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Revenues are recorded when the sale transaction is complete, not when the customer makes payment, but management must then estimate what proportion of those credit sales will not be collected in the future.
Yes, if the product or service is rendered to the customer and said customer has not paid the amount, the revenue has been earned, not collected, to record this transaction you would Debit Accounts Receivable (to show that the service or product has been rendered) and Credit Revenue (income). Once payment is received, then to show money has been collected, you Debit Cash and Credit Accounts Receivable (you no longer have to touch your sales/revenue account as the amount is already listed as being earned).
In 1983 CSC Credit Services had revenues of $22 million. By the time Honeycutt left the division in 1987, revenues had increased to $105 million, and CSC Credit Services was the largest Computer Sciences commercial operation.
Revenue is an Owners Equity account therefore has a Credit Balance:
Generally, an accrual is either: 1. An expense you have incurred but have not yet paid. 2. A revenue you have earned but have not yet collected. Accruals are determined at the end of every accounting period (month end). You accrue expenses (Debit Expenses and Credit Payables). You accrue revenues (Debit Accounts Receivable and Credit Revenues) There is an excellent brief tutorial on accruals included with the ACCULATOR. The ACCULATOR (www.acculator.com) helps you solve your accounting homework problems.
Revenues are recorded when the sale transaction is complete, not when the customer makes payment, but management must then estimate what proportion of those credit sales will not be collected in the future.
Yes, if the product or service is rendered to the customer and said customer has not paid the amount, the revenue has been earned, not collected, to record this transaction you would Debit Accounts Receivable (to show that the service or product has been rendered) and Credit Revenue (income). Once payment is received, then to show money has been collected, you Debit Cash and Credit Accounts Receivable (you no longer have to touch your sales/revenue account as the amount is already listed as being earned).
In 1983 CSC Credit Services had revenues of $22 million. By the time Honeycutt left the division in 1987, revenues had increased to $105 million, and CSC Credit Services was the largest Computer Sciences commercial operation.
Revenue is an Owners Equity account therefore has a Credit Balance:
Generally, an accrual is either: 1. An expense you have incurred but have not yet paid. 2. A revenue you have earned but have not yet collected. Accruals are determined at the end of every accounting period (month end). You accrue expenses (Debit Expenses and Credit Payables). You accrue revenues (Debit Accounts Receivable and Credit Revenues) There is an excellent brief tutorial on accruals included with the ACCULATOR. The ACCULATOR (www.acculator.com) helps you solve your accounting homework problems.
Generally, an accrual is either: 1. An expense you have incurred but have not yet paid. 2. A revenue you have earned but have not yet collected. Accruals are determined at the end of every accounting period (month end). You accrue expenses (Debit Expenses and Credit Payables). You accrue revenues (Debit Accounts Receivable and Credit Revenues) There is an excellent brief tutorial on accruals included with the ACCULATOR. The ACCULATOR (www.acculator.com) helps you solve your accounting homework problems.
All earnings and revenues has credit balance as normal balance so interest earned also has credit balance as default normal balance.
when the goods are sold , then the cost of goods sold is recorded at the credit side of the purchase ledger
No all revenues has credit balance as default balance while all expenses has debit balance as default normal balance.
Assets, Expenses and Losses have native debit balances. Liabilities, Stockholders' equity, Revenues, and Gains have native credit balances.
Assets, Expenses and Losses have native debit balances. Liabilities, Stockholders' equity, Revenues, and Gains have native credit balances.
A debit to equipment and a credit to liability