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If you are doing adjusting entries, an accrued expense will affect a balance sheet account (payable) and an income statement account (expense). Such as accrued interest at the end of year would be: Interest Expense (Debit) Interest Payable (Credit)
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Is electricity a liability or asset?
Electricity expense is an expense account while accrued electricity payable is a liability account
How do you enter accrued expenses in the general ledger?
Accrued expenses are entered as liabilities in the general ledger. Debit expense and credit accrued liability.
What is a accrued expense?
Accrued expenses arethe expenses which are not yet paid during the financial year for the services rendered during the financial year.
Is salary expense liability?
Salary expense is not a liability - it is an expense; however, if salaries are accrued between periods, there will likely be a liability account named "Accrued Salaries" or "Salary Due."Associated with salaries; however, are various taxes. Those taxes are not necessarily submitted to government entities at the same time as the salary is paid to employees. There will likely be liability account(s) associated with those taxes.
What happens if an accrued liability for salaries is not recorded?
If an accrued liability is not recorded, then it is not a liability on the balance sheet. Not sure if the employee's could sue - that's a legal question - but if it was paid at a later date then it would be an expense at the time the liability was paid. If you mean to ask - what happens if an accrued liability for salaries is not paid, or is not timely paid - then the IRS can deny the deduction.
What are accrued expenses reported on the balance sheet as?
As you accrue expenses, they show up as a CREDIT on the balance sheet, and a DEBIT on the income statement. Then as you actually incur the expense and pay out, you would CREDIT your cash account, and DEBIT the accrued liability account on the balance sheet. For example, if you expect to spend $12,000/year on business travelling expenses, you would accrue $1000 monthly as a CREDIT to your accrued liability account (on the balance sheet), then a DEBIT to the expense account (on the income statement). When you actually do incur the expense and pay out, you CREDIT your cash account, and DEBIT the accrued liability account. Thus, the accrued liability account is cleared out and eventually washed out to zero.
If you have over accrued a liability on the books Which would be an appropriate entry to remedy the situation?
debit cash, credit expense
Is it true that in recording the adjusting entry for accrued taxes both accounts involved are increased?
No, in recording the adjusting entry for accrued taxes, one account is increased while the other account is increased. The accrued taxes payable account is increased to record the liability for the taxes that has been earned but not yet paid, and an expense account (such as taxes expense) is also increased to reflect the amount of taxes that has been incurred.
Is income tax a current liability or an expense?
Accrued income tax (Income Tax Payable) is a current liability. When the tax is actually paid it is reported on the income statement as Income Tax Expense.
Accrued expenses are expenses that have been paid but not incurred?
Accrued expenses are paid after being put on the company's financial books. Every entry that is adjusted for accrued expenses is listed as a debit on an expense account, increased expenses on an income statement, net income reduction, credit on a payable account, and increased liability on the company's balance sheet.
What is the journal entry to record accrued interest expense?
Debit Accrued Interest Expense Credit Accrued Interest Payable
What are the examples of accrued expenses?
Accrued expense refers to an expense that has been incurred but not yet paid. Examples of accrued expense items might be interest that has accrued on an outstanding note that has not been paid, and taxes that have accrued but not yet been paid.
