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What is the difference between drawing account and expense account?
A Drawing account is used for withdrawals by owners of the entity. This is commonly used in sole proprietoships and partnerships. The withdrawals are the distribution of the profits to the owners. In corporations dividends declared reduce retained earnings in a similar manner because dividends are distributions of profits to the stockholders. An expense account is used for costs incurred by the entity such as salaries, depreciation, rent, interest, insurance, advertising, and taxes.
What are the differences between dividend and expense accounts?
Dividend account is the account used to record money paid on stock such as common stock, this comes out of retained earnings. Expense accounts are expenses that the company has to maintain operation and come out of Revenue, before dividends are calculated. A company may choose to not pay dividends on stock for a year (or so) if the company's retained earnings do not meat a certain amount.
Does payroll Expense have a credit or debit account?
Payroll expense is a nominal account and as it is expense account so like all expense accounts it also have debit account.
Are dividends a form of a business expense?
No they are considered earnings to be paid to stockholders.
Is a declaration of dividends reported on a statement of cash flows?
The answer is no since there is no actual cash outflow at declaration date. Journal Entry at Declaration Date: Dr. Dividends/Retained Earnings xxx Cr. Dividends Payable xxx If you will prepare the cash flow statement using the indirect method, try to imagine the "Dividends" account as if an expense/nominal account. Start first with the net income, assuming only dividends is your transaction during the month... Net Loss (Dividends) (XXX) Increase in liability (dividends payable) XXX The impact is zero 0 *Rule is increase in asset (-), increase in liability (+) for the indirect method of cash flow statement.
Dividend account is treated as either asset account liability account or expense account?
Hi, Dividends are paid out of retained earnings (part of Capital) therefore I think Dividends can not be treated as an expense (the prudence being increase in Capital can not be treated as Revenue thats Cash generation while dividends are Surplus appropriation). regards, Zeeshan
What is the difference between drawing account and expense account?
A Drawing account is used for withdrawals by owners of the entity. This is commonly used in sole proprietoships and partnerships. The withdrawals are the distribution of the profits to the owners. In corporations dividends declared reduce retained earnings in a similar manner because dividends are distributions of profits to the stockholders. An expense account is used for costs incurred by the entity such as salaries, depreciation, rent, interest, insurance, advertising, and taxes.
What are the differences between dividend and expense accounts?
Dividend account is the account used to record money paid on stock such as common stock, this comes out of retained earnings. Expense accounts are expenses that the company has to maintain operation and come out of Revenue, before dividends are calculated. A company may choose to not pay dividends on stock for a year (or so) if the company's retained earnings do not meat a certain amount.
Does payroll Expense have a credit or debit account?
Payroll expense is a nominal account and as it is expense account so like all expense accounts it also have debit account.
Are dividends a form of a business expense?
No they are considered earnings to be paid to stockholders.
Is a declaration of dividends reported on a statement of cash flows?
The answer is no since there is no actual cash outflow at declaration date. Journal Entry at Declaration Date: Dr. Dividends/Retained Earnings xxx Cr. Dividends Payable xxx If you will prepare the cash flow statement using the indirect method, try to imagine the "Dividends" account as if an expense/nominal account. Start first with the net income, assuming only dividends is your transaction during the month... Net Loss (Dividends) (XXX) Increase in liability (dividends payable) XXX The impact is zero 0 *Rule is increase in asset (-), increase in liability (+) for the indirect method of cash flow statement.
Which accounts are closed in the closing entries?
Closing entries close out your temporary or "income statement" accounts, as well as your dividends paid account. All of your revenue accounts increase your retained earnings, expense accounts decrease retained earnings, and dividends paid decrease retained earnings.
What type of account is a prepaid expense account?
A prepaid expense account is an asset, thus not a temporary account either.
What account type is a prepaid expense account?
A prepaid expense account is an asset, thus not a temporary account either.
What account types is a prepaid expense account?
A prepaid expense account is an asset, thus not a temporary account either.
Dividends is what type of account?
Dividends are classified as stockholders' equity. They reduce stockholders' equity so they can also be called a contra equity account.
Is the drawings account an expense account?
The Drawings account is not an expense account. It is a contra equity account. Therefore, it appears on the balance sheet.
