THEME: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE By John W. Day‚ MBA ACCOUNTING TERM: Accounts Payable An account payable is normally an unsecured‚ non-interest bearing current liability‚ owed by the company to a vendor for the purchase of trade goods or services. FEATURE ARTICLE: Accounts Payable Accounting If you are a small business owner or manager and you are having trouble keeping track of all those outstanding bills that have to be paid each month‚ perhaps you need to set up an accounts payable system. Some small
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Problem 1 The accounts receivable of FRANCO COMPANY were stated at P1‚467‚000 in a balance sheet submitted to a banker for credit. You are called upon to audit the report and‚ upon analysis‚ the asset was found to consist of the following items: Due from customers on open account P 1‚125‚000 Acknowledged claim for damages 22‚500 Due from consignee at billed price – cost price being P22‚500 30‚000 Investment in and advances to affiliated company 150‚000
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Question 19. Dr Accounts Receivable Cr Dr Allowance for Uncollectibles Cr Jan 1. 82‚900 c. 4‚400 c. 4‚400 Jan 1. 8‚700 a. 240‚000 d. 231‚200 b. 4‚800 Dec 31. 87‚300 Dec 31. 9‚100 Dr Bad Debt Expense . Dr Sales Cr b. 4‚800 . a. 240‚000 Dec 31. 4‚800 Dec 31. 240‚000 Dr Cash Cr d.
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14-28 (Controls over cash receipts processing at a church) You have been asked by the board of trustees of a local church to review its accounting procedures. As a part of this review‚ you have prepared the following comments relating to the collections made at weekly services and recordkeeping for members’ contributions: 1. The church’s board of trustees has delegated responsibility for financial management and audit of the financial records to the finance committee. This group prepares the annual
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Matthew Smith Week 2 You Decide Assignment Accounts Receivable Crisis 09/05/11 Instructor: Eric Oestman Class: HS543 I. INTRODUCTION: After conducting a meeting with the medical staff‚ various clinical departments‚ Health Information Management‚ and Business office personnel regarding Accounts Receivable issues within our facility‚ it was determined that many different areas of concern needed to be addressed. This includes problems with patient admission and registration procedures
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(Accounts Receivable‚ Inventory‚ Long-lived Assets‚ Bonds) 1. GNC has the following information regarding the inventory of its Super Mega‚ a multivitamins. Assume GNC uses periodic inventory system each quarter and FIFO. a. On July 1‚ GNC had 200 bottles of Super Mega in stock. Each bottle costs $3. b. On July 15‚ GNC purchased 5‚000 bottles of Super Mega for $25‚000 from a supplier‚ paid $10‚000 in cash and the rest was on credit. c. On August 15‚ GNC purchased another 1‚000 bottles of Super
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Account Receivables Turnover Ratio Analysis 2010 The A/R turnover ratio for 2010 was 14.80‚ which was a monumental increase from 8.45 in 2009. One reason for this increase was due to a conscious effort by Proctor and Gamble to improve collection times for incoming payments. In 2009‚ they incurred too much short-term debt due to the delayed collection of payments for their products and ended up decreasing their A/R account by almost $500 million. Their sales also increased in 2010 due to the expansion
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Prior to the cash receipts reaching the accounts receivable clerk‚ the auditor should make a list of all cash receipts without the clerk’s knowledge. After the clerk posted cash receipts to the journal‚ the auditor should compare the details of the cash receipt listings he made to the detail of daily deposit tickets made by the clerk. 2. Trace a sample of customers’ accounts from journal to ledgers. 3. Investigate debit entries in the general ledger cash account other than from the cash receipt journal
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monthly depreciation of the rental equipment is 240‚000/96‚ or $2‚500 per month. 2. The note payable to Rent-It is good for one year. $100‚000 and the accumulated interest are due on November 30‚ 2012. The account payable for office supplies is due in thirty days‚ or January 2‚ 2012. The account payable to Universal Utilities is due in thirty days‚ or January 30‚ 2012. The company declared a dividend of 10 cents per share‚ payable on January 15‚ 2012. Income taxes are payable in 2012. 3. Susquehanna
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between the credit sales and cash sales is the time gap in the receipt of cash. Management of trade credit is commonly known as Management of Receivables. Receivables are one of the three primary components of working capital‚ the other being inventory and cash‚ the other being inventory and cash. Receivables occupy second important place after inventories and thereby constitute a substantial portion of current assets in several firms. The capital invested in receivables is almost of the same amount
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