dividends account is closed to the Income Summary account in order to properly determine net income (or loss) for the period. 10. After closing entries have been journalized and posted‚ all temporary accounts in the ledger should have zero balances. 11. Closing revenue and expense accounts to the Income Summary account is an optional bookkeeping procedure. 12. Closing the dividends account to Retained Earnings is not necessary if net income is greater than dividends during
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Income Elasticity of Demand Income elasticity of demand may be defined as the ratio or proportionate change in the quantity demanded of a commodity to a given proportionate change in the income. In short‚ it indicates the extent to which demand changes with a variation in consumer’s income. Practical application of income elasticity of demand 1. Helps in determining the rate of growth of the firm. If the growth rate of the economy and income growth of the people is reasonably forecasted‚ in that
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Mrowicki 4-7-2014 Minimum Wage Income inequality in America has become a big issue‚ one that many of us hear every day; whether on the news or from our parents. But normally‚ we don’t hear the actual phrase used. We hear things like “the top two percent‚” or‚ the “rich vs. the poor.” So‚ what is income inequality? Income inequality is defined as the difference between individuals or populations in the distribution of their assets‚ wealth‚ or income. So‚ with that in mind‚ why would
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As per the Income Tax Act‚ 1961 where a person dies‚ his legal representatives shall be liable to pay any sum which the deceased would have been liable to pay if he had not died‚ in the similar manner and to the same extent as the deceased. As per section 159 of the Income Tax Act‚ 1961 (Act)‚ even when a person dies‚ the assessment of his income is to be done upto the time of his death. So‚ the legal representative of the deceased has to file the income tax return for the income on which the deceased
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Income statement The income statement or the profit and loss account as it is also called measures reports how much profit (wealth) has the business generated over a period of time. To measure profit the total generated revenue over a period must be identified. Revenue is a measure of inflow of economic benefits arising from the operations of the business. These benefits will either result in an increase of assets such as cash or amounts owed to the business by the customers or a decrease
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NCOME-TAX ACT‚ 1961* [43 OF 1961] [AS AMENDED BY FINANCE ACT‚ 2012] An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to income-tax and super-tax BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows :— CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Short title‚ extent and commencement. 11. 2(1) This Act may be called the Income-tax Act‚ 1961. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) Save as otherwise provided in this Act‚ it shall come into force on the 1st day of April‚ 1962. Definitions
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distribution of income is to achieve economic equality‚ which is to give every citizen the opportunity of earning a decent living. However‚ our current system’s inability to better allocate the resources we have at our disposal has widened the gap between the wealthy and the poor especially during the past 20 years. The primary benefit of the distribution of income is to transfer wealth‚ with the help of the government‚ to those who are less fortunate. The current distribution of income is a cost to
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Explain how Integrated Resorts can be designed and managed to comply with sustainability principles. Nowadays most countries around the world is putting emphasise on sustainable development. Even in Mauritius we are talking about Maurice ‘ile durable’. So the future of integrated resorts in Mauritius and around the world will go mainly in the pipeline of the sustainability concept. Using a sustainable approach to integrated resort development can offer a real contribution to institutions
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Case 5-1 Income Smoothing a. Firstly‚ investors tend to invest in companies with stable earnings rather than one with volatile earnings. With stable earnings‚ there will be more likely an issuance of dividends and investors could easily predict the company’s future earnings compared to one with unstable earnings. With consistent earnings generated‚ it gives investors a secured feeling that it will again generate earnings as predicted. Confidence in the growth of rate of earnings is crucial because
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MEM 655: EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ASSIGNMENT # 1 1. Provide a good conceptual background of the following: a. Education for Sustainable Development * is based on the principles and values that underlie sustainable development; * deals with the well-being of all four dimensions of sustainability – environment‚ society‚ culture and economy; * uses a variety of pedagogical techniques that promote participatory learning and higher-order thinking skills;
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