michigan and China. The accounting functions are carried out in each individual location‚ and consolidated for processing in the corporate offices in California. The Georgia and Michigan locations‚ being newly acquired‚ are using systems that are not completely compatible with the corporate offices. This is causing problems on many levels and within
Premium Accounting software Enterprise resource planning Accounts receivable