0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What should be the journal entry for rent due but not paid?
Dr Rent Expense Cr Accrued Rent Expense (L) (Rent Due) then Dr Accrued Rent Expense (L) Cr Bank (When it is paid)
What the difference between prepaid and accrued expense?
A prepaid expense is an expense you pay before you have incurred an obligation to pay it. Paying three months rent in advance is an example. Prepaid expenses are viewed as an asset on the balance sheet which is reduced as the expense is incurred. For example, every month in which rent falls due would be a reduction of your prepaid rent asset and a recognition of an expense equal to the amount of the reduction. Accrued expenses, on the other hand, are essentially the opposite. For example, assume you didn't prepay your rent. As the rent expense is incurred, a liability is created. After you actually make your payment, the liability is reduced by the amount of your payment.
Is prepaid rent accrued?
Yes, prepaid rent is accrued.
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.
What is the accounting entry for Accrued Expense?
Dr. Accrued Expense Cr. Cash or Cash in bank
What is the journal entry for payment of accrued expense?
debit accrued expensescredit cash / bank
Do accrued expense accounts have debit balance?
accrued expense has debit balance like all other expenses.
Accrued rent expense is a liability?
Accrued rent expense is classified as an Expense. It's not classified as a liability. Expenses are paid out of "Revenue" and they affect "Retained Earnings". When you do a Trial Balance before closing out your accounts, Expenses are actually listed with Assets, because all "Expenses" contain a debit balance.There is only one reason an expense would be listed as a liability and that is if you post the transaction before paying it and then the account "Expense Payable" is used and is a liability as it is a "Payable" and actually is not listed with the term "expense" in it. For example if you have Rent Expense, then the two accounts used are Rent Expense and Rent Payable. Notice the "liability" account is actually titled "rent payable" not "rent expense".The term accrued is merely the term used in Accrual Accounting, which simply means that all transactions are recorded as they occur or "accrue" as opposed to cash basis accounting where transactions are recorded only when cash is paid out or received.In actuality if you are trying to classify your accounts, such as the question, classify the following accounts as either an Asset, Liability or Owners Equity Account, Expenses will be classified as an Owners Equity Account as they affect Retained Earnings, which in turn affects Owners Equity (stockholders equity).
Is accrued expense a financial liability?
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)
When does an accrued expense have to be paid?
An accrued expense is an accounting expense that is recognized in the books but has not yet been paid. It is usually a current expense. An accrued expense is paid when the due date for payment has reached, for example, wages are accounted for in the books before they are paid, but are usually paid either on a monthly or weekly basis depending on the policies of the company.
An accrued expense such as accrued wages can best be described as an amount?
not paid and currently matched with earnings.
