|Does depreciation generate actual cash flow in a company and if so how? | |In: Business Accounting and Bookkeeping [Edit categories] | [pic]CFA Designation Certified Financial Accountant Designation www.socfa.org [pic] [Improve] [pic] Answer Depreciation does not generate cash flow. If a million dollar piece of equipment is purchased‚ an accountant
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expenditures that make that asset in place and ready for use. * Present assets in the Balance Sheet by the rank of liquidity. 2. How to measure profits? How to present profits? * Operating Profit = Revenue - Expenses * Revenue Recognition principle and Expense Matching Principle help us determine the (operating) profit (or‚ be more specific‚ the operating profit of each reporting period). * Profits are reported in the Income Statement‚ structured as a multi-layered cake. * There
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trade or business expenses‚ expenses incurred for the production of income‚ losses‚ and personal expenses. In addition to discussing the general requirements for deductibility for each of the above types of expenses‚ this chapter also discusses the tax treatment of many commonly encountered expenses incurred by taxpayers‚ from trade or business expenses such as rent‚ insurance‚ interest‚ taxes‚ bad debts‚ etc. to employee business expenses (travel‚ transportation‚ etc.) to expenses that can best be
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000 622 Repair Expense 3‚600 726 Salaries Expense 51‚000 732 Utilities Expense 9‚400 $273‚900 $273‚900 In addition to those accounts listed on the trial balance‚ the chart of accounts for Neosho River Resort also contains the following accounts and account numbers: No. 112 Accounts Receivable‚ No. 144 Accumulated Depreciation—Cottages‚ No. 150 Accumulated Depreciation—Furniture‚ No. 212 Salaries Payable‚No. 230 Interest Payable‚No. 320 Retained Earnings‚No. 620 Depreciation Expense—Cottages‚ No. 621
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Chapter 9 Property Acquisition and Cost Recovery SOLUTIONS MANUAL Problems 39. [LO 1] Jose purchased a delivery van for his business through an online auction. His winning bid for the van was $24‚500. In addition‚ Jose incurred the following expenses before using the van: shipping costs of $650; paint to match the other fleet vehicles at a cost of $1‚000; registration costs of $3‚200 which included $3‚000 of sales tax and a registration fee of $200; wash and detailing for $50; and an engine tune-up
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therefore‚ is not subject to depreciation. Land improvements have limited lives and are subject to depreciation. 4. Often the lump-sum or basket purchase includes assets with different lives that must be depreciated separately. Sometimes the purchase may include land‚ which is never depreciated. 5. The Accumulated Depreciation—Machinery account is a contra asset account with a credit balance that cannot be used to buy anything. The balance of the Accumulated Depreciation—Machinery account reflects
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Deferred expenses and revenue Deferred expenses and revenue Accounting for supplies Accounting for depreciation Accrued revenue Unearned revenue Accrued salaries Accrued interest Accrued taxes Concept of materiality Skills Analysis Analysis Analysis Analysis Analysis Analysis Analysis Analysis Analysis Judgment‚ communication‚ analysis Exercises 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 Topic Accounting terminology Effects of adjusting entries Deferred expenses and revenue
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purchased at a cost of $2‚697.50. We will calculate the difference between the accumulated Depreciation of office equipment balance and the office equipment account. We will then include the new office equipment to the balance‚ and then multiply the new balance by 20 percent using the declining-balance basis: NOTE (a) Office equipment DR. Depreciation Expense $4‚740 CR. Accumulated Office Equipment Depreciation $4‚740 Calculations: ($85‚829.89 – $64‚827.32) + $2‚697.50 $21‚002.57 + $2
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Accounts and Preparing Financial Statements QUESTIONS 1. The cash basis of accounting reports revenues when cash is received while the accrual basis reports revenues when they are earned. The cash basis reports expenses when cash is paid while the accrual basis reports expenses when they are incurred (and matched with revenues they generated). 2. The accrual basis of accounting generally provides a better indication of company performance and financial condition than does the cash basis.
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Part B a. What is depreciation? What is the difference between straight line and reducing balance method of depreciation? How can Murah Travel determine which depreciation method to use? (Explain in detail) Depreciation is an expense‚ it is the process of what benefit that the business can get from the non-current assets they own from its original cost that is spread throughout the business over the years. Depreciation occurs due to wear and tear from continuous use‚ physical weather or the non-current
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