Accounts receivable is a legally enforceable claim for payment from a business to its customer/clients for goods supplied and/or services rendered in execution of the customer’s order. These are generally in the form of invoices raised by a business and delivered to the customer for payment within an agreed time frame. Accounts receivable is shown in a balance sheet as an asset. It is one of a series of accounting transactions dealing with the billing of a customer for goods and services that the
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The Chart of Accounts The increases and decreases in accounting element as affected by a business transaction are recorded in a device called account name‚ account title or account. Each accounting element is composed of several accounts which describe the related economic transactions and events. To maintain uniform account name‚ the business must have a listing of all the accounts it uses to record economic transactions. This listing of all accounts is called “Chart of Accounts.” The Chart of
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NATURE OF ACCOUNTS A separate account is maintained for each item in the balance sheet. Transactions may be recorded by entering the amount by which each item is affected into the respective account. The process of recording transactions consists of • T-Accounts. The T-account‚ named for its shape‚ is a convenient way of representing an account on a piece of paper. The T‚ with the account name entered at the top‚ permits transaction information to be entered on either side of the vertical
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ACCOUNT BALANCES For many purposes‚ it is necessary to determine the balance in an account. This is accomplished by adding the debits‚ credits‚ and determining the difference between the two sums. An account is said to have a debit balance if the sum of the debit entries to that account exceeds the sum of the credit entries. Conversely‚ an account has a credit balance if the sum of the credit entries exceeds the sum of the debit entries. Asset accounts normally have debit balances inasmuch as
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Types of Receivables Accounts Receivable: amounts due from customers for sales on credit. Businesses sell to customers on credit in an attempt to increase their sales. Also called Trade Debtors. Bills Receivable: similar to accounts receivable but bills receivable are a legal instrument. Interest is charged on the bill receivable and it usually gives more time to pay than accounts receivable. interest receivable‚ rent receivable Accounts Receivable Recognition of accounts receivable Recorded
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National Accounts • Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures the final value of all goods and services that are produced within a country in a given time period. • There are 4 types of expenditure: 1. 2. 3. 4. Consumption: expenditure by domestic residents Investment: expenditure by firms on plants & equipment Government purchases: expenditure by governments on goods and services Net exports (exports minus imports): net expenditure by foreigners on domestic goods and services 1 GDP
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in the individual accounts in ledgers. 4. Create preliminary trial balance 5. Adjusting entries 6. Create adjusted trial balance of the accounts 7. Combine sums in various accounts 8. Close books for current month Permanent accounts are also known as real accounts. These are accounts that do not close at the end of the accounting year. The permanent accounts are all of the balance sheet accounts (asset accounts‚ liability accounts‚ owner’s equity accounts) except for the owner’s
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go about saving your money. This way you will get an idea of how to save your money in a bank. First I will talk about a checking account. This is a type of account that is widely used by many to easily access their funds. Many different banks offer a wide variety of options. You should always carefully choose your account based on what your needs for the account will be. Another good option to look for is see what the required minimum balance is for each month. From personal experience‚ you need
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Government and Not-For-Profit Environment TRUE/FALSE (CHAPTER 1) 1. F The main objective of a typical governmental or not-for-profit entity is to earn a profit. 2. TA government’s budget may be backed by the force of law. 3. FGovernmental entities have no need for an accounting system. 4. TA government’s internal managers rely on general purpose financial statements for a considerable amount of information about their government. 5. FGovernments and not-for-profits may never engage
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Loss of Species Every year a new species gets placed on the endangered species list‚ extinction is a natural process but due to human activity there has been a rapid decline in the wild species population. Loss of habitat or alteration‚ hunting‚ introduction of foreign species‚ and disease are major culprits in the extinction rate. The protection of species is an important element to the survival of biodiversity as well as human sustainability. The loss of a species means humans will lose out
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