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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The Great recession of 2008 (Article Review) An economy which grows over a period of time tends to slow down the growth as a part of the normal economic cycle. An economy typically expands for 6-10 years and tends to go into a recession for about six months to 2 years. A recession normally takes place when consumers lose confidence in the growth of the economy and spend less. This leads to a decreased demand for goods and services‚ which in turn leads to a decrease in production‚ lay-offs and
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Ways to Prevent Overdue Accounts Want to improve the way you run your business? For any company‚ having overdue accounts wreak havoc on cash flow and liquid assets. In a small business‚ tracking down the guilty parties is both a financial and physical drain. It’s easy to say "don’t do business with deadbeats"‚ but the realities of things are much more complex. Most firms bring in collection agencies for debt. Be sure to find out: • How information about delinquent accounts will be transferred to
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‘Goldman Sachs’ bonus pool totaled $16 billion—an average bonus of $650‚000 very unequally distributed across Goldman’s 25‚000 employees.’ (DiNapoli‚ 2009). Loses began to escalate in 2008 causing the five largest independent investment banks to lose their independence. Even so‚ about ‘700 employees of Merrill Lynch were given bonuses in excess of $1 million from a total bonus pool of $3.6 billion‚ in spite of the fact that the firm
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ACCT 3512 Chart of Accounts Accounts & 4 Characteristics by 6 Acct Types: FS‚ Real vs. Nominal & Normal Acct Bal (NAB) mjm cpa 9/13 (Contra Accts) [Historical Cost Exceptions] (ACCT 3512 emphasized accts in italics) by Marco J. Malandra‚ CPA 1. ASSETS: BS‚ Real‚ Dr NAB‚ (Cr if contra) 3. SHs’ EQUITY: BS‚ Real‚ Cr NAB (Dr if contra) Current [generally]: IC accts: Preferred Stock [at Par Value] Cash (Money Orders‚Checks‚Checking‚ Savings‚ Petty) Additional-paid-in-capital
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1. A NSF check should appear in which section of the bank reconciliation? (Points : 2) Addition to the balance per books. Deduction from the balance per bank. Addition to the balance per bank. Deduction from the balance per books. | 2. A consequence of separation of duties is that (Points : 2) theft by employees becomes impossible. operations become extremely inefficient because of constant training of employees. more employees will need
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Part B: Select the media vehicles: 6. Compare and evaluate the benefits created by selected media options and their past media performance‚ prioritise the compared media options and explain your reasoning. Suitable advertising media options Compare and evaluate the benefits TV TV is one this that everyone owns whether he/she is poor or rich. It is also the most used source of entertainment. TV is considered to be the most liable source of advertising as has also proved its worth in increasing
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AIMS OF THE PROJECT The aims of this S.B.A project are: 1) It gives Full Corporation and decision making among students so they can be involved in the actual operation of a small business. 2) It gives students great experience in recording‚ analyzing‚ interpreting and communication accounting information. Page 2 LIST OF TRANSACTIONS 1ST TRANSACTION: 2013 September 1 – The business commenced with following assets and liabilities: Cash - $10000 Bank - $30000 Motor Van - $6000
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experience in recording‚ analyzing‚ interpreting and communication accounting information. 3) It is in partial fulfillment of CXC Principles of Accounts requirement. The aim of the study is to determine whether Debro’s Wholesale is operating at a profit or a loss. Data was gathered from source documents and posted to the journals‚ ledgers and final accounts. The performance of the business was determined by using ratios. Debro’s Wholesale is a newly developed and simulated entity located at
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credit sales of $5.60 million for year 2010. Chiller estimates that 1.32% of the credit sales will not be collected. Historically‚ 4% of outstanding accounts receivable is uncollectible. On December 31‚ 2010‚ the company’s Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has an unadjusted credit balance of $3561. Chiller prepares a schedule of its December 31‚ 2010‚ accounts receivable by age. Based on past experience‚ it estimates the percent of receivables in each age category that will become uncollectible. This information
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