There are different ways in how two income statements are prepared. For example: the income statement (also known as P&L) of a merchandising company consists of Revenue‚ Expenses (related to the sales volume through the Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) and General & Administrative Expense (G&SA)‚ which all result in Net Income. The income statement of a Service company consists of Service Revenue minus any Expenses related to that service‚ which results in Net Income. Another way to look at it is that
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ACC501: COMPUTERISED ACCOUNTING TUTORIAL 4 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS i. ‘Why are adjusting entries necessary? Surely they cause too much delay in preparing financial statements‚ and the financial effect of any entries made is immaterial in the long run.’ Respond to this criticism. ii. The owner of a business reviews the income statement prepared by you and asks‚ “Why do you report a profit of only $30 000 when cash collections of $100 000 were received and cash payments for the period totalled only
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Income statement: In the case of sole proprietary and partnership concerns there are no prescribed forms of the income statement and balance sheet. Their preparation is also desirable but not compulsory. However‚ they are generally prepared. In the case of trading concern‚ a trading account and in the case of a manufacturing concern‚ a manufacturing account and a trading account can also be prepared. In such a case‚ the account heading is mentioned as follows: Manufacturing/trading and profit and
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When should the milestone payments received to date by SolvGen be recognized as revenue? A: FASB codification (605-28) milestone method SolvGen Inc. is gonging to use the milestone method to recognize the revenue. The milestone method is a recently issued method of recognizing revenue for research and development arrangements under which consideration to be received by the vendor is contingent upon the achievement of certain milestones(FASB codification (605-28) milestone method). Under
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Instructions (a) Prepare a multiple-step income statement for 2012. Assume that 60‚000 shares of common stock are outstanding. Brokaw Corp Income Statement For The Year Ended December 31‚ 2012 Sales Revenue Net Sales $1‚200‚000 Cost of Goods Sold 780‚000 Gross Profit 420‚000 Operating Expenses Selling Expenses $65‚000 Administration Expenses $48‚000 113‚000 Income from operations 307‚000
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executives. Financial statements are the final product of accounting process. Income statement provides data for investment and other decisions. The net income is essentially the common income statement form‚ consisting of classifications such as income from continuing operations‚ discontinued operations‚ extraordinary items‚ and cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles. In this study we investigate the relative ability of comprehensive income and net income to summarize firm performance
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How are the income statement and statement of cash flows used to make business decisions? The income statement reflects the company’s financial performance by showing how much money was generated (revenue)‚ how much was spent (expenses)‚ and the difference (profit) between the two over a period of time. It is divided into the operating and non-operating sections. It can also tell how much money shareholders would receive if the company were to distribute all of its net earnings. The cash flow
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the change in net assets. The income statement approach’s main goal‚ on the other hand‚ is to determine revenues‚ expenses‚ and earnings. This approach uses cash flows or the ability to generate income as its primary measurement. A common way of measuring the income streams an asset might generate would be the discounted cash flows associated with that item. At the core‚ the main difference between the approaches is their concept of value. The income statement sees value as the ability to generate
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a $900 cash withdrawal from the company. Requirements: Complete the accounting equation worksheet for the transactions. Total each worksheet column. Verify that Assets = Liabilities + Equity. In proper order and form‚ prepare and Income Statement‚ Statement of Owners’ Equity and Balance Sheet. Harley’s Cutter Accounting Equation Worksheet Assets = Liab + Equity Cash AccRec PPE Note Pay Capital - Draws + Rev - Exp
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the financial statement of any given company to show the financial road map of which the entity moves. The analysis explains the amount and to what percentage does one specified area alters to another; more commonly quarterly or annually. In this trend analysis the trend will highlight a pattern of number and their annual alteration reflected on McDonald’s Corporation Balance sheet and Income Statement over the last four years. Over the last four years the McDonalds income statements have been showing
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